Brooklyn-based, genre-bending musician Ariel Aparicio has signed to Rock Ridge Music with plans to release his next album, “Aerials,” via digital distribution in March 2011. Says Aparicio of the forthcoming album and his label partnership: “Aerials is my most complete work to date. Every song is there for a reason, every word and every sound. It manages to bring together all my musical influences – dance, alternative, punk, new wave,…
Always known as innovators, Cornershop are finishing their new album, Cornershop & the Double ‘O’ Groove Of in a modern and exciting way. Following the success of self-releasing the band’s last album, Judy Sucks a Lemon For Breakfast (March 2010/USA) and most recently, Battle of New Orleans EP (October 2010/USA), Cornershop is partnering with the platform PledgeMusic to offer their music directly to the fans, everyone gets a fairer deal.…
Drawing over 350,000 to concert venues across the country since it’s successful launch in 2009, the Rock and Worship Roadshow, is ready to embark on it’s 3rd Annual run of the popular concert series. Compassion International will serve as the executive producer and is proud to announce the star-studded cast which includes the recent American Music Award winning band MercyMe, critically acclaimed band Jars of Clay, Thousand Foot Krutch, Matt…
TOUR DATES: 02/17 Brooklyn, NY- Knitting Factory 02/18 Boston, MA- Brighton Music Hall 02/19 Montreal, ON- Il Motore 02/20 Toronto, ON- Horseshoe Tavern 02/22 Detroit, MI- Lager House 02/23 Bloomington, IN- The Bishop 02/24 Chicago, IL- Lincoln Hall 02/25 Minneapolis, MN- Cedar Cultural Center 02/26 Iowa City, IA- The Mill 02/28 St. Louis, MO- Biliken Club 03/01 Cincinnati, OH- MOTR Pub 03/02 Columbus, OH- Wexner Center 03/03 Cleveland, OH- Grog…
Likened to “watching two superheroes do their thing,” by SF Weekly, instrumental duo El Ten Eleven may not don capes but their musical acrobatics are indeed extraordinary to witness. The LA-based twosome will soar into the new year armed with their combination double-neck bass/guitar and drums assault for their second tour in support of their latest LP, It’s Still Like A Secret, released last month on the band’s own Fake…
THE WRETCHED END features ex-Emperor/ex-Zyklon guitarist Samoth, Mindgrinder/ex-Scum guitarist Cosmo and ex-Dark Funeral/ex-Aeon drummer Nils Fjellström. “Zoo Human Syndrome” comes off the band’s recently released Candlelight debut entitled Ominous. Said Samoth of the track: “‘Zoo Human Syndrome’ is the last song on the album, and it’s one of my favorites actually. It’s quite melodic and atmospheric with a more epic feel. This one definitely has some black metal influences and…
Pop-rock pantheon worshippers Taylor Locke and The Roughs have completed not one but two albums in 2010…. And they’re just getting started. The pair of full-lengths – Grain & Grape and Marathon – were self-written, recorded and released within a mere year of forming, a prolific pace for any band. While The Roughs may be new on the scene, they are no strangers to this business of music. The Roughs…
Jonquil are Hugo Manuel, Sam Hudson Scott and Robin McDiarmid, three men in their early twenties living in Oxford, England. The band rehearse and record at home in their new east Oxford studio, having recently relocated from the House of Supreme Mathematics that they shared with Foals during the writing of Total Life Forever and Jonquil’s own One Hundred Suns. All tracks continue to be produced by Manuel who also…
Rise Records is pleased to announce its partnership with UK based band, SHARKS. Keeping with the bands D.I.Y ethics, they have started their own record label “Velvet Scene” and will team up with Rise Records to release a 14 song album entitled, “’The Joys Of Living 2008-2010”. The album will showcase the bands first 2 years worth of recorded material (‘Shallow Waters’ and ‘Show Of Hands’ EP’s and the ‘Common…
Algernon Cadwallader (Philadelphia, PA) has announced 2 weeks of shows on the west coast with good friends Big Kids (Oakland, CA) in January. The two bands will be sharing a van and bringing about the fun times. Big Kids are supporting their debut LP Hoop Dreams while Algernon Cadwallader’s last release was a 7 inch called FUN. Dates are below: San Diego 1/4 @ Che Cafe Chino 1/5 @ The…
Independent singer-songwriter Ana Egge will kick off the new year debuting new songs from her just finished solo album at Joe’s Pub on Friday, January 14th at 9 pm, followed by the Madison Square Gardeners. Ana’s new CD, titled Bad Blood, was recorded with producer Steve Earle at the famed Levon Helm Studio in Woodstock. Working with Steve Earle in the studio was a dream-come-true moment for Ana who had…
Local Natives have just finished an epic year, touring the world in support of their critically acclaimed debut Gorilla Manor. But just before they go into hiding to start work on their second record, they’re wrapping a few things up first. The band are adding the last four unreleased stems to their remix site, allowing fans and other artists to remix any song they like. All tracks are then posted…
March 24, The Roxy Bar, Bueno Aires, Argentina March 25,Teatro Caupolican,Santiago,Chile March 26,Club 13 de Maio,Piracicaba,Brazil March 27,Carioca Club,Sao Paulo,Brazil April 23,The RockPile,Toronto,Ontario,Canada May 7, Pounding Metal Union Fest, Fuenlabrada,Madrid,Spain August 20,Thrashageddon III, Albuquerque,New Mexico,USA
Coming off the success of his sophomore album, Robots & Dinosaurs, Grammy nominated jack-of-all-trades Kokayi is proud to release the latest track from the album “Chanticleer.” The self-produced song – Kokayi produced all of Robots & Dinosaurs, save “Autumn Rules,” produced by Oddisee – again shows off Kokayi’s ability to blend a variety of musical styles to create a unique and infectious beat. Breaking away from the norm, Kokayi’s main…
In the third installment of their campaign to reissue classic albums, Rebel Records is releasing Curly Ray Cline’s Chicken Reel and Dave Evans’ Bluegrass Memories for digital download on Tuesday, December 21st. The albums will be available for purchase through major retailers including iTunes music store and Amazon MP3. During his nearly thirty years as Ralph Stanley’s faithful sideman Curly Ray Cline recorded a handful of fiddle albums to sell…
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)…