Category: Artist News

Posted on: November 18, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Hart Ramsey Releases Debut Contemporary Jazz Album, Charge It To My Heart via N-Coded Music

Sought after producer, keyboardist, engineer, and songwriter Hart Ramsey takes his talents to center stage with the release of his debut album Charge It to My Heart via N-Coded Music. The album is co-produced by bassist Sean Michael Ray (Maxwell, John Waite, Alex Bugnon, Dionne Farris) and features Eric Essix, Phil Davis, Kelley O’Neal, and Rick Watford. Charge It to My Heart is a Contemporary Jazz offering that blends unconventional…

Posted on: November 17, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Dears Upcoming Album DEGENERATION STREET

A welcome return to form and for fans of the operatic hysteria of past albums, NO CITIES LEFT and GANG OF LOSERS, DEGENERATION STREET finds Murray Lightburn creating a sweeping collection of orchestral pop / rock that is at once enlightening, angst-ridden and mesmerizing. Check out the first track “Omega Dog” live from Mexico City: http://bit.ly/cxoTVc “Omega Dog” encapsulates The Dears’ neo-romantic songwriting and acts as a calling card for…

Posted on: November 17, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Confirmed Live Actions:

11/24/2010 Cassiopeia – Berlin, Germany 11/25/2010 Underground – Koln, Germany 11/26/2010 Club Schocken – Stuttgart, Germany 11/27/2010 Doornroosje – Nijmegen, Netherlands Antilles 11/29/2010 Cluny 2 – Newcastle, UK 11/30/2010 Classic Grand – Glasgow, UK 12/01/2010 Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK 12/02/2010 Scala – London, UK w/ Shrinebuilder 12/03/2010 ATP Nightmare Before Christmas Fest – Minehead, UK w/ Neurosis, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, more 12/30/2010 Neumos – Seattle, WA w/…

Posted on: November 17, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

First Blood “Silence Is Betrayal” Tour Through New Year

All dates with: Stick To Your Guns and Wish For Wings: 11/26 Brisbane, AUS – The Fort  11/27 BLacktown, AUS – Masonic Hall (afternoon show)  11/27 Sydney, AUS – Teen Wolves  11/30 Canberra, AUS – Axis Youth Centre  12/01 Bendigo, AUS – Musicman Megastore (afternoon show)  12/01 Bendigo, AUS – Bendigo Alternative Club  12/02 Melbourne, AUS – Next  12/03 Melbourne, AUS – Seaford Community Hall 12/04 Auckland, NZ – Zeal…

Posted on: November 17, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

HINSIDES Signs With Abyss Records

Abyss Records is proud to announce signing Norwegian nihilists HINSIDES. The band’s recently self released Universe Aspire In Mysticism (limited to 500 copies) is now available exclusively through Abyss Records. HINSIDES has signed to Abyss Records with plans to release their 3rd, as-of-yet-untitled album in late 2011. In the meantime check out the new release while they last for only $10 plus shipping & handling. Dark Matter Dawn 666 to…

Posted on: November 17, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Jesse Payne Continues To Tour

11.18 • Morristown, TN — The Downtown 11.19 • Knoxville, TN — Preservation Pub 11.20 • Tuscaloosa, AL — The Mellow Mushroom 12.10 • Birmingham, AL — The Bottletree Artist – Jesse Payne Album – Nesting US Release Date – November 9, 2010 Label – Capture Music Inc. Tracklist: 01. Manhattan Project 02. Scripting Carolina 03. Yards Of Paint 04. Conversations 05. Wes Anderson 06. Ramble We Hang 07. My…

Posted on: November 16, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

STEVE PINK TO DIRECT REMAKE OF ‘THE TOXIC AVENGER’

Writer and director Steve Pink (HOT TUB TIME MACHINE, HIGH FIDELITY) has signed on to direct the upcoming remake of THE TOXIC AVENGER and will pen the script along with Daniel C. Mitchell. Akiva Goldsman of Weed Road Pictures, Richard Saperstein, and Charlie Corwin of Original Media are producing. The producers announced in April that they had secured the rights to the franchise, which includes the 1984 cult classic, four…

Posted on: November 16, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Vincent Moon & Efterklang Announce Unique Collaboration “An Island”

Vincent Moon and Efterklang are proud to announce their film AN ISLAND. This is the first teaser of the film that will premiere February 2011 around the world in a way like no other film has ever been premiered before. Three months ago in August 2010, French filmmaker Vincent Moon and Efterklang’s 8 piece-live band met up on an island in the Danish country side. The objective was to shoot…

Posted on: November 16, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GWAR’S “BLOODY PIT OF HORROR” OPENS TO PUBLIC

11/16 – West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues 11/17 – Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theater 11/18 – Chico, CA @ Senator Theater 11/19 – Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory 11/20 – Bend, OR @ Midtown Music Hall 11/21 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom 11/22 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House Concert Hall 11/24 – Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air 11/26 – Portland,…

Posted on: November 16, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Announcing Fearless Records’ first holiday album – ‘Tis The Season To Be Fearless

