J Boog is dropping the “J Boog EP” on June 14th 2011 via Wash House Hawaii/EMPIRE Distribution. The EP features five brand new songs, along with his three previously released songs, including his smash hits “Let’s Do It Again” and “So Far Gone”. This release should help hold his fans over until the release of the highly anticipated album “Back Yard Boogie” in the fall of 2011. J Boog is…
Jul 28 Cleveland, OH @Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica (w/Clutch) Jul 29 Columbus, OH @LC Pavilion (w/Clutch) Jul 30 Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor Aug 5-7 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza Aug 5 Milwaukee, WI @Eagles Ballroom Aug 6 Kansas City, KS @Kanrocksas Festival Sept 17 Columbia, MD @ HFStival
LA-ex, as a band, may be brand new to the scene, but the trio consists of three seasoned pros with recognizable names. The electro-pop outfit is fronted by Antonella Barba, a former American Idol Finalist, known for her amazing voice, and steamy off-screen scandals and rounded out by beatmakers Epic and SQRL, who have sold millions of albums with their group Crazytown and as producers/remixers. After locking themselves in the…
Yikes! 10 YEARS! Nuts, crazy, BIG TIME! Lot’s of highlights over the years : Patti Smith at the Gothic St Jean Baptiste Church! Interpol at the tiny Jupiter Room! Poutine with Rocky Erickson! Treats with Devin the Dude! And intense drives with Buffy Ste Marie, Roxanne Shante and many many more. OK! the show goes on. Let’s get ready to rawk a 10th anniversary party like the world ended while…
06.07 • Nashville, TN – The Basement 06.08 • Memphis, TN – Buccaneer w/ Amy Lavere 06.09 • Athens, GA – Flicker Theatre 06.10 • Atlanta, GA – Highland Inn Ballroom 06.11 • Savannah, GA – The Wormhole w/ Free Candy, Bad Justice 06.12 • Charleston, SC – Tin Roof 06.17 • San Francisco, CA – The Make-Out Room (Seaweed Sway Presents) w/ Moomaw, Masuga 07.09 • Olympia, WA –…
June 10 @ Swallow Hill – Denver, CO June 11 @ Humphrey’s – San Diego, CA June 15 @ The Palms Playhouse – Winters, CA June 16 @ The Crepe Place – Santa Cruz, CA June 17 @ Alternative Cafe – Seaside, CA June 18 @ Red Devil Lounge – San Francisco, CA June 22 @ Zoey’s Cafe – Ventura, CA June 23 & 24 @ The Oasis House Concerts…
Dynamic U.S. black metallers SHROUD OF DESPONDENCY will be performing with Chicago’s Kommandant on June 10th at The Rave in Milwaukee, WI. Mass Murder Messiah, Subjugation, and Carnal Befoulment are also on the bill. The Rave will be providing a webcast of the show so anyone with Internet access can watch the action as it unfolds. The check out the webcast visit www.theravelive.com/schedule.asp (free registration required). In other news, SHROUD…
Willamette Week is thrilled to announce the initial lineup for MusicfestNW 2011, now in its 11th year of showcasing the finest in national and regional music in one of the most compelling urban areas in the country. MusicfestNW is once again returning to the historic Pioneer Courthouse Square—Portland’s civic living room—for three outdoor performances headlined by rootsy indie rock outfit Band of Horses (Sunday, Sept. 11), celestial instrumental-rockers Explosions in…
The Last Day Of Summer, the newest single comes off of Johan Agebjörn’s recent album, Casablanca Nights. The producer, best known as the producer and songwriter behind italo-disco sensation Sally Shapiro, has teamed up with Ercola and Queen Of Hearts to produce this pop gem. The single features remixes by Le Matos, Le Prix, Ercola and Dreamtrak Diamond Sound. For a limited time, you can download the remix by Le…
This week marked the release of Sure as Hell Not Jesus, the new EP from controversial British singer-songwriter Cosmo Jarvis. The title track from the 4-track set is being promoted with an eye-opening video (link( (directed by Cosmo himself) that premiered on Good Friday and has already racked up over 30,000 hits on YouTube. Video | “Sure as Hell Not Jesus” (approved for posting) Cosmo is known for thought-provoking visuals.…
