“If Diamond District is any indication, DMV really does have what Oddisee refers to as ‘the hottest edition of what you’ve been missing.’” – HipHopDX.com “On ‘Back To Basics,’ the MCs liken themselves to the ’93 version of De La Soul. While it’s a bit too early to go that far, Diamond District comes close.” – PrefixMag.com “In the Ruff (Mello Music Group) recalls hip-hop from yesteryear (and sometimes Slum…
Singer and songwriter Tyler Hilton will release a new five-song EP, entitled Ladies & Gentlemen, on April 20th, 2010. Four tracks, “Sunset Blvd., “This World Will Turn,†“Keep On,†and “I Believe In You,†will be included on Hilton’s upcoming album The Storms We Share, which is due from Reprise Records late this Summer. The EP also includes a b-side, entitled “June.†Ladies & Gentlemen will be for sale as…
Classic rock legends Wishbone Ash will be performing a select number of US dates on their current major world tour that began this past October. Wishbone Ash embarked on an intensive 6-month tour plan, a ‘final fling’ taking the band ’round to next July in celebration of the 40th anniversary of its long career. The October tour of the UK began on the 2nd and ended the first week of…
Less than a year after their acclaimed, dark triumph The Knot, Baltimore’s Wye Oak offer My Neighbor / My Creator, a vibrant EP that brims with melody and creative detours over five new recordings. My Neighbor / My Creator will be released today via digital download in the Merge store. The EP will be available at all other digital outlets on April 20 and the CD will be in stores…
The Dirty Heads have emerged onto the music scene with their unique signature blend of acoustic infused hip-hop and classic reggae, creating the perfect soundtrack for an upbeat summer. The band’s breakthrough single, “Lay Me Down” featuring Rome of Sublime With Rome, has become a top 10 single in a number of major markets across the country and has drawn comparisons to known musicians 311, Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson.…
Innovative Chapel Hill collective Lost In The Trees will be bringing their ambitious and evocative sound to the SXSW Festival for some select performances. Helmed by the immensely talented composer and songwriter Ari Picker, Lost In The Trees merges the moving symphonic elements of classical music with the accessibility and heart of American folk and modern pop, creating a sound which is both intimate and sonically breathtaking. Lost In The…
Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet returns to the Met stage for its first performances since 1897, with the powerful pairing of Simon Keenlyside in the title role and Marlis Petersen as Ophélie. Keenlyside’s acclaimed interpretation of Hamlet in Geneva, London and Barcelona finally arrives in the United States, with a performance in the Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser production that was hailed by the British press as “magnificent . . . sheer…
Pharoahe Monch is on the front lines once again and this time it’s bigger than just album talk. Monch is gearing up to release his new project W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) through a partnership with Duck Down Music, while establishing his company W.A.R. Media as a viable entertainment portal. W.A.R. is the follow-up album to Pharoahe’s “Desire” project from 2007. Fans can expect what they’ve come to love from Pharoahe…
heck out the badass new tour poster by designer/illustrator Bruno Guerreiro [http://professorbrunofsky.blogspot.com] at this location: http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/?p=268. JAVELINA tour underway now: 3/18/2010 The Pedicab Bar – San Antonio, TX w/ Withered, Howl 3/19/2010 Phoenix Project – Dallas, TX w/ Howl, Vorvadoss, Vaste Burai, Magnus 3/20/2010 The Metropolis – Austin, TX SXSW [early show] w/ The Atlas Moth, Struck By Lightning 3/21/2010 Downtown Music – Little Rock, AR w/ Howl 3/22/2010 The…
New Jersey native PJ Bond – who for the past year has spent the majority of his days living out of his car, playing shows, crashing on couches and generally making a lot of new roommates – will embark on a month-long tour of the U.K. and mainland Europe. Bond continues to tour in support of his latest full-length, You Didn’t Know I Was Alphabetical, which was released in late…
