The Mother Hips have added dates to their 2009 Fall / 2010 Winter tour schedule. The Bay Area psych-rockers continue to tour nationally behind their brand new 11-song studio album, Pacific Dust, which reached # 82 on Billboards Heatseekers chart this week. After a recent return from the Northwest and a series of warm-up festival plays over the summer (including their own “Hipnic” Festival in Big Sur, CA) The Hips…
Throughout its 15 years of existence, Joan of Arc has always existed as a fluid entity — one that freely allows musicians to enter and leave while adding their own touch and perspective to the band’s records. This set-up has enabled Joan of Arc’s sound to remain fresh and always evolving, while leaving behind an impressive network of contributors who continue to make music on their own. The eclectic musical…
World-renowned singer/composer/actor Sting will headline the spectacular Academy of Music 153rd Anniversary Concert on Saturday, January 30, 2010, in performance with The Philadelphia Orchestra and his own quartet of outstanding jazz/pop/rock musicians, conducted by David Hartley. The classical portion of the program will showcase Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, chief conductor and artistic director of the Dresden Philharmonic, leading The Philadelphia Orchestra in a program of masterpieces featuring guest tenor Juan…
Erin McKeown’s latest album, “Hundreds of Lions,†peaked at #1 on the Bestseller MP3 Album Chart. Hundreds of Lions, released October 13 on Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Records, “truly shines,†hails Paste Magazine. The accomplishment is the latest in an impressive line for Erin, whose groundbreaking “Cabin Fever†series on YouTube brought her closer to her fans, allowing them to interact with her over the Internet while being treated to…
Platinum-selling recording group FLYLEAF will embark on a North American tour with rock bands Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace, kicking off January 15th in Peoria, IL. FLYLEAF is touring in support of their latest album, Memento Mori, which was released November 10th on A&M/Octone records. The video for Memento Mori’s first single- the urgent, impassioned “Again,”- has just entered the Elite 8 on MTVU and Fuse. While at radio,”Again”…
Trevor Peres, guitarist of long running Florida death metal legends OBITUARY, recently launched his own Bar-B-Que sauce line. Dubbed T-Bone’s Famous, Peres’ “Original Rib’Licous Bar-B-Que Sauce” has “a sweet and tangy flavor with a blend of mild spices and a hint of hickory smoke.” In a word: Awesome. Peres will be releasing additional flavors — Spicy Rib Rub, Sweet Chicken Rub and Spicy Hot Bar-B-Que — in the coming weeks.…
Dres is back to represent the legendary group Black Sheep with “Forever Luvlee,” the first single from his forthcoming EP, From The Black Pool Of Genius: The Prelude. The song showcases Dres’ unmistakable flow, proving, yet again, that although he is one of hip-hop’s originators he has yet to loose a step. Different from some of Black Sheep’s earlier records, this track has a distinct smoothness that represents growth and…
Flyleaf have just released a video for the song “Beautiful Bride” which comes off their new album, Memento Mori, which is in-stores now. A focused fire burns bright at the heart of Flyleaf’s second full-length album. The platinum-selling Texas quintet’s latest offering is a collection of poignant, passionate and pensive hard rock songs. From the kinetic first single, “Again,” to the touching album closer, “Arise,” guitarists Sameer Bhattacharya and Jared…
Check out the brand new video from our favorite keytar-weilding, comic book-writing, video gaming, graduate from the Warped Tour school of badass: LIGHTS. Like the heroine she plays in Audio Quest: Captain LIGHTS Adventure, it’s once again a battle between good versus evil, but there’s a twist – she’s both! Does good prevail? See for yourself below. “Ice” http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=100542794 LIGHTS debut album, The Listening (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=332673903&s=143441) is also available now courtesy…
NPR : “Freelance Whales: Busking to the Big Time” http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114164975 Stereogum : “Band To Watch” – “There’s palpable warmth and tactful touch that crackles throughout their strongest tunes’s group chants, harmonies, occasional computer beats and baroque-pop arrangements that should prove irresistible…” http://stereogum.com/archives/band_to_watch/band-to-watch-freelance-whales_092961.html Brooklyn Vegan, CMJ- “The band’s varied indie-pop has a humble, homespun quality to it. They lean on banjos and xylophones for tender rural sounds but also use glitchy…
