Religion Music has announced a June 6th add date for “Love is Dead,” the second single from KOPEK’s debut album White Collar Lies. The lead track, “Cocaine Chest Pains,” was a Top 25 hit on the Active Rock chart, and achieved Top 30 at Mainstream Rock. In an age where a majority of the songs on radio are faceless, “Love is Dead,” is instantly memorable. It offers a chronicle of…
Hotel Carolina, the annual singer-songwriter music festival, is scheduled to rock the Windjammer in Isle of Palms, SC, September 22, 23 and 24, 2011. The event is hosted by Rock Ridge Music. Hotel Carolina boasts a line-up of popular singer-songwriters, and fans will get to see all of their favorites on one stage over the course of the three-day event. A Thursday night show has been added this year to…
New Haven, musician Jonny Rodgers (Mighty Purple, Ten Shekel Shirt) is a good friend of mine and is neither a client, nor paying for me to send out this email. In fact, I just saw this video for the first time about an hour ago and had to share one of the most exciting talents that I know. The video was recorded live in one take during a documentary shoot…
Rochester, NY pop-punk band SUCH GOLD has had a rough past few weeks. First came the stabbing of lead singer Ben Kotin in early April, which he spoke about only last week for the first time. Then, the band was forced to pull out of the Man Scout Jamboree Tour while they figured out how to move forward. Now comes news of a line-up change right before they embark on…
5/12 DENVER, CO THE FILLMORE 5/13 COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA WESTFAIR AMPH – KIWR ROCKFEST 5/14 CHICAGO, IL HOUSE OF BLUES 5/15 MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO KPNT POINTFEST 5/17 MYRTLE BEACH, SC HOUSE OF BLUES 5/18 ATLANTA, GA TABERNACLE 5/20 CINCINATTI, OH BOGART’S 5/21 DETROIT, MI ST. ANDREW’S HALL 5/22 COLUMBUS, OH ROCK ON THE RANGE 5/24 CLEVELAND, OH HOUSE OF BLUES 5/25 GRAND RAPIDS, MI ORBIT ROOM 5/27 DES MOINES, IA…
Progressive metal unit CREATION’S END have just announced their inclusion in the Uniting The Powers Of Metal 2011 East Coast Tour, as well as a special New York City performance with Suspyre. First, on June 30th, CREATION’S END will scorch their home town fans at a headlining show at the Sullivan Lounge in Manhattan, with support from New Jersey progressive metallers Suspyre and more bands to be announced shortly. This…
The Morning Birds’ latest release from their second LP, The QUICKENING, was born from the darkening skies over their home in the mountains. “Sam and I were sitting outside and he was strumming on the guitar,” says singer Jennifer Thorington. “I was gazing off into the sky – there were thunder heads way off in the distance. I just began to sing ‘day breaks and the shadows run away, day…
Songwriter, singer and guitarist Dan Hubbard has been releasing music from his home base of Normal, Illinois for close to ten years. Throughout that time, flying under the radar, Hubbard has managed to sell 10,000 albums, tour to both coasts (profitably!), average over 125 performances a year and land on the Americana Music Association’s radio charts. Hubbard is now set to issue his most accomplished musical effort to date with…
Southern Lord’s popular metallic hardcore assassins Black Breath have just announced their return to the UK where they will be playing their well loved songs from Razor To Oblivion EP and Heavy Breathing as well as some brand new material. Here are the dates: 9th July – Plymouth @ White Rabbit 10th July – Bristol @ the Fleece 11th July – Brighton @ The Hydrant 12th July – Manchester @…
Alegrias, the long awaited release from Giant Sand’s Howe Gelb, releases today, May 10th, via Fire Records. In 2006, Howe Gelb embarked on a journey with a gospel choir with the result the astounding, critically acclaimed album Sno’ Angel Like You. This new chapter sees Howe embellish a troop of flamenco playing gypsies, including the virtuoso guitarist Raimundo Amador (collaborated with Bjork and BB King) and is mixed by the…