3/19 – The Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO 3/20 – The Slowdown – Omaha, NE 3/21 – The Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN 3/23 – Metro – Chicago, IL 3/24 – St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI 3/25 – Mr. Small’s Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA 3/26 – Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY 3/27 – The Phoenix Theatre – Toronto, ON 3/29 – Northern Lights – Clifton Park,…
3/18/2010 House of Tinnitus – Denton, TX w/ White Mice, Tinsel Teeth 3/19/2010 Encore – Austin, TX | SXSW @ WFMU/Aquarius showcase w/ Iron Man, Speedwolf 3/19/2010 Headhunter’s – Austin, TX | SXSW @ 20 Buck Spin/Profound Lore showcase w/ White Mice, Salome, Yakuza +more 3/19/2010 Encore – Austin, TX | SXSW @ WFMU/Aquarius showcase w/ Iron Man, Shit And Shine, Speedwolf +more 3/20/2010 Red 7 – Austin, TX |…
Notty Black, group member of Da Nappy Headz, released his debut solo single “Freaky Song†featuring T-Pain, on March 3rd via Phase One. Notty Black finally has the opportunity to see some of the success of his former band mate, T-Pain. “Freaky Song†is a crossover song that is anticipated to be the Spring / Summer jam of 2010. Notty Black was one-fifth of the rambunctious rap outfit Da Nappy…
Fri 3/19 – The Dizzy Rooster (Family Records/Orchard), 1 PM Fri 3/19 – Kung Fu Salon, 3:45 PM Sat 3/20 – Iron Gate Lounge, 11 PM Sun 3/21 – Obscure Mag Day Party, 2:30 PM Aside from playing everyone’s favorite musically-inclined bartender on The CW’s One Tree Hill, Mike Grubbs is also the frontman of Brooklyn chamber pop outfit Wakey!Wakey! in real life. The band released their extraordinary sophomore LP…
Set to begin March 22, tickets for all shows are on sale now through all major ticket agencies and individual venue ticket box offices. The band recently announced two special VIP ticket packages now on sale exclusively via Artistarena.com (direct link is http://tixx1.artistarena.com/fearfactory). Each package contains a ticket to the show granting early admission, plus a T-shirt and other special items. VIP packages are available for each of the shows…
Their first Metal Blade release, Quiet Earth, showed what that earth’s last sound might be like. It was heavy, sick, and crazy; stomping and banging, elegiac with cello. Just beneath the rock they described a bad trip through a devastated world where resigned dignity and camaraderie with the friends that remain are the only consolations. This mixture of rowdiness and gentleness is very much of their hard-living, hard-loving hometown: f*#%$d-up…
3.18 Alliance Talent showcase @ Submerged – 10:00pm* 3.19 Dub Frequency @ Maleverde – 1:00pm* 3.19 Neon Reverb/Epicsauce party @ The Music Gym – 1:00am* 3.22 Club Congress Tucson, AZ 3.24 Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, CA w/ Shlohmo and Oy 3.28 The Shakedown Cafe Claremont, CA *denotes SXSW RAINBOW ARABIA Out of the many labels attached to Rainbow Arabia’s globe-trekking, kaleidoscopic dance music, the most concise term yet may…
The National Film Board of Canada has partnered with YouTube for the US premiere of the feature-length documentary film, The “Socalled” Movie in the U.S, starting March 16 during SXSW. Canadian musician, Socalled, whose debut music video garnered over 2M views on YouTube, is the subjects of the film and will also be performing at the festival on the 16th. SXSW Film Closing/ Music Opening Party 3.16.10, Co-Hosted by YouTube…
Atmospheric doom metallers BATTLEFIELDS will kick off a short string of US shows on March 17th in support of their critically-acclaimed Translation Loss full-length Thresholds Of Imbalance released last year. The tour begins in Minneapolis at Triple Rock with A Storm Of Light and will run through 11 cities, including three appearances at SXSW in Austin, TX, before coming to a close in Fargo, ND on March 27th. BATTLEFIELDS 2010…
At the opening festivities of the 28th Annual George Strait Team Roping Classic finals in San Antonio today, George Strait announced to the hometown crowd that he is bringing his superstar tour to the Alamodome. The stadium show is scheduled for May 1st and includes the King of Country Music along with Reba and special guests Lee Ann Womack and the Randy Rogers Band. Tickets go on sale March 27th…