Oct. 7 – New York, NY – Joe’s Pub Nov. 2 – San Diego, CA – Park Gallery Nov. 3 – Los Angeles, CA – Hotel Cafe Nov. 4 – Santa Barbara, CA – Muddy Waters Cafe Nov. 7 – Sacramento, CA – Luigi’s Fungarden Nov. 9 – Bend, OR – Silver Moon Brewery Nov. 10 – Portland, OR – Alberta Rose Theater Nov. 12 – Seattle, WA – Columbia…
R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, and bassist Mike Mills have just finished recording their 15th studio album, which will be released in Spring 2011 by Warner Bros. Records. The band has re-teamed with Grammy Award-winning producer Jacknife Lee, who produced R.E.M.’s acclaimed previous album Accelerate. He is also noted for his work on albums by U2, Snow Patrol, The Hives, and indie stalwarts Kasabian, The Editors, Aqualung, and…
Metal Mind Productions presents the exclusive re-release of self-titled album by Angelzoom. This album is a truly magical journey into the most beautiful corners of the mind… Angelzoom is a project of vocalist Claudia Uhle, who was known from the German pop ensemble called X-Perience, where she sang from 1995. The group had two major hits – “A Neverending Dream” and “Magic Fields”. In 2004 she used her time off…
On October 20, Vassily Primakov will perform the world premiere of “Piano Concerto No. 2” by the Danish composer Poul Ruders. The performance will take place in Oslo, Norway, with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by the orchestra’s Music Director, Thomas Søndergård. The 24 minute concerto, in three movements, was commissioned by the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and American pianist, Jerome Lowenthal. The premiere performance will be broadcast in Norway, and…
Sept 30 Denver CO @ The Further Shop w/ Velnias Oct 2 Milwaukee @ Borg Ward Oct 3 Chicago IL @ Enemy w/ Locrian Oct 4 Columbus OH @ Carabar w/ Bringers of Disease Oct 5 Brooklyn NY @ Archeron w/ Archon and Bezoar Oct 7 Boston MA @ Starlab w/ Ehnahre Oct 8 Greenfield MA @ John Doe Jr. w/ Ehnahre Oct 9 Ithaca NY @ Warehouse w/ Ehnahre…
The North American premiere will be at the New York Film Festival on September 30th Starring Chloë Sevigny, ALL FLOWERS IN TIME is a dark and quirky short film that plunges the audience into a mysterious universe. A malevolent signal emitted by a Dutch television program bewitches viewers and possesses young girls and boys making them believe that they can morph into other people and monsters. About the director Born…
Umphrey’s McGee and Martin Sexton perform a double-header concert webcast on Sunday Oct. 3, live from the soundstage of Ex’pression College for Digital Art in Emeryville, CA. The concert is hosted by CreativeAllies.com, an online design community that lets anyone submit art in official design contests for high-profile artists including M.I.A., OK Go, Amanda Palmer, Jack Johnson and Thievery Corporation. Sexton takes the stage first at 7 p.m. PT/ 10…
Chicago’s Smith Westerns, who recently signed with Fat Possum, have announced a handful of upcoming dates including a Northeast run of shows with Florence & The Machine and a Chicago date opening for Belle & Sebastian. The band’s debut self-titled LP was just given a wide release via Fat Possum and the band is currently wrapping up its as-of-yet untitled sophomore LP, which is due in early 2011. Photographer Ryan…
ou have probably heard of a few of these artists: Chris Tomlin, David Crowder*Band, Charlie Hall, Christy Nockels, Matt Redman and Passion, but you may not be as familiar with the newest member of the sixstepsrecords family-uprising artist Kristian Stanfill. Having released his critically acclaimed debut album Attention last year, Kristian Stanfill is excited to present to you brand new music that has never been heard before on his new…
IMPIETY FINISH RECORDING OF THEIR NEW ALBUM! The title for the 7th IMPIETY’s full length album is Worshippers of the Seventh Tyranny currently being recorded in utter depravation and satanic violence at Music City Studios in Treviso, Italy. The album will have seven blasphemies with a running time close to 40mins. The Barbarian Black Horde IMPIETY now comprises of Shyaithan (Bass.Vomit) in command with Guh Lu (Guitars), Eskathon (Guitars) and…
The tour is set to kick off on October 3 at the Post Pavillion in Columbia, MD and ends November 4 in Los Angeles, CA at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. Tour dates below. Oct 3 Columbia, MD Merriweather – Post Pavillion Oct 5 New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom Oct 6 Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Center Oct 8 Lowell, MA – Tsongas Oct 9 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena…
Giuseppe Verdi’s popular masterpiece Rigoletto returns to the Met this season featuring five artists in their Met debuts and four performers singing major roles for the first time with the company. On September 29, Lado Ataneli sings the hunchback court jester and Christine Schäfer is his daughter Gilda, both adding new roles to their Met repertory. Conductor Paolo Arrivabeni makes his Met debut, as does Francesco Meli as the Duke…
Madison Farmer (guitar) and Fiona Campbell (drums), from Arkansas and New Zealand respectively, first met bartending at DIY shows in Brooklyn during the sweltering heat of summer 2009 and decided to start a band after discovering a shared love of punk, surf, and riot grrrl records. After an initial jam in the Market Hotel living room, the band recorded a few demos in Madison’s basement and, over the course of…
Canada’s very own CANCER BATS are pleased to announce brand new tour dates with THE CHARIOT that will take them into the U.S. this winter! The tour begins in Edinboro, PA on November 30th, and more dates will be announced soon! But, before this U.S. run, CANCER BATS will also perform across Canada with THE CHARIOT! CANCER BATS and Absolute Punk recently posted the second episode “CANCER BATS World Wide…
Los Angeles experimental rock quintet Vanaprasta will be releasing a 7-inch vinyl featuring the tracks Skinny State and Minnesota from their forthcoming full-length record Healthy Geometry on September 27th. The 7-inch can be pre-ordered at a discounted price until the 27th. Healthy Geometry explores the expansive landscape of the band’s musical influences. Vanaprasta’s heavy, bluesy riffs mesh with angular guitars, three part harmonies, pounding rhythms and ethereal sounds. The exhilarating…
The Extra Lens (John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats and Franklin Bruno of the Human Hearts) will release their Merge debut, Undercard on October 19. To commemorate this occasion, Franklin & John will head up the east coast for a few dates in October. All dates are with John Vanderslice, and tickets will go on sale this weekend. The Extra Lens on tour: *all dates with John Vanderslice Oct 19…
Legendary jazz bassist Avishai Cohen is at it again. After receiving critical acclaim for his April 2010 release, Aurora, he’s embarking on a North American tour to spread the love a little more. The phenomenon that is Avishai Cohen now unites spirits well beyond the borders of jazz. Having moved outside any clearly defined categories, Avishai electrifies the audience at each performance. If you’re interested in helping cover this tour,…
VeneMusic, the dynamic music label of Venevision International, a global entertainment company of the Cisneros Group of Companies, announced they had reached a deal with Yanni-Wake Entertainment for the distribution and marketing of future Latin-themed albums produced by Yanni, considered the most successful contemporary instrumentalist of all time. The first of these productions to be released is “Yanni, Mexicanísimo,” [loosely translated means ‘Very Mexican’] a musical gem that, without a…
Toro Y Moi has announced a Fall tour with LA’s Nosaj Thing & Jogger, in addition to a few shows on their own and an appearance at Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Festival in November. In addition to Toro Y Moi, Chaz Bundick has a few other aliases he’s been recording under for some time, including Les Sins. Carpark has just unveiled plans to release the first Les Sins 12″ on…
After an astonishing breakout in 2009, falsetto throwback crooner Mayer Hawthorne is set to embark on a national tour with backing band The County. Hawthorne’s tour will be sponsored by a standout in its own category, the all-new 2011 MAZDA2 subcompact 5-door hatchback. Mayer’s authentic, organic ascent to popularity produced a stellar debut A Strange Arrangement, anchored by the lead single “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out,” which was amongst the…