03/03 West Springfield, VA Jaxx 03/04 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero 03/05 Worcester, MA The Palladium 03/06 New York, NY Nokia Theater 03/07 Montreal, QC Club Soda 03/08 Quebec City, QC Imperial 03/09 Toronto, ON Opera House 03/10 Cleveland, OH Peabody’s 03/11 Detroit, MI Blondie’s 03/12 Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge 03/13 Milwaukee, WI Rave no Voivod 03/14 St Paul, MN Block Station 4 Tour w/ Kreator, Kataklysm, Evile, Lightning Swords…
Balmorhea’s new album Constellations will be available later this month. Free mp3 download here. • In celebration of this new release, the band will perform in Austin, TX on Feb 19th at Central Presbyterian Church with Damien Jurado. • In March the band will tour the US with 4AD recording artist Efterklang and perform at SXSW. Date and venue info is available below. • The band’s first Daytrotter session will…
February 11 Prattein, Switzerland Z7 February 12 Treviso, Italy New Age February 13 Milan, Italy Tunnel February 15 Barcelona, Spain Sala Salamandra February 16 Madrid, Spain Sala Ramdall February 20 Oxford, UK Academy 2 February 22 Glasgow, Scotland Cathouse February 23 Manchester, UK Club Academy February 24 Wolverhampton, UK Little Civic February 25 London, UK Underworld March 13 Brooklyn, NY The Music Hall of Williamsburg “It wasn’t the easiest record…
FEB. 17 BROOKLYN, NY UNION HALL MAR. 17-20 AUSTIN, TX SXSW APR. 7 ATLANTA, GA CENTER STAGE* APR. 8 RICHMOND, VA HAT FACTORY* APR. 9 PHILADELPHIA, PA TLA* APR. 10 NEW YORK, NY WEBSTER HALL* APR. 11 WASHINGTON, DC 9:30 CLUB* APR. 16 ROCHESTER, NY WATER STREET* APR. 17 COLUMBUS, OH LC PAVILION* APR. 18 CLEVELAND, OH HOUSE OF BLUES* APR. 20 CHICAGO, IL HOUSE OF BLUES* APR. 21 ST.…
“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…
2010-02-13, Saturday: Esslingen, Germany – Komma 2010-02-14, Sunday: Trier, Germany – Ex-Haus 2010-02-15, Monday: Mannheim, Germany – Der Bock 2010-02-16, Tuesday: Lyon, France – Le Sonic 2010-02-17, Wednesday: Toulouse, France – Le Lieu Commun 2010-02-18, Thursday: Rennes, France – Antipode 2010-02-19, Friday: Paris, France – La Fleche D’Or 2010-02-20, Saturday: Tourcoing, France – Le Grand Mix 2010-02-21, Sunday: Colmar, France – Le Musee du Jouet 2010-02-22, Monday: Strasbourg, France –…
02.19.10 – Salem, OR @ Ike Box 02.25.10 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern w/ Finn Riggins 02.26.10 – Bellingham, WA @ Jinx Art Space w/ Finn Riggins 02.27.10 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir album release party w/ Finn Riggins + Brothers Young 02.28.10 – Eugene, OR @ w/ Finn Riggins 03.05.10 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Church w/ Finn Riggins 7pm/all ages 03.06.10 – Santa Barbara, CA…
Epitaph Records is proud to announce the signing of Minneapolis punk band Off With Their Heads. The punk road dogs recently took time off from touring to record their second full length album, with plans for a summer release, but left the engine running for a two month long excursion of US and Canada. Formed in 2002, Off With Their Heads went through a slew of musicians before finally cementing…
We Are The Fallen, one of rock’s most buzzed about new groups, have announced that their worldwide live debut will take place at Kings College in London on Tuesday 23rd March 2010. Tickets go on sale this Friday 5th February via www.livenation.co.uk and will cost £12.50 each. The iconic fivesome is comprised of the original members of multiplatinum trailblazing band Evanescence, guitarists Ben Moody and John LeCompt along with drummer…
As an early Valentine’s Day treat, we are announcing the long-awaited release of The Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs box set on limited-edition 10†vinyl (with MP3 download coupon) to be released in stores on April 20! We are accepting pre-orders now in the Merge store at a special price and all orders before Valentine’s Day will receive a printable e-valentine for their special friend or loved one in time…
