Category: Artist News

Posted on: November 21, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ROTIMI IS HERE TO STAY,IN R&B, NOW UNTIL ‘FOREVER’ Single Release

Forever (Official Video) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J4u8MG8r74 On the cusp of breaking into his R&B singer-songwriter career, Rotimi releases new hit single ‘Forever’, released Oct.26. After leaving audiences in awe, and placing first at New York’s famous open mic and urban music venue, The Apollo Theatre, Rotimi from New Jersey, started to seriously pursue his gift. In 2009 he released ‘Beautiful Music’ followed by ‘Already Know’ ft. Dawn Richard’s (Danity Kane/Dirty Money),…

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Posted on: November 21, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ANIMALS AS LEADER ROCK OUT ON TOUR

11/21 Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues # 11/23 Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance # 11/24 Boston, MA – House Of Blues # 11/26 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts # 11/27 New York, NY – Irving Plaza # 11/28 New York, NY – Irving Plaza # 11/30 Indianapolis, IN- The Earth House 12/2 Omaha, NE- The Waiting Room 12/5 Sparks, NV- The Alley # w/ Circa Survive, Codeseven,…

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Posted on: November 20, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Left – “Desperation”

“Ironically, by recapturing an essence of the past, The Left cement their place in playlists and disc changers of the future.” HipHopDX.com “Gas Mask is 17 tracks of pure hip-hop. No filler. No fluff…While the “C” word is often thrown around, Gas Mask certainly deserves the label – and looks good wearing it…Classic.” PotholesInMyBlog.com The Song: It’s been only a few weeks since release and already the rave reviews have…

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Posted on: November 20, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Gospel Music out on Kill Rock Stars Nov 30th!

Gospel Music is the latest project from Owen Holmes (Black Kids) and as you may guess from the title features duets from members of Vivian Girls, Camera Obscura, Magnetic Fields, etc. I’ll let Owen tell you more about the EP: On me: Just turned 30. Currently live in my hometown of Jacksonville, Florida, which isn’t quite as bad as it sounds. Grew up in the Southern Baptist church, which is…

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Posted on: November 20, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sara Groves Gives this Holiday Season with Free Live Recording Sara Groves O Holy Night Tour: Live The Prison Show

Critically Acclaimed singer/songwriter Sara Groves brings the Christmas spirit to the women of an Illinois prison in her upcoming holiday release Sara Groves O Holy Night Tour: Live The Prison Show. In the spirit of giving, Groves is making the album available to everyone for free through www.sararoves.com starting today. The INO Recording artist partnered with Hope Shows Ministry, an organization that produces Christian concerts in prisons and benefit events…

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Posted on: November 20, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Les Savy Fav Tour, End of November / December

Since their emergence from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1996, Les Savy Fav have been building a passionate following among musicians, fans, and critics the old fashioned way: by earning it. In a world where technologies speed new music to listeners and enable young bands instant access to limitless audience, Les Savy Fav is among an increasingly rare breed of band who built their audience city by city…

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Posted on: November 20, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

New Fashawn video, ‘Bart Simpson’

Hey- Watch Fashawn’s new video for ‘Bart Simpson’ featuring a cameo from this year’s Dew Cup and Money Maloof Cup Champion Pierre-Luc Gagnon. It’s the first video from Fashawn’s latest mixtape Grizzly City 3, feel free to share video and/or mixtape. Fashawn – Bart Simpson Grizzly City 3 Fashawn – Grizzly City 3 (Mixtape) [NoDJ]

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Posted on: November 19, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MINI MANSIONS ANNOUNCE US TOUR DATES

November 29 San Diego, CA Tin Can Alehouse 30 Tempe, AZ Yucca Tap Room December 1 Tucson, AZ The Hangart 2 Santa Fe, NM The Underground 3 Colorado Springs, Co Triple Nickel Tavern 4 Denver, CO Moe’s 5 Ft. Collins, Co Surfside 7 7 Chicago, IL Subterranean 8 Milwaukee, WI Mad Planet 9 Madison, WI The Project Lodge 10 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar 11 Rock Island, IL Ribco 12 Des…

