Category: Artist News

Posted on: March 24, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Farm County Jubilee (The Band) Launches Farm County Jubilee (The Show) As Weekly Online Video Series

Farm County Jubilee—the concept that’s bringing back the glory days of country music—made its debut as a weekly online video series Sunday, March 13, at 8 p.m. Central time. It will stay on the website until the following week’s episode is posted, after which the previous week’s show will go up on YouTube. Fans can access the show by going to www.farmcounty.com. Farm County Jubilee is the creation of the…

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Posted on: March 23, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

PEARSON SOUND/ RAMADANMAN DATE

April 01 – Hessle Audio, Sankey’s, Manchester 07 – Snowbombing, Austria 08 – Pop Culture, Orange Rooms, Southampton 09 – Aus, Corsica Studios, London 13 – King Plow Arts Centre, Atlanta 14 – Club Lambi, Montreal 15 – 2016 Festival Mainstage, Houston 16 – Cervantes, Denver 17 – Coachella Festival, Indio, CA 20 – Goodlife, Boston 21 – Red Shield, San Juan 22 – Public Assembly, New York 23 –…

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Posted on: March 23, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS JOIN ICONIC COMEDIAN, STEVE MARTIN, ON HIS SOPHOMORE ALBUM RARE BIRD ALERT

03/25/2011 – Live Oak, FL – Suwannee Festival 03/26/2011 – Live Oak, FL – Suwannee Festival 03/31/2011 – Newberry, SC – Newberry Opera House 04/01/2011 – Annapolis, MD – Rams Head Tavern 04/02/2011 – Groton, MA – Richardson-Mees Performing Arts Center 04/09/2011 – Tampa, FL – Skippers Smokehouse 04/10/2011 – Palm Beach, FL – The Society Of The Four Arts 04/29/2011 – Las Vegas, NV – The Mirage Resort &…

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Posted on: March 23, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Rise Records Celebrates Record Store Day with Two Special Releases From Piebald and Transit!!

In celebration of Record Store Day 2011, Rise Records brings 2 amazing packages to the table. PIEBALD Triple gatefold 3×12″ and Transit – Promise Nothing 7″. Ebay flippers will have a field day. Die hard fans should arrive early Saturday morning to ensure their copy. PIEBALD: Limited edition of 1,000, this PIEBALD 3×12″ triple gatefold colored vinyl (green, yellow and blue) was created just for Record Store Day 2011. Rise…

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Posted on: March 23, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Boston’s Eksi Ekso release new LP

Brown Shark, Red Lion is a story that manifested itself out of a conversation Korkidis had with his late grandmother about the disappearance of two family acquaintances – one in the late 1800’s, and one later in the mid 1900’s. With little more than that, the idea was to create a story around a protagonist who truly was a commercial photographer and amateur astronomer that existed in Eastern Turkey around…

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Posted on: March 23, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE STROKES, GIRL TALK, LUPE FIASCO, AND CRYSTAL CASTLES TO PLAY SWEETGREEN’S SWEETLIFE FESTIVAL MAY 1st AT MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION

sweetgreen (www.sweetgreen.com), known for its network of sustainable eateries throughout the northeast, today announced the lineup for its annual Sweetlife Festival, featuring The Strokes as headliner, plus Girl Talk, Lupe Fiasco, Crystal Castles, Cold War Kids, Ra Ra Riot, Theophilus London and Walk the Moon. Local favorites US Royalty and Modern Man will also perform. The festival is scheduled for Sunday, May 1st at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD…

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Posted on: March 22, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Gil Shaham Joins Orli Shaham for Jewish-Themed Violin and Piano Music at New York’s 92nd Street Y (April 16)

Following high-profile orchestral engagements on both sides of the Atlantic, Gil Shaham – “one of today’s pre-eminent violinists” (New York Times) – comes home to New York to team up with his sister, pianist Orli Shaham, for a recital of Jewish and Jewish-themed music at the 92nd Street Y on April 16. The program will feature selections from Joseph Achron, Ernest Bloch, George Perlman, and John Williams, as well as…

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Posted on: March 22, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MASHUP DUO THE WHITE PANDA ANNOUNCES 20 CITY SPRING TOUR

Breakout mash up DJ duo The White Panda has announced details and dates for their spring tour, a 20 city jaunt made up of solo shows as well as support performances for several national acts including Travie McCoy, Flo Rida, Mike Posner, Wale, Sam Adams, Chiddy Bang and more. Coming off recent sold out shows at venues such as The Highline Ballroom in New York City, The White Panda will…

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Posted on: March 22, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

New Grieves VIDEO – Lightspeed

“Lightspeed” is the first single off the new Grieves record Together/Apart. Track by Budo, who produced many of the songs on the record and who has been touring with Grieves for the past 2 years. The duo will be on the road with Atmosphere on the Family Tour this April/May and then on the Warped Tour this summer, coinciding with the release of their first full length release on Rhymesayers.…

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Posted on: March 22, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

STRAIGHT LINE STITCH TOUR DATES

7/18 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium 7/25 Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theatre 7/26 Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights 8/01 Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ South end 8/08 Kansas City, MO @ Harrah’s Dates with IN THIS MOMENT: 4/25 Sparks, NV @ The Alley 4/27 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory 5/03 Des Moines, IA @ House Of Bricks 5/05 Madison, WI @ The Annex 5/06 Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection…

