Category: Artist News

Posted on: March 4, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NEVERSHOUTNEVER! TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED DEBUT THIS MAY

NeverShoutNever!, the brain child of singer/songwriter/guitarist Christofer Drew of Joplin, Missouri, is keeping busy in anticipation of its self-titled debut release this May. Preparing to embark on a U.S. headlining tour with The Scene Aesthetic, The Honorary Title, and The Bigger Lights. NeverShoutNever!, (singer/guitarist Drew, and touring musicians bassist Taylor McFee and drummer Nathan Ellison), already has 26 million MySpace plays, over 15,000 EPs and 125,000 tracks sold on iTunes,…

READ MORE
Posted on: March 4, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 2

TAYLOR SWIFT FEARLESS 2009 HEADLINING TOUR KICKS OFF APRIL 23

Big Machine recording artist Taylor Swift, who topped Nielsen SoundScan’s all-genre year-end music sales report as 2008’s top-selling artist, announced today that she will tour as a headliner this year. Taylor will take her North American FEARLESS TOUR 2009 to 52 cities in 38 states and provinces in the US and Canada over the span of 6 months. In most markets, ticket prices will start at only $20 plus local…

READ MORE
Posted on: March 4, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Backyard Tire Fire To Record With Steve Berlin / New Tour Dates Announced

Backyard Tire Fire return to the studio next month to begin work on the follow up to their critically-acclaimed 2008 release, The Places We Lived. They’ll be joined by Grammy Award-winning producer Steve Berlin behind the boards. Berlin first discovered Backyard Tire Fire when they opened for his band Los Lobos last October. Backyard Tire Fire’s Ed Anderson counted the legendary East Los Angeles group among his biggest influences, so…

READ MORE
Posted on: March 4, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

BLACK MOUNTAIN to headline West Coast tour with The Sadies

Last year the band released their critically-acclaimed album “In the Future”, hailed by The Onion, Uncut, Q, The Wire, Exclaim! and Popmatters as one of the best of 2008. “In the Future” was shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Prize – an award for the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit. BLACK MOUNTAIN performed “Stormy High” for the tall red-haired gentleman Conan O’Brien and his audience in February during…

READ MORE
Posted on: March 3, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

EXMORTUS ANNOUNCES “MASTERS OF DISASTER” TOUR DATES

Los Angeles neo-classical death unit EXMORTUS, are hitting the road in support of their debut album In Hatred’s Flame, teaming up with fellow marquee metal artists BONDED BY BLOOD (EARACHE RECORDS) and WITCHAVEN for the “Masters of Disaster” tour. Listed below are the dates.

READ MORE
Posted on: March 3, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

DOVES ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM KINGDOM OF RUST SET FOR RELEASE ON APRIL 7TH ON ASTRALWERKS RECORDS

Acclaimed British trio the Doves will release their much anticipated new studio album, Kingdom of Rust (Astralwerks Records) on April 7th, 2009. Kingdom of Rust is the Dove’s 4th studio album, their first since Some Cities debuted at # 1 on the U.K. album charts in February, 2005. The Doves, comprised of Jez Williams, Andy Williams and Jimi Goodwin are offering fans a sneak peak by offering album track “Jetstream”…

READ MORE
Posted on: March 3, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

SKELETONWITCH, KYLESA team up for “Southern Discomfort,” SXSW

This spring, Ohio’s mighty SKELETONWITCH and Georgia lords (and lordess) of sludge KYLESA will embark on the hessian odyssey that is the “Southern Discomfort” tour, a co-headlining trek that – not counting performances by both bands at the Scion Rock Fest in Atlanta – kicks off March 13 in Charlotte, N.C. Included among Southern Discomfort’s destinations is a stop in Austin, Tex., where both bands will appear at South By…

READ MORE
Posted on: March 3, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NEURAXIS prepares for upcoming tours, announces video premiere

Montreal technical death veterans NEURAXIS – whose new album, The Thin Line Between, was named one of Metal Edge’s Top 20 releases of 2008 – are currently prepping for back-to-back tours. First up is the “Montreal Assault” tour, which will see the band play alongside Despised Icon, Carnifex, The Plasmarifle and labelmates Beneath The Massacre.

