18.04.2009 D-Gera, Sächsischer Bahnhof 24.04.2009 D-Hannover, Musikzentrum 25.04.2009 NL-Utrecht-Haarzuilens, Elf Fantasy 2009 26.04.2009 NL-Utrecht-Haarzuilens, Elf Fantasy 2009 30.04.2009 D-Hahnenklee, Walpurgisfest 15.05.2009 D-Eppstein, Burg Eppstein 01.06.2009 D-Leipzig, WGT 2009 27.06.2009 D-Königstein, Mittelalter rockt die Burg (MRDB) 04.07.2009 D-Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Hörnerfest 11.07.2009 D-Bertingen, Rock unter den Eichen
Independent powerhouse Suburban Noize Records is proud to announce the signing of Taintstick, a once-in-a-generation explosion of heavy metal ecstasy, promising to arouse the once-proud demons of rock and roll from their long and shameful slumber.
I Scream Records is very proud to welcome Hoods to the family. Hoods founded in Sacramento, CA, in 1995 by Mike Hoods have grown into a Hardcore institution. Their music is a call to arms for all of those who have grown tired watching Hardcore be exploited and bastardized. Mike Hood has used his years of experience to craft one of the most brutal and honest West Coast Hardcore bands…
The multi-platinum, GRAMMY and AMA winning rock band Third Day is celebrating sold-out tour dates, a hit album, and a continual No. 1 radio single.
Home. It’s a warm and comfortable word. And that is exactly how Darren Kozelsky makes you feel when listening to his music. His voice is as smooth and rich as grandma’s chocolate pie and his songs are like reuniting with an old familiar friend. Darren takes traditional country sound and makes it his own sound for all of us to enjoy again. Singing straight from his heart to yours, he…
Redemption. Paranoia. Guilt. And brief glimpses of a better tomorrow, all cloaked in pop hooks that truly help the medicine go down.
Reprise Records will release Green Day’s long-awaited eighth studio album, entitled 21st Century Breakdown, on Friday, May 15th, 2009. The album is the best-selling trio’s first studio album since 2004’s two-time Grammy Award-winning punk-rock opera American Idiot, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart, spawned five hit singles, and went on to sell more than 12 million copies worldwide. 21st Century Breakdown is divided into three acts: “Heroes…
First North American Tour Since 2005 Kicks-Off In San Diego On May 14 Doves announce a Spring US tour to support the release of their new album called Kingdom of Rust (released April 7 on Astralwerks/Heavenly). Kingdom of Rust is an album that is arguably Doves’ most sonically adventurous, intimate, cerebral, rhythmic and most eclectic record to date.
Hope all is well. Already a sensation across the Atlantic, UK electro-rock buzz band The Whip have marked their destination for the US, swaggering over across the pond in true Mancunian fashion for a full US tour which kicks off today with dates with Late of the Pier and DeadMau5.
Four of rock music’s most successful and influential musicians are combining their talents to create the much anticipated rock group Chickenfoot. Guitar hero Joe Satriani, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and frontman Sammy Hagar’s new project has found the four working side-by-side for the last few months recording their self-titled debut album, Chickenfoot, which will be released in June, 2009. The band…
Stephanie McKay’s second solo album, entitled Tell It Like It Is, is her US debut, following on from the success of her self titled Astralwerk’s EP release in 2006. Tell It Like It Is has been a few years in the making, but is, if anything, much stronger than her debut. Infused with a block party vibe and informed with Stephanie’s charismatically conscious lyrics.
Atmosphere plans to bring their brand of literate, forward-thinking hip-hop to the masses this spring with the announcement of their upcoming “When God Gives You Ugly” tour (dates below). Slug and Ant will be rocking venues throughout the continent in celebration of the reissue of their critically acclaimed record God Loves Ugly and the recent release of their sixth studio album, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit…
Grammy winning, platinum superstar and recording artist Robin Thicke and Grammy and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson are set to embark on a multi-city co-headlining tour beginning March 31st at Albany, NY’s Palace Theater. The Robin Thicke -Jennifer Hudson Tour will bring together two of the most distinctive and enduring voices in the current world of R&B music across major US cities including New York, Atlanta , Chicago, Los Angeles…
J Rebel, a.k.a. Sean Fazilat (Fah-zee-lat), has had a passion for hip-hop music since he was 10 years old. One of his favorite songs were “Yeah” by Usher. Being influenced by how other people loved and played famous musician’s music and hits, he had decided, at the age of 13, to start climbing the ladder of success and hopefully hit the top, someday having people playing his hits.
The Song: In anticipation of their forthcoming debut EP, Brooklyn’s Big Urban brings us “Snap To The Future,” a song with a straightforward sound but an intriguingly deep message. Scott Thorough’s electro-infused beat provides Kray with the perfect platform to pontificate on NYC’s velvet rope culture. The song is told from the point of view of a guy who grew up on the outside looking in at the rich girls…
In spring 1997, MATTHEW CHICOINE, aka RECLOOSE, made contact with techno pioneer CARL CRAIG. This meeting led to the almost immediate signing of RECLOOSE to CRAIG’s Planet E label and the beginning of a promising musical career for one very talented individual. RECLOOSE’s musical roots trace back to eight years of studying music and playing jazz saxophone, later shifting his focus to the art of mixing, cutting and dicing vinyl…
To inaugurate this new collection Sonar Kollektiv has the honor to re-issue the wonderful folk album Listen of from Brazilian singer-songwriter PAUL BRYAN aka SÉRGIO Sà originally released in 1973 on the label Top Tape in Brazil. JAZZANOVA member JUERGEN VON KNOBLAUCH found the LP while record digging in Berlin 9 years ago. He played it to the rest of the collective and they all instantly fell for it. Listen…
Grammy-nominated hard rock juggernaut MASTODON have confirmed dates for their Spring US tour in support of their second album for Reprise Records, CRACK THE SKYE. This first tour behind the groundbreaking new album will sweep across the US and Canada, playing to smaller theaters and clubs to insure a maximum and up
Every bird watcher is familiar with the wren- a songbird that’s disseminated extensively over the Northern Hemisphere. The wren is known for the splendid timbre it emits, ascending and plunging in a tuneful array. However, there exists a special type of melodic ‘wren’ that has migrated from Texas to Michigan- and back again! His name is Bill Wren and he composes exquisite melodies that flow in unbounded fashion from his…
Premier pop powerhouse JACK’S MANNEQUIN has confirmed their first worldwide tour of the new year in support of their critically-lauded sophomore Sire/Warner Bros. Records album, THE GLASS PASSENGER.