Halifax rocker Matt Mays is releasing his album Coyote stateside this week through Sonic Records/Redeye. The four-time Juno Award nominee just took the “Male Artist of the Year” award at the CMW Indies Awards in Toronto last month and will join the The Gaslight Anthem (at their invitation)for his first US tour in five…
‘LED ZEPELLIN: SOUND AND FURY’ INFOMERICAL
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Led Zeppelin: Sound And Fury, an innovative illustrated digital book by famed photographer Neal Preston, is available now for pre-order and will be released exclusively on the iBookstore on April 15 for a price of $9.99. The book comes alive with a tap, swipe or pinch and provides an unprecedented and comprehensive look into the…
SEE-I AND COUGAR BAIT LIVE IN SOMERVILLE, MA
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Johnny D’s Uptown Restaurant and Music Club has just announced that SEE-I, America’s Premier Reggae Party Band featuring touring members of Thievery Corporation will be coming to Davis Sq in Somerville on April 11th with Boston electronic dance rock band Cougar Bait. SEE-I is a Washington DC based reggae band formed by two brothers Rootz…
THE ROLLING STONES ARE BACK
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The Rolling Stones, who rocked London and New York in 2012, announced today that they will kick off their “50 AND COUNTING” tour in Los Angeles at the STAPLES Center. (Date TBA pending NBA/NHL playoff schedules.) The tour debut will be followed by performances in Oakland, San Jose, Las Vegas, Anaheim, Toronto, Chicago, Boston…
P E T I T E VIDEO FOR “STEVIE JOBS”
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P E T I T E is a singer-songwriter, producing Nuvo-Jazzy pop in French and English. Leading it with angelic childlike vocals, oddly enough compared to a post-modern Mia Farrow with a Brigitte Bardot allure. P E T I T E co-founded the band Terry Poison, performing worldwide, releasing such singles as “Comme Ci…
SID SRIRAM ANNOUNCES SINGLE “WINTER MINDâ€
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As Sid Sriram gears up to release the first half of his “West Coast Night Fall” project titled “Before Dusk”, he releases audio to the first single “Winter Mind”. This single sets the contemplative, edgy and soulful tone of the project. This song’s accompanying music video will also be releasing soon. …
Feel the Fury: Cello Fury, Symphony of Shadows
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What do the art of classical music and the genre of rock actually have in common? Much more than one would think. Rock and classical music have a long history of being bedfellows. Both often use the same chord and tempo changes that you won’t often find in modern music. However,…
NEW SINGLE FROM SLUM VILLAGE “FOREVER”
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Slum Village returns with the street single “Forever” off their forthcoming album “Evolution” to be released in June. Stay tuned for World Tour Dates starting later in the month. 2013 marks the 20 year anniversary of Slum Village forming as a group. https://soundcloud.com/clockworkmusic-2/slum-village-forever/s-ns821 Pre-Order Tickets for Slum Village w/ DJ Mick Boogie at Santos April…
SUPER LONELY ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM
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Ernest Jenning Record Co. is pleased to announce that Super Lonely will release their debut album Attachments on April 9th. The album will be released digitally and physically on a very limited number of hand decorated flash drives available from Ernest Jenning Record Co. and at live Super Lonely performances. Super Lonely is the solo…
LUKE JAMES & THE DREAM LIVE FOOTAGE
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Spotlight Live with The-Dream (@TheKingDream) and Luke James (@whoisLukejames). The event also featured BJ The Chicago Kid (@BJTHECHICAGOKID) & August Alsin (@AugustAlsina). Alsin performed his current single “I Luv This Shit” which features the new Def Jam artist, Trinidad James. Both Luke James and The-Dream killed the crowd with their solid catalog. The Dream performed…
WIRE: JAMIE MCDERMOTT ON OUT.COM
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Artist, composer and gay icon Jamie McDermott remains at the forefront of the LGBT movement and current progression of human rights around the world by going on the record with OUT today about how his UK-based chamber pop ensemble The Irrepressibles recently experienced sexual discrimination from Google, the parent company of You Tube. He speaks…
TERRY RICHARDSON TRIES POPWATER
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POPwater is shaking up the beverage industry with the launch of the “FIRST TASTE 4-pack” today. The company was started by a group of strange but endearing individuals from the POP culture community who wanted a healthier beverage that tasted great and wasn’t filled with artificial ingredients. So that’s exactly what they did.…
STRINGS & SOL 2013 IN MEXICO
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After a hugely successful first year, Cloud 9 Adventures today announces the second installment of Strings & Sol, the newest music destination event in the Cloud 9 family, which also includes Mayan Holidaze, Jam Cruise, Holy Ship! and Panic en la Playa. Strings & Sol – set on the white sand beaches of Puerto Morelos…
WIRE: LAUREN MANN NEW ALBUM STREAM
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After premiering the charming first single “I Lost Myself” via ELLE, the band is set to deliver their debut release via Wanderer Records on April 9, ahead of a massive 48 date North American tour… with more to follow. Listen to the entire album stream courtesy of Beats Per Minute. SKOPE IT HERE!
