Gowanus, Brooklyn-based Lightouts is proud to announce the release of their debut album, Want. A musical journey two years in the making, the album’s 13 songs represent the fuzz rockers’ steady evolution as a band. Since the release of their first single “See Clear” two years ago, the band has hit milestone after milestone; they’ve…
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CHERRYTREE RECORDS SIGNS INDIE-POP PRODUCER WUNDERKIND RAC
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Composer, Producer, Arranger, Remixer RAC, né André Allen Anjos, joins the progressive pop alternative roster of Cherrytree Records, home to such ground-breaking artists as Ellie Goulding, Feist, Robyn, Sting, Far East Movement, Jessie Ware, Keane and La Roux Originally born and raised in Portugal to a Portuguese father and an American mother, RAC settled in…
THE BRONX JOIN BAD RELIGION FOR EPIC PUNK ROCK TOUR
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Coming this spring, two of Los Angeles’ best punk bands of the last three decades will come together for one of the season’s most anticipated tours. The notorious LA punk rock band The Bronx has announced that they will hit the road in March with the legendary Bad Religion for a twenty-date tour of…
CLASSIXX VIDEO FOR “BORDERLINE”
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Classixx have returned with “Borderline” the b-side to the lead single “Holding On”. The track is a smokey slow-jam perfect for that romantic embrace on the dance floor. Their debut album comes May 14th via Innovative Leisure. http://youtu.be/5DloX9Q7v70
ENERATE POST “UNSTOPPABLE” ON SOUNDCLOUD
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Their debut single ‘Unstoppable’ caused quite a stir in their homeland; it’s buoyant, youthfully optimistic vibes earning them nominations for for four MusicOz awards, including Best Alternative act, and achieving playlist on leading emerging act radio station Triple J Unearthed. The track’s unique video was featured on the likes of NME.com and Beat Magazine, and…
WIRE: ELUVIUM POST SINGLE ON STEREOGUM
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Eluvium will release the long-awaited new double album, Nightmare Ending, on May 14 via Temporary Residence Ltd. Stereogum premiered “Envenom Mettle,” which features Explosions In The Sky’s Mark T. Smith who contributed guitars, noises, and samples to the track. Eluvium’s Matthew Cooper said, “Mark and I have been friends for a long time. He is…
SINGAPORE EMCEE KEVIN LESTER “HEAR ME GO”
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Award-winning Singapore emcee Kevin Lester, aka ‘The LionCityBoy’ announces the release of his debut EP Everything You Love, You Hate via Vertusent/Sony RED on April 2. The first single, “Hear Me Go”impacts mixshow radio on March 19 and is available for download at iTunes today. https://soundcloud.com/thelioncityboy/hear-me-go-kevin-lester “Hear Me Go” is a song about letting loose,…
EQUALA LAUNCHES IN THE USA
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EQuala, the first social radio station that enables you to create a personalized music stream based on songs listened to by friends and others with close music interests, has launched in the U.S. With over 23 million tunes in its catalogue, and growing weekly, EQuala is available on iOS and Android devices as a free…
JEFF BRIDGES & THE ABIDERS ANNOUNCE LOS ANGELES SHOW
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Jeff Bridges & The Abiders have announced they will perform an upcoming live show at the historic El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles Thursday, April 25th. Tickets go on sale this Saturday online at Ticketmaster. This will be the band’s only L.A. area performance. The following day, Friday, April 26th, Jeff Bridges & The Abiders…
COURRIER TO CHAT WITH FANS ON USTREAM ON MARCH 12TH
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Austin based rock group Courrier will be chatting with fans on their Ustream channel this coming Tuesday March 12th at 5PM PST/8PM EST. The band will be talking about their new album Cathedrals of Color (in-stores 3/12), and their upcoming tour dates. Cathedrals of Color features the single “Inch of Rope” which can be streamed…
O.A.R. HEADING ON SUMMER TOUR
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Touring powerhouse O.A.R. has announced their 29-date Sounds of Summer Tour which will include performances at Citi Field, Merriweather Post Pavilion, PNC Bank Arts Center and a return to Red Rocks Amphitheater where the band recorded their live 2012 CD and DVD, Live on Red Rocks. The double disc CD set and DVD, “by one…
WIRE: BROKEN ANCHOR VIDEO ON MTV HIVE
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Like Ryan Adams and other soulful Americana Troubadours before him, Austin Hartley-Leonard spent years as a solo singer-songwriter, playing roots music lost in an urban sprawl, a stranger in the city of angels. He’s seen songs placed in hit television shows such as “Burn Notice,” “Heart of Dixie,” “The Jersey Shore,”and “Private Practice.” Now,…
The CALIFORNIA MUSIC INDUSTRY SUMMIT 2013 INFO
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The 4th annual CALIFORNIA MUSIC INDUSTRY SUMMIT, “The Ultimate Platform for all Genres of Music”, will take place this year from Thu. Jun 13th at 6:00pm – Sat. Jun 15th at 6:00pm at Laney College, located at 300 Fallon Street in Oakland, CA. The summit is sponsored by Music Connection, Comcast, SESAC, SonicBids, Reverb Nation,…
HANDGUNS MAY 2013 DATES
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Pop punk band, Handguns has announced they will be playing four dates with Hit the Lights. The list of dates include Heart Fest in Quebec. These shows follow Handguns’ headlining “Pardon My Angst” tour with State Champs, Veara, and City Lights, which kicks off March 11th. Handguns “The Road to Heart Fest” tour dates below:…
NO OMEGA NEW SINGLE ON THROATRUINER SITE
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Stockholm, Sweden-based dark hardcore outfit NO OMEGA have put their upcoming record Shame up for pre-orders via Throatruiner Records. This second full-length is due out April 10th on LP and CD, and is up for free download on Throatruiner Records’ website. Check it out here: http://store.throatruinerrecords.com/bands/no-omega
DEBUT VIDEO FROM VISUALS ON VIMEO
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This is how VISUALS articulates. When asking for a little history this is what you get. It seems then we have a Brooklyn band for fans of Beck, Suicide, Josef K, Gary Numan, Harry Partch. A sentiment that makes a strong case for the idea that in the cloud of digital information it is much…
WIRE: HOUSES TO TOUR WITH COLD WAR KIDS ON APRIL DATES
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Los Angeles bliss-duo Houses will be hitting the road as main support on the Cold War Kids’ upcoming April tour. Starting April 3rd in Englewood CO, the tour will span 12 dates coming to a close April 17th in Atlanta GA, one day after the release of their sophomore record “A Quiet Darkness.” In…
NEW TRACK FROM SQUAREPUSHER ON YOUTUBE
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Squarepusher will release the three track digital EP, ‘Enstrobia’ on March 11. Originally released exclusively with the vinyl or double CD versions of his 2012 album Ufabulum, this is the first time the tracks have been available as a standalone EP. Ufabulum, both the album and subsequent tour, has been met with great critical…
NUTSO NEW VIDEO “4 THA STREETZ”
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Today, we present to you a short film from Q-Borough’s Nutso, for the song “4 Da Streetz,” as featured on his recently released Behind These Bars EP. Directed by Devin Gibson of Monstar Films, the visuals feature Nutso, AG da Coroner, Camiliano, Shaze, and J57, all interconnected in a story of vengeance and defeat. What…
ANDRÉ RIEU GEARS UP FOR U.S. & CANADIAN TOUR
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André Rieu – one of the best-selling live acts in the world – returns to the U.S. and Canada with a brand new show kicking off Thursday, March 7 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida (complete itinerary below). The upcoming concerts are part of Rieu’s “And The Waltz Goes On Tour,” named after…
SHARKS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM
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The UK’s Sharks today announced the release of their much-anticipated new full-length album, entitled Selfhood. The album will be released on April 30th via Rise Records and is the follow up to their striking 2012 offering No Gods, which NME called, “joyous blue-collar punk from Leamington Spa… a starry-eyed celebration of yearning on a US…
WIRE: KATE BOY’S “IN YOUR EYES” VIDEO STREAMING NOW AT PITCHFORK
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Northern Lights, the debut EP from trending four-piece synth-pop outfit Kate Boy, is available now on independent label IAMSOUND Records. The title track has already garnered the attention of NME and Pitchfork, while The Fader hails the song as “emotionally honest.” The latest video for “In Your Eyes” can be streaming/shared now at: http://pitchfork.com/features/rising/9081-kate-boy/
TALLAHASSEE POSTS “OLD BROWN SHOES”
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Inspired by their small-town origins, Boston Americana quartet Tallahassee, spin stories with lush arrangements that take the best elements from folk, rock and alt-country. They create a warm atmosphere that channels the energy the band has on tour. “We have a knack for making new friends everywhere we go,” says lead guitarist, Scott Thompson. “We…
THE PAPER KITES JOIN NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
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Nettwerk Music Group is pleased to announce the signing of Australia’s The Paper Kites to its North American label roster. With their debut EP Woodland and follow-up EP Young North, Australian indie-folk outfit The Paper Kites melds earthy instrumentals to create a perfect backdrop for the band’s harmonies. The standout tracks from Woodland –…
TIMBRE COMES TO ANDROID
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Timbre (http://timbreapp.com), the location-based music discovery app that helps music lovers find live bands, today announces it has expanded into the Android market with a free app in the Google Play Store, currently offered in a beta version. With millions of songs, powered by Rdio (http://www.rdio.com), Android users will be able to locate local live…
TOM ODELL’S DEBUT EP
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Songs From Another Love, the debut EP from Tom Odell, winner of the BRITs Critics’ Choice Award, will be released in the United States on April 16th by RCA Records / In The Name Of featuring an exclusive U.S. track listing. In The Name Of (ITNO) is the label founded by Lily Rose Cooper.…
PETER MURPHY ANNOUNCES THE MR. MOONLIGHT TOUR
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Iconic frontman Peter Murphy has announced the Mr. Moonlight Tour, celebrating 35 years of Bauhaus. Murphy, who has started working with producer Youth (Killing Joke, The Verve) on the follow up to his 2011 critically acclaimed solo effort, NINTH (Nettwerk), will spend three months touring North America and Europe with a full band performing…
WIG PARTY RELEASE DEBUT
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The five-piece rock band, Wig Party, releases their debut album, entitled “Glass Girls.” Charles Kirby (vocals), Ryan Quick (drums), and Vincent Ventriglia (guitar/vocals), former members of the northeast regional band The Dirty Drop, asked old friend Greg Del Deo (bass) to form a new group that became Wig Party. In early 2011, Wig Party added…
WIRE: WINSLOW NEW VIDEO ON GUITAR WORLD
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The soul/rock band Winslow has teamed up with GuitarWorld.com to premiere their new music video “Alone Tonight” today, March 5th, 2013! The track is the first single off the band’s upcoming sophomore album, Left of the Right Direction – due out March 26th via Little Fish Records and RCR Recording Studios. Watch the music video…
WHOABEAR POST “LONG TIME”
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A love song you can groove to, WhoaBear’s first single off their self-titled debut, “Long Time,” is cool even as it celebrates the simple pleasures of love. A synth pop powerhouse with a reggae rhythm, “Long Time,” makes room for lead singer Beau Dodson’s tender lyrics. “I think ‘The room is silent, everything you say…
50 CONCERTS IN 50 STATES FOR EPILEPSY AWARENESS
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Partnering with the largest non-profits in the world of epilepsy, Candlelight Concerts for Epilepsy Awareness is proud to announce the first nation-wide epilepsy awareness endeavor — 50 Concerts in 50 States. It’s a network of coordinated live events over one weekend in March 2013. Candlelight Concerts, along with Epilepsy Foundation (www.EFA.org), CURE: Citizens United for…
NEW ALBUM OUT BY BUFFY FORD STEWART
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Today, she follows a road of her own, a highway she once traveled with John. But, she does not walk it alone. A legion of John Stewart fans or Bloodliners, her close friends and family walk with her. And, as always, John’s spirit is just a dream away. He came to her in a flock…
SLED ISLAND FESTIVAL IN JUNE IN CALGARY
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Sled Island Music & Arts Festival is fast gaining a reputation as one of the must-see festivals in North America. Known for it’s diverse, fun, and forward-thinking lineup, the festival continues to grow each year, proving to be not only an exciting but essential part of Calgary’s growing and dynamic cultural landscape. http://shop.sledisland.com/collections/frontpage Today, the…
WIRE: SPIN’S IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF SOUL LEGEND SWAMP DOGG
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Check out SPIN senior editor David Marchese’s fantastic artist profile on Swamp Dogg, including interviews, exclusive photos, video and accompanying gallery of Swamp Dogg’s best/craziest album covers. SKOPE IT HERE! The two remastered reissues of Swamp Dogg’s early ’70s albums Total Destruction To Your Mind and Rat On! are available now through Alive Naturalsound Records.…
NEW VIDEO BY JOSIAH THE GIFT
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Rising New York emcee, Josiah The Gift teams up with producer Sassoon to release a new video, “Legend,” to celebrate the release of there collaborative mixtape entitled The Mandelbrot Set which was released today. Link to Josiah The Gift’s “Legend” video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCn6v6ZC_po https://twitter.com/josiahthegift
UGLY KID JOE RETURNS
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Platinum sellers Ugly Kid Joe have come back after a long vacation, and they’re ready to rock harder than ever. The California band’s new EP, Stairway to Hell, is due on April 16th through MRI, and it contains songs that span the full repertoire of influences that made Ugly Kid Joe the soundtrack for young…
JAY SEAN ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM “NEON”
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Multi-Platinum selling, international Pop/R&B artist Jay Sean has announced plans to release his highly anticipated fourth studio album NEON out May 21st on Cash Money Records. The album’s first single “Where You Are” is set to impact radio and iTunes on March 19th. “This album has been in the works for a long time,”…
WIRE: AUTUMN OWLS PREMIERE “GREAT ATLANTIC DRIFT”
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Autumn Owls are proud to premiere the official music video for “Great Atlantic Drift” from their debut Between Buildings, Toward The Sea on Epitonic. The video was directed by filmmaker Greg Corcoran and features Irish actress Elga Fox. Recorded on a frigid November day along the northern Dublin coast, the video is a stark and…
KING DRUMMER BOY GOING VIRAL
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Teenage superstar, King Drummer Boy has released a new video for “Does She?”, a track that harkens back to the days of hanging out after school and courting. Drummer Boy is an uber talented musician, song writer, and role model, and he’s taking the world by storm. Amidst all the controversy of young artist rapping…
WIRE: JUNE DIVIDED ON MTV BUZZWORTHY
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Philly based rock band, June Divided, have just released their new video for hit “Secrets” off their debut album, Backbone, on MTV Buzzworthy TODAY, March 5th. “There’s a few statements about the music industry in ‘Secrets,’” said June Divided lead singer, Melissa Menago about their new video. “Those kinds of statements are in a…
