J. Tillman’s 7th full-length record is called Singing Ax and was recorded in three days, February 2010, by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago. Bob Weston mastered the album. If you are pressed for time, tracks 2 “Diamondback”, 4 “One Task”, and 6 “Tillman’s Rag”, should give you a general idea what the record’s about. Very few of the songs feature accompaniment, though a few include mellotron and drum…
Kina Grannis is a talented multiethnic 24-year-old from Mission Viejo, California. At age 15 she found her love for the guitar and has been creating sweet melodic pop songs ever since. In 2007, after self-releasing three EPs in college, Grannis entered herself into the Doritos Crash The Super Bowl Contest with a music video for her song “Message >From Your Heart.” She eventually won the contest and subsequently had her…
California-based and North Carolina-raised singer-songwriter Joe Firstman plans to release a new album, “Live At The Treehouse,” on August 17, 2010, via Rock Ridge Music. The album is not live in the sense of a traditional live album in front of an audience; rather, it was recorded in the studio (The Treehouse in Laurel Canyon outside Los Angeles) with Firstman playing and singing simultaneously to achieve a more live sound…
Tour Dates 9/17 – Henry Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA 9/19 – Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA 9/20 – SOHO Music Club – Santa Barbara, CA 9/22 – Fillmore – San Francisco, CA 9/24 – Showbox at the Market – Seattle, WA 9/25 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR 9/28 – Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO 9/30 – The Waiting Room – Omaha, NB 10/1 – First…
On August 17, bassist/vocalist/composer Esperanza Spalding releases Chamber Music Society. Backed by drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and pianist Leo Genovese – and inspired by the classical training of her younger years – she creates a modern chamber music group that combines the spontaneity and intrigue of improvisation with sweet and angular string trio arrangements. Esperanza Spalding – “Little Fly” Music Video From Chamber Music Society http://www.headsup.com/media/HUI-31810-02/littlefly/Video.html
One of Zane One’s many strengths is her ability to convey a unique and exciting view of Los Angeles through her lyrics. The new video for “Zane One (L.A. Woman),” the Dert-produced single off of her debut album, L.A. Woman, highlights these talents and couples them with scenes seemingly taken straight from her everyday life. “I wanted to capture all the styles and flavor we have here; hip-hop in this…
8/16 – The Trunk Space, Phoenix, AZ 8/26 – Mama Buzz, Oakland, CA 8/31 – Burning Man, Black Rock, NV 9/10 – Swing State, Lake Villa, IL 9/12 – Elbo Room, Chicago, IL (more dates tbc) Coinciding with these dates we will be releasing the Iamprimate EP, Believe Never Question. We feel this is a great opportunity to compliment the projects being undertaken on the road trip as the pair…
The Gaslight Anthem is excited to announce the first leg of their Fall North American headline tour, supported by The Menzingers and Fake Problems. Presale tickets for the Fall tour dates announced this week can be purchased via http://tix.concertmaps.com/thegaslightanthempresale/ before general onsale commences at the end of this week. The band’s full Fall tour kicks off September 4 in Lincoln, NE, and will continue through September, including a headline appearance…
Candlelight Records today confirms September 28 as the North American release date for In the Absence of Light, the second full-length album from black metallers ABIGAIL WILLIAMS. Recorded at Conquistador Studios in Cleveland, Ohio, the album was mixed by Peter Tagtgren (Dimmu Borgir, Immortal, Celtic Frost) and features artwork by Farron Kerzner (Nachtmystium, Lightning Swords of Death). In The Absence of Light is true to the rules of black metal.…
New York City’s preeminent soul jazz trio, Soulive, bring the funk to The Beatles’ iconic repertoire with the release of Rubber Soulive due September 14 on the band’s own Royal Family Records. Featuring renditions of 11 classics by The Fab Four, including “Come Together,” “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” and “Revolution,” Rubber Soulive takes its place in a lineage of classic instrumental albums by the likes of Booker T.…
