There are moments in the underground music community, when a band becomes something beyond its creator. It can communicate to an audience, deeper than any one person’s verbal explanation or interpretation. It’s something personal, and becomes something sacred. Great art is never literal, and usually left open for interpretation. With Lydia, that is exactly what has kept the phenomena alive….Lydia is not a person, but a feeling. They communicate in…
10/21/2011 The Saint – Asbury Park, NJ [record release] w/ Abacinate, The Ghost In Black And White 10/22/2011 Union Pool – Brooklyn, NY [record release] w/ Dysrhythmia, Meek Is Murder, City of Ships 10/24/2011 Vintage Vinyl – Fords, NJ [record release] 10/25/2011 Gooski’s – Pittsburg, PA w/ Tidal Arms 10/26/2011 Annabell’s Bar & Lounge – Akron, OH w/ Tidal Arms 10/27/2011 ***Booking help needed*** Indianapolis/Fort Wayne, IN or Detroit, MI…
Legacy have inked a deal with InVogue Records. The Toledo, Ohio quintet will be hitting the studio this winter to record their debut full length. The new album is due out on the label in the spring of 2012. InVogue Records is an independent label based out of Findlay, Ohio owned and operated by Before Their Eyes frontman Nick Moore. Catch Legacy on the road this fall with A Bullet…
Hey! Did you know that John Heart Jackie’s tour is underway? It’s true! If you’ve ever had the thrill of seeing them play live, then you know how enchanting their shows are. If you’re a newbie, well then this is the perfect time to dive in head first. John Heart Jackie are currently working on all sorts of exciting things (a cover of Prince’s “When You Were Mine,” new songs,…
Brooklyn-based experimental guitar/drums duo CINEMA CINEMA will be celebrating the release of their “Shoot The Freak” EP (recorded with legendary hardcore producer Don Zientara) with a series of Southwestern dates, primarily opening for ex-Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn. I’m hoping you’d consider advancing their show with a feature, EP review or advance blurb. Music available upon request. Shattered & heavily-treated guitars pound into focus by a primal assault of beats…
Viking thrashers THE HORDE have made two songs from their newest album, Thy Blackened Reign available for streaming on StereoKiller.com. To check out “War God” and “Vengeance For A King” visit www.StereoKiller.com/TheHorde. The band’s second album, Thy Blackened Reign marries monstrous groove with fierce Viking Thrash for a sound that’s both destructive and impossible to resist. Thy Blackened Reign is out now on Stormspell Records. Oct 15th – Champaign, IL…
L.A. hip-hop enigma Blu is showcasing his beats on his new album Open, but he’s still a rapper at heart, and he couldn’t help but get on some of the tracks himself. Open hit stores earlier this week, and to celebrate we’re letting loose one of tracks from the project featuring both beats and rhymes from Blu, “Steel Remains (Raw)”. A hardcore lyrical assault complete with M.O.P. samples, “Steel Remains…
10/23 – Golden West Cafe – Baltimore, MD * 10/24 – Strange Matter – Richmond, VA *^ 10/25 – Milestone – Charlotte, NC * 10/26 – Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, GA * 10/27 – Wormhole – Savannah, GA * 10/28 – The Snooze – West Palm Beach, FL * 10/29 – TFW on FEST – Gainesville, FL * 11/01 – Siberia – New Orleans, LA * 11/02 – Brian Street…
GERM is Tim Yatras’ (Austere (rip), Grey Waters, Woods Of Desolation, ex-Nazxul, etc) solo project and debut album, Wish, is a journey into a twisted mind. From horrific shrieks to beautiful vocal melodies, from ferocious blast beats to haunting atmospheric passages and everything in between, Wish is everything fans of an emotive style of heavy music could have hoped for. A bright, bizarre and simultaneously catchy fusion of elegant heavy…
Okkervil River will also be on tour in October with dates in Australia and Europe, including stops in Perth, Sydney, Glasgow, Manchester, and London as well as a solo performance by Will at The Toff In Town in Melbourne. The band will also be making an appearance at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin on the Orange Stage. The full set of dates are listed below and on the Jagjaguwar…
