March 18-19 Austin, TX SXSW March 26 Chico, CA El Rey Theater March 27 Crockett, CA Toots Tavern April 9 Ventura, CA The Lodge April 10 San Juan Capistrano, CA The Coach House April 11 Hermosa Beach, CA Brixton April 15 Bend, OR Mountain Edge Bar April 16 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge April 17 Hood River, OR River City Saloon April 30-May1 Big Sur, CA 2nd Annual Mother Hips…
Hoping on in Seattle on March 21, the band will play 4 shows with Emily Haines and co. until landing on home turf to play at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Here are the tour dates: March 17, 2010 – Cal State Fullerton Becker Ampitheatre – Fullerton, CA* (FREE SHOW!) March 21, 2010 – The Showbox SODO, Seattle, WA March 22, 2010 – Roseland Theatre, Portland OR March 24,…
-# w/ PLANTS & ANIMALS * w/ DIAMOND RINGS 03/14 ::: Chicago IL @ Schuba’s * 03/15 ::: Kansas City MO @ Record Bar * 03/16 ::: Oklahoma City OK @ Conservatory * 03/18 ::: Austin TX @ Side Bar (Nail daytime showcase) 03/18 ::: Austin TX @ Paradise (M for Montreal showcase) 03/20 ::: Austin TX @ Galaxy Room (1:45 PM – main stage – Brooklyn Vegan / M4M…
Legendary Greg Ginn (Black Flag, Gone, SST Records,Jambang) will head out on tour this April with his band The Taylor Texas Corrugators bringing along Brooklyn’s CSC Funk Band (featuring members of USAisamonster, GWAR, Talibam!). 4/13 Cakeshop / NYC (152 Ludlow St, NYC) 4/14 Kung Fu Necktie / Philly (1248 N Front St) 4/15 Floristree / Baltimore (405 W. Franklin St 6th floor) 4/16 Balliceaux / Richmond, Virginia (203 North Lombardy…
Monday Evening Strummerville / Jail Guitar Doors Presents: The British Music Embassy @ Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 8pm – 2am Billy Bragg Chris Shiflett Get Cape Wear Cape Fly Beans On Toast Smokey Angle Shades Nat Jenkins Supernovas The Good The Bad Tuesday Evening UKTI @ SXSWi: The British Music Embassy @ Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 8pm – 1am Fenech Soler One Night Only Unicorn Kid Stricken City…
For those of you that are not familiar, Carissa’s Wierd was a much beloved Seattle band operating in the late 90s and early 00s alongside bands like Modest Mouse, 764-Hero and Iron & Wine (as the story goes, Ben Bridwell of Carissa’s Weird and later Band of Horses was the first to pass Iron & Wine demos along to his friends at Sub Pop). At their most basic Carissa’s Wierd…
Venice is Sinking’s third full-length, Sand & Lines, is a document of the sound of a beautiful space that no longer exists: 10 songs, presented in order, recorded live at the now-defunct Georgia Theatre using only two mics. Set for a June release date, it is the culmination of a marathon four day session on stage at Athens, Georgia’s historic Georgia Theatre, which was destroyed by a fire in June…
Jade Tree is thrilled to announce that one of its most influential and popular titles, Cap’n Jazz’s seminal discography Analphabetapolothology, will be released on vinyl for the very first time on June 15th. A little over ten years have passed since the original CD release and we are proud to give the record the proper proper full featured vinyl issue that it deserves. As Cap’n Jazz has grown in popularity,…
From the mid 80s through the early 90s, the groundbreaking “record label” Street Beat brought the world what would someday become the legendary Ultimate Breaks and Beats 25-volume collection. Featuring tracks that were known for their breaks from 3 distinct decades, UBB highlighted some of the best R&B and soul groups of the time and paved the way for many modern DJs and hip-hop artists. Some say imitation is the…
Bergen quintet Casiokids is pleased to announce the release of their US debut with Polyvinyl! Featuring the first Norwegian-language pop music ever to be released in the U.S., Topp stemning pÃ¥ lokal bar (loosely translated to “Great vibe at local bar”) will be released on June 8. To pre-order the CD/2xLP follow this link: http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php?id=1003 Casiokids has previously released music in Europe via Moshi Moshi, both as part of the…
