ilbert’s first season as Music Director reaches another milestone in May when he leads the orchestra in Ligeti’s landmark opera, Le Grand Macabre (May 27-29, with an open rehearsal on the morning of May 26). The Ligeti performances, designed and directed by Douglas Fitch, mark the first time this seminal work has been staged in New York. Gilbert’s concert with the Juilliard Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall features a wide-ranging…
Jenesse Center is proud to announce Multi-platinum recording artist Leona Lewis to perform at the 30th Anniversary Silver Rose Gala and Auction. The event will be held Sunday, April 18, 2010 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. The theme for this year’s event is “In A Perfect Worldâ€. Chaired by Academy Award winning actress Halle Berry, the event will benefit Jenesse Center families, a nonprofit organization that…
With winter out of the way, League510, consisting of emcees TK, Mr. Knowitall, Monty, and DJ Blacksmith, are excited to drop their latest single, “To The Beat,” to get people ready for a good time this summer. Emphasizing the group’s original Town Techno sound, “To The Beat” is the perfect soundtrack to your next party. The energetic synthesizer is contagiously satisfying; you’ll find yourself unable to forget the beat, while…
Midwest songwriter Jason Shannon, along with his band, will forgo their plans to vacation in Transylvania this summer in lieu of playing a steady stream of dates throughout the Midwest, East Coast and even a good part of the South. The band toured nationally with Bob Schneider last year as his support and in support of their self-titled debut album via their own label, Wild Horse Records. The band intends…
Redbull Records own Twin Atlantic are in the middle of a national tour to support EqualVision recording artists THE FALL OF TROY and Envy On The Coast! On Record Store Day, all three bands will stop by Soundgarden Records in Syracuse for a special performance! After the performance, the bands will hang out to meet fans and sign CDs. Any attention you can give this story is appreciated! VIDEO: You’re…
One of the most celebrated concert performances of recent years, a one-time only event witnessed by little more than one hundred lottery-selected Barbra Streisand fans, will be made available on DVD and DVD/CD Combo Pack as well as Blu-Ray Disc by Columbia Records on May 4. The label has announced that release date for One Night Only – Barbra Streisand And Quartet At The Village Vanguard -September 26, 2009. One…
Eye Alaska kicks off the Slow Motion Tour with Rookie Of The Year today in Wichita, KS, in support of current album Genesis Underground. The U.S. dates include an appearance at Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, NJ on May 2nd, and a slot at Hoodwink Festival on April 30th, performing a set of Kanye West covers. EYE ALASKA – Brandon Wronski (vocals), Cameron Trowbridge (guitar/vocals), Christopher Osegueda (bass), Chase Kensrue…
After the singles “Let It Slip’ and “All I Wanna Do”, the moment has arrived for THE SCHOOL’s album premiere. After appearing on Rough Trade’s best of the year compilation, releasing a split single on Slumberland Records, recording various BBC sessions, and having received innumerable elegies of all kinds all over the globe, the moment has definitely arrived for this Welsh band. “Loveless Unbeliever” is that album that fans of…
Canadian punk/metal masters CANCER BATS are gearing up for the April 13th release of the Good Fight Music debut, Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones. Alternative Press Magazine’s May 2010 issue review of Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones brings attention to CANCER BATS’ impressive talent and writing skill. “…Toronto’s CANCER BATS are adept at stripping the fat from their influences and dealing strictly in the reddest, juiciest of meat.†“I can’t…
Shortly after the release of their debut album, Stuck On Nothing, Free Energy kicked off a successful week at SXSW including their television debut on Late Show with David Letterman, a Rolling Stone photo shoot at the Texas State History Museum not to mention nine outrageous performances that left every audience begging for more. The Los Angeles Times caught the band at the Fader Fort, describing frontman Paul Sprangers dance…
Theodore Presser Company is happy to announce the arrival of the 2010 worship planners and workbooks from Abingdon Press; annual, essential tools beloved by choral directors, pastors, and musicians. Created by David L. Bone and Mary J. Scifres, Prepare! (777-40102 • $22.00) is a weekly worship planbook specially designed for pastors and musicians. An all-in-one resource, it helps both the music director and pastor plan worship services for each Sunday…
ALL LEATHER plan to hit the road this spring in support of their recent Dim Mak release When I Grow Up I Wanna F%^# Like A Girl. ALL LEATHER are a trio that features Justin Pearson, who has toured the world in a number of bands including The Locust and Some Girls, Nathan Joyner of Some Girls and Jung Sing from Mexico’s star “lazer punk” band, Maniqui Lazer. ALL LEATHER…
Who was the greatest pop singer of all time? Well, opinions certainly do vary on that topic, but one thing is certain: Bing Crosby has to be part of the discussion. Collectors’ Choice Music feels most blessed and honored to bring you the first in a series of releases direct from the Bing Crosby Archive. Over the next couple of years you will find classic albums, unreleased albums, rare and…
The Dillinger Escape Plan have spent the past month laying waste to cities throughout North America, and will bring their headlining tour to a close on April 16th at the Coachella Festival in Indio, CA alongside Jay-Z, Muse and Faith No More. For those who missed the notoriously outrageous shows, our friends at Samson and Metalinjection.net have put together three live clips for you to check out. These were made…
Daniel Lioneye (H.I.M. side project) need a music video and are tasking their fans to create one for them. The band have launched a music video contest for the songs “I Have Never Wanted To Be Number One” and “Euroshaman.” Go to the contest page www.redmusic.com/lioneyevideo for directions on how to download the songs, lyrics, and where to upload your video once you’re done. One Grand Prize winner will recieve…
Domino Records will be releasing Owen Pallett’s “Lewis Takes Off His Shirt” on 12″ and digitally on June 22, 2010. Owen’s North American tour in support of the recently released Heartland will begin this evening in Toronto. Full dates below. Download the Dan Deacon remix of “Lewis Takes Off His Shirt” for free here: http://bit.ly/dkatXP Lewis Takes Off Shirt 12″ Track List: A 1: Lewis Takes Off His Shirt (Album…
For its second album, Highland Park sextet Fol Chen presents Part II: The New December, songs of malaise and miscommunication set to dark pop and glitch-riddled chamber funk. Since the band’s inception, Fol Chen has remained a mysterious entity – its membership disguised by masks and aliases, its lyrics appearing as transmissions from a fictional world. But just as the on-album narrative has congealed in bits and pieces, the group’s…
Fans and music press worldwide alike are buzzing about the sophomore CD by North Carolina Americana quintet Big Daddy Love titled ‘To The Mountain’. Proclaimed inventors of a new genre of music coined Appalachian Rock, Big Daddy Love’s new CD is about to set the music world on fire! “As an Americana band from the mountains of North Carolina, Big Daddy Love has certain elements to their music that define…
Carl Fischer Music proudly announces the newest addition to the BriLee Music vocal solo series for treble voice, Let Nature Sing: Solo Songs for the Developing Voice (BLB008 – $24.95). This new release, like the other books in this series, includes a CD containing both piano accompaniment and vocal demo tracks. Let Nature Sing: Solo Songs for the Developing Voice contains ten songs in a variety of styles from spirituals…
The String Cheese Incident announce the final stop on their 2010 calendar: an epic “Hulaween†weekend of Incidents on Friday, October 29, with the Disco Biscuits, and Saturday, October 30 at the famed Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia. Tickets for the Hampton shows go on sale April 20 at www.stringcheeseincident.com. .25 cents from every ticket sold to these shows will go to support three not-for-profit organizations close to the SCI…