After her show stopping performance with Jeff Beck for the Les Paul tribute on the Grammys, Imelda May has been invited back to perform with Beck, including two shows at New York’s Iridium. These exclusive shows will feature Imelda May + Jeff Beck performing songs written and performed by the legendary Les Paul – with Imelda reviving the extraordinary vocals of Mary Ford in her own unique style. The show…
Christian music stars Jaci Velasquez and Salvador will unite for a flood relief benefit concert on Saturday, June 5th at the Trinity Music City Auditorium in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The free event, which will also be taped for an upcoming broadcast special and DVD release, is sponsored by CCM Magazine and 94FM The Fish. Donations will be accepted, with all proceeds going to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee’s Emergency Response…
One of L.A.’s latest sensations within its extremely diverse electronic scene, Baths (otherwise known as Will Wiesenfeld) has spent years crafting his complex beats. Already making his mark under the alias Post-Foetus, Baths has dabbled in downtempo, classical beats and off-the-wall melodies across the scene. A chance invitation to perform at Destroy LA from the legendary Daedelus led to both a next direction in musical style and a number of…
Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring, the long-awaited new full-length from UK psychedelic black metal ensemble, A FOREST OF STARS, is out today via Transcendental Creations! The now quintuplet — having added drummer John Bishop to the fold — took the elements brought fourth on their dramatic The Corpse Of Rebirth offering, to a whole new level, adding new sound textures with oriental percussion and peculiar string arrangements. Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring…
Slow Six is touring Canada and the East Coast now until June 11 in support of the newest album, Tomorrow Becomes You, released January 26th. An emotionally unrestrained full-length infused with taught rhythms, unraveling melodies, and detailed ambiances, the NYC-based group’s newest effort is the first release of 2010 for Austin-based independent label Western Vinyl. Video: Slow Six — “Because Together We Resonate” (via Magnet) Slow Six Tour Dates: 06.04…
Bay Area punk rock group Heartsounds will release their latest album Until We Surrender on June 15 via Epitaph Records. The band will kick off a tour in support of their album beginning in late June. Formed from the ashes of now defunct melodic death-metal band Light This City, Heartsounds consists of founding members Laura Nichol (guitars/vocals) and Ben Murray (guitars/vocals) who after growing tired of banging heads decided to…
The fresh-faced players in Brothers at Sea better start thinking about quitting their day jobs, that is, if any of them have even started them yet. All five of the Orange County, CA musicians are under 20, but have more-than perfected their blend of uplifting, buoyant, guitar-driven melodies at a time most of us would be stressing neck deep in how to understand college life, all-nighters and the wealth of…
The global sensation John Butler Trio recently came out with their first studio album in three years, April Uprising, which is a potent mixture of rock, hip hop, and reggae/dance hall dominated by Butler’s incredible guitar playing and thoughtful, intelligent lyrics. John Butler Trio Tour dates Friday, June 4 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater * Saturday, June 5 Kansas City, MO @ Crossroads Sunday, June 6 Ozark, AR @…
The Maine are set to unleash their new album Black & White on July 13th, and they have just revealed some new details about the release. Starting today, fans can preorder a limited edition package that includes a special keepsake book, exclusive studio journals, album art, bonus tracks, a behind-the-scenes DVD and more. Watch this new clip to find out exactly what will be included in the bundle straight from…
Royal Canoe is a deadly band armed with falsettos, guitars, effects pedals, drums, basses, tambourines, shakers, and a five-keyboard super-weapon. Royal Canoe play lyrically sharp pop songs that make people dance, sing along and weep uncontrollably. It all began in 2006, when Matt Peters (The Waking Eyes) teamed up with some Winnipeg friends and musicians (Nathan Blanchard, Rusty, Matyas, Tom Keenan, Jo Snyder, and others) to write a collection of…
