The tour wraps up May 24th in Seattle.  The Dear Hunter began its life as one man’s idea. Conceived in late 2003 and gestated until the winter of 2004, Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter set out to do something simple: create pure, heartfelt music that he alone set the boundaries for. The Dear Hunter recently released the critically acclaimed  Act II: The Meaning Of, & All Things Regarding…
 After releasing and touring behind three CDs on his Spill Records label, singer/songwriter and guitarist Evren Goknar named his rock band Evil Maria for his fourth release. Â
Joey Glenn and producer Graham Bland have spent the last year selecting and recording a 10 song CD “Driven By Emotion” to be released to stores in the fall of 2008.  Joey was first discovered by producer Graham Bland when she was presented to him by managers Rick Brady and Judy Ingerson of Artist International Nashville. First single to radio this week is “I Need A Man” which has already received…
It’s been since Fall/Winter of 2007 since you’ve last heard from Phratry. Many have started to think we’ve gone under. Well, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. 2008 is shaping up/has shaped up to be the busiest year in the four year history of the label. Which is why you’ve not heard so much as a peep in last few months – it’s been too busy to stop and…
“Stunning” – The Sun “Perfect pop” – NME 8/10 “a beguiling mix of all sorts of good things:” – The Sunday Telegraph 4*** “tunes that get under your skin after one listen… there’s life in Brit-guitar pop yet” – The Guardian 4****
Astpai (Wiener Neustadt, Austria) is currently touring the East Coast and Midwest in support of the North American release of their sophomore album, Corruption Concealed (Under Deceptive Slogans), on Philly label Jump Start. The record will officially hit stores on May 10th but you can pick up a copy from the band on tour.
Philadelphia-based, Hoots and Hellmouth, will be playing East Coast dates to kick off the new year in support of their self-titled debut album, which was released last year by MAD Dragon Records and distributed by Ryko Distribution (WEA).
Known as a DJ and called “The Gabber Guru,†Rob GEE will release his latest album, “Says,†on May 6th on Rock Ridge Music. It is the second album in a three-part series and follows his self-titled release which came out last fall. The album is 100% Rob GEE: eclectic, unexpected and completely unique. GEE’s band, who recorded the album with him and perform with him live, includes: GEE on…
More dates have been added to Crash Romeo’s upcoming U.S. tour with Tub Ring, Driver Side Impact and School Boy Humor. The trek begins April 28 in Tampa, FL and concludes May 1 in Nashville, TN. The New Jersey band is hitting the road in support of their recently released sophomore album, GAVE ME THE CLAP (Trustkill Records). The album was produced by Chris Badami (The Starting Line, The Early…
Hear Music artist Hilary McRae released her debut album, Through These Walls, on 4/15. With influences including Chicago, Carole King and Fleetwood Mac, the 21 year old singer/songwriter/pianist wrote or co-wrote every song on the record. Hilary drew upon many personal experiences with love and heartbreak to gain inspiration for the album making it a record that everyone can relate to.
One of the most beautiful singers ever. Heartbreaking.” – Devendra Banhart “I consider myself one of her biggest fans.” – Josephine Foster Director Richard Linklater discovered her music sometime in the early ’90s and subsequently featured her song “Come Here” in his 1995 film, Before Sunrise,
San Francisco’s melodic death metallers LIGHT THIS CITY have issued the second of four in-studio video updates while the band is recording its fourth record, tentatively scheduled for a fall 2008 release via Prosthetic Records.
Aware/Columbia recording artist Newton Faulkner has added to his busy summer touring schedule by joining Chicago’s Lollapalooza Festival, slated to perform on Sunday, August 3rd. Faulkner will also be appearing at the Sasquatch! Music Festival at The Gorge Ampitheater in George, WA on May 24, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, TN on June 12th, and the Mile High Festival in Denver, CO on July 19th.
More Dates: 4.30- Fox 25 Boston Morning Show – Live TV appearance- Boston 5.1- Great Scott (with the Toothaches) – Boston NY Metro- “Old school bar rock that on its own should win over more than a few jaded listeners” Popmatters- “Be sure to put this little gem on your TAB….This is crazy beautiful driving music. Play it in the car with all the windows down, and watch out for…
            Some 21 years after its release in August 1987, DIESEL AND DUST, the sixth studio album by the beloved Australian band Midnight Oil, continues to burn a trail across the rock wilderness that is as relevant and politically savvy today as the moment it was created. Source of an enduring manifesto of songs that cut across environmental collapse, native human rights, nuclear devastation, and big government, the album…
Part madrigal, part chamber music, part post-rock, and wholly indescribable, All Together is an early contender for album of the year. Together with co-conspirator/engineer/sometime guitarist Scott Solter, the duo has created a work without analogue or peer, and it marks the beginning of Pattern is Movement as a musical touchstone.
THE COAL MEN RETURN TO STUDIO TO WORK ON THIRD ALBUM Nashville Roots Rock Band Head Out On Tour Next Month in Advance of New Release Nashville, TN—Nashville based roots rock band The Coal Men are heading into the studio this month to work on their third album, the follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2007 release, Beauty Is a Moment. The band will then set off on tour throughout…
Multi-platinum selling pop singer Clay Aiken will release his fourth album, On My Way Here, on RCA Records/19 Entertainment on May 6th, 2008. The collection is the 29-year-old Raleigh, NC, native’s first album of original songs since his 2003 chart-topping, double- platinum debut Measure of a Man.
Check out live videos http://www.youtube.com/wearecocobs LA Times Top 10 Buzz Bands of 2007 NME “… In thrall to the likes of The Replacements, The Lemonheads, The Byrds and even Dylan. Man, we love that shit. Why? Because there’s only a few months ’til summer. That means a lot time smoking spliffs in parks, and thanks to this, there’s more material for our “Now That’s What I Call Smoking Spliffs in…