Category: Artist News

Posted on: August 8, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Moscow Ballet announces Great Russian Nutcracker performance in Youngstown on day and time changed to MONDAY, November 28, 8:00 pm

Please note date and time change for Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker to MONDAY, November 28, 8:00pm at the Edward W. Powers Auditorium. This holiday performance premieres alternating pairs of award-winning principal dancers as Masha (aka Clara) and the Nutcracker Prince as well as a corps of 30 plus impeccably trained Russian dancers, most of whom have not performed in the US. Moscow Ballet’s beloved Christmas story received critical acclaim…

Posted on: August 8, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Mariachi El Bronx Tours

8/9 Nurnberg, GER Hirsch with Gogol Bordello 8/10 Luxembourg Den Atelier with Gogol Bordello 8/14 Budapest, HU Sziget Festival with Gogol Bordello 8/15 Wien, AUT Arena Open Air with Gogol Bordello 8/17 Jena, GER Kultur Arena Festival with Gogol Bordello 8/18 Gampel, GER Open Air Gampel Festival 8/19 Biddinghuizen, NL Lowlands 8/26 Glasgow, UK Rock & Roll Damnation with The Bronx 8/27 Reading, UK Reading Festival 8/28 Leeds, UK Leeds…

Posted on: August 7, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

TIN ARMOR “Life Of Abundance” LP / RIYL: The Weakerthans, Wilco, Band of Horses, Old 97’s, Ben Folds

Traveling the wide landscapes between power pop and alt-country, Columbus, Ohio’s Tin Armor has comfortably found their home. Tin Armor’s sophomore album, Life of Abundance, is a noticeable leap forward from the comfortable indie pop/rock of the band’s past. With Life Of Abundance, this talented quartet has sharpened its songwriting acumen and widened its scope and vision to great effect. Displaying an ever-expanding appreciation for a range of classic acts…

Posted on: August 7, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Metal Mind Productions to release Doogie White’s solo album!

Metal Mind Productions is proud to announce the release of Doogie White’s solo album – “As Yet Untitled”. This Scottish vocalist came to the attention of the worldwide audience when Ritchie Blackmore asked him to be the lead singer in his reformed Rainbow. They recorded one album together – “Stranger in Us All.” Doogie would go on to sing with Swedish neo-classical guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen for over a six and…

Posted on: August 7, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Download Psychic Babble’s Free Digital EP Ahead of LP Release

For the past couple months, Psychic Babble has been giving a glimpse into his multi-layered forthcoming debut LP, My Brother’s Ears/My Sister’s Eyes, premiering songs with SPIN and Alternative Press as well as his Facebook. Now, with two weeks to go before the album’s release, the enigmatic musician has packaged those three songs together as a free digital EP he’s calling My Own Stupid Mouth. The four-song download features album…

Posted on: August 7, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

VICTORIAN HALLS Release Music Video For “A Crush Is A Crush”

Just a few weeks ago, indie-rock outfit VICTORIAN HALLS was filming the final scenes of their music video in Chicago. The finished product, featuring the addictive single, “A Crush Is A Crush,” is nothing short of what can be expected from the maniacal pop circus. Entering (literally) into the mind of his crush, the visually brilliant video, directed by member Carlos Luna, features vocalist Sean Lenart encountering this normally untouched…

Posted on: August 7, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Vieux Farka Toure Returns for US Summer Tour: 16+ Dates

Vieux Farka Touré will be returning to the US for a Summer Tour not to be missed. His third studio album, The Secret, continues to receive rave reviews from Rolling Stone to NPR Music. His live shows have been paired down to a “power trio” consisting of Vieux on vocals/guitar, Mamadou Sidibe on bass, and drummer/multi-percussionist Tim Keiper rounding out the lineup. The live show has turned heads from the…

Posted on: August 6, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CRYSTAL ANTLERS ANNOUNCE TOUR WITH WU LYF

A week ago we released our 2nd album, Two-Way Mirror in the US (EU on September 5). It was born out of a trip of isolation in Mexico following a ton of touring and the news that our old label home, Touch and Go, was downsizing to a more catalog focused operation. We recorded in Long Beach with our good friend Ikey who produced our first EP and Jack Endino…

Posted on: August 6, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

“NYC Girl” Video from The Orion Experience

The Orion Experience released their flash mob style video for the single “NYC Girl” today. Frontman Orion Simprini says of the experience: “The concept of the ‘NYC Girl’ video was to just capture the energy of a night out on the town in New York. We had two camera guys with hand held cameras and someone holding a boom box. We just walked all over New York over the course…

Posted on: August 6, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GLORIOR BELLI: French Black Metal Collective Premiere New Track From The Great Southern Darkness

French black metal collective, GLORIOR BELLI, are pleased to unveil the first single, “Secret Ride To Rebellion,” off their upcoming new full-length, The Great Southern Darkness. Scheduled for a North America release on September 27, 2011 via Metal Blade Records, the record finds the band at their most ravaging. Comments vocalist/guitarist Julien of the tune: “‘Secret Ride To Rebellion’ begins furiously with the right mix of blackened tremolos, catchy melodies…

Posted on: August 6, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Mates of State Announce More US Tour Dates

Connecticut-based indie-pop duo Mates of State have announced a second leg of tour dates in the U.S., beginning October 26th in Birmingham, AL. Starting on September 21st, the band will tour the East Coast, kicking off at D.C.’s 9:30 Club and wrap up their trek after stopping in the South and ending in the Midwest on November 21st, where they will play Cleveland’s Beachland Ballroom just in time for Thanksgiving.…

Posted on: August 6, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BAD RELIGION ANNOUNCE SOUTHERN CONTINENTS TOUR

Celebrated punk rock icons Bad Religion have announced tour dates in the southern hemisphere in support of their acclaimed new album The Dissent Of Man. The influential Southern California band will be taking their thought provoking high energy sound on a twelve city tour beginning in Jakarta Indonesia on September 20th and ending in Rio de Janeiro on October 15th. In between, the group will travel to Australia for the…

Posted on: August 6, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

VREID To Invade Cleveland

The Black Path Of America Tour 2011 featuring VREID w/ Kampfar, Necronomicon: 8/25/2011 The Wreck Room – Toronto, ON 8/26/2011 Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC 8/27/2011 The Basement – Kingston, NY 8/28/2011 Europa – Brooklyn, NY 8/29/2011 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH 8/30/2011 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL 8/31/2011 Station 4 – St Paul, MN 9/01/2011 Royal Albert – Winnipeg, MN 9/02/2011 TBA – Regina, SK 9/03/2011 Pawn Shop – Edmonton,…