Richie Kotzen will hit the road on his world tour starting in South America April 22nd in Goiania, Brazil, but is working his way back to his long-awaited return to the USA. This will be his first string of tour dates in the USA in over a decade and a concert not to miss. He will be performing from his 17 plus solo albums with various charting hits he wrote…
Nearly twenty years after Rolling Stonemagazine proclaimed, “the best new American band may very well be Canadian,” Blue Rodeois still riding high. They have just released their new record, The Things We Left Behind, to some of the highest praise of their career. From new media outlets such as My Old Kentucky Blog, Chicks With Guns, PopDose,and Blurt and the new M, some writers are discovering the band for the…
In the coming weeks, Classical 105.9 WQXR presents an impressive line-up of live performances from New York’s top venues, with a live audio webcast of the Emerson String Quartet at (Le) Poisson Rouge (April 26), and live broadcasts from Jordi Savall at Lincoln Center (May 3) and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall (May 4). Q2, the station’s 24-hour contemporary classical music stream, launches two new special series for…
In anticipation of the release of their new album, We Will All Evolve, on May 4, melodic-metal group Our Last Night has launched a unique, fan-generated contest for a chance to perform live on stage with the band. Watch the announcement video for details here: http://tinyurl.com/y3mu5gz. Exploding with depth and maturity, We Will All Evolve melds harsh, aged-to-perfection growls and melodious, calming vocals with progressive, breakneck-metal driven guitars, hitting bass…
After a year’s hiatus from performing, The Blow’s Khaela Maricich is stepping back onto the stage with a new body of material. She is presenting a new set of songs, along with a narrative stage performance to accompany the music. The Blow recently opened a string of concerts for Vampire Weekend, and there had the opportunity to try out the fresh material in a large venue format. The upcoming tour…
Indie singer-songwriter-violinist (yes, she plays and sings at the same time) Savannah Jo Lack will be releasing her debut solo album, “Knitting Songs,” on July 27, 2010. The album will be available at online digital download portals, and hard copies will be available at shows and via her website (www.savannahjolack.com). A collection of breezy, engaging tunes, woven lovingly with wit and dexterity, and delivered at a mesmerizing, back porch rocking…
SF quartet Social Studies sign to Antenna Farm, announce May tour, and prep their first album of hooky, angular pop “Wind Up Wooden Heart” due July 27th, 2010 social studies MP3: Time Bandit With their finger on the pulse on the Bay Area’s inspiring, burgeoning music scene, Antenna Farm Records (Papercuts, The Dry Spells, Sugar & Gold) is proud to welcome Social Studies into the family. Interested in exploring fresh…
R&B heartthrob, Marques Houston is back and better than ever! Gearing up for his fifth solo album titled Mattress Music available July 27th with Musicworks Inc./Capitol Records, Marques is giving you a small taste of what you’ll be hearing on his very seductive album. Peep the first official single off Mattress Music called “Kickin’ And Screamin’,” available only on iTunes!
