MIDDLE CLASS RUT will be taking a break from recording their full length debut and will hit the road supporting Social Distortion on their upcoming U.S. tour. The band will be showcasing material from their recently released 25 Years Mini LP as well as their forthcoming full-length which will be released via Bright Antenna Records. Hailing from Sacramento, California, the band have already created a huge buzz in the UK…
Look for Violent Soho’s US debut album in early 2010, but until then check out their MySpace page for a taste of what’s to come, including some tracks from their latest EP. TOUR DATES W/ BUILT TO SPILL Oct. 12 New York, NY Webster Hall Oct. 13 New York, NY Webster Hall Oct. 14 Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Music Hall Oct. 15 Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Music Hall Oct. 16 Philadelphia, PA…
Re: Aktor is definitely one of the most intriguing bands on the entire Portuguese metal scene. Their extremely well-balanced mixture of industrial and thrash metal makes up for a true musical phenomenon, comparable to the style of such acts as Fear Factory or Mnemic. With “Zero Orderâ€, the group gave the world one of the finest releases in the history of modern metal, perfectly joining brutal heaviness with cybernetic melodies.…
Arthur von Nagel, bassist/vocalist and lyricist for San Francisco progressive extreme metallers CORMORANT, recently took time out of the band’s busy schedule to shed some light on Metazoa’s beautifully rendered, deeply complex lyrics and intriguing concepts. He comments, “The themes of Metazoa came together by accident. It was never a concept album, as the lyrics were written over the course of several years, while I was going through a lot…
10/14-Middle East, Boston 10/15- LPR, New York 10/16-First Unitarian Church Sanctuary, Philadelphia 10/17-Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington 10/19-Le National, Montreal 10/20-The Music Gallery, Toronto 10/21- Schubas Tavern, Chicago 10/21-Schubas Tavern, Chicago 10/23-The Triple Door, Seattle 10/24-The Venue, Vancouver 10/25-Mississippi Studios, Portland 10/27-Swedish American Hall, San Francisco 10/30-The Regent, Los Angeles
What if the sound of wind through trees could be translated into human words? What is it saying? For WIND’S POEM by Mount Eerie, Phil Elverum spent almost two years out behind the house, at the edge of the woods, listening into the night and finding these words. Songs of impermanence, dark change, destruction, temporary blossoming, mortality, and an immense river of air tearing through the world make up the…
Canadian ghettotech pair THUNDERHEIST have announced dates for their next tour down the west coast and up through Canada. MC Isis and Grahm Zilla are back on the road and still two of the hottest misfits gracing the stage anywhere. The pair have been touring nonstop, taking their fierce show to all corners of the globe, sharing stages with Kid Cudi, Crookers, Skratch Bastid and many more. Now, they return…
The revolution is a long thread Easily twisted, hard to stretch I patch up the desert, the great desert The discord and hate, which is becoming widespread there I’m ready to die, my rifle and I the desert is thirsty, searching for freedom Those who desired to lead have failed the mission In which the martyrs have died, searching for freedom – The Long Thread, lyrics by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib,…
10/31 – The Boardwalk – Orangevale, CA 11/01 Downtown Brewing Co. – San Luis Obispo, CA 11/02- Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA 11/03 – Glasshouse – Pomona, CA 11/04 – Orpheum Theatre – Flagstaff, AZ 11/ 06 – The Door – Fort Worth, TX 11/07 Las Palmas Event Center – McAllen, TX 11/08 – White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX 11/10 – WorkPlay Theatre – Birmingham, AL 11/11…
Nov 12 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland Nov 13 – Birmingham, UK – Academy Nov 14 – Manchester, UK – Academy Nov 16 – London, UK – Forum Nov 17 – London, UK – Forum Nov 19 – Tilburg, HOL – 013 Nov 20 – Antwerp, BEL – Trix Zaal Nov 21 – Weisbaden, GER – Schlachthof Nov 23 – Dortmund, GER – FZW Nov 24 – Prague, CZE –…