Soft Metals from Portland, Oregon are releasing their debut recording, a 12″ vinyl EP on Brooklyn, NY label Captured Tracks today. Titled The Cold World Melts, the EP is a collection of the band’s first five songs. A record release party will be held in Portland on Sunday, August 29th at Holocene. The celebration will include live performances from Soft Metals, Arohan, and Joey Casio and a DJ set from…
Straight from the gutter to the stage, THE AUTUMN OFFERING deliver to their fans a killer new MySpace layout and look. Included is a brand new song called “Born Dead,” that is chock-full of blast beats and twin guitar wizardry. Preorders are now available for their upcoming album entitled The Autumn Offering which streets August 31st. Be the first one to own this fantastic album full of kick ass songs…
Derrick Carter, a true pioneer of the Jack, coincides with Get Physical tech house star DJ T for a slick carnival episode. His skills are flawless, his productions are innovative and he certainly knows how to rock a crowd. Derrick Carter returns to Manchester this weekend to deliver a masterclass performance to the Sankeys basement. Often cited as a pioneer of Chicago House, his influence on the industry is immeasurable.…
Entitled SPEAK NOW, the album will be released on Big Machine Records and contains 14 tracks, all written solely by Taylor. Taylor co-produced the project with Nathan Chapman, and the first single from the new record, “Mine,” will be released on August 16th. “Saying the right thing at the right moment is so crucial that most of us start to hesitate, for fear of saying the wrong thing at the…
Based on true events, THE LENA BAKER STORY recounts one African-American womans struggle to rise above the challenges of her life, to face the choices she makes, and to ultimately triumph over her impossible circumstances. As a young girl in the early 1900s Lena Baker (Tichina Arnold) and her mother (Beverly Todd) make ends meet by picking cotton in the hot southern sun of rural Cuthbert, Georgia. Lena grows up…
Plan an escape, maybe not to South America, but definitely to a Thieves and Villains show when they hit your town! 8/11/2010 Crocodile Rock Cafe Allentown PA 8/15/2010 The Warehouse La Crosse WI 8/20/2010 Mt. Airy Firehall Mt. Airy MD 8/27/2010 Laserdome Manheim PA About the band: When it came to writing South America, THIEVES & VILLAINS decided to sculpt the album as if they were the only four people…
Five acclaimed albums; hundreds of headlining shows, four months touring Europe supporting Rammstein (playing to hundreds of thousands of people)… Combichrist is fired up and ready for action! Many acts reach a certain level of success and rest on their reputations, Combichrist’s Andy LaPlegua returned to the studio with a fist full of inspiration and a whole lot of nothing to prove. With the new album, Making Monsters, LaPlegua emerges…
Produced by John Alagia (John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Ben Folds Five, Brett Dennen) Ry Cuming features 11 tracks that perfectly encompass Ry’s signature style – an effortless combination of tumbling falsetto melodies and rocking choruses set to a captivating musical narrative. Maroon 5’s Jesse Carmichael contributes his beautiful piano work to the album and Sara Bareilles lends her vocal talent to the track,”Always Remember Me.” The national tour includes dates…
The End Records is proud to announce the U.S. release of Finnish superstar Tarja Turunen’s sophomore effort, What Lies Beneath, on August 31, 2010. The first single, “Falling Awake” (featuring Jason Hook from Five Finger Death Punch) will be released August 17 as a limited edition 7″ through The Omega Order and available August 24 at all digital outlets . The track is backed with “The Good Die Young” –…
Fresh off the remix for Ciara’s “Ride” that he produced and featured on alongside Andre 3000, Bei Maejor drops the first track off his upcoming free album uʍop ǝpısdn (Upside Down). “Gamez,” featuring famed songwriter-turned-artist Keri Hilson, is the first offering from the project, which is hosted by Clinton Sparks and features a flurry of other big time features. Bei Maejor wrote and produced the entire album, and it will…