The Afters’ “Never Going Back to OK” will be featured on the upcoming soundtrack of the family friendly film “Secrets of the Mountain.” Hand-picked for the soundtrack by GRAMMY ® Award winning producer and music supervisor for the film and soundtrack, Randy Jackson, The Afters’ music will be featured with the likes of Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks and more on the soundtrack. To hear more about the film…
Brooklyn-based soul singer Eli “Paperboy” Reed will make his major label debut with the August 10 release of Come And Get It on Capitol Records in the U.S. The album, an irrepressible, largely self-penned, 12-song set produced by Mike Elizondo, will be released May 10 on EMI’s Parlophone label in the U.K. where Reed is already generating enormous buzz. He has appeared on Later… with Jools Holland, and MOJO has…
Gotee Records band House Of Heroes are getting ready to release their latest piece of work, SUBURBA set for an August 3 street date produced by Mark Lee Townsend (Relient K, Deas Vail) and mixed by J.R. McNeely (The Almost, Paramore). Look for the band to play a trek of festival dates leading into a late summer/fall tour. Check out in-studio video footage here – http://www.youtube.com/houseofheroesmusic After a year of…
The DVD/Blu-Ray release of Blood Into Wine, the critically-acclaimed documentary about Tool/Puscifer front man Maynard James Keenan and his Arizona wine exploits, has moved to Sept. 4. Demand for theatrical screenings in both the U.S. and internationally have far surpassed the film company’s (Dreamy Draw Releasing) initial expectations with engagements in over fifty U.S. cities to date with more being announced daily. International screenings will begin over the summer. The…
The K Singles Zip-Pak, is a series of underground singles delivered directly to virtual doorsteps every week via the wonders of electronic mail and the World-Wide Web. A year’s subscription to the K Singles Zip-Pak means hundreds of new favorite songs arriving effortlessly, a serious noisy pop rockin’ overdose. It’s like a portable pirate radio station, AM-style: no post-rock, no Dad-rock, just endless screaming, crying and carrying on compressed into…
After hitting listeners with a flurry of tracks, DaVinci is back with a second video off The Day The Turf Stood Still, “Ben”. For this video, Fillmore’s own created an all-encompassing metaphor through money, Ben Franklin, and the $100 bill. With samples from the King of Pop’s, “Ben”, DaVinci, paired with producer Big D., takes Michael Jackson’s lyrics and sets them to a common theme, but with a twist. Ben…
Multi-talented producer, singer/songwriter and DJ, Richard Morel (aka MOREL) returns with his explosive new single “Shoegazer Disco” (The Remixes): the first in a series of remix packages highlighting stand-out tracks from his acclaimed third studio album ‘Death Of The Paper Boy’ (issued on his own Outsider Music imprint). The blistering set features dynamic reconstructions from electronic pop heavyweight LINUS LOVES, Finnish tech-house maestro ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ and newcomer FUZZ MONO. MOREL…
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti will be hitting New York on May 4 for a sold out show at the Mercury Lounge with R. Stevie Moore, one of Mr. Pink’s personal heroes – after a short European tour in June, the band will return to North America for a run of dates with Pearl Harbor and Magic Kids, launching in LA and wrapping up back near home at the Detroit Bar…
Pearl Jam announced today the addition of a Newark, New Jersey engagement Tuesday, May 18th at the Prudential Center. The New Jersey engagement is part of Pearl Jam’s 12-date Midwest and East Coast tour in May of 2010. The tour kicks-off on May 3rd at Sprint Center in Kansas City and wraps on May 21st at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Pearl Jam’s U.S. tour follows the band’s…
FEAR FACTORY are set to kick off the second leg of their American Fear Campaign tour on May 14 at The Rialto Theater in Tucson, Arizona. The tour, also featuring Prong and Thy Will Be Done, will visit 20 cities before it concludes at The Trocadero Theater in Philadelphia. Continuing to tour in support of their latest release, Mechanize, the tour introduces the album’s third single, the controversial album closer…
2010 is the Bicentennial of Mexico’s Independence and the Centennial of the start of its Revolution. So Sones de Mexico Ensmble thought it was the perfect time to release their new album, Fiesta Mexicana: Mexican Songs & Stories for Niños and Niñas and their Papás & Mamás. It’s their response to the lack of quality educational programs available to children of Mexican ancestry. The bilingual, double-album features old Mexican folk…
1. Cream – White Room 2. Bob Seger – Love The One You’re With 3. Jimmy Ross – First True Love Affair (Larry Levan Mix) 4. Automat – Droid (Cecil Edit) 5. Mother’s Finest – Dis Go Dis Way, Dis Go Dat Way 6. In Flagranti – Louvre For Yo 7. Siriusmo – Girls Rock 8. David Rubato – Circuit (Siriusmo Remix) 9. Harry Thumann – Sphinx 10. Azari &…