In The Red labelmates Davila 666, from Puerto Rico and Cheap Time, from Memphis, TN are teaming up for a Fall tour together in September, and each band has a handful of shows on their own as well. About Davila 666: DAVILA 666 was formed in the summer of 2005 by Sir Charles Davila (lead vocals, bass) and AJ Davila (bass, vocals). Both had produced beats for Puerto Rico underground…
Fresh off the 2011 Warped Tour and armed with what the UK’s Metal Hammer called the band’s “most ferocious release to date,” rising metalcore darlings The Devil Wears Prada announces “Dead Throne Tour: North America 2011” the first North American leg of the band’s 2011 – 2012 worldwide tour. The 37-date headline trek kicks off on November 3 in Milwaukee and will criss-cross the U.S. and Canada over a six-week…
The Claddagh Fund–the charity established in 2009 by Dropkick Murphys founder Ken Casey–has teamed with the Boston Bruins Foundation to host an online raffle for the “Roadie For A Day” promotion. Raffle tickets are available for only $5 each at http://www.nhlalumniraffles.org/Raffles.aspx?id=181 until the raffle ends on Friday, September 2 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Proceeds will benefit the Boston Bruins Foundation and the Claddagh Fund. The winner will receive round…
Beatriz Luengo, Sony Music Latin’s new talent, shared her music and amazing talent in Los Angeles, this past Sunday, August 21, when she performed live in front of thousands of spectators during “Descarga” which was held at City Walk, Universal Studios as part of the Mun2 concert series. The singer-songwriter who made her successful U.S. market debut with the video for her first single, Cómo Tu No Hay 2, on…
One of the most highly anticipated tours of 2011 featuring jazz-fusion legends Scott Henderson, Jeff Berlin and Mike Clark will commence on Sept 14th. The power trio promises to deliver an evening full of depth-defying virtuosic performances guaranteed to thrill and inspire all that attend. “Henderson-Berlin-Clark are the Clapton-Bruce-Baker of fusion music!” says Jeff Berlin Scott Henderson is considered one of the premier jazz-fusion guitarists performing on the planet today.…
Albert Swarm’s brilliant debut EP is available now via Brooklyn’s Ceremony Recordings. Released first digitally, the release will soon be available on a limited edition vinyl run. Recorded during a brief stay in NY, each of the five tracks featured on Held perfectly capture Swarm’s thoughts and feelings being in a big city on his own. Definitely sparse, the soundscapes Swarm creates are also incredibly rich and inviting, as if…
Eclectic California trio, TOTIMOSHI, hit the road earlier this month for a trek that’s rocked nearly 20 cities and will continue to pummel its way into September with three additional dates in Oregon, Washington and California (see updated itinerary below). Commented guitarist/vocalist Tony Aguilar from the road: “Forget the economy and your troubles and come party with us! We only have half a tour left so your chance to shake…
Catch Jessie and The Toy Boys on the Identity Festival tour through mid-September with Kaskade, Steve Aoki, Chad Hugo, and others. Check out the updated tour dates below with a just added show in Hollywood. 08/28 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion 08/30 Albiquerque, NM Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion 09/02 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre 09/03 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre 09/04 Hollywood, CA Hollywood Palladium 09/05 Las…
The critically acclaimed web comic, The Gutters, by Blind Ferret Entertainment, which parodies the latest news in the comic book industry, will be available in print form via Dynamite and Diamond Comic Distributors! Volume One is an over-sized and glossy hardcover book containing the first sixty-six installments of the much-lauded strip. The Absolute Ultimate Gutters Omnibus Volume One is the first printed collection of the wildly popular Gutters comic, which…
True Panther Sounds, home to indie dreamers Girls, Barcelona’s Delorean, Tanlines and Glasser are proud to present the North American release of Midnight Remember by Australia’s Little Red. While the Melbourne-based five-piece started off with a sound steeped in classic garage and R&B Midnight Remember marks an incredible and shocking evolution. The guitars and choruses soar, at once completely contemporary and referential of classical rock’n’roll from Television to Bruce Springsteen.…
