Legendary stoner rock band SLEEP split in 1997 after two hugely influential albums. Members went on to form underground heroes OM and High On Fire, and more recently metal supergroup Shrinebuilder. This Fall, original members Al Cisneros and Matt Pike will be joined by drummer Jason Roeder of Neurosis to perform the seminal Holy Mountain album as well as selections from Dopesmoker and more. SLEEP debuted with 1991’s Volume One…
EAST OF THE WALL are devising their next cross-country live attack for all of July. The New Jersey crew will be touring in support of their upcoming Translation Loss full-length Ressentiment, to see release while the band is on the road. Ressentiment is a concept record in which the band focus on a slightly different sound, integrating the use of vocals and an increased emphasis on sonic dissonance, and was…
Rev Theory are currently in Los Angeles’ Henson studios recording the follow up to their 2008 cd, Light It Up with famed veteran rock producer Terry Date (Soundgarden, Pantera, Deftones). Their forthcoming cd, yet to be titled, is scheduled for release in early 2011 on Interscope. “To be able to sit in the same room and work on your music with a guy that has produced some of your favorite…
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart had quite a 2009, and 2010 is shaping up to be even better. They released their self-titled debut last February to universal acclaim, racking up features in magazines like Spin, Rolling Stone and NME, earning Best New Music status from Pitchfork, and touring the US and Europe non-stop. They began 2010 with a month-long tour of Japan, New Zealand and Australia, but somehow…
The recently signed Interscope/Cherry Tree Records group features members Kev Nish, Prohgress, J-Splif and DJ Virman. Far East Movement have also had success with their hit ‘Girls On The Dance Floor’ which reached #1 on major Los Angeles radio stations including Power 106 while still independent artists. Far East Movement toured with with Lady Gaga and LMFAO and their new smash single ‘Like A G6’ is available on iTunes. Far…
06.21.10 – San Diego, CA @ the Soda Bar 06.26.10 – San Jose, CA @ Left Coast Live Festival 07.10.10 – New York City, NY @ the Rockwood Music Hall 07.11.10 – New York City, NY @ the Zebulon Lounge 07.12.10 – New York City, NY @ Pete’s Candy Store 07.13.10 – New York City, NY @ Bruar Falls 07.15.10 – Sacramento, CA @ the Blue Lamp w/ Admiral Radley…
The Bay Area’s Jewish Music Festival marks its two and a half decades with a day of free outdoor festivities for all ages and background at the Yerba Buena Gardens on July 11, 2010, including instrument building workshops, instant choruses, klezmer jams, and performances running from kid-friendly to hip. In addition to the fun free-for-all, the Festival is presenting several groundbreaking multi-media, multi-platform performances, the edgy interpretation of Jewish roots…
Small Black are busy fellas these days. Small Black have also been busy in the lab putting the final touches on their first full-length album, and apparently they’re getting power tools involved! Today we are proud to present a new music video directed by Nick Bentgen for “Bad Lover” off of their self-titled EP. The video features incandescent glows, acetylene torches, and an array of instruments of construction/ destruction that…
June 23rd Liv in Washington DC, MD June 24th Southpaw in NY, NY June 25th Spring 4th in Atlanta, GA June 26th Venue TBC in Miami, FL June 29th Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia, PA Quadron’s self-titled release is available now on Plug Research (www.plugresearch.com). For more info on Quadron, please see www.myspace.com/quadronquadron.
Shredding, PA’s premier gang of death/thrash/reggae maniacs, GLOOMINOUS DOOM, have just announced a string of live dates with everyone’s favorite amplifier destroyers, underground sludge/noise/rock legends JUCIFER. GLOOMINOUS DOOM’s new album, The Feature, is now available from DRP Records, and comes jam-packed with the quartet’s trademark tongue-in-cheek humor, razor-sharp riffs, thrashing mayhem, punk attitude, death metal ferocity, low-slung reggae grooves, and just a dash of drag-racin’ PBR-guzzlin’ redneck flair. Oh, and…
Al-Jazeera today announced that renegade shock-rockers GWAR have recently and secretly returned to North America to begin the final preparations for a host of promo events and concert appearances in their continuing two-year long 25th Anniversary. After a lightening-quick four-month break spent in the band’s hulking south-pole fortress (“fighting penguins…” claimed GWAR front-thing ODERUS URUNGUS, “and working on a new album…”), the band reportedly made landfall late Wednesday evening, arriving…
David Karsten Daniels newest album ‘I Mean To Live Here Still’ is a collaboration with avant nine piece Fight The Big Bull and will be available digitally on FatCat Records this summer. With lyrics borrowed from the work of transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau and Daniels’ voice backed by the glorious and big-hearted Richmond, VA based Fight The Big Bull, this is an album worth repeated listens and one which will…
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Jones Soda. All opinions are 100% mine. There are a number of new sodas that the Jones Soda company have released in tandem with Dungeons & Dragons. This limited edition line includes five distinct flavors – Eldritch Blast, Dwarven Draught, Sneak Attack, Potion of Healing, and Bigby’s Crushing Thirst Destroyer. Aside from running the gamut of colors between red,…
Low Twelve began in a basement on West Graham Street in Bloomington Illinois during the summer of 1998. The band was founded by bassist/singer Pete Altieri and guitarist Tim McCleland. Les Aldridge was added as a second lead guitarist in late 1998 before the band’s first performance. Original drummer Steve Chestney was replaced by Wes Pollock in late 1999. The band recorded two demos prior to their first full length,…
Tobacco Tour Dates: Thursday, Sept. 9 – Washingon, DC @ DC9 w/ Junk Culture, Dreamend Friday, Sept. 10 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church w/ Junk Culture, Dreamend Saturday, Sept. 11 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar w/ Junk Culture, Dreamend Thursday, Sept. 16 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse w/ Junk Culture, Dreamend Friday, Sept. 17 – South, VT @ Higher Ground w/ Junk Culture, Dreamend Saturday, Sept. 18…
On the tail end of their current US tour, Minus The Bear will be back on the road again this summer. Kicking off with a handful of Canadian shows in June, the guys will then make their way east before returning to their hometown of Seattle in July. Check out their new video, “My Time”. OMNI, is available courtesy of Dangerbird. Tour Dates: June 25 Victoria, BC – Sugar Nightclub…
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…