ALBERTA CROSS To Release ‘Songs Of Patience’ On July 17th “Familiar and refreshing…Alberta Cross has taken incredible strides to earn global recognition.”- NPR “A British take on Southern rock…the seismic guitars and high vocals look to My Morning Jacket, Kings of Leon and Crazy Horse.” – NEW YORK TIMES “An intoxicating mix of apocalyptic riffs, sob – worthy singalongs and brooding blues.”- NME Alberta Cross will release their highly anticipated sophomore album, Songs of Patience, on ATO Records (MapleMusic Recordings [...]
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Lady Antebellum & Fans Raise Over $285,000 to Rebuild Henryville
LADY ANTEBELLUM AND FANS OWN THE NIGHT TO RAISE OVER $285,000 FOR TORNADO RAVAGED HENRYVILLE, IN Seven-time GRAMMY winning trio Lady Antebellum and thousands of generous fans joined together at Louisville, KY’s KFC Yum! Center tonight to raise more than $285,000 for the Henryville, IN community. All proceeds will be distributed through the New Hope/Indiana Bankers Association for the Disaster Relief Fund. The group hosted a private prom event with Henryville High School’s Juniors and Seniors where they surprised the [...]
The Village Voice 4Knots Music Festival Announces Initial Line Up
The Drums, Crocodiles, Hospitality, Bleached, Nick Waterhouse Confirmed To Play MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED Festival To Be Held Saturday July 14, 2012 At The South Street Seaport Piers 16 & 17 New York, NY – The Village Voice, the nation’s largest alternative weekly newspaper, is thrilled to announce the initial line-up for the 4Knots Music Festival at the South Street Seaport, Piers 16 & 17 on Saturday, July 14, 2012 from 1:00 – 8:00 PM. The Drums, Crocodiles, Hospitality, Bleached, [...]
Announcing the Electric, Full Band-Six Organs of Admittance Experience; New Album, Ascent, Out 8/21 on Drag City
Six Organs of Admittance as an electric entity is not without precedent. Ben Chasny regularly performs with a full, electric band, often cascades an electric guitar solo in the middle of an acoustic jam, and has recorded entire sides of electric drone. This element goes all the way back to 2002, when a short-lived rock version of Six Organs (with the members of Comets on Fire) toured the West Coast and etched a few demos to tape before moving on. [...]
Forecastle Announces Exclusive After Party
Preservation Hall Jazz Band to perform on the historic Belle of Louisville, with special appearances by members of My Morning Jacket Official Forecastle kickoff party features performances by Dean & Britta and Purity Ring TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY AT FORECASTLEFEST.COM LOUISVILLE, KY – AC Entertainment and The Forecastle Festival are excited to announce details of a one-of-a-kind after-party for the 10th anniversary of the festival, set to take place during July 13-15, 2012. A special pre-party will serve as the [...]
Thurston Moore, Japanther, Dark Dark Dark, Black Dice and Javelin to record at The Music Box in New Orleans Final Performance of The Shantytown Orchestra Conducted by Quintron on June 8 and 9
Final Performance of The Shantytown Orchestra Conducted by Quintron on June 8 and 9 Photo Credit: Tod Seelie “There is a rotating cast of performers for the concerts, and the range is eclectic.” – The New York Times “Conducted by Quintron, the performances were mostly haunting electro-acoustic soundscapes that melded elements of Stockhausen and Brian Eno with hints of funk and bounce.” – Art Papers The Music Box is an interactive installation comprised of musical architecture. It was created by [...]
Caribou Heading Out On Tour Dates With Radiohead
Photo Credit: Nitasha Kapoor Caribou will join Radiohead for a series of North American shows starting May 29th in Mansfield, MA and ending June 16 in Toronto. Caribou’s latest release Swim is available now via Merge Records, and new music is expected in 2013. Visit caribou.fm for the most up-to-date world tour information. Praise for Swim: “Caribou’s Swim leaps into fresh, uncharted territory for the producer, but nonetheless retains the artist’s unmistakably inviting and lovable style” – XLR8R “Despite his [...]
OFF! – OFF! album review
OFF!’s self-titled LP was released this May, and contains a disgusting vitality usually reserved for a sea of pissed off teenagers. Former Black Flag and Cirkle Jerks front man Keith Morris is almost 60, and needs to get it out of his system before he keels over and dies. Dmitri Coat’s blistering guitar riffs cut through each song like a rusty serrated knife, attacking the spasmodic explosive drums provided by Mario Rubalcaba with sickening syncopation. The sardonic white-noise screeches of [...]
Sled Island Reveals Olympic Plaza Schedule, East Village Block Party, Plus Confirms Boris, Shabazz Palaces, Daedalus, The Dudes and More
Watch the Festival Promo Trailer at Vimeo Sled Island is pleased to announce the Olympic Plaza schedule for 6 – 11pm on Friday, June 22 and 2 – 11pm on Saturday, June 23. Olympic Plaza is the fully-licensed and all-ages outdoor main stage at Sled Island featuring performances by the festival’s top headliners including Feist, The Hold Steady, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks and more. Entering it’s sixth year, Sled Island is proud to present the centrepiece to it’s programming [...]
Bravestation Releases Giants & Dreamers
CD RELEASE SHOW IN TORONTO JULY 7th VIDEO FOR SIGNS OF THE CIVILIZED COMING SOON Combining the ambient textures and spaced out guitars of New Wave, with colourful harmonies and tribal percussion, Toronto’s Bravestation achieves a sound that is both immediately familiar and new. Following the 2010 release of their self-recorded/produced EP, the group is back with their debut full-length offering, Giants & Dreamers, to be released on July 10, 2012 with a show in Toronto to launch the album [...]
