Ibex Moon Recording artists Hod are proud to announce that they will be part of a mini tour of Texas with Gravehill starting at the end of the month! The band has issued the following statement on the Lone Star State assault: “San Antonio, Houston and Austin prepare for a crushing metal onslaught. Coming from California will be death metal lunatics Gravehill. This will be their first Texas shows ever,…
UK’s garage punks Lovvers kick off their Spring US tour next week ending with performances at Austin, TX’s SXSW Music Festival. The tour also takes in dates with Abe Vigoda, Male Bonding and The Vivian Girls. “Lovvers are four rapscallions your parents would totally hate. Specializing in no-fi haymakers…” -Spin “UK band cranks out grimy, punky hotrod rock and roll” -Rolling Stone “They play fast and sloppy, but they keep…
Velocity Records/Rise Records are excited to announce their first signing together: Abandon All Ships. Hailing from Toronto, Ontario, the band spent the majority of 2009 heavily touring North America and unleashing their own unique brand of hardcore, euro and dance music on the masses. Somehow between their time spent on the road and their time spent watching Jersey Shore in true guido fashion, they’ve managed to write a debut full-length…
Norma Jean is back in the studio this month to record their fifth studio album and debut for new record label, Razor & Tie. The currently untitled album will be released this summer, and is being recorded in Atlanta, GA at Glow in the Dark Studios with producer Jeremy Griffith. A new live music video for the demo of the song “Kill More Presidents” is now available as a free…
Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL, who recently released their long-awaited new full-length Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus in the US on January 26 via Regain Records, are gearing up for a lengthy European tour with Zonaria, Carach Angren, Nefarium and Akercocke (in the UK only). Dubbed “A Declaration Of Hate – European Tour 2010,” the trek will cover 41 shows over 17 countries beginning in Valhall, Sweden on March 5th and…
Imagine Aretha Franklin fronting the MC5 and you might have a glimpse into the powerhouse of sound that is Riverside,CA- based quartet The BellRays. And this year, Austin, TX audiences will be treated to this powerful pairing as the band has confirmed performances at the 2010 SXSW festival. The BellRays will debut new material off their highly anticipated new collection, Black Lightning, due out later this year. SPIN writes, “The…
Acclaimed Irish soul singer/songwriter Laura Izibor (Pronounced Izzy-bore) will be joining fellow R&B powerhouse Chrisette Michele on tour this month (see dates below). The past year has been an incredible one for Izibor. In addition to releasing her debut album “Let The Truth Be Told” to critical praise, Izibor spent the year touring with soul music heavy weights Maxwell, John Legend & India Arie. Her first single “From My Heart…
Just weeks after releasing its bonecrushing new album, The Infinite Order, metal juggernaut LIVING SACRIFICE continues beating down doors at radio, elbowing its way onto scores of stations across the nation, as well as Sirius/XM, Music Choice and DMX. The band currently holds the #23 position on the CMJ Loud Rock charts, the #27 position on the Media Guide Metal Specialty charts and #4 on the FMQB Metal Detector chart,…
Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group is proud to announce a partnership with Trans Records, Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie’s new label. Walla’s first signing: The Lonely Forest. Based in the small town of Anacortes, WA, The Lonely Forest have taken the northwest by storm behind their independently released album We Sing The Body Electric!. The band’s shows in and around the Seattle and Portland areas have built…
Following the release of two full length albums, and two 7″ singles, two nationwide tours, (and one in Europe) K recording artists Desolation Wilderness have ceased to be a group. The leader of the gang, Nic Zwart, has already recorded his new solo project called Electric Sunset. With Rock & Roll swagger applied to synthetic rhythms and ringing keyboards, Nic wanted to create music that was both propulsive and dream-like.…