Kerrang! places letlive.’s frontman, Jason Aalon Butler at the top of list in their cover feature, “The 50 Greatest Rockstars In The World Today.” Hyper-charged, high-energy passion and hard work collide in letlive., making them one of the most respected and anticipated bands out there today. Appearing alongside Epitaph labelmate Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon at #2 and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich at #3, letlive. proves that enduring hardships,…
Walter Trout continues his active worldwide touring schedule with a two-month run across the U.S. that will begin on August 6th in Mammoth Lakes, CA. The visionary roots singer, songwriter and guitarist has been out promoting his 20th album COMMON GROUND, with appearances throughout Europe and the U.S. over the past year. Trout’s compelling music resides in a territory that unites the worlds of blues, rock and pure sonic adventurism,…
First of all, we have another ace up our sleeve, which will make hip hop fans and indie nerds alike jump for joy: besides Beginner, Primal Scream, Suede, and Beirut performing at Tempelhof, we now have Public Enemy, the legendary East Coast rappers Chuck D, Flavor Flav, and Professor Griff, taking over Club Xberg with their massive hip hop tunes. Daniel Wang and Discodromo are also confirmed to DJ at…
Jane’s Addiction, living legends in alternative rock, have teamed up with Indaba Music to create a remix contest around their latest single, “Irresistible Force.” The swirling, moody and epic composition is taken from the band’s anticipated new album The Great Escape Artist, set for release on September 27, 2011. Indaba Music’s worldwide network of musicians will have the opportunity to remix “Irresistible Force” by downloading the track’s audio stems, and…
New Jersey progressive metallers The Binary Code have posted a brand new pre-production track called “Dark Meditations” on their Facebook page. Two other pre-production tracks, “Unexist” and “Trees 100 Feet Underwater,” were posted by the band earlier this summer. All three tracks come from an as-of-yet untitled album tentatively set to be recorded later this year and released in early 2012, and have been uploaded by the band to give…
JAY-Z and KANYE WEST confirm the new 2011 North American WATCH THE THRONE TOUR schedule amidst an overwhelming response to presale tickets. The North American tour will now begin on Saturday, October 29th in Atlanta, GA at the Philips Arena. All fans who purchase their tickets online will receive a digital copy of the album. Tickets for the Live Nation produced tour go on sale to the public on Monday,…
California trio, TOTIMOSHI, kicked off their tour. The band will spread its unique brand of heavy desert death rock across nearly 30 cities, before winding down on September 3, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona. The band will be touring in support of their soon-to-be-unleashed Avenger full-length, set to drop on August 16, 2011 via At A Loss Recordings. Avenger was produced by Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Shrinebuilder, Tool), mastered by John Golden…
“There’s a point, when you’re in a certain headspace, where you feel you can actually do anything we want to do, and not really have any preconception about it,” says Nick Hallam. And for him and his long-time Stereo MCs partner, Rob Birch, their journey into sound has been constantly defined by the battles they’ve had to fight for creative freedom – not with record companies or industry figures, but…
The new HATESPHERE album has been entitled “The Great Bludgeoning” and will be released on the following dates around the world via NAPALM RECORDS September 21: Finland, Sweden, Spain September 23: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux and Italy September 26: Rest of Europe September 27: USA and Canada The album will be released as download, vinyl and cd, and fans can pre-order it here: Nuclear Blast (http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/products/tontraeger/cd/cd/hatesphere-the-great-bludgeoning.html) EMP (http://www.emp-online.co.uk/bin/shop.php?prog=shop&mid=&article=205932&funktion=PRODUCTINFO&bildrub=&product=Hatesphere:%20The%20great%20bludgeoning&tc=PULLDOWN_00MUSICCZ) Targetshop (http://targetshop.dk/uk/207586/Hatesphere/The_Great_Bludgeoning)…
Denver thrash warriors, HAVOK, who recently pummeled the masses on tour with Bay Area legends, Forbidden, will embark on another punishing support trek this Fall alongside headliners Exhumed, Goatwhore and Cephalic Carnage. Set to commence on October 26 in New Mexico, the tour will lay waste to nearly two dozen cities and come to a close in Flagstaff, Arizona on November 20. Said vocalist/guitarist David Sanchez: “I’m fuckin’ psyched! This…