As the reviews below suggest, Disguised As Ghosts puts an exclamation point on a career by a band that continues to push musical boundaries and make records that are original, uncompromising, exciting and beautiful all at the same time. We are very proud to bring this record to you. Disguised As Ghosts is featured and available for download at iTunes, Amazon, eMusic and other fine retailers. Tracklist: 01 – Grow…
05/12/2011 – Black Lodge – Seattle, WA* 05/13/2011 – Northern – Olympia, WA* 05/14/2011 – East End – Portland, OR* 05/16/2011 – Eli’s Mile High Club – Oakland, CA $ 05/18/2011 – Hemlock Tavern – San Francisco, CA % 05/19/2011 – Carbone’s – Monterey, CA 05/20/2011 – Blue Star – Los Angeles, CA 05/21/2011 – Burger Records – Fullerton, CA 05/22/2011 – Bar Pink – San Diego, CA # w/…
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Cambodian and American rock band DENGUE FEVER (www.denguefevermusic.com) announced today that they have been selected to perform at the Ray Davies‘ Meltdown Festival (http://meltdown.southbankcentre.co.uk ) in London, as well as at the Glastonbury Festival (www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk) this June. DENGUE FEVER was selected by Meltdown Guest Director Ray Davies to headline the Queen Elizabeth Hall at the Southbank Centre on Sunday June 12. Direct support will be announced shortly. Twelve days later,…
Tech House breakthrough outfit Pleasurekraft (Kaveh Soroush and Kalle Rönngårdh) continue their success story after winning big at this year’s Beatport awards held at Gansevoort Miami Beach on March 27th. The duo won awards in two categories, Top Track of the Year (purely based on sales) and Top Tech House Track, for their unexpected underground monster “Tarantula” – a track that has propelled them from being part-time bedroom DJ/producer hopefuls…
Norwegian band Djerv has signed a deal with Mystic Production who will release their debut album. Spawn out of Trelldom, Animal Alpha and Stonegard they pull strings from their previous bands, but Djerv is still something new. It sounds different. It’s aggressive rock, borderline metal and dangerously catchy. Yet wrapped in a blackmetal veil. Genres melt together as never before these days, and so seems to be the case with…
Founded in the mid 90’s as a rough and tumble band, Blood For Blood violently shook Boston and ultimately the world, from its deep hardcore sleep. In their first formidable years Blood For Blood bonded together hardcore kids, punks, skinheads, bikers, and other social misfits through their gruff working class songs. Establishing an underdog legacy that is now over fifteen years deep and still going strong. Blood For Blood songwriter…
Organizers of the JAS Labor Day weekend festival announced today that Michael Franti & Spearhead will replace Lenny Kravitz, for his previously announced performance on Sunday Sept 4, 2011 at the JAS festival. Michael Franti & Spearhead will co-headline and perform immediately prior to the Zac Brown Band, winner of the Best New Artist award at the 2011 Grammies, in Franti’s ONLY scheduled 2011 appearance in Colorado. Representatives of Mr.…
5/9 Mesa, AZ- Nile Theatre 5/10 Anaheim, CA- House of Blues 5/11 San Diego, CA- Soma 5/12 West Hollywood, CA- House of Blues 5/14 Sacramento, CA- Ace of Spades 5/15 Portland, OR- Hawthorne Theatre 5/16 Seattle, WA- El Corazon 5/18 Salt Lake City, UT- The Complex 5/19 Denver, CO- The Summit Music Hall 5/20 Omaha, NE- Slowdown 5/21 Des Moines, IA- People’s Court 5/22 Chicago, IL- Metro 5/24 Covington, KY-…
Oxford-based group Jonquil has debuted a new video for “Get Up” off of their debut EP, One Hundred Suns, available now on Dovecote Records. Sharing their vibrant brand of calypso-pop, the band made a phenomenal US debut playing three sold-out New York sets in 48 hours. Heading to Austin shortly after, the 4-piece performed to brimming audiences at several SXSW ’11 parties and showcases. “They seemed ready to take on…