Seventeen-year-old pop sensation, ALEX ROOTS, has been very busy the past couple of weeks! The UK teen’s new track ‘PUT YOUR HANDS UP’ off her debut album “ADRENALINE RUSH†was featured last month on MTV’s hit show, THE HILLS, and just this week MTV’s equally as popular spin-off, The City, featured several songs off the album as well. The episode opens with Roots’ track “Dizzy From The Ride†and “Put…
Former M.O.D./S.O.D. frontman Billy Milano joined MUNICIPAL WASTE on stage at Red 7 in Austin, Texas on November 12, 2009 to perform a version of the S.O.D. classic “United Forces”. Check out the footage below: http://www.roxwel.com/player/municipalwasteunitedforces.html?detect_mediatype=flv&detect_bitrate=_700&big=1 Drummer Dave Witte had the following to say about the collaboration: “S.O.D. is such an important band for the crossover movement, pioneers in fact. We’ve played united forces on and off for over two…
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have stuck more pins in the map and pulled more Gin from taps than they care to remember. Over the years they’ve earned the reputation as one of the hardest touring bands in rock. Now they are back with their first full length studio release in seven years. Featuring 14 new songs “Pin Points and Gin Joints†produced by BossTones Dicky Barrett, Joe Gittleman and producer…
New Jersey progressive death metallers THE BINARY CODE have released the tracklisting and artwork for their highly-anticipated debut album, Suspension of Disbelief, which is slated for a digital-only release through MetalSucks. Engineered by Paulie Cutri & The Binary Code’s own Jesse Zuretti (who also handles the band’s design and artwork), the record is due to drop December 15, 2009, and features a bang-up mixing job courtesy of Kevin Antreassian (Number…
Matt Lowell, with his sophomore EP, “Second Storm,†offers up a melodic journey of unabashed soul redemption. Lowell’s passionate vocals shift from quiet, in-the-room intimacy to stadium-worthy dynamic bursts of power, all alongside a blend of soaring acoustic and a comfortably familiar lyrical honesty. Co-written and produced by the 2008 Boston Music Awards Producer of the Year, Crit Harmon, this is Matt’s second time working with Crit. After graduating Berklee…
The Oak Ridge Boys will be back for Christmas this year. Their 20th Annual Christmas tour, The Boys Are Back for Christmas, will take the group to 14 states in 34 days, beginning early November and running through December 22. The group opens their two-hour show each year with everybody’s favorites, like Elvira, Bobbie Sue, and Thank God For Kids. This year they are adding new music from their acclaimed…
http://www.youtube.com/justsurrenderrock MUSIC Visit http://www.justsurrenderrock.com/ to download an acoustic version of one of the new tracks, “Burning Up.” LINKS http://www.myspace.com/justsurrenderrock http://www.facebook.com/just-surrender Tweets by JustSurrenderNY Dec. 9 – Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk Dec. 10 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction Dec. 15 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dec. 16 – San Antonio, TX – Zombie’s Dec. 17 – Houston, TX – Meridian Dec. 18 – Oklahoma City, OK –…
Germany’s The Ocean have issued an update on their vocalist situation and the progress of their follow up to 2007’s epic double-disc master piece, Precambrian. After many weeks in the dark, The Ocean have finally found a new vocalist. “We are happy to announce Mr. Loïc Rossetti as tour new vocalist. “We are looking forward to weeks and months of intense touring in the future and a new era in…
Eighth blackbird’s third consecutive season in residence at Chicago’s downtown Harris Theater is its most ambitious to date. On December 8, the Grammy-winning sextet presents the first of two concerts in its hometown series: Arnold Schoenberg’s 1912 numerological masterpiece Pierrot lunaire, in a new production conceived and directed by Mark DeChiazza that was first shown to audiences at the Ojai Music Festival this summer. DeChiazza is a New York dancer…
Ylajali is the debut full-length from Syntaks, the Danish duo of Jakob Skott and Anna Cecilia. In Ylajali’s beautifully scorched sonic landscape, acres of drones run beneath Cecilia’s wordless sighs; Skott’s beats crunch like autumn leaves while synthesizers swell, flourish, and disappear. Songs either tramp through hazy forests until they fade into the dark (the Boards of Canada-esque “Love Camp 23â€), or stack tone upon tone like translucent building blocks,…