2010 HIGHLIGHTS: · Two Grammy Awards: Jason Mraz, “Make It Mine,” Best Pop Vocal Performance; Jason Mraz/Colbie Caillat, “Lucky,” Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals · Producer for Train’s “Hey Soul Sister,” the #1 best seller on iTunes in 2010 · Producer for Jason Mraz “I’m Yours,” the #7 best seller on iTunes in 2010 · Production and songwriting with KT Tunstall (songs on Tiger Suit); Joshua Radin, The Rock And…
As if their 2011 touring schedule wasn’t impressive enough, Comeback Kid has announced a spring European headlining tour with The Ghost Inside, Kvelertak, Grave Maker and Social Suicide. Dates below. Previously announced this month, Comeback Kid also will be hitting theUS with H2O and Attack, followed by a run with Madball and Cruel Hand before heading over to South America with Sick of It All. As noted by Review Rinse…
The Get Up Kids have announced details of the second leg of their 2011 North American tour, covering cities on the east coast and midwest, in support of their forthcoming album There Are Rules. The second set of dates begins in Orlando, FL on February 22 and runs through March 13 and includes two shows in New York City March 2 and 3. A limited number of tickets for each…
For the original band members Harry Conklin (vocals), Mark Briody (guitar) and John Tetley (bass), JAG PANZER has always been something they held close to their hearts. “We’ve known each other from our earliest childhood and have never lost sight of the idea that this band is based on,” Tetley explains. “I don’t exactly want to use the term ‘spiritual’, but the three of us are connected with this band…
You can’t build an Empire overnight and for the guys of Eye Empire, it has been three years in the making. It all started in 2007 when Corey Lowery (Stuck Mojo/Stereomud/Dark New Day) and B.C. Kochmit (Switched/Dark New Day) started to construct what would eventually become the foundation of this Empire. After two years of writing and searching for the right voice of their Empire, they found Donald Carpenter (Submersed)…
Los Angeles-based Grouplove are set to do a 4-date residency the Bootleg Theatre in January 2011. The first three shows (Jan 3, 10 and 17th) are free and open to all and the final show on January 24 is a paid show with a special guest headliner TBA. BOOTLEG RESIDENCY – EVERY MONDAY! FREE! Jan 3rd – Grouplove w/ Guards, + guest TBA FREE Jan 10th- Grouplove w/ White Arrows…
Los Angeles-based Grouplove are set to do a 4-date residency the Bootleg Theatre in January 2011. The first three shows (Jan 3, 10 and 17th) are free and open to all and the final show on January 24 is a paid show with a special guest headliner TBA. BOOTLEG RESIDENCY – EVERY MONDAY! FREE! Jan 3rd – Grouplove w/ Guards, + guest TBA FREE Jan 10th- Grouplove w/ White Arrows…
In the cold dark Winter of 2008, Braintheft began performing at house party’s and underground Dubstep nights in Berlin. It didn’t take long for word to spread about this unique new “Psychedelic Dub Sound” and before long Braintheft were playing in some of Berlin’s most respected music venues and festivals. By Summer 2009 the band began to collaborate with various vj’s to set up a live Audio/Visual show using a…
CALM HATCHERY, death metal quintet from northern Poland, featuring past and present members of Dead Infection or Tehace is about to release their new, second album, entitled „Sacrilege Of Humanity”. The band signed worldwide deal with Selfmadegod, and the album will hit the stores on 20th December 2010. Cover artwork was designed by Mentalporn (Deathstars, Behemoth). On band’s Myspace page (www.myspace.com/calmhatchery) you can already listen to three songs from this…
Italian purveyors of all things heavy Supernatural Cat Records are proud to announce the signing of experimental duo OvO to their eclectic and crushing label roster. In a brief statement from the label this week, Supernatural Cat stated: “We’re proud to announce that OvO joined Supernatural Cat. OvO is not noise, not metal, not doom, not punk, not rock and roll, even if there’s a little bit of influence from…
