Category: Artist News

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…

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

Owen Pallett, Clogs, Nico Muhly, Dan Deacon, tUnE-yArDs and more join Ecstatic Music Festival in NYC Jan. 17-March 28, 2011

New York City’s Kaufman Center, in association with New Amsterdam Records, presents the 2011 Ecstatic Music Festival, a showcase of collaborative evenings between 150 genre-pushing composers, songwriters and performers who represent a new generation of artists combining vast influences and techniques to explore the crossover of classical and pop music. The event opens with a free seven-hour marathon on January 17th, 2011 and continues with 13 additional concerts until March…

Posted on: November 13, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Jazz Christmas Show Featuring Pianist Monika Herzig

Sunday, December 5, 2010 6:30 PM $25 w/dinner, beverage, tax & gratuity (come early for dinner, if you like-call for details) or $10 for “show only” Vocalists appearing are Lesley Byers, Karel King and Jennifer Buhrow Sawa’s Old Warsaw 9200 Cermak Road Broadview, IL 708-343-9040 http://www.sawasoldwarsaw.com/ SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer…

Posted on: November 13, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

the boy least likely to announce the release of Christmas Special on November 30th

Strawberries and cream, cocktails and sunsets, Bert and Ernie. Some things were just meant to go together. And so it is with the boy least likely to and the holiday season. They go so perfectly together, it is as if the Christmas album was a concept thought up especially for them. After all, no other band manages to sound quite so happy and quite so sad at the same time.…

Posted on: November 10, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

DESULTORY To Reissue Into Eternity + Bitterness Full Lengths With Bonus Tracks

Reunited Swedish death metallers DESULTORY will reissue exclusive deluxe editions of their Into Eternity and Bitterness full lengths via Singapore’s Pulverised Records. Initially released via Metal Blade Records in 1993 and 1994 respectively, each record represents an important contribution to Swedish extreme metal history. To commemorate these two landmark offerings, both discs will be released together with bonus tracks from three DESULTORY demos circa ’90 – ’91. In addition, each…

Posted on: November 10, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

JIMMY EAT WORLD ANNOUNCES FIRST TOUR DATES OF 2011

Hot on the heels of releasing their sixth studio album, Invented, and an intensive tour across the United States with a November trek across Europe/United Kingdom to follow, the band will be performing first single “My Best Theory” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this Friday, October 29th. Fans and listeners everywhere propelled “My Best Theory” all the way to #3 on the Modern Rock Charts and onto Billboard’s…

Posted on: November 10, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GET LIT FOR HANUKKAH WITH THE SEPHARDIC MUSIC FESTIVAL COMPILATION CD, FEAT. MATISYAHU, YAIR DALAL, YASMIN LEVY & MORE

Move over “I have a Little Dreidel” and “Maoz Tzur”… there is an exciting new sound in the air this Hanukkah. A mix of traditional, dance, electro, hip hop, and folk songs from around the Sephardic world makes up the Sephardic Music Festival’s first compilation album, set for world-wide release on November 30th (one day before the first night of Hanukkah). Grammy-nominated artist Matisyahu combines a suite of Middle Eastern…

Posted on: November 10, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CRYSTAL CATSLES SPRING 2011 TOUR DATES

March 2 San Diego CA House of Blues March 3 Pomona CA Fox Theatre March 4 San Francisco CA Warfield Theatre March 6 Portland, OR Roseland Theater March 7 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom March 8 Seattle, WA Showbox at the MArket March 11 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue March 12 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre March 13 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Hall March 15 Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts…

Posted on: November 10, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

TOOTH & NAIL RECORDS NABS MINNEAPOLIS MELODIC ROCK BAND: HYLAND

A new addition has been announced to the Tooth & Nail roster – Hyland, melodic rockers hailing from Minneapolis, MN. Grabbing the label’s attention with their EP “Quotients,” which was produced by Ben Kasica of Skillet and Nick Rad of Acceptance, Hyland will release their T&N label debut in Spring 2011. The forthcoming full-length release will be produced by Aaron Sprinkle in Seattle and mixed by JR McNeely. A debut…

Posted on: November 9, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Broken Bells On Tour:

12/03/10 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall (on sale now) 12/06/10 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue (on sale now) 12/09/10 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom, KNRK Show (on sale now) Broken Bells bring you a special B-side track, “Meyrin Fields,” as a Digital 45 which will also include the band’s recent single “The Ghost Inside.” Link here to Listen To “Meyrin Fields” http://www.myspace.com/brokenbells http://www.myspace.com/brokenbells#pm_cmp=mce_con_music_bilboard_broken Broken Bells recently completed a set of…

Posted on: November 9, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Junip Upcoming North American Tour Dates:

NOVEMBER 10 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s 11 – Vancouver, BC – Neumo’s 12 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir 13 – San Francisco, CA – Independent 14 – Los Angeles, CA – Music Box 16 – Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room 18 – Austin, TX – Mohawk 19 – Huston, TX – Fitzgerald’s Downstairs 20 – Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon 21 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl…

Posted on: November 9, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Future Music Festival 2011

Punters… lady luck is on your side! Australia’s award-winning musical spectacular the Future Music Festival is back in March 2011 for another dazzling roll of the electric loaded dice. Featuring a blue ribbon field flush with the world’s finest bands and DJs, Future Music Festival has more bright lights and neon action than Vegas. Expect state of the art audio boasting crystal clear sound with the best lighting and video…

Posted on: November 9, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Frosty’s Meltdown Tour Dates:

December 16 – The Hideaway–Johnson City, TN December 17 – Green Street Club – Greensboro, NC December 18 – Champions – Raleigh, NC December 19 – New Brookland Tavern – Columbia, SC December 20- The Channel – Greenville, SC December 21 – Abrosonny – Huntsville, AL December 22 – TBA- Knoxville, TN The Running List will be touring between December 16th-22nd on an East Coast run in support of their…

Posted on: November 9, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SOCIAL DISTORTION ANNOUNCE JAN/FEB WEST COAST HARD TIMES TOUR DATES

Los Angeles, CA – Iconic Southern California rock ‘n’ roll band Social Distortion have announced a January/February west coast tour in support of their highly anticipated forthcoming album, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, which is scheduled for release on January 18. Touring in support will be Lucero and Chuck Ragan, with The Aggrolites playing select dates. Social Distortion’s west coast run marks the first time since 2004/2005 the band has…