WIRE: NEW TUNNG SONG ON SPIN
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Bands as emotive and enduring as Tunng don’t come around too often. Across their decade together, the group have honed their pastoral pop to perfection, winning over audiences and critics one rustic twang of guitar, icy electronic echo and sumptuous whisper of vocals at a time to become one of Britain’s most championed underground forces…
VIDEO: DEATH OF AN ERA SIGNS TO ARTERY RECORDINGS/RAZOR & TIE
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Death metal band, Death of an Era is the latest addition to join the Artery Recordings, the joint venture between The Artery Foundation and Razor & Tie. The Columbus, OH based band will release their debut EP, The Great Commonwealth EP on May 21st. The Great Commonwealth EP was produced by Kevin Lankford.…
IM MY COMA RELEASE “LOSING SLEEP”
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Effective Immediately PR is pleased to introduce Canadian alt-rock trio In My Coma (IMC) who is releasing their single “Losing Sleep” off their debut album Magnets & Miracles. Based in Ontario, the group is comprised of Jasper James (Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter), Laura Doll (Bass, Vocals), and Mike Paterson (Drums, Percussion). Coined as…
ASHLEY WALLBRIDGE POSTS “YIN-YANG”
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Without light, there is no dark. And without lows, there are no highs. UK producer Ashley Wallbridge has taken an old Chinese philosophy and applied it to his latest production, coming full circle to reveal both the lighter and darker sides of progressive house with his new track ‘Yin-Yang,’ out April 15th on Garuda Music.…
SINGER-SONGWRITER CANDICE NELSON DEBUTS NEW ONLINE RESIDENCE
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Singer-songwriter Candice Nelson, who recently released her debut single, Fallin, to over 7,000 people this past February, is bringing fans inside her world through the launch of http://MsCandiceNelson.com. As anticipation builds for the release of her debut EP Fling, Candice will be journaling her experiences in the music industry, sharing her life as…
INFECTIOUS GARAGE DISEASE ALBUM PROMO VIDEO
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Negative Reaction Records announces the self titled release of INFECTIOUS GARAGE DISEASE to CD and digital download on April 9, 2013. This release has never been available before on CD. http://youtu.be/YVBzOCsKle0 Like a middle finger shoved in your face with a punch to the gut for good measure, INFECTIOUS GARAGE DISEASE delivers some of the…
THE MENZINGERS ANNOUNCE HEADLINING TOUR
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Scranton raised, Philadelphia based punk rock outfit The Menzingers have announced plans to take their rousing live show on the road for a series of headlining dates with four-piece American rock band Fake Problems, fellow Philadelphia outfit Restorations, and Captain, We’re Sinking. The headlining tour is set to begin Friday, May 24 in Philadelphia, PA…
WIRE: THE VEILS NEW MP3 ON SPIN
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The Veils have announced their return with their highly-anticipated fourth album, Time Stays, We Go. Recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studios in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, the album was produced by lead singer/songwriter Finn Andrews and Adam Greenspan (Divine Fits, Arcade Fire.) The band tempted seminal English producer Bill Price (The Clash, Jesus & Mary Chain)…
NEAL CASAL COVERS THE GRATEFUL DEAD’S “MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON”
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Neal Casal has announced the release of a limited edition 7-inch single for Record Store Day 2013 featuring his rendition of The Grateful Dead’s “Mountains of the Moon.” The B-side is an instrumental acoustic guitar-based piece entitled “Grimes’ Surf Story.” Casal is accompanied on both tracks by his band-mate in the Chris Robinson Brotherhood and…
NO SLEEP RECORDS SIGNS BALTIMORE’S IN BETWEEN
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Huntington Beach indie label No Sleep Records is proud to welcome Baltimore based rock band In Between to the label’s burgeoning, diverse roster. The quintet has written and recorded new music, which is expected out later this year. Formed in 2011, In Between released their debut EP, So Steady, on local Baltimore indie…
PJ Parker, “Dreams Are Meant For Twoâ€
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There is something compelling and haunting about PJ Parker’s single “Dreams Are Meant For Two.” Her expressive voice sings along to a piano score written by her late father, Thomas E. Parker. The piano is played by Vinnie Ruggieri. Through the first part of the track, the piano is slow and soothing, with a touch…
Howard Salmon & Deborah Martin-Lemmon, Old Habits Are Hard to Break
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Howard Salmon and Deborah Martin-Lemmon crossed paths in the military choir. Both having deep country music roots, they proceeded to collaborate. And we now have the album Old Habits Are Hard to Break, which includes contributions from several country music vets (fiddler Scott Joss, drummer Keith Edwards, bassist Bruce Turgon, and guitarist Ben Haggard, among…
NOT ANOTHER PLAYNE JAYNE, Self Titled EP
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Introduction: Have you listed to the Radio lately? Is it me or is something horribly wrong with today’s music. Do you remember when music actually had really instruments in them with real people playing them? No kidding. How about good songwriting performed by artists that not only wrote the music but poured their heat and…