Fearless Records is excited to announce that Every Avenue, Go Radio and The Word Alive will be part of Vans Warped Tour 2011! All three bands will be playing a full summer on the legendary punk rock festival tour, that kicks off in Dallas, TX on June 24th. “We are very excited to be doing the whole Warped Tour for the first time,” notes Every Avenue singer Dave Strauchman. “This…
Montreal cinematic rockers, October Sky who have just completed their tour of France, have posted new videos chronicling the tour on their youtube channel here. Day 1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdNSnsmvgGQ Day 3 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzHC5IATrgQ Day 4 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8DDq1QR_mY Day 5 & 6 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WnIxGIvA7M October Sky recently released their Green & Beautiful EP, a follow up to their highly celebrated release “Hell Isn’t My Home”. Green & Beautiful features 5 new…
Knoxville, TN’s WHITECHAPEL are pleased to announce the Welcome to Hell Tour that kicks off in the band’s hometown on February 10 and finishes up in Memphis, TN on March 25. Joining WHITECHAPEL on the band’s headline run are The Acacia Strain, Veil of Maya, Chelsea Grin, and I declare war. Guitarist and founding member Alex Wade comments; “We are very excited to announce our first major market headliner in…
An exciting year for Gnome Life Records, 2010 saw the release of label operator Fletcher Tucker’s latest Bird By Snow full-length “Common Wealth” to much praise. 2011 promises to be even better with new releases from Bird By Snow, Psychic Hiking, Spencer Owen, Sean Smith & Johanna Borcert, The Range Of Light Wilderness, Aaron Sheppard, as well as a new Bird By Snow album on the horizon. Magnet Magazine has…
Alt-rock outfit Lovedrug’s campaign for fans to fund their new album is a far cry from a handout. Just two weeks into the 60-day campaign, the band has already given contributors over a dozen songs, videos, and downloads, including a brand new Christmas EP. All restricted content is available with any and every pledge, even the most entry-level amount of $15. All such bonus material is in addition to Exclusives…
The Biola Media Conference welcomes one of the most influential voices in the digital revolution, co-founder of Wired Magazine, and futurist, Kevin Kelly, as keynote speaker at the 16th annual Biola Media Conference to be held at the CBS Studio Center lot in Studio City, CA on Saturday, April 30, 2011. Kelly is a leading voice in technology and its cultural consequences. He is editor and publisher of the Cool…
With the release of “The Wages,” earlier this year The Reverend Peyton and his wife, Washboard Breezy Peyton and Aaron “Cuz” Persinger on drums, the soulful, swinging country-blues trio have traveled the world far and wide to deliver their unique stage show to their fans! After a short break back home in Brown County Indiana in early 2011, the band will hit the road in support of fellow guitar slinger,…
American power metal kings CIRCLE II CIRCLE — featuring vocalist Zak Stevens of Savatage fame — are currently rocking through the Midwest US on the newest leg of their ongoing world tour in support of their latest album Consequence Of Power. Additional shows have been added to the routing since previous announcements, including the Chicago-area of Illinois as well as Detroit [updated routing listed below]. CIRCEL II CIRCLE would also…
Brooklyn based doom metal quintet KINGS DESTROY has just released its debut album And the Rest Will Surely Perish via The Maple Forum. The Village Voice premieres the record’s lead track “The Mounty”, saying of the cut “First taste “The Mounty” has all the tension and bowel-busting churn of your favorite 180-gram Southern Lord vinyl, even as vocalist Steve Murphy yowls and whines with the hook-laden gloomcroon of vintage Alice…
3 INCHES OF BLOOD are gearing up for a huge tour alongside Eluveitie, Holy Grail and System Divide this February in support of their latest furious offering ‘Here Waits Thy Doom’. The band experienced one of their most successful years on the heels of their first release for Century Media, spending the summer as part of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival alongside heavyweights such as KoRn, Rob Zombie, Lamb of…