Fast-rising doom rock trio BLACK PYRAMID premieres its new music video – for the song “Mirror Messiah” today via The Obelisk. The powerful, straightforward clip was lensed at Massachusetts’ Valley Homegrown and features an audio mix courtesy of Justin Pizzoferrato (Sonic Youth / Witch / Dinosaur Jr.). The “Mirror Messiah” video drops hot on the heels of BLACK PYRAMID’s recent U.S. tour dates in support of its much talked about…
09/16 – Chicago, IL @ Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island 09/17 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre 09/18 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 09/20 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena 09/22 – Boston, MA @ Agannis Arena 09/24 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden 09/25 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Theatre 09/26 – Fairfax, VA @ Patriot Center 09/28 – Atlanta, GA…
The LA-based noise/scuzz-pop act railcars (aka Aria Jalali) is currently working on his debut full-length for 2011 release and finishing up his cover of Kate Bush’s masterpiece “Hounds Of Love”. To hold you over, Jalali is offering a free EP of remixes from his recent “Cathedral With No Eyes” release. Featuring reworks by No Age, Lucky Dragons, Xiu Xiu, Truman Peyote, White Rainbow, and Jeans Wilder the EP is available…
Acclaimed Canadian musician Meaghan Smith will join Sarah McLachlan, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige and others on the 2010 Lilith Fair this summer. Smith will join the traveling celebration of women in music for shows at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis on July 16th and First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Chicago on July 17th in the U.S., as well as the Bell Center in Montreal, QC on July…
For nearly three decades they were the two-headed, eight-limbed, polyrhythmic engine that drove the Grateful Dead. Now, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart are the Rhythm Devils, and when the veteran percussionists take to the road this summer, even the most Deadicated of fans will be in for some big surprises. “The music is quite different,” says Kreutzmann. “It’s real groove-based. It has lots of percussion and electronics. It’s very danceable.…
With the exception of the Lexington date, Yim Yames, Ben Sollee, and Daniel Martin Moore are all heading out together on the Appalachian Voices tour this summer, traveling through the mountains up to Newport Folk Festival. If you’re near, we’d love to see you out! Jul 22 – Lexington, KY – Lexington Opera House # Jul 23 – Knoxville, TN – The Bijou Theater Jul 25 – Charleston, WV –…
The collective of nationally emerging artists and “ambassadors of Nashville indie-pop” (Nashville Scene), Ten out of Tenn, come together for a benefit compilation to support the efforts to rebuild their hometown with We Are All In This Together, available now. All proceeds to benefit The Community Foundation of Middle Tenneessee. The disc features exclusives tracks by Ten Out Of Tenn artists including: Katie Herzig, Matthew Perryman Jones, Trent Dabbs, Joy…
Born into a musical family, Michael Leonhart has been making waves in the music and entertainment world since he was 17, when he was honored as the youngest Grammy recipient in history. Since then, he has become a highly sought after trumpet player, producer, composer, songwriter, and arranger. Over the past 10 years, Michael Leonhart has performed and/or recorded with some of the best names in music. Some of those…
Belgian black metal legion ENTHRONED will return to North America for the first time in nine years this August! The US/Canadian leg of the Pentagrammaton World Tour 2010 will begin in Brooklyn, New York at Europa and bludgeon its way through nearly two dozen cities before winding down at the Hostile City Deathfest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 29. Support will come from Australian black thrashers Deströyer 666. Tickets for…
Atlanta’s CAMPAIGN has made its 2010 release, It Likes To Party, available for free download. No strings attached … just hot summer jams! You can also preview the EP now on Punknews or check out the track “Best Luck”. Harkening back to No Idea bands like Hot Water Music and Small Brown Bike, as well as pop-punk from Dillinger Four to the Descendents, Atlanta GA’s Campaign never wavers from a…
