MERLE HAGGARD is gearing up for the road once again after a brief illness had him sidelined for several shows. The dates which were postponed in January are being rescheduled for April and Merle’s previously booked tour with his longtime band, The Strangers, begins as planned on February 28 in Tucson, Arizona at the Fox Theatre. “I’m feeling good and ready to get back on the bus. Thanks to…
As previously announced, Swedish black metal miscreants WATAIN will take part in the inaugural Decibel Magazine Tour alongside Behemoth, The Devil’s Blood and In Solitude. The live ceremonies will begin on April 11 in Ohio and bloody 26 stages including a stop in Oklahoma City where the trek will merge with the U.S. Torture Tour featuring Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn, and Arkaik for an evening of audio devastation. Pleased…
Latin Grammy winning pop group REIK has been invited to perform at the Clive Davis Theatre at the Grammy Museum on Tuesday, February 21. In this special intimate evening that benefits the Grammy Museum, Jesus Navarro (vocals), Julio Ramirez (acoustic guitar) and Gilberto “Bibi” Marin (electric guitar) will perform a special acoustic set and be interviewed about their influences and songwriting by author and Billboard Executive Director of Content and…
The Word Alive is excited to announce a U.S. tour this spring with co-headliners Attack! Attack! and Escape The Fate. Kicking off in April, this will be the first chance for North American fans to see the band in 2012, and get a first listen to new material from their forthcoming album. Support will come from Mest and Secrets. “Hey friends, we’re happy to announce that we’ll be direct support…
The music from Glee’s much-anticipated Michael Jackson tribute episode dominated the digital sales chart with all 10 tracks in the top 100 this week. The Glee cast’s versions of the “King of Pop’s” greatest hits, including “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’,” “Black or White,” and “Bad”, set a new milestone for the third season with nearly half a million songs downloaded this week alone. The cast’s electrifying version of “Smooth Criminal”…
It was just announced that award-winning Canadian worship artist and songwriter, Jon Bauer, was nominated for Canada’s prestigious JUNO Awards. His most recent release, Forevermore, was recognized as one of the best albums for the Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year category. The JUNO Awards are part of The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). Various events leading up to the awards will kick off March 26th, then…
Danny Brown, whose XXX topped many best rap release lists last year, will be on NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly tonight at 1:35 am / 12:35 CST for an interview and performance. WATCH IT. XXX mixtape: http://www.foolsgoldrecs.com/xxx/ TOUR DATES Mar 3 – San Bernadino, CA – Cypress Hill Smokeout Mar 10 – Denton, TV – 35 Denton Music Festival Mar 16 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle Mar 17…
The indie rock four-piece, known as Asleep, have released their new album Unpleasant Companion today, February 7th. The album was recorded in four days to capture a live dynamic onto 16-track 2-inch analog tape with legendary Chicago engineer Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Page and Plant, Iggy Pop and the Stooges). The result was a raw and powerful rock sound that will put the listener right inside their live…
Guinevere recently stopped by Rush Hour TV’s studios for an exclusive acoustic performance of her latest single, “Crazy Crazy.” The song, which is available now on iTunes, is currently climbing the Billboard Club Play charts and can be heard on pop stations across the country. The rising pop singer just kicked off a string of headlining club dates in New York City this week, and is also the opening act on Nick Carter…
Former Korn guitarist Brian Head Welch marks a new beginning with the announcement that his band will now go by the name Love & Death. “I put this band together in 2009” states Welch. “Since then, we’ve experienced some very intense highs and lows. Michael Valentine, Dan Johnson, J.R. Bareis and myself have toured around the world playing a lot of killer shows, but we’ve also had some heart shattering…