The Parlotones will welcome the world to their homeland with a performance at the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert June 10th, 2010, a day before the world’s most watched sporting event is set to begin. The South African natives have already weaved themselves into the fabric of the country’s history with performances at the 2009 Presidential Inauguration, Africa Day, Live Earth, and a record-breaking show at the Dome in…
Three decades after recording their first incendiary songs as teenagers reared in the budding hardcore scene in Los Angeles, Bad Religion are marking their 30 year anniversary with a new record, filled with both the free thinking ire that has fueled the band from the very beginning, and a certain introspection that comes only from long-lived experience. “While we’re celebrating our 30th anniversary as a band this year it’s also…
Reykjavik-based electro-pop trio FM Belfast recently debuted a brand new video for their single “Underwear,” with Stereogum (Vimeo version here), who noted that it’s “lots of fun dancing but also strikes an eerie note, since it focuses on the ideas that a) lots of people dance alone b) in their underwear and c) not many people look beautiful dancing, especially once they’re slowed down, sped up, or frozen. The result,…
Joanna’s new triple album, Have One On Me, is out now on Drag City. Thursday, July 29 – San Diego, CA @ San Diego Woman’s Club Friday, July 30 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Lobero Theatre Saturday, July 31 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre Monday, August 2 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater Wednesday, August 4 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre Thursday, August 5 — Vancouver, BC…
THE ROMANY RYE will join Delta Spirit this summer for an extensive North America tour that launches on June 7th at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, CA. Highlights include two shows in New York – June 30th at Manhattan’s Bowery Ballroom and July 1st at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn – and a performance at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre on July 23rd. Tipped by Kings of Leon’s…
02 Jun 10 Barcelona (ES) Apollo 2 04 Jun 10 Toulouse (FR) Le Phare 06 Jun 10 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg 08 Jun 10 Strasbourg (FR) La Laiterie 09 Jun 10 Paris (FR) Noveau Casino 10 Jun 10 Aarschot (BE) Klinker 12 Jun 10 Donington Park (UK) Download Festival
11 Jun 10 Nickelsdorf (AT) Novarock Festival 12 Jun 10 Interlaken (CH) Greenfield Festival 13 Jun 10 Donington Park (UK) Download Festival 15 Jun 10 Eindhoven (NL) Dynamo 16 Jun 10 Sneek (NL) Bolkwerk 17 Jun 10 Göteborg (SE) West Coast Riot 18 Jun 10 Flensburg (DE) Volxbad 19 Jun 10 Trier (DE) Ex-Haus (Summerblast Festiv) 20 Jun 10 Clisson (FR) Hellfest (Terrorizer Tent) 24 Jun 10 San Diego, CA…
During her down time in between recording and touring, FOF Recording artist Leiana is doing her part to help save some of Philadelphia’s animals. Leiana has been volunteering at the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society to help rescue pit bulls that have been abandoned or neglected by owners throughout the area. “Rescuing pit bulls is one my passions. They are a very misunderstood breed. I rescued my first living in Hollywood,…
Patrice Scott (Sistrum) The Mole (Wagon Repair) Trus’me (Prime Numbers) Ethyl and Flori (Quitessentials, Freerange) Giles Smith (secretsundaze) James Priestley (secretsundaze) The Secret Agency* (secretsundaze’s new booking agency) and secretsundaze are proud to announce details of our 3rd party at Barcelona’s amazing open air club La Terrazzza. Although this is the 3rd year secretsundaze will be representing at La Terrazzza after 2 hugely successful parties, this is the first real…
June 4 – Manheim PA @ Warehouse 54 *LIVE DVD SHOOT* June 11 -Tempere Finland @ Sauna Open Air Festival June 13 – Donnington Park UK @ Download Festival Japanese Dates with GREELEY ESTATES June 17 – Nagoya Japan @ Club Zion June 18 – Osaka Japan @ The Live House June 19 – Tokyo Japan @ Shibuya Cyclone June 20 – Tokyo Japan @ Club Asia July 2 –…