Category: Artist News

Posted on: August 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Artillery – great reviews from European press + first tour dates!

Artillery, one of the best thrash metal bands around, returned with a brand new studio album. “When Death Comes” is their first studio release since the 1999’s “B.A.C.K”! The album is available in Europe since mid June, and has beegn released in Japan. So far their new record is getting rave reviews from European media. Here is the one from the British Terrorizer Magazine: “Five albums in over 25 years…

Posted on: August 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

SUNN O))) and EAGLE TWIN – East and Southern US Aktions Announced

The third wave of SUNN O))) live aktions on American soil in support of Monoliths & Dimensions have been announced, this time blanketing the East Coast. As on their previous Midwestern and upcoming West Coast tours this summer, label mates EAGLE TWIN will be joining SUNN O))) on these dates, in support of their debut full-length The Unkindness of Crows, which was released this week. A very special night on…

Posted on: August 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

OROASTER ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR WITH GOJIRA, EUROPEAN TOUR WITH ABSU & NACHTMYSTIUM

U.S. tour with GOJIRA: September 21 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg September 22 Baltimore, MD Ottobar September 24 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade September 25 New Orleans, LA The Hangar September 27 Houston, TX Warehouse Live October 2 Orlando, FL The Social October 5 Knoxville, TN Valarium October 6 St. Louis, MO Pop’s Nite Club (also w/ Goatwhore, The Berzerker, Warbringer) October 7 Milwaukee, WI The Rave Bar October 9…

Posted on: August 30, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Fitz & The Tantrums To Tour With Flogging Molly This Fall

It all started with a phone call. The X. Best to let voicemail pick that one up! YOU HAVE 1 NEW MESSAGE: “Hey, sorry to call but my neighbor has got to leave L.A in a hurry, he’s selling everything including this old church organ for 50 bucks. Do you want it?” This was worth the pain of calling the heartbreaker. “He’s got someone coming later today to see it,…

Posted on: August 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Stranglers’ Hugh Cromwell On Tour This Fall

Hugh Cornwell is a man of the people! The original vocalist, guitarist and main songwriter for punk and new-wave legends The Stranglers, will be touring the US this September and playing The Stranglers’ classics and his new album Hooverdam. He has made Hooverdam available for free download to anyone and everyone right now on his website www.hughcornwell.com! The site can be viewed in twelve languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese,…

Posted on: August 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

WHIPLASH: New Song Posted Online

Reactivated Garden State thrashers WHIPLASH have posted another new song — “Fight Or Flight” — on their official MySpace Page. Visit: http://www.myspace.com/whiplashusa to check it out. The track comes off the band’s new album, Unborn Again, which is scheduled for Aug 5th release via Pulverised Records. The CD was recorded at Studio with world-renowned engineer/producer Harris Johns (SODOM, KREATOR , HELLOWEEN, SEPULTURA). The band mixed and mastered the CD at…

Posted on: August 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Mew Annouce U.S. Headlining Shows and Support Dates with Nine Inch Nails

“Mew sound so good live it kind of pisses me off,” Tweets Trent Reznor. So good, that Mew will be joining NIN for a handful of U.S. dates in addition to the UK dates the band is currently on. Mew will also play select headline dates in Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco in which they will be performing new songs off their highly anticipated upcoming release:…

Posted on: August 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Re-release of two albums by Denmark’s best-kept secret – Raunchy

Raunchy is without question one of Denmark’s most talented musical groups – their stunning mixture of hardcore, industrial and melodic death metal brought them not only worldwide acclaim, but also the attention of one of the most respected European metal labels of all times – Nuclear Blast Records. Under their wings Raunchy released their first two albums – “Velvet Noise” and “Confusion Bay”. These classic offerings return now as exclusive…

Posted on: August 29, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Inner Banks release Songs From Disko Bay on September 15, 2009 via DAG! Records

“The musical pastiche of The Inner Banks is an exercise in euphony, with each disparate sound complementing the piece as a whole. Epics from anthills, each track is grand in scope yet completely unassuming, a piece of a soundtrack that never swells but always delivers.” – SPIN The Inner Banks is married couple Caroline Schutz and David Gould and their eclectic group of collaborators. Caroline and David began work on…

Posted on: August 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Passion Pit To Play Dates

UPCOMING US TOUR DATES 9/13: Denver, CO @ Monolith Festival 9/25: New York, NY @ Central Park SummerStage (w/ Phoenix) 9/26: New York, NY @ Central Park SummerStage (w/ Phoenix) 10/4: Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival 10/14: Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theater 10/17: San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Band Michael Angelakos (Vocals/Keyboard) Ian Hultquist (Guitar) Ayad Al Adhamy (Keyboard) Jeff Apruzzese (Bass) Nate Donmoyer (Drums)…

Posted on: August 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Alan Cohen Experience MP3 of The Beatles’ “Your Mother Should Know” Now Available for Download on The Beatles Complete on Ukulele