READ MORE
Posted on: March 2, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

DISTURBED LAUNCH MUSIC AS A WEAPON IV FESTIVAL,

Fresh off their headlining North American tour in support of their platinum album Indestructible, Grammy-nominated hard-rock band Disturbed will launch the Music As A Weapon IV Tour—a music, tattoo, and lifestyle festival—presented by Samsung Mobile and powered by Sprint.

READ MORE
Posted on: March 2, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Peter Bjorn and John Update!

America’s favorite Swedes, Peter Bjorn and John new record, “Living Thing”, will be in stores March 31st. Peter Bjorn and John announced their Spring USA Tour last week. Pre-order the album now and receive a unique ticket code for an exclusive ticket pre-sale while supplies last and receive an instant download of PB&J’s new single, “Nothing to Worry About.”. Guarantee your tickets by pre-ordering “Living Thing” at www.peterbjornandjohn.com

READ MORE
Posted on: March 2, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 1

Cemetery Of Scream – more details about the new album

One of the most intriguing bands on Polish atmospheric dark metal scene returns with a new, disturbing album…. Cemetery of Scream’s newest offering entitled “Frozen Images” constitutes a unique and innovative work, on which the new vocalist, Olaf RóżaÅ„ski, leaves his ice-cold fingerprints. The album has a very different character than the band’s previous releases while still maintaining the ethereal style of their music, which fluently shifts between the worlds…

READ MORE
Posted on: March 2, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Neal McCoy Announces 2009 Tour

A gifted performer, Neal McCoy’s impressive baritone and a reputation for over-the-top concert antics have earned him a dedicated following since his 1990 debut. McCoy is a one-of-a-kind, consummate entertainer. Honky-tonking, heartbreaking and hilarious in equal measures, the Texas-native has charted more than 30 songs, including 2005’s Top 10 hit “Billy’s Got His Beer Goggles On.” In 2009, McCoy will embark on a tour that will take him across the…

READ MORE
Posted on: March 1, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

FLATFOOT 56 TO BEGIN RECORDING NEW ALBUM

Chicago’s Celtic-punk outfit FLATFOOT 56 will enter Absolute Sound in Houston, Texas on February 1st to begin the recording process for their highly anticipated new album, due out later this year. The as-yet untitled full-length will arrive as the follow-up to the band’s critically lauded 2007 release, JUNGLE OF THE MIDWEST SEA. Johnny Rioux of Street Dogs will take the helm as the album’s producer and engineer.

READ MORE
Posted on: March 1, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

The Gaslight Anthem has announced its first major North American headline tour, set to kick off in Montreal in mid-March and run through early May. Heartless Bastards (Fat Possum) are confirmed as direct support on most dates, with Saint Alvia, Good Old War, Pela and A Death In The Family joining the lineup on alternating legs.

READ MORE
Posted on: March 1, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE NUMERO GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW LABEL SERIES AND VINYL ONLY IMPRINT

LOCAL CUSTOMS SERIES If Harry Smith’s Anthology Of American Folk Music is the outcome of years spent sifting through 78s and acetates, Numero’s new Local Customs series focuses on the woodsheds, basements, and living rooms where these records were made. Entrepreneurs in nowhere towns like Ecorse, MI, Rockford, IL, and Beaumont, TX, documented the recordings of their fellow citizens, and issued their songs on tiny labels and in even tinier…

READ MORE
Posted on: March 1, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE AVETT BROTHERS TO TOUR WITH DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

North Carolina based rock band The Avett Brothers have been tapped to support Dave Matthews Band on select dates this coming Spring. The Avett Brothers join the tour from April 22, in Raleigh, NC through May 6, in Phoenix, AZ (see below for full tour itinerary). The Avett Brothers have built up an impressive and loyal fan base with constant touring. This prolific band are renowned for their high energy…

READ MORE
Posted on: March 1, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

GRINGO STAR: TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

By condensing a palate of swirling and innovative guitar voyages and a sweat-soaked baroque punk ethos that loses itself in carpet-crawling majesty, Gringo Star has emerged as Atlanta’s favorite rock and roll sons. Brothers Nick and Pete Furgiuele, along with Pete DeLorenzo and Matt McCalvin have continually built momentum, crisscrossing the country and honing their chops on rock and roll’s frontline. Crafting an art-damaged and intense presence, the group’s sound…

READ MORE