Category: Artist News

Posted on: August 8, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NEW POLITICS BROOKLYN BASED / DENMARK BORN 3 PIECE ROCK BAND TO TOUR WITH 30 SECONDS TO MARS THIS FALL

Well into their first nationwide headline tour, New Politics announces they will hit the stage this fall with multiplatinum rock band, 30 Seconds to Mars in support of their self-titled debut album (RCA Records). New Politics is taking the world by storm with their explosive first single “Yeah Yeah Yeah” which is Top 10 on the iTunes Alternative Chart and continues to explode at Modern Rock Radio. New Politics performed…

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Posted on: August 8, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

HAERESIARCHS OF DIS sign with MORIBUND RECORDS, prepare label debut for October 12th release!!!

Today, MORIBUND RECORDS announces the signing of HAERESIARCHS OF DIS. HAERESIARCHS OF DIS is a one-man black metal project currently residing in the woods of Lexington Hills, California. Formed by Cernunnos, the band produces underground black metal bearing avant-garde, ambient, and melodic elements. Imagery and lyrical content are derived from misanthropic and anti-Christian ideologies with undercurrents of Indo-European mythology. The band has three releases to date including the debut full…

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Posted on: August 7, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Alternative Cinema New Release Announcement OCTOBER 2010 – SCULPTURE

ust in time for Halloween, Camp Motion Pictures unveils SCULPTURE, a brutal psychological shocker that Fearzone calls “well-acted, gory, and disturbing,” and HorrorSociety.com praises as. “…a visceral treat on many levels.” Starring Raine Brown (DARK CHAMBER) and Misty Mundae (Cinemax’s LINGERIE, Masters of Horror SICK GIRL), this harrowing story of an emotionally fragile artist and the repressed trauma that threatens her sanity will have you on the edge of your…

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Posted on: August 7, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Big Head Todd and The Monsters’ Tour Starts Today

Saturday, August 7 Ravinia Festival Highland Park IL Thursday, August 19 The Vogue Indianapolis IN Friday, August 20 Preservation Plaza Arnolds Park IA Saturday, August 21 Fall Park Festival Grounds Sioux Falls SD Thursday, August 26 Minnesota State Fair St. Paul MN Friday, August 27 Crossroads Kansas City MO Saturday, August 28 Southern Brewers Festival Chattanooga TN Friday, April 15 – Saturday, April 16 Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center…

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Posted on: August 7, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BRIDGE NINE SET TO RE-PRESS HAVE HEART’S THE THINGS WE CARRY

Boston’s Have Heart was perhaps one of the most impactful and relevant bands to exist in the hardcore circuit in the 2000’s and have remained relevant even since they disbanded in October of 2009. Over their seven-year-long career, the band released two albums for Bridge Nine Records: 2008’s Songs to Scream at the Sun and the band’s 2006 debut full-length The Things We Carry. That landmark recording (The Things We…

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Posted on: August 7, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE ACORN RETURNS TO THE STATES FOR FALL TOUR

Ottawa-based five-piece The Acorn will be heading on tour to support their third full-length album, No Ghost, out now digitally and due September 7 (CD/LP) on Bella Union. The Acorn recently returned to NYC, playing three highly successful shows in expectation of their upcoming fall tour. While in NYC, the Acorn were featured on WNYC and were filmed performing tracks off the new album in the Time Out NY offices…

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Posted on: August 7, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

EA REVEALS DARKSPORE, A NEW SCI-FI ACTION ROLE-PLAYING GAME IN DEVELOPMENT FROM MAXIS STUDIO

Maxis™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today announced the next project in its award-winning portfolio of PC games: Darkspore™, an online, science-fiction action role-playing game, is currently in development for a February 2011 launch. Darkspore is rich in action and fiction, and is being written and developed by some of the most talented minds in the video game industry. “Darkspore is inspired in part by the award-winning creature…

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

1st lady of UK folk Kathryn Williams releases album of interpretations

Kathryn Williams releases her new album “Relations” this Fall through One Little Indian Records. “Relations” is a beautiful collection of interpretations of classic well-known tracks and some lesser-known gems originally by the likes of Jackson Browne, Nirvana and Neil Young. Produced by Kathryn Williams, “Relations” was recorded with her regular band in her hometown, Newcastle. She recently released “The Quickening” on One Little Indian to some great critical responses.

