Category: Artist News

Posted on: April 21, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

CLOCK TICKS DOWN TO BEGINNING OF MERLEFEST 2010, PRESENTED BY LOWE’S, ON APRIL 29

Preparations are well underway for MerleFest 2010, presented by Lowe’s, which begins next Thursday, April 29, and runs through Sunday, May 2, on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Now in its 23rd year, MerleFest was founded in 1988 in memory of Eddy Merle Watson as a fundraiser for Wilkes Community College and a celebration of “traditional plus” music. Featuring four days of performances by over…

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Posted on: April 21, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

ICED EARTH / SONS OF LIBERTY ANNOUNCE SELECT DATES IN NORTH AMERICA FOR 2010

ICED EARTH have confirmed 4 North American tour dates for the Fall of 2010. Meant as an “Escape From The Studio”, these exclusive dates will also get fans the chance to see Jon Schaffer’s new project SONS OF LIBERTY on stage for their first-ever live performances. Jon Schaffer: “It has been too long since we played North America and after the South American shows we felt we should bring a…

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Posted on: April 21, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Grammy Award-Winning Mezzo-Soprano Susan Graham Returns to Her Native Texas for Role Debut as Handel’s Xerxes at Houston Grand Opera

So far this season, Susan Graham has triumphed in Berlioz’s Damnation de Faust at Lyric Opera of Chicago, in Strauss’s Rosenkavalier at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, in Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder with the San Francisco Symphony, and in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas on a West Coast tour. Now the Grammy Award-winning mezzo returns to her native Texas for a climactic challenge: singing the tyrannical, flamboyant title role of Handel’s Xerxes at Houston…

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Posted on: April 21, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

CYPRESS HILL ANNOUNCE TOUR WITH SLIGHTLY STOOPID

CYPRESS HILL celebrated yesterday’s release of new album RISE UP with a special performance in front of a packed-house crowd at The Warfield in San Francisco. Those that couldn’t make it in shouldn’t worry; the legendary hip hop group has announced a summer tour with Slightly Stoopid that begins July 16 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, CA and will take them nationwide. They’ll play a string of North…

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Posted on: April 20, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

LAUNCH OF NEW LABEL, LOVE & WAR RECORDS, TO FOCUS ON BOTH UP-AND-COMING AND ESTABLISHED METAL TALENT

It’s not very often that three long-time friends get a chance to launch a record label together, but that’s exactly what Phil Sadler, Charlie Bagarozza, and Steve Blaze have done, with the creation of Love & War Records. And with such a strong link to metal veteran act Lillian Axe (Blaze is the lead guitarist/founding member of the band, while Sadler promoted the group’s shows in the Midwest area), it…

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Posted on: April 20, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NACHTMYSTIUM Post New Video Trailer Based On The Artwork For Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II

NACHTMYSTIUM embrace the true spirit of individuality and intolerance forming solely as an outlet to express the dark musical visions and summonings of those involved. Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II, is set for a June 8th release. The disc was recorded once again with Sanford Parker (Minsk) at Volume Studios. Group mastermind Blake Judd has enlisted the talents of Wrest (Leviathan, Lurker of Chalice, Twilight) to record all drum tracks…

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Posted on: April 19, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE ENGLISH BEAT ADD NEW U.S. and CANADIAN TOUR DATES

THE ENGLISH BEAT, headed up by Dave Wakeling, have added another batch of U.S. and Canadian tour dates. The band recently finished a cross-country stint on ‘The Spring Skaward Tour’ with Fishbone as support. A series of local acts will support the upcoming gigs. Hailing from Birmingham England, The English Beat is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the release of their 1980 debut album I Just Can’t Stop It, which…

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Posted on: April 19, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

BLUT AUS NORD : A Few Shreds Of Thought

Fifteen years after its original release, Debemur Morti Productions will soon offer a vinyl version of the legendary “Ultima Thulee” masterpiece. So as not to alter the nature of this opus, the music will remain untouched and the original artwork will be used. We hereby disclose the cover of another unexpected re-issue: “The Mystical Beast Of Rebellion”. In order to achieve the original goal and to complete this ode to…

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Posted on: April 19, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Midnight Spin Live

05/07 Washington, DC @ The Bullpen 05/09 College Park, MD @ University of Maryland 05/13 Brooklyn, NY @ Public Assembly The Deli Magazine – Best of NYC Fest 05/29 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East +++ More about Midnight Spin Already named New York’s “Best Emerging Artist of 2009” by readers of The Deli Magazine, Midnight Spin recently shot their first music video for the debut single “In the Air (Revival)”…

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Posted on: April 19, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Ane Brun Tour Dates

April 28- Montreal- Bell Centre w/ Peter Gabriel April 29- Montreal- Bell Centre w/ Peter Gabriel May 02- New York- Radio City w/ Peter Gabriel May 03- New York- Radio City w/ Peter Gabriel May 07- Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl w/ Peter Gabriel May 8- Los Angeles- Largo- SOLO May 10- NYC- Bowery Ballroom- SOLO Spending Time with Morgan Ane Brun recorded her debut album ‘Spending Time with Morgan’ while…

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Posted on: April 19, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

