Category: Artist News

Posted on: December 6, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Elizabeth & the Catapult announce East Coast dates supporting sophomore release “The Other Side of Zero”

Brooklyn darlings Elizabeth & the Catapult announce East Coast dates supporting their sophomore effort The Other Side of Zero – out now via Verve Forecast. Elizabeth & the Catapult sat down for a chat and played a very special, intimate session at Rockwood Music Hall with Baeble Music. Watch here for a preview of their new songs live. More music and tour dates below! Elizabeth & the Catapult East Coast…

Posted on: December 6, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ARGUS Signs To Cruz Del Sur Music

CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC have reached an agreement with Pennsylvania’s ARGUS for the release of their new album entitled Boldly Strides The Doomed. ARGUS was formed in 2007 and features Bruce Balich of Penance fame on vocals. They released their self-titled debut album on Shadow Kingdom records in 2009, which was greeted warmly by the metal press immediately, Decibel Magazine describing them as “…a chest-thumping display of epic heavy metal…

Posted on: December 6, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

EYEHATEGOD: Winter Tour To Commence

12/06/2010 Birdy’s – Indianapolis, IN w/ Goatwhore, Phobia 12/07/2010 Downtown – Little Rock, AR w/ Goatwhore, Phobia 12/08/2010 Drifter’s – Fayetteville, AR w/ Phobia, Zoroaster 12/09/2010 The Marquee – Tulsa, OK w/ Phobia, Zoroaster 12/10/2010 Korova – San Antonio,TX w/ Phobia, Zoroaster 12/11/2010 Reno’s – Dallas, TX w/ Phobia, Zoroaster 12/12/2010 Red Seven – Austin, TX w/ Phobia, Zoroaster 12/13/2010 The Rail Club – Fort Worth, TX w/ Phobia, Zoroaster…

Posted on: December 6, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Peelander-Z wraps up US tour with “How Are USA” single; debuts “Taco Taco Tacos” video!

Peelander-Z, the Japanese action comic punk band based in New York City, recently wrapped up two-plus-months of US touring that saw the band playing to the biggest crowds of its career including a performance at Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest that will continue to be talked about next year. Known for its manic, high energy show, Peelander-Z has been touring in support of its new P-TV-Z album attracting the attention…

Posted on: December 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Elves Of Heaven “Hard Times On 34th Street” MP3

You can now preview another track from The Elves Of Heaven, “Hard Times On 34th Street” which isn’t your father’s happy Christmas song, rather taking a not from the pages of The Pogues’ Christmas classic “Fairytale Of New York”. The group’s frontman Martin Clancy describes the track: “Father Christmas disillusioned, unemployed, a crack head…just another bum for the cops to move on…now there are hard times on 34th street. Inspired…

Posted on: December 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

LISSIE ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN WINTER TOUR DATES

Lissie has announced a new North American headlining tour in late 2010 and early 2011. Following a three-date stretch in the Pacific Northwest that begins December 29th at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver, BC, the tour will continue on January 15th at the Music Box in Los Angeles, CA, and run through February 10th at Antone’s Nightclub in Austin, TX. These dates include shows in Denver, Davenport (IA), Minneapolis, Chicago,…

Posted on: December 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Here We Go Magic North American Tour Dates

12/16 – Bronson Centre – Ottowa, ON % 12/17 – Bronson Centre – Ottowa, ON % 12/18 – Metropolis – Montreal, QC% 12/19 – Theatre Imperial – Quebec, QC% % w/ Broken Social Scene More dates to be announced shortly “… the woodshedded feel of Pigeons is a good look for the band. Here We Go Magic are doing something more interesting– something weirder; they’re trying out takes on jittery…

Posted on: December 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BASSIST, VOCALIST AND COMPOSER ESPERANZA SPALDING TO HOST FIND THE BEAT

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) are pleased to announce that bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding, in response to the Diversity and Innovation Fund Request for Proposals, has been asked to host Find The Beat, a progressive new television show on PBS. Find The Beat, a new program that promotes diversity, features Spalding joining with a group, a band or solo musician to…

Posted on: December 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

MAKE OUT (Featuring Junior Senior’s Jesper Mortensen) Announce Debut Performance in NYC on 12.16 at Mercury Lounge

Formed in 2010, MAKE OUT consists of New York native Hennessey on vocals, Jesper Mortensen (formerly of Junior Senior, aka Junior) on back-up vocals and guitar, Anders Christiansen on bass and Olivia Alminiana behind the drums. Playing fast, manic, condensed pop songs, the group eschews the fuzzed-out sounds its contemporaries are churning out. Instead, MAKE OUT explodes with anthems like “I Don’t Want Anybody That Wants Me”, the group’s first…

Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BIRDS OF TOKYO: Self-Titled ARIA Award-Winning Album Goes Platinum And Band Reveal New Video For “Wild At Heart”

Recently, the cover of the Sydney Morning Herald entertainment guide declared … ‘Move Over Powderfinger – Birds Of Tokyo Are The New Face Of Rock.’ With an ARIA Award winning, self-titled album that surpassed Platinum sales, plus a platinum single (“Plans”) and forthcoming appearance on the Big Day Out, the claim is not quite as far fetched as it may sound. At the 2010 ARIA Awards, Birds Of Tokyo not…

Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NeuFutur Introduces Ben Wilkins

With the scent of fresh paint in the air after a brand new launch of, well, just about everything, it seems we may have a brilliant newcomer to the Canadian pop music scene. Ontario-raised and Montreal-residing Ben Wilkins released his new EP, “Back Of My Head” just last week to an unsuspecting global online audience. While Wilkins brings a certain degree of familiarity in this piano-based pop delight, there is…

Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Catch GWAR on the “Bloody Tour Of Horror”, with The Casualties, Infernaeon and Mobile Deathcamp:

12/10 – Auckland, New Zealand @ ASB Showgrounds 12/12 – Perth, Australia @ Arena Joondalup 12/15 – Adelaide, Australia @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre 12/17 – Melbourne, Australia @ Melbourne Showgrounds 12/18 – Sydney, Australia @ The Entertainment Quarter Moore Park 12/19 – Brisbane, Australia @ RNA Showgrounds AFTER XMAS DATES 12/26 – New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater 12/27 – So. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground 12/28 – New…

Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CANCER BATS AND THE CHARIOT ON TOUR NOW IN THE STATES!

Toronto, Ontario’s CANCER BATS have added more U.S. tour dates to their upcoming winter tour! The band will be supporting MADBALL and COMEBACK KID from January 14th through January 19th, taking the band into Texas, Arizona, and Nevada prior to their upcoming run with DEVILDRIVER and BAPTIZED IN BLOOD. The latter section of the tour begins on January 20th in Oakland, CA, and comes to a close in Albuquerque, NM…

Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE BOOKS ANNOUNCE REMASTERED, REPACKAGED REISSUES OF ALL PREVIOUS ALBUMS

Masterminds of found sound, the Books, have announced the reissue of their entire full length catalog. Re-mastered from the original mixes by Nick Zammuto of the Books, CD and LP version will be released on Temporary Residence Ltd. The albums will be released in chronological order starting with Thought for Food on January 25, continuing with The Lemon of Pink on February 22, and finishing with Lost and Safe on…

Posted on: December 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE BOOKS ANNOUNCE REMASTERED, REPACKAGED REISSUES OF ALL PREVIOUS ALBUMS

Masterminds of found sound, the Books, have announced the reissue of their entire full length catalog. Re-mastered from the original mixes by Nick Zammuto of the Books, CD and LP version will be released on Temporary Residence Ltd. The albums will be released in chronological order starting with Thought for Food on January 25, continuing with The Lemon of Pink on February 22, and finishing with Lost and Safe on…

Posted on: December 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Bleu Announces New Tour Dates For 2011

Confirmed dates as follows: Dec 9th – LA, Hotel Cafe w/ Taylor Locke & The Roughs Jan 14th – NAMM Steve Clayton booth, set time tba West Coast tour with Taylor Locke & The Roughs and Lindsey Ray (more dates tba): Jan 14th – Hermosa Beach, CA @ Saint Rocke Jan 17th – San Diego, CA @ Casbah Jan 18th – Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland Jan 19th – Phoenix,…

Posted on: December 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Keegan DeWitt Limited Edition 7″ Out 12/14/10

Both songs on Two Hearts/Reluctance were written this summer while DeWitt toured in promotion of his recent Nothing Shows EP (released exclusively through Daytrotter). The tracks expand upon the cinematic, orchestral feel of Nothing Shows and find DeWitt moving in a notably different direction than either the EP or his debut full-length, Islands (Izumi Records, 2009). The driving, dance-inflected pop of “Two Hearts” follows in the footsteps of Nothing Shows’…

Posted on: December 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sleeping In The Aviary Winter 2011 Tour:

01.06 • Minneapolis, MN — Triple Rock 01.07 • Madison, WI — Hgh Noon Saloon 01.08 • Appleton, WI — Hunger Strike Riot 01.09 • Milwaukee, WI — Borg Ward 01.10 • Chicago, IL — Empty Bottle 01.11 • Indianapolis, IN — Radio Radio 01.12 • Bloomington, IN — Rachael’s Cafe 01.13 • Nashville, TN — Little Hamilton Collective 01.14 • Atlanta, GA — The 529 01.18 • Houston, TX…

Posted on: December 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GMV Nashville Adds New, Vintage Christmas Titles to Catalog

Nashville-based digital label, GMV Nashville, has added a trio of Christmas titles from Deborah Allen, Daisy Mallory and Bill and Jeanine Walker to its digital catalog. Deborah Allen’s “Redneck Christmas” is a tongue-in-cheek look at the redneck holiday tradition. The humorous single features an appearance from Country comedian Cledus T. Judd and is currently receiving airplay at Country radio. The artist behind such hits as “Baby I Lied” and “Rock…

Posted on: December 2, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

AMOS LEE SET TO PERFORM ON CMT’S “ARTISTS OF THE YEAR” SPECIAL ON DEC. 3

Amos Lee will be a featured performer on CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR, a 90-minute special hosted by Kevin Costner that honors this year’s top country artists. Premiering Friday, December 3 at 8:00pm ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com, the special will celebrate Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Zac Brown Band by bringing them together with their peers, for a glamorous evening of star-studded performances from the…