Category: Artist News

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

Otep Tour Update

7/6/2010 Ground Zero Spratanburg SC 7/7/2010 THE ROCK SHOP Fayetteville NC 7/8/2010 Oasis Charleston SC 7/9/2010 Jessye Norman Ampitheater Augusta GA 7/10/2010 CULTURE ROOM Ft. Lauderdale FL 7/11/2010 FLOYD‘S MUSIC STORE Tallahassee FL 7/12/2010 Seville Quarter Pensacola FL 7/13/2010 FIRE JACKSON MS 7/14/2010 THE PARISH New Orleans LA 7/15/2010 New Daisy Theatre Memphis TN 7/16/2010 THE BLUE GOAT Salina KS 7/17/2010 THE MARQUEE Tulsa OK 7/18/2010 Aftershock Shawnee KS 7/19/2010…

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

RHYTHM DEVILS WITH MICKEY HART AND BILL KREUTZMANN ANNOUNCE SECOND LEG OF SUMMER TOUR 

Just as summer moves in to full swing and the Rhythm Devils pack up to hit the road, the band announces a hefty number of new dates for late summer. The Rhythm Devils – Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, the polyrhythmic engine that drove the Grateful Dead for nearly three decades – will make stops throughout the Midwest and Northeast covering some of the territory they’ll miss when out west…

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

ECLECTIC ROOTS ROCK FAVORITES HANDFUL OF LUVIN’ REACH NEW PINNACLE WITH LATEST RELEASE LIFE IN BETWEEN AND SUMMER TOUR

At first, it’s easy to mistake Handful of Luvin’ for just another set of passé ex-college jam band rockers in the Dave Matthews Band tradition, but a second look reveals a quirkier and more rewarding aesthetic. A rock quartet featuring a rocking classically trained violinist, Handful refers to their music as “fiddle-driven roots rock.” The band’s cheerful blend of folk-rock, reggae and world rhythms, plus secondhand baroque, Celtic influences, and…

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

Lisa McClowry LIVE!

uly 8th – Thursday / Mid-America Club 200 East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601-7700(312) 861-1100 Lisa McClowry & Thomas Linsk. Must be a member. Also, The Redhead (Chicago, IL.) 8:00 p.m.- 11:30 p.m. 16 West Ontario, Chicago, IL. (312) 640 -1000 *Proper Dress Required. Lisa performs with singer/pianist Thomas Linsk. July 10th – Saturday Private Party w/ Full Band Chesterton, IN July 11th – Sunday Lisa performs at SPACE Songwriters…

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

Stewart Pearce Is Named Managing Director of Metropolitan Opera Guild

The Metropolitan Opera Guild is pleased to announce that Stewart Pearce has been named its new Managing Director. Mr. Pearce assumes the position today after a long and distinguished association with both the Metropolitan Opera and the Metropolitan Opera Guild. His predecessor was David A. Dik, who has taken a new position as the National Executive Director of Young Audiences Arts for Learning. Mr. Pearce will continue in his role…

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

Black Metal Battalion VALDUR To Unleash Raven God Amongst Us; Cover Art, Track Listing + Tour Dates Revealed

VALDUR, California lords of all that is black and abysmal, are readying to unleash their long-awaited new full-length Raven God Amongst Us. Featuring nine tracks of sonic decay, the self-financed/self-produced long player will be released via drummer Sxuperion’s own BloodyMountain Records. Said Sxuperion of the infernal offering: ” The new full length is named after a song from our split with Lightning Swords Of Death that came out a couple…

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

C-MON & KYPSKI RETURN STATESIDE FOR EAST COAST DATES

The summer just got a little hotter as Dutch genre-bending eclectic visionaries C-Mon & Kypski return to the States for a string of co-headlining shows with Nobody Beats the Drum. The guys aren’t able to make the trip so often, so be sure to check them out when they’re in your city! 07.08.10 – Sound Lab – Buffalo, NY 07.10.10 – Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY 07.11.10 – The Khyber…

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

Experience Sands, Ibiza – Full July & August Line-ups

July: Monday 5 : Ladies day with pampering & treats for the ladies…music by Ben Santiago Monday 12 : Fierce Angels with Mark Doyle & Bass monkeys ! Tuesday 6 : MUMU with Anthony Collins (freakn chic), Burnsky (pokerflat), Lee Rands Tuesday 20: MUMU with Kate Simko & Special guests Tuesday 13 & 27 CAR WASH with Dj Nigel, soul, funk & disco beats ! Wenesdays Warung pre party guests…

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

Trumans Water resurfaces with new album on Asthmatic Kitty this August

Ah, America — she loves a comeback, she does. Even the hint of its possibility tantalizes. Plays so well in Peoria (and elsewhere). Is it part of the USA’s national character to welcome back its own to any notable prominence, to celebrate a reclamation earned through reassertion, revivifying accomplishment — or retrospective reassessment? Trumans Water never really went away. Scarce in their native land, yes — that, indeed, the veteran…

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

Nite Jewel announces new EP, Am I Real?, plus Summer tour dates

California native Ramona Gonzalez first began her transcendent minimalist dance-pop escapades in the privacy of her own home in Los Angeles. With the aid of her multitrack cassette recorder and whatever keyboards, drum machines, and other instruments that were available to her, she very quickly developed her own unique sound and began performing live in the L.A. area under the moniker Nite Jewel. Later teaming up with Cole M. Greif-Neill…

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

GOLLUM Added To Mayhem Festival Lineup August 3

Wilmington, North Carolina metal enigmas GOLLUM were recently added to one of the dates on this year’s edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. The fest runs from July 10 – August 14 and features over a dozen bands including Korn, Lamb Of God, In This Moment, 3 Inches Of Blood, Hatebreed and Shadows Fall. GOLLUM will perform on the Jagermeister Stage August 3 at the Walnut Creek Amphitheater…

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

Sister Sin heading out on five US dates supporting Black Label Society!

With tours across Europe and over 100 shows through 2 full U.S. tours, SISTER SIN has rocked the stage with the likes of Motorhead, Ill Nino, and Faster Pussycat. Dedicated to head banging, true classic metal and rock, this Swedish import embodies raw and intense energy. In support of their fresh release, True Sound of the Underground, SISTER SIN will be heading out on a slew of dates with MSG…

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

VOTUM Added To Metal Hammer Festival 2010

Polish prog metallers VOTUM recently confirmed their appearances at this year’s edition of the Metal Hammer Festival in Poland alongside Katatonia, Opeth, Pain Of Salvation, Riverside and headliners Korn (with one band still to be announced). The event will take place on August 27 at Spodek Hall in Katowice. VOTUM formed in Warsaw in 2003. The band will unleash their second full-length, Metafiction, in the US on August 3 via…

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

Ane Brun returns to the US for a special performance after releasing four albums in the States this year!

Norwegian guitarist and vocalist, singer and songwriter Ane Brun returns to the US in November, playing a very special NYC show with Ani DiFranco at Town Hall. This year saw Ane Brun release FOUR albums stateside for the first time: Spending Time with Morgan, Duets, Sketches and Live in Scandanvia Ane Brun Returns to the US Nov 19 – Town Hall – NY, NY w/ Ani DiFranco Spending Time with…