Soprano saxophonist extraordinaire Dave Liebman continues one of the most eventful years in his rich and varied career with his large ensemble release, As Always available August 10 from Mama Records, a division of Summit Records, Inc. The Dave Liebman Big Band covers the full spectrum of Liebman’s writing with six of his original compositions arranged for jazz orchestra by some of the finest jazz players working today. The all-star…
* Celebrated Women Of Color invites viewers to revisit a selection of beloved films featuring celebrated performances from Queen Latifah, Angela Bassett, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jennifer Hudson, Alfre Woodard, Alicia Keys, Sanaa Lathan, Loretta Devine, Whitney Houston and Whoopi Goldberg. * From the wildly popular comedy Beauty Shop to the touching and critically acclaimed The Secret Life Of Bees, Celebrated Women Of Color has something for every movie lover. *…
Mike Posner, singer, songwriter, producer, and recent Duke University graduate has announced his first headlining club tour, The Up In The Air Tour, produced by Live Nation and sponsored by Karmaloop.com. Fans can receive exclusive access to pre-sale tickets for The Up In The Air Tour when they pre-order 31 Minutes To Takeoff at MikePosner.com. The Up In The Air Tour will make 22 stops at premier clubs throughout the…
Lissie’s song “Bully” is now a single. The track, from her debut full-length album, Catching A Tiger, which will be released in the U.S. on August 17th via Fat Possum. Catching A Tiger, produced by Jacquire King (Kings Of Leon, Norah Jones, Modest Mouse) and Bill Reynolds (of Band of Horses), expands upon the resonant alt-country and haunting, soulful ballads of last fall’s arresting Why You Runnin’ EP (Fat Possum).…
Multimedia superstar Reba will release her new album on November 9th. The follow-up to the GOLD, Keep On Loving You, released less than a year ago, will be her second for The Valory Music Co. Reba’s lead single from her upcoming album, “Turn on the Radio,” earned Billboard Hot Shot Debut status a week before it’s official impact date at radio. “Turn on the Radio,” a lively, modern day kiss-off…
September 28th, 2010 marks the release date of Jimmy Eat World’s highly anticipated new album, Invented. Recorded in Tempe, Arizona at the band’s Unit 2 studio, Jimmy Eat World reunited with Mark Trombino, the producer on the band’s breakthrough album, Bleed American, and their seminal earlier albums, Static Prevails and Clarity. “We’re very excited about Invented,” said lead singer and guitarist Jim Adkins, “it was great reconnecting and creating an…
CODESEVEN have officially announced their return from their 2005 hiatus and are currently planning live shows to celebrate. “We are excited to announce that after five years, Codeseven is going to dust off the cob webs and start playing some shows again.” says guitarist Eric Weyer. The band is coming back and they want to make it clear why. Weyer continues, “The Reason? We miss playing these songs. No one…
Blood Red Shoes know you don’t need a whole string section to denote ‘emotional’, or a whole horn section to do ‘rousing’. They know rock music doesn’t need to be smothered in effects or laced with devious studio tricks to make an impact. There is another way, a way to make music that really resonates. It involves boiling songs down to their essence – just raw guitar riffs and drum…
Paper + Plastick Records is proud to announce the digital release of SPRING HEELED JACK’s out-of-print, third wave ska classic CDs Static World View (1995) and Songs From Suburbia (1998). Both albums are available for download through the Paper + Plastick webstore (http://www.districtlines.com/Paper-And-Plastick), as well as a FREE download of “East End Gangster,” the band’s first brand new song written in over a decade, recorded live earlier this year: http://tinyurl.com/SHJEastEndGangster.…
James Jackson Toth, AKA Wooden Wand is your fearless friend, the stumbling guy that goes out and gets himself into some incredibly fucked-up situations but comes out shining and lives to tell you all about it, entertaining you safely and immensely. You should be grateful. His songs are beautiful, indisputably, both musically and lyrically, and they’ll give you joy if you listen to them. In my view, he’s a great…
