Category: Artist News

Posted on: March 27, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MONO and The Holy Ground Orchestra play for the first time ever in Europe

Blurring the boundary between art-metal and neo-classical, Japanese post-rockers MONO hailing from Tokyo, have long established themselves as the leading voice of epic majestic noise. For over 12 years in fact. Their instrumental compositions are powerful, sweeping studies in the limits of the musical spectrum; from rumbling subsonic lows to dizzying harmonic highs. Over the years, they have developed their vast and beautiful noise into something entirely majestic. Their colossal…

Posted on: March 27, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

AUGUSTANA TO HIT THE ROAD THIS MAY

Augustana will hit the road this May for their first tour in support of their eagerly awaited self-titled third album for Epic Records due out on April 26th, 2011. The tour will kick off May 12th in Dallas, TX then cross the country before finishing in San Diego on June 17th. The band, which is fronted by vocalist/lyricist Daniel Layus, recorded the album in Los Angeles with Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer…

Posted on: March 27, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

TWITCH THE RIPPER Announces Tourdates with The Funeral Party

In support of their critically-hailed debut BODILESS, Connecticut’s own genre-bending electronic band TWITCH THE RIPPER (TTR) will be hitting the road this Spring and Summer with dark luminaries such as Ego Likeness with The Ludovico Technique, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult with 16 Volt, and a one-off with current buzz band The Funeral Party (tour dates below). “For our first US tour, we couldn’t be more excited,” says…

Posted on: March 26, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NEeMA Montreal Maven Weaves Global Pop Patchwork On New LP

When Leonard Cohen speaks, people that know anything about music listen. So it’s little wonder that Canadian siren NEeMA is on a sharp ascent. Cohen recently had this to say about the Montreal-based, Lebanese songstress: “in the midst of all the static, a voice of true feeling arises – a rare event!” Hard to argue with, especially once the music reveals itself. An effortless blend of folk, world, jazz and…

Posted on: March 26, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Dodos US + European 2011 Tour Dates

03-26 Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s 03-28 Calgary, AB – Republik 03-29 Edmonton, AB – Starlite 03-31 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw 04-01 Victoria, BC – Sugar 04-02 Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo 04-04 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s 04-05 Portland, OR – Doug Fir 04-07 San Francisco, CA – Filmore 04-08 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater 04-09 San Diego, CA – Casbah 04-27 Spain, Donostia – Gazteszena 04-28 Spain, Vigo…

Posted on: March 26, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CLOSE YOUR EYES Announces Remaining Dates of Stick Tight Tour

4/2/11 US VA Richmond – The Canal Club 4/13/11 US NY Albany – Bogies 4/14/11 US NY Buffalo – Mohawk Place 4/15/11 US MA Worcester – The Palladium 4/16/11 CA QC Gatineau – St-Als 4/17/11 CA QC Montreal – La Tulipe 4/18/11 CA QC Quebec – Le Cercle 4/19/11 CA ON Toronto – The Annex Wreck Room 4/20/11 US MI Detroit – Magic Stick 4/21/11 US IA Iowa City –…

Posted on: March 26, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Eclectic Method Bring The Noise

With a rambunctious, unruly spirit and a supercomputer’s worth of samples and productions, UK via Brooklyn producers/ DJs Eclectic Method remain fixed at the forefront of the rapidly-emerging audiovisual remix culture. Now with their debut music single “Outta Sight,” their latest collaboration with Public Enemy’s Chuck D, the postmodern group – which includes founding members Ian Edgar, Jonny Wilson and Geoff Gamlen – get to fully showcase their own electro…

Posted on: March 26, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Lord Huron does Tour

04/09 Doug Fir Portland, OR % 04/10 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA % 04/12 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA % 04/13 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA % 04/19 The State Room Salt Lake City, CA % 04/20 Hi Dive Denver, CO % 04/21 Omaha, NE Slowdown % 04/22 St Louis, MO Firebird % 04/23 Indianapolis, IN Radio Radio % 04/24 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom % 04/26 Washington,…

Posted on: March 25, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

IMMORTAL DOMINION RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM, ‘PRIMORTAL,’ AND A SPECIAL PRICE

In an era where many rock music fans are on a budget, Immortal Dominion are doing the right thing for fans, by offering their brand new album, ‘Primortal,’ at a special low price. For the week prior to the album’s release –March 22nd, 2011– Rock, Metal, Punk download site LoudTrax.com is offering the album download for only $6.66. Click here to listen to clips and download: www.loudtrax.com/Album.aspx?id=61577 Released via 427…

Posted on: March 25, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Ólöf Arnalds Tour Dates

April 12 Café Du Nord San Francisco, CA April 13 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA April 14 The Woods Portland, OR April 15 Waldorf Cabaret Vancouver, BC April 27 City Winery- Anthology of Film Archives Honors New York, NY SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over…

Posted on: March 25, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

YELLOWJACKETS CELEBRATE 30 YEARS TOGETHER WITH THE RELEASE OF “TIMELINE” – DEBUT ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS

In music, time flies, styles unstoppably evolve, and bands come and go. But there are also rare stable, forward-moving forces on the scene, one prime example in jazz being the Yellowjackets. As of 2011, this beloved eclectic, electro-acoustic jazz band that keyboardist Russell Ferrante and bassist Jimmy Haslip built celebrates the ripe young, deep age of 30, a milestone commemorated with another powerful and heartfelt album, fittingly named Timeline. In…

Posted on: March 25, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Look for A Skylit Drive on 2011 Warped Tour Dates:

6.24 – Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavillion 6.25 – Houston, TX @ The Showgrounds at Sam Houston Race Park 6.26 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center 6.29 – Las Cruces, NM @ NMSU Practice Field 6.30 – Las Vegas, NV @ TBA 7.01 – Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex 7.02 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre 7.03 – Ventura, CA @ Ventura County Fairground at Seaside Park…

Posted on: March 25, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

TERROR Reveal More Tour Dates

4/2/11 US VA Richmond The Canal Club 4/13/11 US NY Albany Bogies 4/14/11 US NY Buffalo Mohawk Place 4/15/11 US MA Worcester The Palladium 4/16/11 CA QC Gatineau St-Als 4/17/11 CA QC Montreal La Tulipe 4/18/11 CA QC Quebec Le Cercle 4/19/11 CA ON Toronto The Annex Wreck Room 4/20/11 US MI Detroit Magic Stick 4/21/11 US IA Iowa City Blue Moose Tap House 4/22/11 US MN Minneapolis Triple Rock…