The brutes will hit the road in March, stampeding south with a string of shows set up on their way down to Austin, where the band will shred SXSW attendees. Several post-SXSW shows are still in the planning stages and will be announced in mere days. JAVELINA live attacks: 3/13/2010 Plaza Bowl – Richmond, VA w/ Howl, Tombs 3/14/2010 Earshot Records – Greenville, SC w/ Howl, Bison BC 3/15/2010 PS…
After finishing a US run with Neko Case late last year, Deer Tick completed a three week European tour – upon their return to the US on Dec. 13 the band entered the studio to put the finishing touches on its as-yet-untitled third album, which will be released in the first half of this year. The band’s first big show of 2010 will be in Los Angeles, as part of…
New York City band Acrylics has announced tour dates in the US and UK leading up to SXSW in support of their two recent releases. Their debut, All of the Fire, was produced by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and released on he and Ethan Silverman’s Terrible Records. The single “Molly’s Vertigo,” which is not a part of the EP, is being released on Something In Construction in the UK.…
The String Cheese Incident will perform a handful of “Incidents†in 2010. The band will play their greatest hometown venue, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, on July 23, 24, and 25. In addition they’ll set up camp at a site close to the band’s/fans’ hearts, Horning’s Hideout (near Portland, Oregon), July 29 through August 1. This announcement ends a three-year break from performing; a hiatus interrupted only once – this past summer…
Yukon Blonde will unleash their self-titled debut on March 23rd. Their take on 60’s rock harmonies, thick yet simple hooks, and depression-era furniture upholstery, reminds me of Midlake, Fleetwood Mac, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Fleet Foxes, but much poppier and energetic. They’ve got a (mostly Canadian) tour getting started in a few weeks. 02.20 • The SAIT Gateway (Calgary, AB) 02.22 • The Black Dog (Edmonton, BC) 02.23 •…
Michigan sextet, Chiodos, are set to record their highly anticipated third album with acclaimed producer, Machine (Lamb Of God, Everytime I Die, Cobra Starship), this month. The group’s breakout second album Bone Palace Ballet – produced by Casey Bates (Gatsby’s American Dream, The Fall Of Troy) – debuted at #5 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart and has surpassed sales of over 210,000 copies. Their debut album, All’s Well That…
Fol Chen has a tasty way about them with a minty tang reminiscent of Hot Chip, Subtle and other quality contemporary layer lifters and psyche pokers…So hardtack-slippery, so jagged-smooth, so bouncing-still is what Fol Chen has wrought that pinning it down in “reviewer-speak” seems a disservice. It’s catchy as f*** in places and a touch scary in others but it’s never a dull ride.” – Jambase “The music itself is…
Cage The Elephant is back in the U.S. for a Spring headlining tour, beginning February 15, 2010 in Augusta, GA. After a busy 2009, the band is riding the momentum of two chart-topping singles and going back out on the road, hitting many cities they have not played in before. Check out the dates below! Monday, 2/15/10 @ Sky City, Augusta, GA Tuesday, 2/16/10 @ 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA…
Montreal based Derelict have been added as direct support to Quebec metal legends Martyr’s upcoming show February 14th, 2010 at Foufounes Électriques in Montreal, Quebec. Derelict is currently touring in support of their recently released new album “Unspoken Wordsâ€, which was released by Year of the Sun Records. “We couldn’t be happier about playing with Martyr! They are one of our main influences, in terms of songwriting, technicality, stage presence…
RAMMSTEIN will release a new single in the U.S. on February 9 entitled “Ich Tu Dir Weh” exclusively through iTunes. The follow-up single to the controversial “Pussy” single/video, “Ich Tu Dir Weh” is taken from the Berlin-based band’s critically acclaimed sixth studio album, LIEBE IST FÃœR ALLE DA. The “Ich Tu Dir Weh” single bundle will include four remix bonus tracks and a digital booklet. The entire bundle is $4.99…