Category: Artist News

Posted on: January 27, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Beautiful Mothers to Play Benefit Concert in Tacoma on 2/6

Seattle post-punk band The Beautiful Mothers will be joining a bill that includes Nothing You’d Like, Zook, At:1, and headliner, My Life in Black and White, on February 6th at the recently re-located and re-vamped Hell’s Kitchen in Tacoma – now at 928 Pacific Avenue. Proceeds from the evening will be donated to families of the six slain police officers from the region. For more information or ticket purchase, please…

Posted on: January 27, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Sarah Buxton Added To “Shine All Night” Tour

The 2010 leg of the SunnyD Presents the Shine All Night Tour starring Martina McBride and Trace Adkins kicks off this weekend and fans are getting even more music than they anticipated. Lyric Street recording artist Sarah Buxton will be joining headliners Martina McBride and Trace Adkins for a fun-filled evening of superstar entertainment. USA Today has declared Sarah Buxton to have “one of the most immediately arresting voices I’ve…

Posted on: January 26, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

PRIESTESS tour dates

PRIESTESS tour dates: European tour with Bigelf: February 1 Hamburg, Germany Logo Hamburg February 2 Berlin, Germany White Trash Berlin February 3 Munich, Germany 59 to1 February 4 Cologne, Germany Luxor February 6 Strasbourg, France La Laiterie February 7 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg Old Hall February 8 Antwerp, NL Trix February 9 Paris, France La Maroquinerie February 11 Prattein, Switzerland Z7 February 12 Treviso, Italy New Age February 13 Milan, Italy…

Posted on: January 26, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Jarrod Gorbel (Honorary Title) Tours

Gorbel will tour the United States initial dates are as follows, more to come soon: March 1 Mississippi Studios Portland, Or March 5 Swedish American Hall San Francisco, Ca March 6 Bootleg Theater Los Angeles, Ca March 8 UCSD The Loft La Jolla, Ca March 10 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, Pa March 11 Jammin Java Vienna, Va March 12 The Saint Asbury Park, NJ March 13 Le Poisson Rouge New…

Posted on: January 26, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

IMAAD WASIF TOURS

Feb-04 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland # Feb-11 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland % Feb-18 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland & Feb-27 San Francisco, CA Noise Pop Mar-17 – Mar-20 Austin, TX SXSW Mar-26 Brookdale, CA Historic Brookdale Lodge * Mar-27 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall * Mar-31 Eugene, OR Wow Hall * Apr-01 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge * Apr-02 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret * Apr-03 Seattle, WA The Comet…

Posted on: January 26, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Drug Rug Tours With Fiery Furnaces

Tour Dates With The Fiery Furnaces 1/26 – Revolution Music Room – Little Rock, AR 1/27 – Lounge On Elm Street – Dallas, TX 1/28 – The Parish – Austin, TX 1/29 – Walter’s On Washington – Houston, TX 1/30 – One Eyed Jacks – New Orleans, LA 2/2 – 40 Watt Club – Athens, GA 2/4 – The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC 2/5 – Attucks Theatre – Norfolk,…

Posted on: January 26, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Dirtball Joins The Kottonmouth Kings & Gets Initiated Into The Group By Tattooing A KMK Crown On His Chest

The Kottonmouth Kings have revealed the next era in their ongoing legacy by announcing the addition of the group’s newest member, the Dirtball. This notorious party monster has been a label mate of Kings for years, releasing a series of cult classic albums under the Suburban Noize banner and doing countless tours alongside the group. The group initiated the Oregon based rapper by having him get a KMK crown tattooed…

Posted on: January 26, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Noise Pop Festival News

The 18th annual Noise Pop Festival will take place February 23rd through March 1, 2009 at venues throughout San Francisco, CA. Noise Pop is pleased to announce our 2010 film festival line up! We’ve selected some amazing new films for this year’s festival, all focusing on music but each approaching the subject with a distinct voice andfresh perspective. There’s P-Star Rising, the incredible story of Priscilla, a 9 year-old rapper…

Posted on: January 26, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Alice In Chains To Tour

The band is about to embark on a North American tour in February. Tour dates are as follows: 2/2 – Vancouver – Orpheum Theatre 2/4 – Seattle – Paramount Theatre 2/6 – Salem – Salem Armory 2/8 – Boise – Knitting Factory 2/10 – Reno – Knitting Factory 2/11 – Oakland – Fox Theatre 2/17 – Phoenix – Dodge Theatre 2/19 – Denver – Fillmore 2/21 – Kansas City –…

Posted on: January 25, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

HATEBREED TO HEADLINE JAGERMEISTER STAGE AT THIS YEARS 2010 MAYHEM FESTIVAL

HATEBREED will headline the second stage of this year’s ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL this summer which kicks off JULY 10 in San Bernardino, CA and runs through AUGUST 14th, hitting venues across the US. With a heavyweight lineup and low ticket prices, the tour dates are laid out as followed: Jul. 10 – San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater Jul. 11 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre…

