ANIMALS AS LEADERS, the acclaimed progressive instrumental solo project of 7- and 8-string guitar virtuoso Tosin Abasi, has announced dates in January and February supporting VEIL OF MAYA, along with CIRCLE OF CONTEMPT and PERIPHERY. This marks the second tour for the former REFLUX axe man’s new project; the band supported BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (along with VEIL OF MAYA) last month. Abasi also spent a chunk of 2009…
Bettina’s new single, the autobiographical “Cradle To The Grave”, has just climbed to #20 after making its Billboard debut at #37 in December. People Magazine raved about Bettina in their “New Stars We Love” feature, on the heels of her chart-topping, American Idol Underground Award-winning “She Is” which resonated with fans at #4 on the Billboard Hot Singles Charts 2007/2008.
The Devil Wears Prada will join Killswitch Engage on their Winter U.S. tour as direct support beginning February 4, 2010. Live, the six-piece TDWP presents a powerful intensity that many other metalcore bands never quite achieve, with savage riffs, bulldozing guitar, thunderous beats, manic synths, and an assault of abrasive vocals. On this tour, the band will perform songs from all three of their releases – 2006’s Dear Love: A…
After 21 globe trotting seasons, the show that started the reality genre is finally putting down stakes in the Big Apple’s “realest†borough with the January 7 premiere of Real World: Brooklyn.
Battery Records has signed Washington, DC based rapper, D.C. Don Juan. The label is set to launch his first single, “Lookie Looky,” and is now proud to release the official video for the song. Neil Levine, GM and Senior Vice President of Battery Records, states, “D.C. Don Juan is a rare and distinct talent who appeals to a broad audience. His first single ‘Lookie Looky’ has an incredibly innovative video…
Angil + Hiddntracks will release Ouliposaliva, their intelligent and charming album with a unique sound, enhanced by the back-story and theme of the recording. The concept for Ouliposaliva was formed during an after-gig conversation between Mickaël Mottet and Hiddentracks’ saxophonist Francis Bourganel: the idea of writing an entire album based on the sound of brass and woodwind instruments. “OK”, Bourganel said, “let’s do it. But don’t use the E key,…
Florida indie rockers Copeland have announced their farewell tour kicking off March 3rd in North Carolina. I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business, Person L and Deas Vail will be joining them on their final trek. “Doing a final headline tour was a priority for all of us says guitarist†Bryan Laurenson. “We didn’t want to end our journey without the opportunity to say “thank you” to all of…
Not only has Copper Sails been able to reach a wide audience in a short amount of time, but the Virginia-based band has achieved this in ways that break the traditional mold of how a band should be heard. On their new album Hiding Place, out January 13, 2009, Copper Sails showcases exactly what makes them so alluring.
Closing 2009, Solid State Records’ Haste the Day is finishing strong on December 21st on the Napalm & Noise Tour. After such an action-packed touring year, band is eager to announce the road plans for 2010 which include international travel once again as well as a major summer festival announced today. Haste the Day will also begin 2010 in the studio (February) with Andreas Magnusson to record their fifth studio…
The release of SWAN LAKE’s new album is imminent! It is called “Enemy Mine”, to be released on Jagjaguwar on March 24th, 2009 (March 23rd in the UK).
“The Sex Slaves are red light Romeos, Casanovas of cock rock, virile vaudevillians with a bevy of backstage beauties, ass-strapped and action-packed like an orgy of nighttime nonsense.†– Sleazegrinder.com Hailing from New York City’s lower east side the Sex Slaves–Eric13, Del Cheetah and J/Bomb sound like they’ve just stumbled out of a rat-infested, garbage-strewn alleyway after an all-night binge. Their music is a sleazy, trashy excursion into the sordid…
Warner Bros. Records’ recording artists Meg & Dia hit the road this month for an extended tour in advance of the spring 2009 release of their second album, Here, Here and Here.
Roman Candle’s third album Oh Tall Tree in the Ear was released May 12th by Carnival Recording Company. Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s Sonnets to Orpheus and Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll, the smart, lyrical album is a loose meditation on the connection between music and longing, full of hooks and impassioned vocals (download album track “They Say” here). Oh Tall Tree… has been earning the band some of the…
Grace/Parkinsongs Records announces the release of singer-songwriter Ana Egge’s Road To My Love on February 17, 2009, a collection of twelve new original songs reflecting Egge’s most personal work to date along with an intimate version of the beloved spiritual “Swing Low Sweet Chariot.â€
(Hed)pe have announced the dates for their upcoming European tour. The band will kick of their six-week tour on March 3rd, 2010 in Reading, UK and run through April 10th in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Hed)pe recently released their video for “Here And Nowâ€, which was directed by Dale Resteghini of Raging Nation Films (Mudvayne, Trivium), online at http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=101266461. “Here And Now†is the latest single from the group’s seventh studio…
Alternative Press is pleased to announce Maryland 4-piece ALL TIME LOW as the 2008 “Band of the Yearâ€, as well as the cover boys of their February issue. The ballots for the 2008 Readers Poll were the deciding factor for the award that’s previously been bestowed upon Paramore, Fall Out Boy, and Avenged Sevenfold. The new issue is out now and has the guys dishing on their recent headlining tour,…
Emerging band Never Shout Never, the brainchild of 18-year-old singer-songwriter Christofer Drew, has been chosen to headline the 2010 AP Tour, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Cleveland-based magazine Alternative Press. The line-up, which also features Joplin, The Cab, Hey Monday, Every Avenue and The Summer Set, has been handpicked by the AP staff. The tour kicks off on March 19th and criss-crosses the country through the end of…
Praising The Alan Cohen Experience for their “intellectual music,†Relix lauds the band’s latest self-titled EP as “an eclectic mix of funk, folk and psychedelic with intricate harmonies and textured acoustics,†with songs ranging from “the whimsically ambient†to “disco Afro-beat fueled.â€
Keytar-wielding synth-pop sensation LIGHTS has extended her tour with Owl City. Beginning January 21st in Kansas City, MO, the dates will continue through May 2nd in Milwaukee, WI. The artists will also be making international stops in the UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Twenty two year-old singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist LIGHTS crafts sparkling, otherworldly electro-pop that has already garnered her over 19 million plays on MySpace, a…
The Boxer Rebellion’s albums are completely non-disposable bodies of work – perfectly balanced in exemplary song-writing, epic performances, and wide-ranging creativity that reward the listener time and time again.” – Stephen Brolan, The Fly