Epic Rhythm Guitar Power, the new instructional DVD course from Guitar Control features SEVEN WITCHES mainman/guitar wizard Jack Frost giving in-depth lessons on “the four big secrets to epic rhythm guitar power.” The epic three-DVD/26-page tab package is broken down into four sections: Big Rhythm Secret #1 – “Borrow From The Legends” Big Rhythm Secret #2 – “Create An Epic Wall Of Sonic Power” Big Rhythm Secret #3 – “Master…
To make your weekend whole, Supersonic have got an excellent programme of films, exhibitions, talks and workshops. Particularly exciting is the news that Whitehouse/Cut Hands front man William Bennett will be talking about his new project, his West African musical influences and his music’s inclusion on the Vice Guide to Liberia. This talk will then be followed with a screening of the Vice film that examines the dark history of…
It’s been two months since the Hieroglyphics crewmember A-Plus released his Pepper Spray EP, a project that remixes Red Hot Chili Peppers classics and serves as one-fourth of his ongoing Tribute Series, and he has no plans of stopping soon. After releasing music videos for the songs “Give It Away” and “Road Trippin,” the Souls Of Mischief member is excited to return with trippy visuals for his latest single “Can’t…
Little Rock, Arkansas isn’t often thought of as a hotbed for hip-hop talent; the city has plenty of history, sure, but hip-hop’s never much played a role. SL Jones is looking to change that, and is well on the way with the release of a handful of quality projects in the past months. First came The Number 23, a Don Cannon-hosted mixtape that boasted features from the likes of Waka…
It’s not often you can listen to cover a song and not compare it against the original. Upon listening to Lady’s version of Andre 3000’s ‘The Prototype’, it’s easy to forget your listening to someone else’s song. The Philadelphia-based soul/folk/jazz newcomers Lady serve up something quite memorable with their first official output as a group. Lady’s full length debut ‘You and Me’ will be out via Ropeadope Records on 10/16.…
“Don’t Get Stuck (Proud Elephants)” is the latest single from instrumental set Wondervisions (Luaka Bop), the debut album from New Jersey’s Delicate Steve. The track premiered recently via Fader.com and is available as a free MP3 download now. Delicate Steve is also set to join Ra Ra Riot on tour this fall, kicking off October 26 in Washington, DC. The video for “Don’t Get Stuck (Proud Elephants),” directed by filmaker…
Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope artist Scotty McCreery has been chosen as the first artist to release a CD in the successful ‘ZinePak configuration, which features his debut album, Clear As Day, and exclusive elements, including a magazine with never-before-seen family photos and personal information about Scotty. The ‘ZinePak – pronounced “ZEEN-pack” – will be on sale exclusively at Walmart beginning Oct. 4. It will be available in the music department, alongside…
Ólafur Arnalds creates and releases a new song, one per day for one whole week. The songs will be recorded and filmed live in the living room of his Reykjavík apartment and released instantly for FREE as streamed videos and MP3 downloads. Following in the spirit of Ólafur Arnalds’ critically acclaimed ‘Found Songs’ (2009) where he wrote, recorded and released a free song every day for a week – now…
In the world of rock, Bella Clava is a breath of fresh air. Returning to the roots of rock music with a classic, heavy sound, Bella Clava represents the unparalleled energy, charisma and spirit of dirty rock and roll. Hailing from Toronto, they have built a strong local following over the past few years with their explosive live shows which have garnered them both renown and notoriety in the Canadian…
Matthew Herbert’s forthcoming album, One Pig, made entirely from recordings of a pig’s life cycle from birth to plate, is out October 18th on Accidental Records. In celebration of this imminent release, Accidental Records is sharing a Micachu remix of album track, “December.” Premiered yesterday via Pitchfork, this is one of several Micachu remixes of One Pig tracks that will be released as an EP in late November. It follows…