Get set for the holiday season with Fearless Records’ first holiday album – ‘Tis The Season To Be Fearless! The digital-only album is set for release on November 22nd, 2010 and will be available for just $4.99. Fans can pre-order the album now from iTunes. Featuring seven original compositions and one epic cover by some of the hottest new artists on the Fearless Records roster, ‘Tis The Season To Be…

Posted on: November 16, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

OK GO TOURS THIS MONTH

11/19 in Santa Barbara, CA @ The Hub @ UC Santa Barbara (headlining) 11/27 in Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia (headlining) 12/3 in Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club (WBOS Radio 92.9’s Christmas in Paradise) 12/5 in Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel (WBRU’s Holiday BRU-haha with Neon Trees) 12/8 in Phoenix, AZ @ KEXX Concert Series @ Gila River Casino with Smashing Pumpkins 12/11 in Colorado Springs, CO…

Posted on: November 15, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Rewards (Aaron Pfenning: Co-Founder of Chairlift) Adds Tour Dates with We Are Scientists, Warpaint

Rewards, aka Aaron Pfenning (co-founder of Chairlift) is pleased to announce additional dates with We Are Scientists and Warpaint to his 2010 tour spanning Europe and the US. The fall tour kicked off to a great start with Brandon Flowers (The Killers) for the first series of Europe dates. Rewards will play the second stretch of the tour as direct support to We Are Scientists in the UK, before returning…

Posted on: November 15, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SKELETONWITCH Announce Limited 7″ Trilogy

Blackened thrash overloads SKELETONWITCH have announced a limited-edition 7″ trilogy via Prosthetic Records. The band recently re-recorded three tracks from their long out-of-print debut, “At One With The Shadows,” for this series. Each edition will have one of those tracks, as well as another rarity, and feature artwork by drummer Derrick “Mullet Chad” Nau. The first installment, limited to 500 copies on gold vinyl and coinciding with the launch of…

Posted on: November 15, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SARAH MCLACHLAN ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL “SARAH AND FRIENDS” 2011 TOUR DATES

SARAH MCLACHLAN announces 23 additional dates across the US and Canada (including a New Year’s Eve show in Atlantic City), with more dates to be announced in the coming weeks of her “Sarah and Friends” tour. The “Sarah And Friends” tour offers fans an intimate evening with Sarah McLachlan as she not only performs classic hits and new favorites from her critically-acclaimed new release LAWS OF ILLUSION (Arista Records), but…

Posted on: November 15, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Collections of Colonies of Bees joins Hometapes

Collections of Colonies of Bees, the long-running, Milwaukee-based project of guitarist Chris Rosenau, is the newest member of the Hometapes recording family. The group will release its next album, GIVING — the much-anticipated follow up to 2008’s critically-praised Birds — via the Portland-based independent record label in early 2011. Together with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, the members of Collections of Colonies of Bees also make up the group Volcano Choir.…

Posted on: November 15, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Telekinesis: back to Europe!

After working on a new album with Chris Walla (Death Cap For Cutie), Michael M. Lerner aka Telekinesis has returned to Europe to play some shows in Spain, Italy, France, Benelux & Germany. So be prepared for new songs (and new shirts as well) if you come to one of these shows: 16.11.2010 — Madrid (ES) — Clamores 17.11.2010 — Toulouse (FR) — Le Saint des Seins 18.11.2010 — Paris…

Posted on: November 14, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Hull Continues Work On Upcoming Full-Length

Brooklyn, New York-based triple-guitar led sludge merchants HULL recently came out of hiding to play a surprise CMJ performance with Kylesa at Public Assembly on their home turf. The crushing performance brought with it an unexpected, brand new, as-yet-untitled track from the band’s upcoming full-length. Check it out HERE. HULL have been holed up at an undisclosed location working on the follow-up to their Sole Lord debut, issued via The…

Posted on: November 14, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Introducing Bird By Snow

Recording as Bird By Snow, Fletcher Tucker has been releasing deep, genre-refracting sounds for the past five years with his output varying from dreamy drones to eccentric lo-fi pop to mountainous dub. His latest effort Common Wealth finds Tucker masterfully refining his songcraft with powerful arrangements, graceful melodies, and moving poetic imagery. The songs on Common Wealth feel harvested (rather than written) from somewhere ancient, mysterious, and otherworldly. Recorded with…

Posted on: November 14, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Priests Join Forces with Shane MacGowan (Of The Pogues) On recording of “Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth”

Global musical superstars and ordained Catholic priests, The Priests – Father Eugene O’Hagan, his brother Martin and their old school friend David Delargy, have joined forces with Shane MacGowan (of The Pogues fame), to record a version of “Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth” on their brand new album NOEL (RCA Victor) in stores now. The Priests are one of the most celebrated musical acts the religious arena, having sold 3…

Posted on: November 14, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE WALKMEN ADD SOUTHEAST TOUR DATES

Critically acclaimed rock band The Walkmen will tour the southeastern United States in early 2011 in support of their Fat Possum Records debut Lisbon. Scanning over 13,000 units in its first week of release, Lisbon entered the chart at #27 making it the band’s highest debut on the Billboard Top 200. After completing a successful North American run and appearances on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and “Last Call with…