EULOGY RECORDINGS Signs THE WAR

Eulogy Recordings is very proud to announce the signing of Australia’s straight edge hardcore band THE WAR. They are currently touring the the U.S. on “Mission Quest To Metal Fest” tour with Death Threat, Death Before Dishonor and The Mongoloids. Their album “CONFRONT” will be re-released on Eulogy Recordings. “CONFRONT” is currently available at THE WAR’s shows and Eulogy’s webstore soon. Vocalist Mitch commented “We are stoked to be signed…

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Posted on: April 18, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

BROKEN BELLS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2010, Morning Benders to support

Tue-May-18-10 San Diego – Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay Wed-May-19-10 Los Angeles – Henry Fonda Theatre Fri-May-21-10 San Francisco – Regency Ballroom Mon-May-24-10 Portland – Wonder Ballroom Tue-May-25-10 Seattle – Showbox at the Market Wed-May-26-10 Vancouver – Commodore Ballroom Sat-May-29-10 Denver – Gothic Theatre Mon-May-31-10 Chicago – Vic Theater Tue-Jun-01-10 Detroit – St. Andrews Hall Wed-Jun-02-10 Toronto – Queen Elizabeth Theatre Fri-Jun-04-10 Boston – Royale NightClub Sat-Jun-05-10 NY – The…

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Posted on: April 18, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

SYBREED CONFIRMS FESTIVALS, TOUR WITH DEATHSTARS AND RUSSIAN DATES!

Switzerland based death wave act SYBREED have confirmed new dates including a UK tour with DEATHSTARS and a Russian trip with French band DAGOBA. Their latest and third album “The Pulse of Awakening” (mixed by Rhys Fulber), released in November 2009 in Europe and March 2010 in Japan, has met a roaring response from medias which led to a series of European dates with IN FLAMES with new bass player…

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Posted on: April 18, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

“Strings Attached” – Sal Valentino, Ricky Berger and Strings Live!

Sal Valentino & Strings w/special guest Ricky Berger Friday, April 23rd, 2010 Marilyn’s On K – K Street between 9th & 10th, Sacramento, CA Show starts at 8:30PM Tickets: $13 advance, $15 at the door – 916.446.4361 – www.marilynsonk.com On Friday April 23rd, the legendary Sal Valentino – along with David Houston and strings – join forces with local fan-favorite Ricky Berger for a beautiful night of music. This will…

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Posted on: April 18, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Luyas Announce New York Dates

New York Dates April 21th – Secret Show – Secret Location April 22nd – Webster Hall With Owen Pallet – New York April 23rd – Sycamore With Gasper Claus & Pedro Soler – Brookyln April 25th – Glasslands – Brookyln The Luyas is the project of Pietro Amato, Mathieu Charbonneau, Stefan Schneider, Jessie Stein and occasionally Sarah Neufeld. The band first came together somewhat haphazardly, the initial result of which…

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Posted on: April 18, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Boris – Pink (CD)

The noise that Boris brings to his “Pink” is something that swaddles the music that is contained within. In a sense, the singing that begins the album in “Farewell” is fairly sedate, even though the music that surrounds it is raunchy as all get out. Tracks can be seven or eight minutes and it does not matter; Boris creates a soundscape with each of the tracks on this disc that…

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Posted on: April 18, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

BRIAN OLIVE tour dates with the BLACK KEYS

* April 18 @ The Fillmore/Jackie Gleason Theater – Miami, FL April 19 @ House of Blues – Buena Vista, FL May 31 @ Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS (without the Black Keys) June 2 @ The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT June 3 @ The Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO June 4 @ The Crossroad – Kansas, MO June 8 @ 1st Avenue – Minneapolis, MN June 9 @…

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Posted on: April 17, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Phosphorescent Announces First Tour Dates In Support of Here’s To Taking It Easy

We are thrilled to announce that Phosphorescent have confirmed their first shows in support of their forthcoming LP, Here’s To Taking It Easy. The band will be performing a run of intimate shows in their hometown of New York City, before heading to Europe for a more extensive tour. Here’s To Taking It Easy will be available May 11th (May 10th in the UK) and many more North American tour…

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Posted on: April 17, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Director and Producer Selected for Mid-Summer Show: Hershey Playhouse Slates Auditions for HELLO DOLLY!

Well-known children’s director Cory Wilkerson has been tapped to direct the Hershey Playhouse summer production, “Hello Dolly” and has tapped TD Ford to produce. Both have slated two days, Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8, for auditions to be held at the Hershey Playhouse, Wilkerson noted that Hello Dolly! includes roles for children, teens and mature adult actors with featured roles in the adult and teen age groups as…

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Posted on: April 17, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE BREATHING PROCESS Hit The Road

New England metal troupe THE BREATHING PROCESS are road-bound today, kicking off a 25-date US tour in support of their recently issued Candlelight full-length Odyssey: (Un)Dead. The journey begins in Albany, New York at Bogies and will blast its way across the country before winding down at Sounds Asylum in Goshen, New York. Tour dates are as follows: THE BREATHING PROCESS US Tour 2010 4/17/10 Lucky’s Pub – Wilmington, NC…

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