Los Angeles based Jupiter Rising have achieved yet another goal, merely four weeks after the release of their new CD Electropop, on Chime Entertainment. Within one week of being featured on the MySpace home page, Jupiter RisingÂ’s plays have doubled to over 500,000 spins, making them the #1 band in the MySpace Pop Indie category and the #2 overall Indie band in all genres. That coupled with Jupiter RisingÂ’s scheduled…
TankFarm Future Sounds Is Proud to Present JOHNOSSI’s Fall US Tour as main support for the Shout Out Louds… October 17th – Lawrence KS – Jackpot October 18th – Minneapolis MN – Fine Line Music Cafe October 19th – Chicago IL – Logan Square Auditorium October 20th – Columbus OH – The Basement October 22nd – Toronto ON – The Mod Club October 23rd – Montreal QC – Caberet October…
Montreal based 3 Mile Scream have streamed the group’s debut album, A Prelude To Our Demise, at the following location http://www.altsounds.com/altsounds/bands/3793/playallhi.php
Farewell will premiere their first video, “First One On the Blog,†off of their Epitaph debut Isn’t This Supposed to be Fun!? via Myspace Video on October 10th. Directed by the Endeavor Media Group (Bayside, Silverstein, Comeback Kid), the video perfectly showcases both the band’s high energy brand of powerpop and rollicking sense of fun, as we follow Marshall, Wil and the rest of the guys to school one day.
The past year has been filled to the gills with memorable performances for melodic rockers the Plain White T’s! This month will be no exception. On October 11th, the organization behind the Grammy Awards, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, will be honoring legendary rockers Cheap Trick in Chicago. The Plain White T’s will be performing two songs by their fellow Windy City rockers at the gala event.…
Explosive, Oakland, CA quartet SAVIOURS will release a 12†EP next month in anticipation of its forthcoming sophomore full-length and Kemado Records debut, Into Abaddon. Titled the Cavern of Mind EP, the release will hit stores on November 13th via Kemado and contains the blistering demos for the new SAVIOURS tracks “Cavern of Mind†and “Raging Embers†which will appear on Into Abaddon in their finished form. Produced by Joe…
On an album brimming with instant, artful pop classics, this one-time studio duo turned living, breathing modern rock sextet has vaulted beyond the electronic banner under which it once uncomfortably resided. Now WEST INDIAN GIRL is complete, boasting the line-up of Robert James (vocals/guitar), Francis Ten (bass), Mariqueen Maandig (vocals/percussion), Mark Lewis (drums/backing vocals), Nathan Van Hala (keyboard) and Amy White (keyboard/backing vocals) for the release of their second album…
In support of his debut solo album, Elect The Dead, which will be released on Serjical Strike/Reprise Records on October 23rd Serj has lined up a bunch of dates for a tour. Touring alongside of Serj will be Fair To Midland and Tom Morello. Check out the dates below:
Gloria Estefan – 90 Millas / 2007 Sony / 14 Tracks / http://www.90millas.com / http://www.gloriaestefan.com / 2007 marks the 30th year for Estefan being a major part of Latin music in the United States. 1977 was the first year for the Miami Sound Machine, who would gain acclaim for “Dr. Beatâ€, “Congaâ€, “Bad Boyâ€, and “Words Get In The Wayâ€. Estefan would chart on what seemed to be a yearly…
Hot on the heels of the announcement of tour dates with Rockfour, Monster In The Machine has confirmed a batch of shows with Team Sleep (featuring Chino Moreno of Deftones), which beging November 29 in Orangevale, CA and conclude December 16 in San Francisco, CA. Monster In The Machine’s critically acclaimed self-produced debut album, BUTTERFLY PINNED, was released August 21 on Emotional Syphon Recordings (ADA Distribution), the independent label owned…
*CMJ Shows Confirmed: 10.16 Southpaw with the Rosewood Thieves, AA Bondy 10.17 at UA LIVE / CMJ/ Avalon with Mates of States and the Walkman *Tour The East Coast With Bright Eyes
Red hot Swedish rock band WITCHCRAFT has announced a U.S. headlining tour in support of its highly-anticipated new album, The Alchemist. Referred to as “the coolest band in Sweden right now†by a popular UK monthly, WITCHCRAFT will kick off its U.S. tour on October 18 in NYC.
NPR Song of the Day “The Plot†http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10254991 The Village Voice – “Exuberant Brooklyn rock with no fuzzy distance, either sonic or ironic†http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0721,westhoff,76711,22.html
Escape the Fate has landed the #1 Most Viewed Music Video on Youtube and is headed towards 200,000+ views in 24 hours with their provocative new video for “Situations†(Los Angeles, CA) Skyrockeed by the sudden success of Escape the Fate’s hit video “Situations,†a modern take on the classic Van Halen video, “Hot for Teacher,†the Epitaph YouTube channel is the 10th most viewed today, according to the YouTube…
Soular System – Big Bang / 2007 Self / 16 Tracks / http://www.soularsystem.com Soular System consists of individuals that have been around the music industry for a number of years. Different members of the band have played with or have otherwise been involved with acts as large as Meatloaf, Pete Seeger, Vox Populi, and Sly and the Family Stone. “Big Bang†is a track that shows that Soular System are…
Victory Pill, featuring ex-Pitchshifter and Prodigy guitarist JIM DAVIES and ex-Prodigy drummer KIERON PEPPER, have uploaded the video for the track “Worst Case Scenario” from their forthcoming Corporate Punishment debut at the following location: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q2LF5bTk9E
Say Anything, led by creative mastermind and lyrical genius Max Bemis, will be co-headlining the “MySpace Music Tour,†a new series of MySpace produced and branded concert events in support of their upcoming sophomore album IN DEFENSE OF THE GENRE (J Records) on October 23rd. The tour will kick off Oct. 16 in Seattle, WA, and Say Anything will be joined by co-headliner hellogoodbye, along with Young Love, MySpace Records…
“…to call their show spastic would be an understatement.. The whole band shakes like a Jell-o mold on stage, and vocalist Nick Johnston waited just one song before jumping down into the photo pit to climb the audience barricade and lean out over the crowd, shaking and waving like a flag on a pole the whole time.†–Site That Shall Not Be Named
Brian Dewan isn’t your average cookie cutter musician. This former furniture salesman has been stretching his legs in the art, music and instrumentation fields for years. Having previously released two full length albums, Dewan has now created Volume 1 of The Humanitarium Series—a semi-annual collection of folk compilations, entitled “Words of Wisdom” available November 13th on Eschatone Records. In addition to his solo records (“Brian Dewan Tells the Story”, “The…
The ska punk favorites from Boston have completed their plans for their “Strictly Rude” 47 city tour! Complete with their usual stage antics and all around fun, the band also has some special surprises in store!