7/22 Los Angeles, CA – House Of Blues 7/23 Anaheim, CA – The Grove 7/25 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater 7/26 Seattle, WA – King Cat Theater 7/27 Boise, ID – In The Venue 7/28 Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades 7/29 San Francisco, CA – The Filmore 7/30 San Diego, CA – House of Blues 7/31 Scottsdale, AZ – The Venue Scottsdale 8/2 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall…
Humans beware; the most putridly progressive and wildly warped split release of the year is upon us! A total head-to-head freakout-fest featuring two of New Jersey’s premiere tech-prog-psycho metal acts, EL DRUGSTORE and A FUCKING ELEPHANT, the split EP was recently completed and will ooze into the public on July 26, in both CD and digital formats. This will be the maiden voyage for newly formed Nefarious Industries, a label…
SEVENDUST was forced to cut their current European tour short over the weekend due to circumstances beyond their control. The trek was scheduled to conclude June 24 in Madrid. They’re deeply apologetic to their international fans and hope to see them very soon. The band will be regrouping for their forthcoming U.S. headlining tour—along with Adelitas Way, Emphatic and Violence To Vegas–which launches July 7 in Cedar Rapids before heading…
Next friday, June 24th, the Ultimate Death Metal Compilation – RESURRECTED IN FESTERING SLIME will be available. This unique compilation album was originally released a few years back only on vinyl. It was rapidly sold out. Now it is available again in extremelly limited run of 800 copies world wide ONLY! It features revamped artwork as well as some of the tracks’ versions included on the CD differ from the…
“Still,” the highly anticipated and eagerly awaited new studio album from the platinum-selling, chart-topping, award-winning Gospel duo BeBe & CeCe Winans in more than 15 years, didn’t disappoint its fans, nor the music industry community. “Still” reached the #1 ranking on the following Billboard charts: Hot Gospel Song Top Gospel Album Top Independent Album Top Christian & Gospel Album In addition, “Still” has had digital success, reaching #1 on the…
American soprano Christine Brewer takes on her newest challenge on July 17 at the hallowed Hollywood Bowl, debuting in the iconic title role of Puccini’s Turandot in a concert performance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel. The performance not only marks the first time Brewer will have sung Puccini’s Chinese princess; it also marks Dudamel’s first time conducting a Puccini opera. The Grammy Award-winning soprano’s summer also includes…
Lurking beneath the surface of metal underground, NYC’s own SO HIDEOUS, MY LOVE… have created a devastating musical hybrid of heart racing proportions. Fusing post rock leanings (Envy, Mono, Godspeed You! Black Emperor) and adventurous black metal (Wolves In The Throne Room, Celeste) with classical beauty (Arvo Part, Beethoven), SO HIDEOUS, MY LOVE… lay claim to the appropriately termed buzz moniker “post-black metal” with their newest offering, To Clasp A…
The LA/SF based Gypsy Treasures premieres a dizzying new video. Directed by Samantha Gurry, Tiny Mix Tapes says “It’s a good example of Gypsy Treasure’s psychedelic stupor. Think Sun City Bishops with Gocher presiding over stereotypes of Middle Eastern/Eastern European origin.” Gypsy Treasures is the sole document of artist Aria Jalali’s mid-2000s basement raga project in which blown-out faux-modal guitar lines snake and coil under a cavernous reverb chamber while…
It’s been fifteen or more years since the first time I tried to build a website. Back then, there was only three ways to make your website; Learn HTML, pay someone to do it, or to use a tool provided by a web hosting site like Angel-fire or Homestead. The last of those options would work, but it wasn’t always secure, options were limited, and themes were either pitifully slim,…
Tracklisting: Spring Blossoms Slow Dance Will You Still Love Me Ever Fallen In Love Came Home Cryin’ Low Tide Lullaby www.sylviablack.net www.bettyblack.bandcamp.com www.kidoutsider.com Throughout the 6-track EP, Sylvia seductively glides through buoyant terrains weaving a dreamlike journey through love and its twisted shadows. At turns dark and atmospheric, hedonistic and haunting, her erotically charged, velveteen voice possesses an intimacy and raw emotion that enthralls listeners. Songs like the euphoric lead…