You Blew It! are heading out on the road with Direct Effect starting March 1st. The “Forget School We’re Going on Tour” Tour includes a stop at SXSW in March (details to follow). The Orlando, FL band’s new album “Grow Up, Dude” will be out this spring on Topshelf Records. 3/1 – Atlanta, GA @ WonderRoot * 3/2 – Birmingham, AL @ Spring Street Firehouse * 3/3 – Knoxville,…
Violinist Daniel Hope rejoins his friends at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to perform “A Celebration of Joseph Joachim” on February 12 at Alice Tully Hall. Mirroring his acclaimed Deutsche Grammophon album of the same name, the program will present both rare and familiar works associated with Joachim, the great 19th-century virtuoso violinist-composer who was friend and collaborator to Brahms, Schumann, Dvořák, and Bruch. In March and April,…
We’re so excited to announce the US Revival Tour 2012! “The most unique element of The Revival Tour is the camaraderie that it’s based on and the collaborations that are bred from that essence,” explains Americana singer/songwriter and original tour organizer Chuck Ragan. Borne from the rich folk tradition of giving and openness and propelled by an innate need to tell a story in its naked acoustic state, The Revival Tour begins its fifth year…
Touche Amore announced today that they’ll be touring across Canada in late March and April with Cancer Bats and A Sight for Sewn Eyes, and the tour will hit Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatoon and Ontario. Prior to the Canadian run, Touche Amore will be out on their biggest support tour to date: a European jaunt with Rise Against in February and March. Also including solo off dates and shows…
When Ume’s incendiary video for lead single “Captive” premiered it was shown on mtvU 24 times in 24 hours. It has now moved up the ranks and today made its debut on MTV2’s “120 Minutes.” The clip features the band performing in a burning abandoned house along with some scorching guitar heroics by frontwoman Lauren Larson. Check it out at over at MTV Hive where it’s in great company sandwiched between videos for…
March 6th: Budapest @ Kek Yuk: focusabyssi@gmail.com March 7th: Bratislava @ U OČCKA: www.uocka.sk/ March 8th: Praha @ oo7 Strahov www.klub007strahov.cz/ March 9th: Dresden @Reithalle Strasse E: http://de.amiando.com/blutharsch.html March 1oth: Copenhagen: @ KRUDTTØNDEN: http://billetto.dk/en/events/derblutharschcph2012 March 12th:Oslo: @ Revolver: http://www.revolveroslo.no/ March 14th: Rotterdam @ Baroeg http://www.baroeg.nl/tickets.htm March 15th: Bruxelles @ Magazin 4: elektrocutionrecord@hotmail.com + special guest: Aluk Todolo March 16th: Paris @ Glazart: http://www.glazart.com/ March 17th: Milano @ : Palazzo Granaio: http://www.palazzogranaio.net/…
MENCEA will release their new album, “Pyrophoric,” on February 23rd in Europe and March 27th in North America. The eight track-long soundtrack of unearthly moods, demonstrates an immensely wide sonic landscape, packing punch and diversity that few bands can match. Most of all, it undoubtedly shows that MENCEA belongs to a movement of bands exploring boundaries between extreme metal sub-genres, often morphing into a mix of extreme metal with progressive…
In 1996, at the age of seventeen, she began carving out a name for herself in the Texas music scene with punk-pop trio Lucy Loves Schroeder and her own solo project. Eight years later, ex-Weezer bassist Matt Sharp played a show with her in Dallas, and very soon after, he asked her to relocate to Los Angeles, CA in 2005 to re-form The Rentals. Radle and Sharp re-built the band…
Pop-punk four-piece JOYCE MANOR’s 2011 self-titled debut record was hailed as genius by more than one music critic and the album found its way onto many a 2011 Best-Of list. Now, just a few weeks into 2012, the band has announced that their sophomore album, titled Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired, will be released on Asian Man Records on April 17, 2012. Alternative Press released the tracklisting…
Savannah Stopover Music: Over 70 bands, most of which are en route to SXSW, will fill Savannah’s small clubs and venues with the best up and coming indie acts. Bands have been hand-curated across multiple genres to represent an ideal microcosm of emerging excellence. Highlights include The War On Drugs, Grimes, Caveman, Oberhofer, Prince Rama, The Love Language, The Men, PUJOL, Guards, Girl In A Coma, The Knocks, Jukebox The…