On March 10, New Yorkers can witness the extraordinary artistry of the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music when Curtis On Tour makes a special appearance at the Allen Room in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. In this elegant setting, distinguished Curtis faculty members Ida Kavafian and Peter Wiley (’74) will be joined by three of tomorrow’s leading musicians, all Curtis students, to perform a variety…
Pitbull introduced Calle Ocho in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood to the world last year with “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho),†the international smash from his 2009 album Rebelution. To kick off what he calls “The Year of the Pitbull,†the globetrotting artist will return to his native Miami March 12-14 to serve as the King of Carnaval Calle Ocho, a popular street festival that attracts more than 1.5…
First up we are presenting Hollerado’s NACHO HOUSE day party on Thursday March 18, at Lovejoy’s (604 Neches at 7th). Last POP, Hollerado threw an amazing free mini festival in a Montreal loft space called Nacho House. We’ve decided to take the spirit of the event and bring it to Austin. The line-up includes our Brazilian friends The Name, musical genius and Guinness World Record holder Chilly Gonzales, folk songstress…
It’s fitting that both the word “unique†and 20-year-old Sliimy (Yanis Sahraoui) are French. With his tumble of colors and curls, moods and manners and styles and eras, Sliimy embodies the essence of uniqueness. His debut studio album, Paint Your Face, zips and darts between mournful ballads and exuberant pop-funk, executed with a blend of childlike glee and energy to spare. His unique style can even be found within the…
CREMATORIUM, the Los Angeles purveyors of “Murdercore,” has announced that guitarist and longest standing member, Mark Uehlein, will be leaving the band for personal reasons. His last show with CREMATORIUM will be this Saturday, February 27th at The Blvd in Los Angeles, CA. Vocalist Daniel Dismal commented on the subject: “This Saturday night is going to be Mark’s last show ever with CREMATORIUM. Mark has dedicated a lot of blood…
Los Angeles based metallic hardcore band, ALPHA & OMEGA has signed to 6131 RECORDS for their debut full length. The band previously released their “Devil’s Bed” 7″ on the label. ALPHA & OMEGA have entered the studio with Paul Minor (H2O, Thrice, Unbroken, New Found Glory, Unearth), who is engineering, mixing and mastering the as of yet untitled album. Guitarist Aaron Jamilli, commented, “We are really excited to be going…
Puppet Mischief, Brooklyn-based saxophonist John Ellis’s second album with his New Orleans-based band Double-Wide, continues the former New Orleanian’s love affair with the Big Easy, drawing inspiration from the rich vein of music the city has given the world, while also taking cues, in Ellis’ own words, from “carnivals, state fairs, children laughing, clowns and dancing.” Marking his debut on the ObliqSound label, the recording features Ellis with Brian Coogan…
GWAR to assault Bonnaroo 2010! FROM THE DESK OF ODERUS URUNGUS February 2010 Attention! Attention! What follows is an official transmission from GWAR’s middle-level, not-so-secret, hulking Antarctic fortress of eternal joy and torment – O.K. here it is! “What’s up freaks, it is your lord and master, Oderus Urungus, lead (and rear) singer of the world’s (and indeed, all things) foremost schlock rock group band splat-tak-u-larthat’s right —GWAR! After several…
Fresh off the December release of their sophomore album Rocks Into Rivers, Credential Recording’s artist Seabird will be hitting the road this spring with Switchfoot, Sherwood, NeedToBreathe and more for a mix of club and arena tour dates. Seabird will join Switchfoot starting this week in Texas for their “Hello Hurricane†tour. Beginning in March, the band will team up with Sherwood hitting much of the Midwest and West. Next…
Rhode Island group The Low Anthem has announced the release of a special limited-edition 7-inch of their single “Charlie Darwin” on March 2nd, featuring new and unreleased material. Its A-side includes “Charlie Darwin”, and its B-side includes two staples from the band’s live show, the previously-unreleased “Sally Where’d You Get Your Liquor From” (originally by Rev. Gary Davis) and “Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around” (originally by Blind Willie McTell),…