“Lumbering drums, jangling shakers, electronic squiggles, and lots of…ragged shouts accompany the strutting bass line and stomping guitar….it’s all just loose and playful enough to avoid coming across as overly nostalgic.” – Pitchfork Drink Up Buttercup have signed with Yep Roc Records and to celebrate are giving away the single ‘Even Think’, a fast-paced fist-pumper, driven by frenzied organ arpeggios and swelling vocal harmonies reminiscent of the sound of Brian…
QUEENSRYCHE — who have been touring since late March in support of their newest effort American Soldier (Atco/Rhino) — will be taking The Queen of Heavy Metal, Lita Ford, on the road with them for over two dozen dates beginning October 15th (see full itinerary below). Ford will hit the stage during the QUEENSRYCHE set to perform three songs including her Top 10 Billboard hit (performed with Ozzy Osbourne), “Close…
EeL has an intense opening to their “People People†album that mixes amphetamine with vocal samples to come out with something that sounds like a better Dance Dance Revolution song. Immediately shown as a problem is that EeL uses a mite too much repetition to get their songs home; “EeL START IT UP!’s†3:09 should have been condensed to make for a more effecting song. “People People†is a retooling…
Yukon Blonde is Jeff Innes, Brandon Scott, Adam Newton, and Graham Jones – a band from the rolling hills of Kelowna, a city that enjoys, and is cursed by its own burgeoning scene. Going under the name AlphaBaby from early 2005 until late 2008, the band has conquered their fair city and toured through Canada extensively, playing some 300 shows whilst performing alongside bands such as Ladyhawk, The Constantines, Jon-Rae…
Essential pop punk band New Found Glory has just announced a remarkable live pairing with Chris Carrabba’s influential outfit Dashboard Confessional for a one of a kind North America tour with a proceeding headlining run of warm-up dates to kick off the tour in support of their new video & single “Don’t Let Her Pull You Down.” New Found Glory’s recent Epitaph release “Not Without A Fight” is a triumphant…
Bad Veins’ first radio track, “Gold and Warm,” was singled out in Spin magazine as one of September’s “Songs You Must Hear Now!,” praising the boys for flipping, “Pavement’s slacker racket into mainstream magic.” The band’s non-traditional live set-up of telephones, megaphones and a vintage reel-to-reel player named “Irene,” have garnered them much attention, but it’s their undeniable songwriting chops that have made them truly stand out. Or as MTV…
Threading through their music with a dreamy soundscape of guitars, EE creates an introspective style of indie rock that really makes one think. This album, originally released in 2000, has been clamored for since the second that the original run on Curry Records sold out. The plodding nature of the songs on Ramadan, exemplified by the title track, creates this sixties-style of California flavoring felt throughout the entire disc. Opening…
New Orleans’ EYEHATEGOD have spent the last two decades at odds with a corrupt music industry, using their music as a proverbial middle finger aimed at everything from government officials to sanctimonious shitheads hiding behind organized religion. They have defied all odds and continue to exist and persist despite personal and professional setbacks, from drug addiction to natural disasters. In the midst of all this turmoil EYEHATEGOD have become the…
THE ACACIA STRAIN are supporting 2008’s “Continents,” supporting AUGUST BURNS RED alongside MY CHILD MY BRIDE and IMPENDING DOOM, and will also be doing a headline tour of Australia in November. 10/9 The National – Richmond, VA 10/10 Crocodile Rock – Allentown, PA 10/11 Skully’s – Columbus, OH 10/12 Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON 10/13 Club Soda – Montreal, QC 10/14 Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY 10/15…
Fresh off of their summer-long stint on the Van Warped Tour, Meg & Dia will hit the road for an extensive fall tour with Dashboard Confessional and Never Shout Never. Meg & Dia will tour the East Coast and Midwest with Warner Bros. Records’ label-mates Never Shout Never beginning in October, then continue on with Never Shout Never and New Found Glory as they support Dashboard Confessional on a U.S.…