Songwriting sensation Danielle Ate the Sandwich was featured as You Tube’s “Spotlight Video” on July 6, which, not so coincidentally, was the date, her new cd Two Bedroom Apartment was released. That video “Public Property” has garnered nearly 500,000 views to date and helped propel Danielle’s “2Bd Apt” disc to the Number 5 position on the iTunes singer/songwriter sales chart literally overnight. Link: http://www.youtube.com/user/daniellesmagic Danielle “Ate the Sandwich” Anderson is…
Longrunning independent label Robotic Empire has teamed up with the Wellington, New Zealand band NEON BASTARD for the release of their debut album, “Meikhaus”. Comprised of 11 songs in under 22 minutes, “Meikhaus” is a total blitzkrieg of blasting punk rock, stoner riffs and pure noise. Two preview tracks have been posted (well, hidden) on the band’s hideous myspace page, here: http://www.myspace.com/NeonBastard About as far from “normal” as a band…
The term “Super-Group” describes a band rising out of two of the most creative bands of the past 30 years: YOSO is formed out of TOTO’s brilliant lead vocalist Bobby Kimball and the creative force of former YES members, Tony Kaye and Billy Sherwood, thus equalling the magic of YES with the voice of TOTO. However, YOSO is much more than a combination of two classic rock groups. The band’s…
With TRUTHLiVE’s new album, the Jake One-produced Patience, continuing to create waves, he’s excited to release a brand new music video for the album’s latest single, “Ready Set Go.” Premiering on mtvU and mtvU.com, the song features fellow KMEL Freshmen 10 selection and Interdependent Media recording artist Moe Green, who just released a new album of his own, Rocky Maivia: Non-Title Match. Joining TRUTHLiVE and Moe Green in the video…
Miami- based rock band Atom Smash announces summer tour dates in support of their forthcoming Jive Records debut album Love Is The Missle. Atom Smash will rock fans across the country with stops that include Dallas, Houston and Little Rock and will join Filter, Buckcherry, Cavo, 12 Stones, RED, Shaman’s Harvest, and Black Sunshine on tour. “Do Her Wrong” (click to listen) is the first single from Love Is In…
MON 7/26 WASHINGTON DC 9:30 Club TUE 7/27 PHILADELPHIA, PA Trocadero THU 7/29 NEW YORK, NY Bowery Ballroom FRI 7/30 BOSTON, MA House of Blues SAT 7/31 MONTREAL, QC Metropolis MON 8/2 OTTAWA, ON Capital Music Hall TUE 8/3 TORONTO, ON Phoenix THU 8/5 DETROIT, MI Majestic FRI 8/6 CHICAGO, IL Lollapalooza SAT 8/7 MINNEAPOLIS, MN First Avenue TUE 8/10 CALGARY, AB Flames Central WED 8/11 VANCOUVER, BC Commodore THU…
*First turning heads on Flying Lotus’ “Tea Leaf Dancers” then on Bonobo’s Spring Tour, the head-turning songstress combines soul, funk, r&b on cinematic ‘Lost Where I Belong’ full length out 9/7* Andreya Photo #1 (Artist photo) Download “A Town Called Obsolete (Mount Kimbie Remix Preview Edit)” (mp3) from the “A Town Called Obsolete” single Download “Lost Where I Belong (Flying Lotus Remix Preview Edit)” (mp3) from the “Lost Where I…
Bay-Area independent rap legend Lyrics Born has joined forces with New York multimedia powerhouse Decon for the sake of quality trans-national hip-hop. The multi-faceted musician plans to release his third proper solo effort, As U Were on October 26th. The lead single “Lies x 3” is an alt-tinged synth-rocker that is a sure shot summer banger. Blending catchy pop-synth melodies and hooks, heavy guitar riffs, sticky bass, and windshield poppin’…
North Carolina experimental extreme metal troupe GOLLUM are pleased to unleash their latest video for “Blacksmith (Summoning Wrath),” which comes off the band’s critically-acclaimed The Core full-length released via Rotten Records last spring. The video was shot in the summer of 2009 in the band’s hometown of Wilmington. The band performance portion was shot in a studio and later cropped and transformed into abstract CGI while the “movie” portion was…
These lyrics exemplify the new Dive Index album, The Surface We Divide: a series of charged conversations, conducted at arm’s length. Spearheaded by co-writer/producer Will Thomas, the new songs feature vocal contributions from such musical stalwarts as Joseph Arthur, Cat Martino, and former Ride vocalist Mark Gardener, as well as up-and-coming London-based artist Patrick Cooper. This vocal mixture lends a wide stylistic range to the album, from textured baritones to…