After nearly 40 sold out shows on three continents since Fall, 2009, The Pixies are bringing The Doolittle Tour back to the U.S.A. The 11-city trek kicks off on September 7 at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia and will extend the 20th anniversary celebration of the release of the band’s classic 1989 album, Doolittle. All of the shows will be recorded and the CDs will be made available immediately after…
Q2 – Classical 105.9 WQXR’s 24-hour contemporary classical music stream available at www.wqxr.org/q2 – presents Cued Up on Q2, a new summer festival of pioneering and invigorating new music performances recorded live at New York City’s most adventurous venues. Coinciding with Bang on a Can’s annual new-music marathon, Cued Up on Q2’s inaugural show on Sunday, June 27 will feature selections from previous BOAC marathons (dubbed “Lollapalooza advised by the…
TRACKLIST: 01. Portal 02. Sun Body 03. Sunlight Is You 04. Green Faces 05. Uplifting The Streets 06. Plant Body 07. New Life 08. The Hands Connect To The Heart 09. The Heart Connects To The Head 10. Intend-Evolve 11. You Are Always Surrounded By Stars 12. Subconscious Transmission 13. Light Into Branches 14. Branches Into Flowers 15. Flowers Into Stardust (CD/Digital Bonus) Christopher Willits occupies a unique corner of…
The tour, which will offer several VIP packages in select cities and feature a rotating roster of eclectic openers (including psychedelic black metallers Nachtmystium who will provide main support for a majority of the trek) will devour 16 cities before winding down in Chicago for two dates at the Empty Bottle where they will again perform In The Name Of Suffering (June 19) and Take As Needed For Pain (June…
It’s not surprising to learn that Eliot wrote his first piano tune about a plumbing accident at age six, or that Mike started taking drumming lessons from jazz masters at an early age,and that they’ve performed in funk, hip-hop, jazz, Haitian, and R&B groups. Since their fateful meeting in 2001 at a wedding gig in Boston, they’ve found themselves playing for kids at community centers and high schools, real estate…
The Romany Rye is thrilled to be sharing the single, All The Boys, off their debut album, Highway 1, Look Back Carefully. The band, tipped by Kings of Leon’s Matthew Followill as the new band to watch in 2010, will be touring with Delta Spirit this summer. Tour dates and more info are available on the band’s Myspace. Would love for you to check out the track, which is available…
Celebrated, Los Angeles, CA Rock ‘N’ Roll band NIGHT HORSE has completed work on its sophomore album. Titled Perdition Hymns, the record will see an August 3, 2010 release date via NYC’s Tee Pee Records. Recorded in East LA at Infrasonic Sound (Beck, The Mars Volta, No Age), NIGHT HORSE’s Perdition Hymns is an album made by fans of rock, for fans of rock! Produced and mixed by Matt Bayles…
Charred Walls Of The Damned’s cover of Powermad’s “Nice Dreams” now on iTunes! Charred Walls Of The Damned has released their cover of Powermad’s Nice Dreams on iTunes. The track is available now for $.99 HERE. Previously, the song was not available in North America. Charred Walls Of The Damned’s Richard Christy is a huge Powermad fan and adds, “I’ve been a huge Powermad fan since I first heard the…
The most dangerous tour of the season has begun… Chicagoan psychedelic stormtroopers NACHTMYSTIUM are on the road now, playing several shows on their way to rendezvous with NOLA sludge kingpins Eyehategod in Florida tomorrow for a three-week binge across the US! Also joining the melee for short segments each include Brutal Truth, The Atlas Moth, Black Tusk, Black Anvil, Strong Intention and more over the course of the tour. NACHTMYSTIUM…
In 2009, CALLmeKAT played numerous critically-acclaimed shows, received an Underground Music Award for “Best Alternative Act,” and was granted one of the Danish Art Council’s prestigious grants for young, talented artists with international ambition and potential. She then made an appearance at the 2010 SXSW Festival, where she was asked to perform a “Tiny Desk SXSW Concert” on NPR’s All Things Considered. This was followed by a pick on both…