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Posted on: March 22, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ANR Release Album, Tour Tons

03/31 – Miami, FL @ Bardot 04/01 – Orlando, FL @ Backbooth 04/03 – Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone 04/04 – Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Tea Bazar 04/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ The M Room 04/06 – Brooklyn, NY@ Public Assembly 04/07 – New York, NY @ Tammany Hall (Neon Gold Popshop) 04/08 – Hartford, CT @Trinity College 04/09 – Montreal, QC @ Le Belmont 04/10 – Cambridge, MA @…

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Posted on: March 21, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Good Charlotte Tour Dates

3/21 Portland, OR Roseland 3/22 Seattle, WA Showbox at The Market 3/23 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory 3/25 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom 3/26 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues 3/27 Anaheim, CA House of Blues

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Posted on: March 21, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE HANGOUT MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP ADDITIONS INCLUDING THE AVETT BROTHERS, STS9, GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS, BRANDI CARLILE, AND JJ GREY AND MOFRO

The Hangout Music Festival has added twelve more acts to its May 20-22, 2011 lineup. The newest artist additions include The Avett Brothers, STS9, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Brandi Carlile, JJ Grey and Mofro, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Big Gigantic, Soja, Railroad Earth, Greensky Bluegrass, Rival Sons and Honey Island Swamp Band. Last month the 2nd annual Hangout Music Festival announced national headliners Paul Simon, Foo Fighters, Widespread Panic,…

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Posted on: March 21, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Treviso, Italy – I AM SONIC RAIN Releases HD Video For “Jellyfish Are Murderers”

Italian post-rockers I AM SONIC RAIN has released an HD video for “Jellyfish Are Murderers” from their new album Between Whales & Feverish Lights. Filmed by Giulio Signorotto in Moscow, Beijing, Datong, London, Paris, Budapest, Bratislava, Rome and Venice throughout 2010. Edited by Valentina Ciarapica. Sound effects by Francesco Scarpa. The jellyfish attempt to infect everyone with their music even if most people, slaves of a modern and frenetic world,…

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Posted on: March 21, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Metal Blade Records signs INTENSUS!

Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the signing of INTENSUS, an exciting and unique recording project masterminded by multi-instrumentalist Eli Litwin, drummer of Knife the Glitter, Burden, Normal Love and others. A resident of Philadelphia for many years, Litwin has been active in the local metal and underground rock scenes, as well as the avant-garde/improvised music scene. Through merging and reinterpreting these dynamic scenes, the vision for INTENSUS was…

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Posted on: March 21, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Myra Melford 2011 Concerts, Recordings & More

March 30 Trio M Yoshi’s Oakland, CA March 31 Trio M Brubeck Festival Stockton, CA She also participates in numerous cooperative ventures. Perhaps the most intriguing of these is with bassist Mark Dresser and trombonist Michael Dessen, performing what they call telematic, multi-site, networked performances between UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, and UC Irvine. These events incorporate video and live music played at more than one location into online multimedia…

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Posted on: March 20, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Wakey!Wakey! Announces Spring US Tour Dates With Jukebox The Ghost

4/22 – Fredericksburg, VA – Eyeclopes Studios 4/23 – Washington, DC – The Black Cat 4/25 – Charlottesville, VA – The Southern 4/27 – St Louis, MO – The Firebird 4/28 – Chicago, IL – Schubas 4/29 – Indianapolis, IN – Earth House 5/2 – Boston, MA – Middle East (Downstairs) 5/3 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground 5/4 – Brooklyn, NY – The Rock Shop 5/5 – New York,…

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Posted on: March 20, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Merlin Moon “Empty Shell” Free Download

Merlin Moon is offering a free video and MP3 download of the song “Empty Shell” from his upcoming CD Bohemian Side of The Sky at http://merlinmoon.com/form Sometimes the right place and time takes thousands of miles and many several years to get to. For Alexander Pizzorni, aka Merlin Moon, the journey began in Caracas, Venezuela as a young deejay firmly entrenched in the local underground electronic music scene. Upon graduating,…

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Posted on: March 20, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SMITH WESTERNS SPRING TOUR

04/11 London, England – Cargo 04/14 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso 04/16 Paris, France – Fleche d’Or 04/25 New York, NY The Bowery Ballroom 04/26 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s 04/28 Baltimore, MD Ottobar 04/29 Raleigh, NC Kings Barcade 04/30 Atlanta, GA Masquerade 05/02 Montgomery, AL Montgomery Performing Arts Centre # 05/03 Mobile, AL Saenger Theatre Mobile # 05/04 Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree 05/05 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jack’s 05/06 Houston,…

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Posted on: March 20, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Gods And Queens Release Video For “Untitled 16”

Do you remember Unsane’s video for “Scrape”? We certainly hope not. Compiled by BMX videographer Ryan Navazio’s favorite filmed crashes over his past few projects. Navazio has completed works for Animal Bikes, Cult, Standpoint Video Zine, as well as corporate projects for Redbull, and Gatorade. Riders throwing themselves down steps, and falling over handrails include: Brian Histand, Brian Kachinsky, Mike Brennan, Sean Burns, Sanchez, Tom White, Davey Watson, Eric Delary,…

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