SHANNON WRIGHT DEBUTS NEW TRACK “THE CAUSTIC LIGHT”
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Ernest Jenning Record Co. is thrilled to announce that Shannon Wright will release her new full-length album In Film Sound on May 7th, 2013. The album comes after thirteen years and seven LP’s as a solo artist, finding Wright returning with what could be her fiercest record to date. In celebration of the new release,…
MOTHER FALCON POST “DIRTY SUMMER”
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Continuing to develop their orchestral indie sound, You Knew uniquely combines upbeat, danceable indie rock and offbeat jazz elements a la Portishead that slowly build until they explode with sound, courtesy of the band’s symphonic size. You Knew’s initial single “Dirty Summer” is “very much about the crisis at the intersection of youth and…
WIRE: DECADES PREMIERE “IN SEQUINS” VIDEO
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Toronto quartet, DECADES, have premiered a for the song “In Sequins” via Interview Magazine – repost here – off their upcoming self-titled debut album, out April 30 on White Girl Records. Over the past two years the quartet have built up a buzz in their hometown and across Canada with their powerful live performances, supporting…
WIRE: HOUNDMOUTH’S DEBUT LP ‘FROM THE HILLS BELOW THE CITY’ OUT JUNE 4
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After a SXSW that resulted in national coverage on NBC Rock Center, Fuse News, and Rolling Stone, Houndmouth have confirmed the June 4 release of their anticipated debut album, ‘From The Hills Below The City’ (Rough Trade). Already confirmed for the Newport Folk Festival, the group’s national headlining tour rolls into April, including shows for…
LARCENIST POST “FAITHFUL”
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Hailing from Boston, MA, LARCENIST is about to change everything you know about music. Self-described as “Doom Folk,” the group blissfully combines elements of folk, country, soul and rock, which goes above and beyond to create the perfect musical atmosphere. With stories of small town heroes, blue-collar ethics and the decay of industrious cities, Larcenist…
WIRE: ARTIST DIRECT POSTS VIDEO FROM HALLE & THE JILT
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Halle & The Jilt has partnered up with Artist Direct to premiere the new video for her first single, “Signs” off her upcoming release, Three Roads Home. The video contains personal family footage that was taken by Halle’s father’s family over the course of 30 years. “I had been considering ideas for a…
SUMMERS TO TOUR EAST COAST
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British rockers Summers are set to tour North America. The first leg kicks off in North Carolina on April 26th, 2013. Summers Coming [to America] tour welcomes the release of their debut album 364. Summers debut album 364 evokes freedom and fearlessness. Bringing back real rock n’ roll that cleverly intertwines catchy hooks, sultry songwriting…
GREAT WHITE BUFFALO ANNOUNCE LA RESIDENCY
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Dubbed one of the 10 Los Angeles bands to know by Pigeons and Planes, the four-piece of rockers known as Great White Buffalo are favorably positioned to stir up the music scene in 2013 and beyond. Listen to their self-titled EP and you’ll understand why they’re ranked alongside the likes of indie favorites Father John…
THE SAMMUS THEORY SET RELEASE DATE FOR 3RD STUDIO ALBUM
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Independent hard rock powerhouse The Sammus Theory are ramping up for the release of their third official studio album, which takes on the mysterious name of “Entitled Anonymous”. The album’s street date is slated for April 23rd and will feature the first single, “Numb”, due out April 1st. Produced by Evan Rodaniche and artwork…
WIRE: ELLE KING SONG USED IN MAD MEN PROMO
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AMC released the first trailer for the upcoming 6th season of Mad Men. The trailer is soundtracked by Elle King’s “Playing For Keeps,” where these lyrics are heard: “It’s a lonely road, where the forgotten goes / where your misery finds its company / it’s a long way down to the sacred ground / where…
GHOSTFACE KILLAH & ADRIAN YOUNGE VIDEO TRAILER
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Twelve Reasons To Die, a groundbreaking concept album conceived and created by Younge that follows Tony Starks (one of Ghostface’s alter egos), as a soldier for the 12 Delucas, a 1960’s-era Italian crime family. But when Starks leaves the family, an epic story unfolds like a vintage horror film with gangster elements. It’s a gritty…
WHITE PRISM POSTS “DANCE ON”
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Johanna had navigated her way through every aspect of the music industry, and she had finally revealed herself as an artist worthy of acclaim. She would soon find herself crisscrossing the globe, including a world tour with The Cranberries, as well as performing at Autre Magazine’s (James Franco and Adarsha Benjamin’s publication) Paris launch. However,…
INDIGO GIRLS SUMMER TOUR
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Grammy-winning folk duo the Indigo Girls have announced that they’ll be joining fellow musician and activist Joan Baez for ten co-headlining shows in June. The joint performances, including dates at Ravinia, Central Park Summerstage and Tanglewood, will feature material spanning both artists’ vast catalogs. The Indigo Girls will be performing these dates backed by…
