Category: Artist News

Posted on: March 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

VICTORY RECORDS Signs VICTORIAN HALLS

VICTORY RECORDS announces the recent signing of VICTORIAN HALLS. Perry Farrell of JANE’S ADDICTION calls VICTORIAN HALLS’ music a “high-strung theatrical sound … punchy and tight, the sound of Saturday night.” The Chicago, IL four-piece have an uncanny knack for constructing gleaming, crystalline, compact pop gems only to subsequently reconstruct them into maniacal masterpieces. With the announcement of their signing to VICTORY, VICTORIAN HALLS have also released an official announcement…

Posted on: March 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Strut’s Definitive 2CD Fania Records Retrospective

Strut is pleased to present the first ever definitive 2CD retrospective of Fania Records, the seminal New York latin label, spanning its influential heyday between its formation in 1964 through to 1980. Fania was originally the brainchild of musician and bandleader Johnny Pacheco who, when disillusioned with the label releasing his music, teamed up with lawyer Jerry Masucci to form a new imprint, named after a Reinaldo Bolanos composition. At…

Posted on: March 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BETTER LEFT UNSAID TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA WITH HED PE AND MUSHROOMHEAD ON THE HED 2 HEAD TOUR II

Modesto California’s BETTER LEFT UNSAID are gearing up for their longest tour to date. Starting April 15th in Agoura Hills, CA BETTER LEFT UNSAID will be taking part in the “HED 2 HEAD Tour II” featuring HED PE and Mushroomhead. The tour will tear across the country and will wrap up on June 10th in Los Angeles, CA at The Key Club. A complete itinerary can be found below. Drummer…

Posted on: March 18, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Video: Moe Green – “Cruise Control”

Moe Green has been keeping busy the past few months, slaving away at FEDEX and in the studio perfecting his upcoming EP Lionheart, the follow-up to his debut album, Rocky Maivia: Non-Title Match, which was released this past summer, winning Moe accolades with outlets including XXL Magazine, Red Bull’s ChinaShopMag.com, and more. While fans eagerly await the new EP, Moe is holding them over with a few tasty visuals. First…

Posted on: March 18, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Misery Announces Several Upcoming New York City Performances

Long Island, NY’s MISERY is seeing excellent reviews of their recent full-length release, Evil is Crowned. New Jersey’s Aquarian Weekly states, “[Misery’s] newest disc, Evil Is Crowned, contains fiery vocals and lyrics from John LoCasto, in addition to strong guitar playing from Corey Schaefer and Duane Conlon.” The magazine describes select songs as having “emotional lyrics and a catchy chorus” and compares John LoCasto’s vocals to that of Anthony Martini…

Posted on: March 18, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

POLAR BEAR CLUB SET TO RECORD NEW ALBUM THIS WEEK WITH PRODUCER BRIAN MCTERNAN

The last few years have been exciting ones for NY’s Polar Bear Club. 2009 saw the release of their landmark album, Chasing Hamburg, which was named one of Alternative Press’ Most Anticipated Albums of the year and absolutely lived up to the acclaim. The band graced the covers of magazines like AMP and Alternative Press and became critic’s darlings for their music and live performances alike. Polar Bear Club went…

Posted on: March 18, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

VANNA – EUROPEAN DATES

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES: 18.03.11 Trier, DE – Ex-Haus 19.03.11 Heerhugowaard, NL – Waerdse Tempel 20.03.11 Terneuzen, NL – De Pit 21.03.11 Northampton, UK – Soundhouse 22.03.11 London, UK – Underworld 23.03.11 Newcastle, UK – O2 Academy 2 24.03.11 Glasgow, UK – Ivory Blacks 25.03.11 Sheffield, UK – Corporation 26.03.11 Paris, FR – Boule Noire 27.03.11 Lichtenstein, DE – JZ Riot 28.03.11 Prague, CZ – Rock Cafe 29.03.11 Brno, CZ –…

Posted on: March 18, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MP3: A.Dd+ – “Greedy” Feat. Mz. Fortune

“Capture whatever you set out to claim,” says Slim Gravy and Paris Pershun, who collectively make up the Dallas duo A.Dd+, about their latest single. The song, “Greedy,” is from the group’s forthcoming debut, When Pigs Fly, which will be released for free download just two weeks from today on Monday, March 28th. Picnic Tyme, unofficial third member and producer for all of When Pigs Fly, kicks things off for…

Posted on: March 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Jonny announces US tour dates!

Jonny, the new musical partnership between Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub and Euros Childs of the now-defunct Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci, will bring their charming live show to the United States beginning June 3 in Toronto with a second leg of dates planned for later this fall. Intertwining the musical DNA of two of Britain’s most gifted songwriters – Norman Blake & Euros Childs, Jonny’s self-titled debut album proclaims the advent…

Posted on: March 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SARAH DARLING PERFORMED FOR CARE’s INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY DELEGATES IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

More than a thousand CARE advocates gathered last week at CARE’s Conference and International Women’s Day Celebration in Washington, D.C. to voice their support for critical funding and programs to improve the lives of marginalized women and girls around the globe. CARE’s annual conference brings together advocates from nearly every state, partner organizations, corporations and leaders in global health, media and politics to advocate for the vital need for foreign…

Posted on: March 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE AMENTA: “VO1D” OUT NOW!

THE AMENTA, Australia’s most forward thinking extreme music collective, have made V01D available for FREE directly to the fans. V01D is now available exclusively from www.theamenta.com. V01D is a huge multimedia release, containing 16 audio tracks (an exclusive new song, re-records, remixes, electronic experiments and a cover of an ARMOURED ANGEL classic), 4 live videos (from a recent Sydney show, professional audio and multiple camera recording) and a new film…

Posted on: March 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

RAINBOW ARABIA get HARD MIX rework

Fresh off the release of their stellar debut full-length on Kompakt “Boys and Diamonds”, the LA polypop duo Rainbow Arabia take to the road to SXSW along with remaining dates with tourmate, Afro-futurist rapper Spoek Mathambo. North Carolina producer Hard Mix just released his reworking the album’s first single “Without You” in which Pitchfork Media observes “The sturdy pop groove of the original has been given a lighter touch here,…

Posted on: March 17, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Casper & the Cookies Release Free Surprise Album, Add More Tour Dates

Some songs are better released than others. Here we have a collection of lesser-released songs: cuts from compilations, seven-inches, tour-only CD-rs, and planned-but-never-released albums. This is the first in what I hope to be a series of just-for-fun albums that raid some of the good stuff in the vault. If you use mp3 software that displays the ‘description’ or ‘comments’ field, you can read the liner notes for each track.…

Posted on: March 16, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

KRASHKARMA PREPARES TO KICK OFF UNITED STATES TOUR

KRASHKARMA are getting ready to hit the road in North America in just over a week. The tour is in support of their new album “Straight to the Blood” which is slated for a June release via EMI. The dates for the tour can be found below. Singer Ralf Dietel and drummer/singer Niki both commented on the upcoming tour: “There is one week left before KRASHKARMA leaves on a 2…

Posted on: March 14, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

EVERGREY TOUR DATES

19.03. SE-Västeras – Sidurdsgatan 25 26.03. SE-Jönköping – Zaragon Rock Club 27.05. NL-Dordrecht – Bibelot 28.05. NL-Dongeradeel – Dokk`em Open Air 08.-11.06. SE-Sölvesborg – Sweden Rock Festival 07.-09.07. SE-Gävle – Getaway Rock Festival As special guest on the KAMELOT-Tour 22.04. F-Paris – Elysee Monmartre 23.04. NL-Amsterdam – Paradiso 24.04. B-Antwerp – Trix Music Hall 27.04. GB-Sheffield – Cooperation 28.04. GB-London – Koko 29.04. LUX-Luxemburg – Den Atelier 30.04. CH-Luzern –…

Posted on: March 14, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

STRFKR Tour Dates

03/14 – Santa Fe, NM – VFW * Wed. 3/16 – SXSW – @ 4:30pm – Peckerheads / My Old Kentucky Blog Party Fri. 3/18 @ – SXSW – 6pm – Lipstick 24 / Friendly Fire Recordings Party Fri. 3/18 – SXSW – @ 9:30pm – House Show / Redefine Mag Sat. 3/19 – SXSW – @ 2:30pm – ND 501 / Terrorbird Party Sat. 3/19 – SXSW – @…

Posted on: March 14, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

TAYLOR SWIFT KICKS OFF EUROPEAN LEG OF SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR 2011 WITH BLOCKBUSTER SHOW IN BRUSSELS

Taylor Swift kicked off the European leg of her SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR in Brussels, Belgium last night, with fans starting to gather outside the Forest National Arena at 9:00 a.m. Taylor brought the crowd to their feet as the curtain dropped to the first notes of “Sparks Fly,” and the enthusiastic crowd remained on their feet throughout the 90-minute show. Taylor performed on two different stages, playing several different…

Posted on: March 14, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

AVALANCHE TOUR ADDS SHOWS AND REVEALS NEW FAN CONTESTS

As the first annual Avalanche Tour featuring Stone Sour, Theory of a Deadman, Skillet, Halestorm and Art of Dying gears up to launch March 24 in Chicago, additional shows have been added in Richmond, VA (5/3), Pittsburgh, PA (5/6), Charlotte, NC (5/7) and Jacksonville, FL (5/8). Tickets are on sale now at: www.AvalancheTour.com/tour-dates (see full itinerary below). In connection with the Avalanche Tour, F.Y.E. (For Your Entertainment)–in partnership with Warner…

Posted on: March 13, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Metropolitan Opera Cast Change Advisory

Marina Poplavskaya will make her Met role debut as Marguerite in the initial run of performances of the Met’s new production of Gounod’s Faust this fall. She replaces Angela Gheorghiu, who has withdrawn from the production for artistic reasons. Ms. Poplavskaya was already scheduled to sing Marguerite during the second run of Faust performances next winter. The new production, which opens on November 29th, will be conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin…

Posted on: March 13, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE DECEMBERISTS ANNOUNCE JUNE TOUR DATES

Following their entirely sold-out first leg of tour dates behind their #1 album The King Is Dead on Capitol Records, The Decemberists have announced a short run of U.S. dates for June including performances at several major summer festivals. After an appearance at the Sasquatch! Music Festival in Quincy, Washington (May 30), the band will kick off a run of dates June 10 at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival…