Category: NEWS

BreakThru Radio’s home for Klezmer, Roma and Circus tunes, “Lottie’s Sideshow Acts” featured not one but two of Walter Sickert & The ARmy of BRoken TOys tracks on their Apr. 2 show. Lottie started off the show with “Survive Songbird” and then closed out the show with “Cruel Sister” adding that the band is one…

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Carry You To My Mouth is the Mush debut from Está Vivo. The four track ep spans styles ranging from inspired indie-rock to tropical-folk to beautifully restrained hazy acoustic ballads with elements that remind of The Magnetic Fields, Spiritualized, Love And Rockets, and The English Beat. Está Vivo’s lyrics lend a sophistication to the bedroom-pop…

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Wavefront Music Festival returns for its second year to the shores of Lake Michigan at Chicago’s beautiful Montrose Beach on Friday, July 5, Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7, 2013. Wavefront is excited to announce its First Wave artist lineup, once again bringing the world’s top electronic dance music artists to the Windy City’s…

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New York-bred singer and songwriter Matthew Koma will release a brand-new single, entitled “One Night,” on April 2nd, with an accompanying video to premiere on VEVO the following day, April 3rd. http://youtu.be/rg8oTk6CRPI Powerhouse single “One Night” was the catalyst for Koma’s reimagining of his debut album, Arcadia which will be released later this year by…

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Soulful singer/songwriter, Mateo, will be opening for multiplatinum-selling songstress Keyshia Cole during her 18 city Woman to Woman tour. The announcement comes as the R&B soloist gears for the release of a new single later this month, and a debut album in 2013. Mateo’s major label debut came last October with the release of Suite…

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Man Bites Dog Records is excited to announce that rapper Roc Marciano will join the label in the role of Vice President and Director of A&R. The partnership brings together one of rap’s most respected independent artists with a label renowned as a driving force behind quality independent music. Over the past several years, Man…

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Glenn Jones has announced the release of My Garden State, his fifth solo full length and second for Thrill Jockey. Earlier today Pitchfork premiered “Bergen County Farewell,” one of the album’s most expressive compositions. A devotee of the Takoma school, Magnet has called Glenn, “the greatest living practitioner of the American Primitive guitar style.” My…

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Heart to Heart has announced they have signed to Pure Noise Records. Heart to Heart is a punk rock band from Pismo Beach, California consisting of Nick, Johnathan, Taylor, Justin and Stuart. The band is thrilled to be a part of the Pure Noise Records family and looking forward to 2013, stating:   “We couldn’t…

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Info (born in Houston, raised in Detroit) of the Death Star Klic brings you his album “Blunt Trauma”. The cultivation of this project started in 2010, the concept illustrated for the theme came from the game, “Call of Duty” as an achievement called, blunt trauma, or getting to that “higher level” state of mind, as…

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Jimmy Eat World will release their seventh studio album, Damage, on June 11th on RCA Records.   Damage, is the follow up to 2010’s critically-acclaimed Invented, and the first release on their label partner RCA Records. Damage was produced by Jimmy Eat World and Alain Johannes (Mark Lanegan, Chris Cornell) and recorded in the fall…

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Ilan Rubin, musical mastermind behind the one-man outfit, The New Regime, has announced that Exhibit A, will be released worldwide on May 7th, 2013. Exhibit A will be The New Regime’s third release,and is the first installment of Rubin’s Exhibits series, where he will be releasing new EP’s as a series of “Exhibits” over time.…

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dUg Pinnick, frontman for legendary hard rock trio King’s X, releases his latest solo album, Naked, on May 7, 2013, through RockArmy Records with worldwide distribution through MVD. http://youtu.be/KwPoucCWs5g Naked is a deeply personal release that represents Pinnick – who wrote, played, recorded, and produced the album alone at his own dUgtone Studio – at…

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Having recently completed the sold out “Single Ladies” tour in support of his latest Grammy nominated album Write Me Back, the multi-platinum selling artist, author and actor R. Kelly announced a run of headlining appearances at this year’s most anticipated summer festivals including first-time performances at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Pitchfork Music Festival, BET…

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Victory Records proudly welcomes symphonic, black metal unit, ERIMHA from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to its roster. ERIMHA, which means Army or Legion coming from Sumerian culture, base their haunting, melodic, merciless and operatic sound on ancient mythology and spirituality. Their mantra and mission is one of inner strength and how the individual can be as…

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DYING SCENE RECORDS has announced the signing of Alberta, Canada’s CHIMP CHANGE and will be releasing the melodic punk act’s sophomore album, “Type Zero Civilization”, on June 18th. Chimp Change plays a high-octane brand of pop-infused skate punk that harkens back to vintage Strung Out, Jim Cherry era Pulley and Cock Rock-style Diesel Boy. Everything…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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!

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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…

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Variety has tapped respected music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz as a contributing columnist. Lefsetz’s passionate and provocative observations on music, media and pop culture will be a regular feature in Variety’s newly re-launched weekly print edition and website. Lefsetz, an attorney and former head of Sanctuary Music America, has been writing “The Lefsetz Letter” commentaries…

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New Moss Records is thrilled to release “Raspberry,” a new track from Sun Angle off their upcoming debut album Diamond Junk, out May 7th. The track, which premiered via Paste, is available for posting HERE. Produced by Danny Seim from Menomena, Diamond Junk was recorded in a brief blip of space-time in a cabin lurking…

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The Life is Beautiful (L.I.B.) festival has announced Saturday, October 26th and Sunday, October 27th, 2013 as the dates of its first event. L.I.B hopes to attract thousands of people to enjoy live music performances, culinary demonstrations, art exhibitions and speaker forums in existing and temporary venues erected across more than 10 city blocks in…

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It’s a Brooklyn affair on this record featuring up and coming rapper Smith and veteran spitter Maffew Ragazino. A contrast of two generations, you’ll find the Brooklynites sharing similar stories through the exchange of smooth mafioso rhymes over a booming production from Woodrow Skillson of the Head Banga Muzik camp headed by Dot Da Genius.…

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Check out this short documentary of Diplo as he takes a aeronautical tour on a helicopter making stops in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, and New York city all in one night for his amazingly ambitious Trap Hawk Down tour.   This one comes out via Potato, the new electronic music network curated by Diplo, A-Trak…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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)…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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