Posted on: January 25, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

TOBYMAC & SKILLET JOIN FORCES FOR AWAKE TONIGHT TOUR

n what many are already calling one of the best line up’s in the history of Christian touring, two of the industry’s biggest acts, SKILLET & TOBYMAC, have joined forces for the AWAKE TONIGHT tour this spring (see dates below). Sure to be an evening of pure adrenaline and energy, the tour will hit over 20 cities throughout March and April, kicking off on March 5th in Indiana (current tour…

Posted on: January 25, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

DEAS VAIL GEARS UP TO KICKS OFF SOLD OUT TOUR WITH OWL CITY JANUARY 21 – FEBRUARY 10

Deemed by Alternative Press Magazine as one of the 100 bands to watch in 2010—Deas Vail are ready to let their voice be heard with the release their Mono vs Stereo retail debut Birds & Cages on January 26. The band will also embark on endless touring this year starting off with an already sold out 20-city trek with Owl City kicking off on January 21 followed by a spring…

Posted on: January 25, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE TEMPER TRAP ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

Australian indie rockers The Temper Trap will return to the U.S. for their first headlining tour in support of their critically acclaimed debut album, Conditions, out now on Glassnote/Columbia. The band will play dates from coast to coast in March and April- wrapping up their stint at the renowned Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA. The band graced the cover of CMJ while setting New York City…

Posted on: January 25, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

RAISE THE RED LANTERN Tour It Up

At A Loss Recordings metallians RAISE THE RED LANTERN hit the road this week on their way to join the later half of the ongoing Translation Loss Records Tour with Battlefields and City of Ships. The band also meet up with killer acts including Racebannon, Struck By Lightning, Chord and Mouth of the Architect along the way. 1/24/2010 Melody Inn – Indianapolis, IN w/ Coffinworm, Racebannon 1/25/2010 Now That’s Class…

Posted on: January 25, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Bowling Green Police

Throughout the last few years, I have been to Bowling Green, Ohio a number of times. Of course, the Allied Media Conference (originally the Underground Publishing Conference) had its best days in Bowling Green before moving up to the bleak Detroit cityscape, while Howards Club H is one of the best bars / venues that I have had the chance to go to. While the mall there sucks pretty hardcore,…

Posted on: January 25, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS ANNOUNCE ROTHBURY POSTPONEMENT FOR 2010 EVENT

oday, festival organizers for the ROTHBURY music festival announced that they will not host a 2010 event. According to event producers Madison House Presents and AEG Live, a contributing factor in the decision is that, due to various artists’ recording and touring schedules, timing will not allow them to assemble the cutting edge roster that has been associated with ROTHBURY. Madison House Presents’ Jeremy Stein explains, “The result for this…

Posted on: January 25, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Battery/Jive Hit-Maker D.C. Don Juan Prepares “Lookie Looky”

Battery/Jive recording artist D.C. Don Juan has wasted no time getting his career in full swing. Shortly after signing his major label deal, the D.C.-raised rapper who has previously honed his skills under the driving motivation of NBA stars DerMarr Johnson, Allen Iverson, and Carmelo Anthony, released the video for his exciting new single, “Lookie Looky,” receiving both commercial and critical acclaim. Proud of the video’s early success, D.C. Don…

Posted on: January 24, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

We Were Promised Jetpacks Announce First-Ever U.S. Headlining Tour! March Shows Just Added!

We Were Promised Jetpacks will be touring beginning in February in support of their critically acclaimed album, These Four Walls, out now on FatCat. In 2009 We Were Promised Jetpacks performed at SXSW and toured the U.S. in the fall along with labelmates, Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad and BrakesBrakesBrakes. This is We Were Promised Jetpacks first-ever U.S. headlining tour and will include a return trip to the SXSW Music…

Posted on: January 24, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

IN MOURNING Announce US Release Date; Full Album Stream Available

Swedish melancholic metallers IN MOURNING will release their upcoming full-length entitled Monolith via Singapore’s Pulverised Records on February 16. Monolith is currently streaming in its entirety at the following location: http://www.inmourning.net/monolith/. The mini-site also includes band bio, photos and videos taken from the Monolith recording sessions. Monolith was recorded, mixed and mastered at Black Lounge Studio (Scar Symmetry, Carnal Forge, Steel Attack etc.) with Scar Symmetry guitarist/producer Jonas Kjellgren (Carnal…

Posted on: January 24, 2010 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 2

CHICAGO BAND AM TAXI’S DEBUT VIRGIN RECORDS ALBUM, WE DON’T STAND A CHANCE, OUT IN JUNE WITH WARPED TOUR TO FOLLOW

“The Mistake,” the first video from Chicago-based rock band AM Taxi’s upcoming Virgin Records debut album, We Don’t Stand a Chance, will premiere this Saturday, January 16 on MySpace. The debut CD comes out on June 2010, just prior to the band hitting the road 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…