6.7 – Strange Matter, Richmond, VA 6.8 – Lexington Avenue Brewery – Ashville, NC 6.9 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA 6.10 – Spanish Moon – Baton Rouge, LA 6.11 – Fitzgeralds – Houston, TX 6.12 – The Parish – Austin, TX John LaMonica is a singer/songwriter/producer from Lawrence, KS. He puts his pants on one leg at a time. He hosts a monthly party called 3rd Bass and is…
After playing to a packed house at Brooklyn’s famed Rock Shop, The Freeze Tag set their eyes on the future, and on the road. The night was organized under the group’s newly announced artist collective, Daylight Curfew, and saw performances by The Freeze Tag, Eka, Echoes Alike, Grimace, Cassettes Won’t Listen, and Turnbull Green, the latter of whom also turns in the latest remix from The Freeze Tag’s newly released…
Music fans across the U.S. and Canada are going to have a chance to sample the sounds of one of Austin’s hottest new acts when Cowboy and Indian, a rootsy seven-piece, launches a national tour this June. The tour begins in Amarillo, Texas, and will hit ten other cities on this whirlwind trip. Cowboy and Indian will play the North by Northeast Music Festival on June 15 in Toronto. Detroit’s…
On June 9, Stephen Costello makes his Glyndebourne Festival debut, performing the role of the peasant Nemorino in Donizetti’s popular bel canto comedy L’elisir d’amore (16 performances through August 4). The production, directed by Annabel Arden, features soprano Danielle de Niese as Adina, the object of the besotted Nemorino’s affections. Costello has sung the role in three previous productions, and undertakes it again this fall when he returns to the…
Eastern Conference Champions will begin a run of headline shows in New York on June 11th when they perform at Piano’s. The band released their new album Speak-ahh on April 26th on RockHampton Records and recently just wrapped a string of dates with Neon Trees. Recorded in downtown Los Angeles, Speak-ahh is a departure from the sound of their debut album. The trio, which consists of Josh Ostrander, Greg Lyons…
Guitarist Jan Åkesson and vocalist Peter Grundström met in August 1984 at a gig. Jan played in a band called Ravage and Peter was the vocalist of the band Whitelight. Soon Jan joined Whitelight. In 1987 Jan and Whitelight parted ways and Jan focused on playing more guitar-oriented hard rock. Peter continued as a member of Whitelight but Jan wasn’t replaced. Soon Whitelight changed their name to Kee Avenue. In…
Mortiis is giving fans an opportunity to get creative with the tracks from “Perfectly Defect” through the nearly-launched “Mortiis Remixed” site (www.remix.mortiis.com). The site is a forum that allows anyone with access to music programs such as Live, Cubase, Logic, and Garageband, to download separated tracks and loops and create their own remixes. “Or simply abuse at will,” Mortiis laughed.” The fan-created tracks can then be uploaded to the remix…
Travellers – this new musical project was brought into existence by Wojtek Szadkowski, known from his work in such acclaimed bands as Collage, Satellite, and Strawberry Fields. The band recorded their debut album in line-up consisting of Robin (vocals), Grzegorz “sencha atta” Leczkowski (guitars), Krzysiek Palczewski (bass), and Wojtek Szadkowski (keys, drums). “A Journey Into The Sun Within” consists of 6 tracks and as Wojtek Szadkowski describes: “It’s a mixture…
JUNE 15 BALTIMORE, MD OTTOBAR JUNE 16 RICHMOND, VA GROOVIN IN THE GARDEN (Maymount)** JUNE 17 JIM THORPE, PA MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE JUNE 18 CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY CLEARWATER FESTIVAL JULY 21-23 CALGARY, ALB CALGARY FOLK FESTIVAL JULY 30 NEWPORT, RI NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL SEPT. 10 DALEVILLE, VA DALEVILLE TOWN CENTER SEPT. 29 NEW YORK, NY WEBSTER HALL NOV. 29 MUNICH, DE FREIHEIZ NOV. 30 FRANKFURT, DE BATSCHKAPP DEC. 1 KOLN,…
June 9 Olympia, WA @ TBA June 10 Seattle, WA @ Autonomia June 11 Vancouver, BC @ Garbage Mountain June 12 Portland, OR @ TBA June 13 Salem, OR @ The Wasteland June 14 Sacramento, CA @ TBA June 15 Oakland, CA @ Yourhaus/Hazmat June 16 Santa Cruz, CA @ Forest Show June 17 San Fransisco, CA @ Sub-Mission Art Gallery June 18 Garden Grove, CA @ The Cabin June…