Mat Kearney’s new single “Hey Mama” is out now and is the first single from his new album – Young Love – due out August 2011 on Universal Republic. “Hey Mama” is a catchy, clap-inducing tune perfect for summertime drives, so it’s no surprise that it’s already taking off on commercial radio. The Nashville by way of Portland musician recorded Young Love in Nashville with his longtime friend and producer…
Finnish duo Shine 2009 have released their video for “Graduation” off of their full-length debut, Realism, recently released in the US on experimental pop label, Cascine. Watch the video for “Graduation” via YouTube or at the Consequence of Sound premiere. Directed by D.V. Caputo, the video is equipped with splashy special effects and retro animation true to the song’s vibrant tempo. Realism is the blissful follow-up to their Associates EP,…
6/17: Maryville, TN @ The Shed 7/2: San Bernadino, CA @ National Orange Show Speedway 7/16: Ogemaw, MI @ Bike Week Festival 7/23: Birkenfeld, OR @ Northwest’s Premiere Biker Rally 7/29: Morgantown, WV @ Mountainfest 7/30: ST. Louis, MO @ Wounded Warriors Bike Rally 8/20: Syracuse, NY @ The Great Chicken Wing Festival 9/3: Boone, NC @ Boone Bike Rally 9/16: Nacogdoches, TX @ Ott Rally County Expo Fairgrounds 9/17:…
SEVENDUST was forced to cut their current European tour short over the weekend due to circumstances beyond their control. The trek was scheduled to conclude June 24 in Madrid. They’re deeply apologetic to their international fans and hope to see them very soon. The band will be regrouping for their forthcoming U.S. headlining tour—along with Adelitas Way, Emphatic and Violence To Vegas–which launches July 7 in Cedar Rapids before heading…
06.16 · Dayton, OH – South Park Tavern 06.17 · Memphis, TN – The Buccaneer 06.18 · Raleigh, NC – Slims 06.30 · Pittsburgh, PA – Gooski’s 07.01 · Chicago, IL – Memories Bar 07.02 · Hamtramck, MI – The Belmont 07.03 · Philadelphia, PA – The Fire 07.30 · Passaic, NJ – The Loop Neal Agneta wrote in The Big Takeover of the band’s 2008 self-release Linden Calling, “…pummelling,…
The best of hip-hop is coming to Atlanta as the 3-day A3C Hip Hop Festival announces the first round of artists for the 2011 event at The Masquerade. Random Axe (Sean Price, Black Milk and Guilty Simpson), Freeway, Aleon Craft, Laws, J-Live, Percee P, Ras Kass, Boog Brown, Ultra Beast (Senor Kaos and 4-Ize), Dillon and Paten Locke are just a few of the exemplary artists that will take the…
The June 24 season premiere of Young, Broke & Beautiful (IFC) features a live performance from Retox and an interview with Justin Pearson. Retox’s debut album, Ugly Animals, is available late August via Ipecac Recordings. The band members are Justin Pearson (The Locust, All Leather, Some Girls, Swing Kids), Gabe Serbian (The Locust, Cattle Decapitation, Holy Molar, Rats Eyes), Michael Crain (Festival of Dead Deer) and Thor Dickey. Retox tour…
Bluegrass ambassadors, The Steep Canyon Rangers (SCR), have just signed with Rounder Records. SCR’s lead singer Woody Platt says the Rangers “are honored to join Rounder Records and be a part of such a rich musical history. We plan to record our new project in October of this year and hope to have an early 2012 release.” They recently joined iconic comedian, Steve Martin, on his sophomore album entitled Rare…
Detroit Michigan’s BATTLECROSS has just released the artwork and tracklisting for the band’s full-length debut Pursuit of Honor, out August 2nd in North America. A band that incorporates many elements of extreme thrash, death and tech metal, creating a precise blend of fist pumping brutality, intensity, and drive, BATTLECROSS satisfies both the technical metal aficionado and the casual heavy metal listener alike. The band comments on album artwork that was…
The initial tour dates have been announced for the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival featuring multi-platinum headliner Avenged Sevenfold, also featuring main stage artists Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine and Escape The Fate. The touring music and lifestyle festival also includes Best Buy Music Gear Stage headliners Sevendust, as well as Black Tide, Art Of Dying and The Black Cloud Collective. The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR…