Zach Doney, frontman for Bang Bang Eche, has surprised the world with a solo album under the moniker Teen Fortress just as the quartet is entering the studio to record its full-length debut. The Teen Fortress album, called Learning (Everything Has To End For Some Reason I Don’t Believe It), is available as a free download at http://teenfortress.bandcamp.com. Says Zach: For about one year, for some reason, I couldn’t write…
AS I LAY DYING announce 2011 headlining tour! Winds of Plague and After the Burial confirmed as supporting acts San Diego, CA’s AS I LAY DYING will hit the ground running in 2011 with a full US tour. The dates start on February 12th at the Aggie Theater in Ft. Collins, CO and wrap up March 18th in Sacramento, CA. The tour will hit cities that the band hasn’t been…
Andrew Bird is set to play in select west coast cities this winter in addition to a rare performance at Mexico City’s Teatro de la Ciudad in March. On the heels of a successful run of intimate “Gezelligheid” performances (appropriating a Dutch term that loosely translates to “cozy”) that cap off with three sold-out nights at Chicago’s Fourth Presbyterian Church, the west coast shows will all feature Andrew Bird performing…
Fresh back from touring Tokyo, Japan, illuminNessence takes us on a dark, rhythmic exploration of our modern “Digital World.” The remix, cooked up by Jack Deezl out of Philadelphia, features the other-worldly vocals of Brooklyn based sensation Raye 6. The dark minimalistic electro Deezl brings, perfectly captures illuminNessence’s ominous message of the future – a future around the corner where we are completely entrenched in the digital world we’ve created.…
The eclectically talented Georgia Anne Muldrow will be releasing her latest project, VWETO – the album title means “gravity” in Swahili – exclusively on iTunes today with the worldwide release, both physical and digital, to follow on January 25, 2011. The album is a tour-de-force when it comes to musical exploration taking on influences from “Fonkrock” and Hip-Hop and runs the gambit all the way down to Piano Space. Innovative…
Alternative rock band Story of the Year have announced plans to perform their classic, breakthrough album, Page Avenue, in its entirety at a special, one-night-only, show on February 4 at The Pageant in St. Louis as a thank you to hometown fans for their loyal support throughout the years. “It’s been a long, long road,” says guitarist Ryan Phillips. “Story of the Year has been our life, our family, our…
Goldspot frontman Siddhartha Khosla continues his love affair with 1960s-era Bollywood yet takes it to a whole new level with “Ina Mina Dika,” sung entirely in his native tongue of Hindi. In an original take on an Indian classic, he bestows his unique sunny, electro-pop meets Sgt. Peppers-flavor to the forthcoming single. The infectious new ditty is featured today as “Today’s Top Tune” on KCRW. The release of this track…
The Melvins perform each Friday throughout January at Spaceland (Silver Lake, Calif.) with a different set and featured albums including the band’s current line-up, a 1983 incarnation with Mike Dillard and several albums in their entirety. The band’s most recent release, The Bride Screamed Murder, was released by Ipecac Recordings in June. A limited edition vinyl version of the album will be on sale at the shows with each handcrafted…
Ariama.com, the groundbreaking new online classical music store from Sony Music Entertainment, today announces that it is joining forces with a number of leading names in classical music performance and radio to improve the ways classical listeners in the US can discover and purchase music on the web. Carnegie Hall, the nation’s foremost presenter of classical music, London Symphony Orchestra and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, leaders on the global and national…
ELECTRUM PRODUCTION is a new music label that was born in October 2009. Music interests and passion for discovering new sounds led its owners to live their dream and to search for young bands that deserve special attention on difficult and crowded music market. The sole purpose of finding true gems within mostly progressive music scene in Poland, the one that is since Riverside, Satellite, Quidam and Votum worldwide success…
Song and video by British singer/songwriter Cosmo Jarvis racks up over 100K views on YouTube British singer/songwriter/film maker Cosmo Jarvis has created an internet sensation with his latest song and video, “Gay Pirates”. Check it out here: Video for Posting | Gay Pirates Cosmo Jarvis “Gay Pirates” Video More than a moving song and video, “Gay Pirates” is an honest look at two lovers and the discrimination that they faced…
Taking its inspiration from the rowdy, gaudy variety shows of the 60s and 70s, the inaugural “Amateur Hour, Variety Hour” features rock band Invisible Hand, funk band No BS! Brass Band, and popular folk/jazz singer-songwriter Devon Sproule in short sets, followed by painfully investigative interviews and interspersed with experimental sketch comedy segments. Watch the “Amateur Hour, Variety Hour” auditions here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci9YsRTkg4M. +++ More About Invisible Hand Adam Smith and his…
Northwestern metal horde WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have just announced an upcoming mini-tour to take place this January, following their previously announced performance with Neurosis and labelmates Black Breath in Seattle on December 30th. The ‘Wolves will embark on the newly announced dates just days after the start of 2011, and have stops planned for stateside audiences in Oregon and Washington, as well as first time appearances in Vancouver…
British metal juggernauts Bring Me The Horizon have announced their hotly anticipated return to the US for “The Game Changers Tour” with A Day To Remember, We Came As Romans and Pierce The Veil this coming spring in support of their new album There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let’s Keep It A Secret. Tickets go onsale to the general public December 17…
2010 has been an incredible breakthrough year for Swedish House Mafia; they have sold a million singles, achieved an Itunes Number 1 with the album Until One and saw their UK tour sell out in minutes (including a second date at Alexandra Palace). March of 2010 saw the boys debut their new stage show at Miami’s Ultra Festival, the crossover smash “One (Your Name) “ was unveiled for the first…
Singer/songwriter Andre Mieux has a holiday treat for his fans. His single “Off In The Club” is now available for $0.99 on CDBaby.com. Fans will receive the album version along with the other versions including an Electronica Mix, a House Mix, Slow Jam Mix, Instrumental and TV Track. That’s seven versions for one special price. The first ten people to purchase the single will receive a ticket to Andre’s show…
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Rooney announce a February headlining tour in continued support of their most recent release, Eureka. The tour, which will feature Eisley as main support and The Chapin Sisters and The Old Ceremony as openers, kicks off February 2 in Albuquerque, NM and wraps up in Salt Lake City on February 26. Fans can buy tickets at www.rooneytix.com and a special exclusive digital-only Christmas EP of three cover songs: “Merry Christmas…
Prepare yourselves for the Sun Airway rug to be yanked out from under you and to land face first in greatness! Yours Truly and Sun Airway teamed up to make a country-tinged live version of their Pitchfork-playlisted song “Oh, Naoko” from their Dead Oceans debut, Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier, that is going to make music fans lose control of their tear ducts. “They came prepared to re-construct “Oh, Naoko”…
Lonnie Walker just returned from taking their country-punk roots rock on a month long tour with Future Islands, to promote a split 7” the two bands released on November 4, 2010. Titled The Ink Well/Love Turn, the release is limited to 1000 pieces of peach vinyl via Baltimore’s Friends Records. Originally a one-man band, Lonnie Walker evolved from the solo spirit of Brian Corum into a collection of friends bound…