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

THE ACACIA STRAIN Tour, Tour, Tour

9/17 Jena, GER – F Haus $ 9/18 Koln, GER – Essigfabrik $ 9/19 Reading, UK – Sub 89 $ 9/20 Norwich, UK – Waterfront $ 9/21 Colchester, UK – Arts Centre $ 9/22 Plymouth, UK – White Rabbit $ 9/23 Manchester, UK – Moho Live $ 9/24 Sheffield, UK – Corperation $ 9/25 London, UK – Islington 02 Academy $ 9/26 Antwerpen, BE – Hof ter Lo $ 9/27…

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

THE BODY: Two-Month Tour Begins This Week

Also in support of the album, the damaging duo are also gearing-up to take to the road this week, kicking off a mammoth two-month long tour. The brutal trek begins in Brooklyn this Thursday and runs through the middle of September; quite a grueling tour for the two-man act. THE BODY are self-booking this entire tour in their self-sufficient D.I.Y. fashion, but many shows are still being booked. If you…

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

Angel Taylor iTunes Sessions EP Sponsored in Tour Format

August: 6 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena (w/ Ben Kweller) 7 Boston, MA Bank of America Pav. (w/ Ben Kweller) 8 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pav. (w/ Kris Allen) 10 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Thea. (w/ Kris Allen) 13 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall (w/ Ben Kweller) 14 Rochester, NY Cananadaigua Music & Arts Center (w/ Ben Kweller) For more information go to: www.angeltayloronline.com

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

Proximal Records’ Say Uhns Unveils Compilation MEGAMIX

Tokimonsta added to LA release party w/ Daedelus and more; Proximity One: A Narrative Of A City’ Los Angeles themed Compilation w/ Dam Funk, Daedelus, Shlohmo, Tokimonsta + the Proximal Crew due out 8/10 Say Uhns Friends of Proximal: Daedelus Tokimonsta Proximal Crew: Benedek Lawrence Grey Sahy Uhns more info here: www.proximalrecords.com ————————————— Proximal Records is a Los Angeles based independent record label with a mission of supporting and promoting…

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

Maverick Entertainment’s October New Releases!

Maverick Entertainment Group announces the video release of FIRE When a young musician and his wife witness a brutal bank robbery they soon find themselves in the middle of a political conspiracy! Starring Gary Dourdan of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” Pre-Order Date: 9/3/2010 Street Date: 10/5/2010 Label: Platinum Genre: Action Pricing: $24.98 (DVD) UPC#: 8 2 4 3 5 5 5 3 5 1 2 9 MAV#: MAV-5351 Spindle#: 8…

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

Classical 2010 Season Preview

August 2010 Aug 10 – 23 ANNA NETREBKO returns to the Salzburg Festival to sing the doomed heroine in Bartlett Sher’s production of Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette. Last season she worked with the Tony Award-winning director on his production of Les contes d’Hoffmann at the Met. The performances mark the first time the Russian soprano will sing Juliette, now one of her signature roles, at the Austrian summer festival. [Salzburg,…

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

Full Length Debut Titled, Back In The USSA, By Cleveland Garage Rock Band, Prisoners, Out Now On Smog Veil Records

Smog Veil Records announces the new full-length album by Cleveland garage rock band Prisoners titled, Back In The USSA (out now). The record was pressed on multi-colored wax, with eco-friendly recycled content jacket and full color two-sided insert. The LP includes a free download code for the entire album. This collectable release is strictly limited to a single pressing of 500 pieces. The album was recorded, mixed and engineered by…

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

LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE LAURIE BERKNER BAND! – Available on DVD on September 28, 2010

Get ready to jump, dance and sing along to the wildly popular Laurie Berkner Band. This DVD compilation is packed with some of Laurie’s most popular tunes, including music videos from her regular appearances on Jack’s Big Music Show. Lyrical themes, interactive music, movement and games will promote creativity and help foster an appreciation for music. Created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, Let’s Hear It…

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

BENEATH THE MASSACRE Announce Title of New EP and Street Date

Technical death metal act, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, have announced “Marée Noire”, as the title of their forthcoming EP which will be released in North America on September 14th. The effort was co-produced by Chris Donaldson, known for his work with Cryptopsy, with guitarist Chris Bradley and the band. It was mixed by Donaldson and mastered by Alan Douches (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Converge). Bradley commented on the release: “‘Marée Noire’ was…

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

Look What I Did – My First Time (CD)

Hey, its metal! Look What I Did are schizophrenic enough that every song has enough of a different sound to it that one thinks that different bands are playing the tracks on this disc. However, each track on this disc has a section where Look What I Did really makes a plea for radio-play. Whether it is the very generic sounding bridge or the Stabbing Westward-like vocals in “My Biggest…

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

Sarah Jaffe Tours

08/05 – Oklahoma City – Oklahoma Vintage Guitar 08/09 – New York, NY – The Living Room 08/19 – Phoenix – Trunkspace Gallery 08/21 – Los Angeles – Hotel Café 08/22 – San Francisco – Hemlock Tavern 08/24 – Portland – Doug Fir Lounge 08/25 – Seattle – High Dive 08/27 – Salt Lake City – Kilby Court 08/28 – Denver – Hi Dive 08/30 – Des Moines – Vaudeville…

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

JODY PORTER HITS THE NORTHEAST WITH CLOSE TO THE SUN

Fountains of Wayne guitarist Jody Porter released his solo debut Close To The Sun via Engine Room Recordings in May and will be hitting the road next month for a few select Northeast dates. Porter and his band will be at Rockwood Stage 2 in NYC on Aug 13, Lizard Lounge in Boston on Aug 14 & North Star Bar in Philly on Aug 20. MAGNET recently posted a free…

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