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Posted on: November 19, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

33Miles To Release Nationally First Christmas Album Believe

On the heels of releasing their third studio album, Today, 33Miles will be releasing their first, full-length Christmas record titled Believe. The Christmas CD will be sold separately at all digital retailers, and will also be available in stores with purchase of their latest recording Today. “Christmas is my absolute favorite time of year,” explains 33Miles’ Jason Barton. “Chris and I have both wanted to make a Christmas record since…

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Posted on: November 19, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

FRONTIERS RECORDS Gains New Ground In the USA

Frontiers Records is excited to announce that Derek Shulman and 2Plus Music Entertainment has agreed to oversee the label development and marketing over the North American market. After an internationally acknowledged career as singer for the Progressive Music band Gentle Giant, Derek Shulman became involved in the recording business in the early 80’s. Starting as an A&R representative at PolyGram Records, where he rose to the ranks of Senior Vice…

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Posted on: November 19, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Erk Tha Jerk – “Reach The Top” Feat. J. Myers + Album Release

“Nerd’s Eye View will likely be remembered as one of the definitive Bay Area albums of the post-Hyphy era…Not only is it the best debut album since Mistah F.A.B.’s Son of a Pimp, but it might just change perceptions of Bay Area rappers: namely, that they can’t make hit songs.” – Oakland Local. The Song: Erk Tha Jerk has received major radio spins, amassed hundreds of thousands of views on…

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Posted on: November 19, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

October Sky Announce “Green & Beautiful” France Tour Dates

Montreal’s cinematic rockers October Sky have announced their “Green & Beautiful” France tour dates set to kick off November 24th in Paris and end in Nantes on December 3rd. “The last few months have been incredible, this will be our second time to Europe and our first time to France. We’re really looking forward to performing our new release for them.” commented vocalist / guitarist, Karl Raymond. Just last week,…

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Posted on: November 18, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Motion City Soundtrack Presents the First Ever Popsickle Festival!

Motion City Soundtrack are excited to present the first ever Popsickle festival in their hometown of Minneapolis, MN on December 18th. Taking over Minneapolis’ famed First Avenue and spilling over into 7th Street Entry, the all ages festival will feature headliners Motion City Soundtrack along with Minus the Bear, Foxy Shazam, Gold Motel, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Now Now Every Children, One for the Team, Gospel Gossip, Take…

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Posted on: November 18, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CHRISTOPHER VON UCKERMANN’S MUSIC VIDEO DEBUT “SINFONÍA” PREMIERES WORLDWIDE

“Sinfonía”, the first promotional cut off of Christopher Uckermann’s debut solo album now has a music video which premiered yesterday on Univision’s Primer Impacto and its available on his Youtube Channel. The music video for “Sinfonía”, directed by Gerard Howland, was shot at the beautiful Nicholson Ranch vineyard in the city of Sonoma, California. The short film for the song co-written by Christopher Von Uckermann, George Noriega and Jodi Marr…

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Posted on: November 18, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ROCK BAND TADDY PORTER TO HIT THE ROAD WITH ALTER BRIDGE

Stillwater, Oklahoma based rock quartet TADDY PORTER will join Alter Bridge on a forthcoming US winter tour beginning December 20th in Pontiac, MI. Currently on the road in support of Evan’s Blue, Taddy Porter recently wrapped tours behind the legendary guitarist Slash, and platinum rockers Finger Eleven . “We can’t wait for our jaunt with Alter Bridge,” noted guitarist Joe Selby, “Since we met him on the Slash tour, Myles…

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Posted on: November 18, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Einstürzende Neubauten – Album Out Digitally NOW! Touring in December!

12/1 – Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box 12/2 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echoplex 12/3 – San Francisco, CA – The Filmore 12/4 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s 12/8 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre 12/9 – Chicago, IL – Metro 12/11 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre 12/12 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace 12/14 – New York, NY – Webster Hall 12/15 –…

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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…

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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…

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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/…

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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…

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