Recorded late last year at Black Dirt Studios in upstate New York, The Black Dirt Sessions is a deeply personal record from Deer Tick and most especially from lead vocalist and songwriter John McCauley. It is the sound of a band coming into its own, finding its voice and pouring its collective heart out. The comparisons that have often been thrust upon McCauley by the press seem to fall away…
AM Taxi— so-called because they’re all about moving across the U.S. towards their destination— gets ready to hit the road…hard. The guys will be touring in support of Spill Canvas late Spring with additional dates for this Summer’s Warped Tour, starting June 24 through August 15. AM Taxi are one of the few groups booked for the entire prestigious concert series prior to releasing an album. They’ve already been out…
The Constellations will release their debut album Southern Gothic on EMI’s Virgin Records on June 8. Rising stars of the Atlanta scene, the band—which is fronted by charismatic vocalist Elijah Jones—is set for a breakout year in 2010. Southern Gothic was produced by Ben H. Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley), and features guest appearances by Cee-Lo and Asher Roth. The band is currently giving away a free mp3 of the…
Vs. the Earth (VTE), a rock act from the mid-Atlantic region, has been signed by Triumphant Entertainment’s record label Waveland Music Group (WMG). The group will release their debut album “The Initiative” nationwide June 1, 2010 via WMG/E1, and the music video for their hit single “Better off Dead” will hit MTV airwaves April 20. The deal was brokered by Paul Walker, and Aris Tongue of New Horizon Entertainment. “The…
Anime producer and distributor Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment are pleased to announce the NINJA NONSENSE: THE LEGEND OF SHINOBU DVD Collection will be released on June 1, 2010. The Ninja Nonsense DVD Collection includes the complete, 12-episode anime adaption of Ryoichi Koga’s Ninin ga Shinobuden (2 x 2 = Shinobuden) manga – plus video extras and a 32-page booklet with production journals, “Happy Doodles†from the Japanese staff,…
Exciting times ahead as ¡MAYDAY! prepares to hit the road with the Last Rights team for the “House of Fire” 3-Day event at the Fire House Lounge in the beautiful city of Austin, TX during the SXSW Music Conference. The guys have been hard at work on their newest album Stuck on an Island and with their upcoming tour to SXSW its only fitting that they share a little leak…
Back To Love, the latest studio album from renowned singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman, will be released on May 25th on her own independent label, BNC Records, distributed by Thirty Tigers/RED. In conjunction with its release, she’ll launch a North American tour, which will keep her on the road through the fall. Dates are being finalized now, but the first confirmed shows are listed below. Nielsen Chapman returns to her trademark…
Swedish heavy metal powerhouse ENFORCER return with their highly anticipated sophomore album entitled Diamonds, to be released in Europe by Earache Records on May 24th and the rest of the world on Heavy Artillery Records on May 25th. Diamonds picks up where its’ predecessor left off; with a pure old school heavy metal album of the highest caliber, this time showcasing a broader range of talent and metal influences highlighted…
Framing Hanley, the Nashville, TN rock band that burst onto the alternative rock scene last year behind The Moment – selling over 800,000 tracks, 110,000 albums and playing over 300 shows – is back in a big way for 2010. The band is set to release their sophomore album, A Promise To Burn, May 25th via Silent Majority Group/ILG. The double disc package includes a 30 minute DVD, featuring exclusive…
Adding to an all ready devastatingly brutal roster of bands, Ibex Moon Records has just signed Chicago’s Cardiac Arrest. In addition to appearing alongside newfound labelmates such as Incantation, Acheron, Fatalist and Gravehill at this year’s Central Illinios and Michigan Deathfests, May 25th, 2010 will also see the release of Cardiac Arrest’s third full-length, Haven For The Insane. The band had this to say about their relationship with Ibex Moon…