Go to http://thebeatlescompleteonukulele.blogspot.com/ to download “Your Mother Should Know” and read producers’ Roger Greenawalt and David Barratt’s interpretation of the song. “Roger and Dave say, Your Mother Should Not Know. Don’t trust her. Don’t tell her a thing. She can and will use it against you.” Alan Cohen Experience is a musician, talk show host, and painter who used to do mainly self-portraits, but now focuses on walls and windows.…

Posted on: August 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

MEMPHIS MAY FIRE TRUSTKILL RECORDS DEBUT ‘SLEEPWALKING’ OUT TODAY / BAND ON TOUR

Hailing from Dallas, TX — Matt Mullins, Kellen McGregor, Jeremy Grisham, Ryan Bentley and Cory Elder are Memphis May Fire. Their debut full length CD “Sleepwalking” produced by Casey Bates (Chiodos, A Skylit Drive) hits the street today as the band continues on the road in support. “heads straight for the adrenal gland before unleashing an unexpectedly melodic chorus…what follows pretty much ploughs the same furrow, they really do know…

Posted on: August 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

JP DeLaire Releases NEW Single –

Fresh from returning from a European tour with Michael Bolton, soul-meister J.P. DeLaire releases the funk-fortified “Last Call” to radio from the In My Life CD. Described by Akbar Nour (head writer in Europe for Smooth Jazz Now) as “a most sought-after musician,” DeLaire has caught the attention of reviewers around the world for his progressive style both vocally and on the saxophone. Having toured with Prince, DeLaire’s style is…

Posted on: August 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Chairlift Announce Headlining Fall Dates and Support Dates with Pheonix

Chairlift On Tour: 09/05/09 NEW YORK, NY- BOWERY BALLROOM w/ MICACHU & THE SHAPES 09/06/09 PHILADELPHIA, PA – FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH w/ MICACHU & THE SHAPES 09/07/09 WASHINGTON, DC – BLACK CAT w/ MICACHU & THE SHAPES 09/08/09 CHAPEL HILL, NC – LOCAL 506 w/ MICACHU & THE SHAPES 09/09/09 ATLANTA, GA – DRUNKEN UNICORN w/ MICACHU & THE SHAPES 09/10/09 BATON ROUGE, LA – CHELSEAS w/ MICACHU & THE…

Posted on: August 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Julie Peel’s (Aimee Mann/Sharon Van Etten) ‘Near The Sun’ Out Sept 2009

elf-taught multi-instrumentalist Julie Peel is preparing to unleash her debut full-length album, Near the Sun, September 2009 on American Laundromat Records. Previously featured on ALR compilations including Just Like Heaven (a tribute to the Cure), Gigantic (a tribute to Kim Deal), Dig for Fire (a tribute to the Pixies), and Cinnamon Girl (a tribute to Neil Young), this will be Julie’s first solo full-length release. She counts Aimee Mann, Beth…

Posted on: August 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Steve Wynn IV / Minus 5 / The Baseball Project on tour in August and September

Get ready for the barnstorming tour of the year! Steve Wynn, Linda Pitmon, Scott McCaughey and Peter Buck will be hitting the US highways in various musical disguises as the brand new Steve Wynn IV, the Minus 5, and The Baseball Project, with all three bands made up of the same players with a possible costume change or two. (See full tour schedule below.) According to Wynn, “I’m fairly certain…

Posted on: August 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Enter Shikari Debut Big And Announce Tour With The Bled and Alesana

U.K. favorites ENTER SHIKARI continue to make headlines State side and in their homeland, this time debuting on the U.K. charts at #16 with the release of Common Dreads. The follow up to the band’s critically acclaimed, Take To The Skies, was released worldwide on June 16 and digitally in the United States. The Andy Gray (U2, Korn) produced Common Dreads has been touted by Absolute Punk as “an outlet…

Posted on: August 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Deep Elm Records is Signing Bands

After a bit of a hiatus due to this crummy economy, DEEP ELM RECORDS IS NOW RELEASING NEW ALBUMS! That’s right…the label has 8 new albums slated for release. Stay tuned for details coming very soon…as soon as next week! Deep Elm Records believes in the power of music to inspire, excite, comfort and console. We always have and we always will. We all need what music gives us. Think…

Posted on: August 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Counting Crows Summer Tour – Traveling Circus and Medicine Show Sneak Peek

The Saturday Night Rebel Rockers Traveling Circus & Medicine Show starring Counting Crows, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Augustana plus special guests Check Local Listings for More Details 8/26/09 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 8/28/09 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Resort Spa and Casino Event Center w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana 8/29/09 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena w/ Michael Franti & Spearhead…

Posted on: August 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

DILATED PERSON EVIDENCE SIGNS EXCLUSIVE RECORDING AGREEMENT WITH RHYMESAYERS ENTERTAINMENT

Grammy winning rapper and producer Michael “Evidence” Perretta signs multi album deal with Indie powerhouse Rhymesayers Entertainment. As one-third of the venerable Los Angeles Hip Hop staple Dilated Peoples, Evidence has spent the better part of his decade plus in the game, touring the globe and collectively selling well over 700,000 units. In addition to his Dilated work, Evidence has produced tracks for the Beastie Boys, Linkin Park, Defari, Planet…