Five piece “fun rock” band One Days Notice released a new music video for their song Finish What We Started. The song is off the band’s new full-length album When Dinosaurs Get Drunk, which was produced by Jim Wirt (Incubus, Something Corporate) at Crushtone Studios in Cleveland, OH along with additional production from Ben Schigel…
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MUSICIAN ELIZABETH BUTLER WEARS MANY HATS
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Georgia native and longtime Texas resident Elizabeth Butler is a marathoner, triathlete, mother of three, entrepreneur, and, oh yes, a musician as well. Skope recently tracked her down to ask a few questions… I read that you have some background with guitar. Do you compose or perform the guitar tracks? Yes, I play most of…
ALL THE LOCALS TO RELEASE EP IN OCTOBER
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Atlanta, GA-based group All The Locals is set to release its second EP, All The Locals II, on October 29, 2013. All The Locals II is refreshingly diverse and expansive, traversing burly blues-rock, back-porch soul-pop, and hip-hop gospel. The record was produced by John Briglevich (Shawn Mullins, James Brown, Outkast) at Sonica Studios…
SHE MIGHT BITE SINGLE “THE KEY”
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She Might Bite, the brainchild of Tara Kimes, has been described as “surf- garage-rock-poetry” by local press. Fans have said: “if you could blend Loretta Lynn and Nine Inch Nails,” “a punk Loretta Lynn,” “reminds me of Patti Smith,” “reminds me of Queens of the Stone Age,” “PJ Harvey sound,” “bluesy punk,” “Florence and the…
The Buffalo Crows, Black Tooth Grin
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Over the years we’ve seen rock, pop, and even hard rock slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing music that is extremely sing songy, predictable, popish and highly corporate. I hereby call this new breed of music “Poser Rock” and I want to personally thank all the corporate giants for successfully transforming “Sex Drugs…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY *CHI
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In his new project, musician and producer, Ray Ward, takes a cue from the theme of his song, “All My Woes” by getting everything out in the open. That everything is a culmination of genres that merge seamlessly to create a brand of indie rock that incorporates elements of rock, blues, folk, and undertones…
Miss Amy, Angels Riding Shotgun
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About the Artist: This is Miss Amy’s latest release “Angels Riding Shotgun” showcases how versatile her/their talents are. To me this 12 song set shares a rich collection of songs no doubt inspired by Miss Amy’s connection with a belief that we’re all a part of a universal family. The band members experience ranges from…
DROPKICK MURPHYS ANNOUNCE ANNUAL ST. PATRICK’S DAY CONCERTS IN BOSTON
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After a year-long World Tour, Boston’s own Dropkick Murphys return home for a string of St. Patrick’s Day concerts at the House of Blues on Lansdowne Street. The band’s Lansdowne Invasion will include five shows over four days, and will draw DKM fans from all over the world. The concerts will take place on March…
Cyril Neville, Magic Honey
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Cyril Neville exudes the true New Orleans sound that has defined the city’s appeal with his new release, Magic Honey. The purity of his talent is defined by every note that spills from the speakers and dances into your body. Neville is the epitome of cool. He sings with strength and grace and the music…
LEFT LANE CRUISER NEW FREE SINGLE “JUICE TO GET LOOSE”
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Left Lane Cruiser’s Freddy J IV and Brenn Beck are back with an album of voodoo hillbilly punk-blues. Recorded in Fort Wayne, IN and mixed in Detroit by renown producer/engineer Jim Diamond, Rock Them Back To Hell! sees the duo expanding their sonic palette by adding bass, harmonica, organ and “trash percussion” (that would be…
HAMISH ANDERSON POSTS “HOWL”
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Having made a name for himself across the local scene in Melbourne, Australia for his impressive live show that encompasses a mix of blues, rock and folk with moments of loud, electric blues-soaked songs as well as delicate acoustic balladry, Hamish Anderson’s debut EP comes armed with a host of noteworthy tunes and a songwriting…
3OH!3 ANNOUNCE MAJOR TOUR
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Acclaimed electropop duo 3OH!3 will headline the third “The Journeys Noise Tour,” the collaboration between House of Blues Entertainment, a leader in presenting new artists, and Journeys, one of the foremost specialty teen footwear retail chains, it was jointly announced today by Aaron Wilson, House of Blues Entertainment senior vice president of marketing, North American…
Sounding Rick, Never Be Famous
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From Florida comes Alternative rocker Sounding Rick (Rick Reynolds) who just released his latest effort entitled “Never Be Famous” in 2013. Right from the start it might be easy to just categorize Rick Reynolds as a straight ahead old school rocker, and write him off as the newest trending thing down in Florida. It wouldn’t…
Adam Zwig, Visions of the Shimmering Night
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With a revolutionary approach, insightful and approachable Folk-Pop sentiment and stars in his eyes; singer/songwriter (and psychotherapist) Adam Zwig has perhaps one of the most unique approaches to music within the music body collective. Leaning on topics of interconnectedness, universality and healing, his tracks transcend typical contemporary lyrical matter. His latest offering is still in…
Skeletons In The Piano, Please Don’t Die
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Music industry fact: The farther removed you go from inherent musical expectations; the more people start talking. That should usher in a bevy of conversation surrounding Skeletons In The Piano and their commitment to their eclectic approach to their sound. Eerie and psychedelic-tinged, their moniker of “haunted hard rockers” is apt as evidenced on their…
TOM KEIFER TO PLAY SEPTEMBER SHOWS WITH HALESTORM
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Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist TOM KEIFER has been on the road supporting his new cd “The Way Life Goes” for the better part of 2013. Keifer and his band wrapped up the first part of the tour with a performance on The Late Show with David Letterman at the end of June. Having taken a short break from…
Jay Brown, Soul To Soul
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Jay Brown is a musician with a common name that belies an uncommon life of study and performance in locations ranging from Ghana, to Peru, to Swannanoa (wherever that is!). The Carolina native has also blazed a harmonic trail in his own country, bending blues notes in the Big Easy, or launching a jazz improv…
NEW JEFF JONES ALBUM OCTOBER 1
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Today, singer/songwriter Jeff Jones announced the upcoming availability of his 3rd full-length album, ‘The Rooster Crows — The Bank Sessions’. The album features Jeff Jones on vocals, acoustic and slide guitar, Eric Matlock on Keys (Jelly Bread) and the three members of the Italian Afro-Disco band The Bank, (Brini, Loparco, Zullo). The international take on…
BIGBANGZOOM THEORY
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International performer and songwriter BigBangZoom isn’t your run of the mill artist. A geologist by day currently living in Kuwait and rockin’ the clubs at night, BBZ is rapidly becoming well known in regions most of us have never even seen outside of the news channels. Skope: Living in the middle east and beyond seems…
ONE DAYS NOTICE “HAHA” LYRIC VIDEO
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Five piece rock outfit One Days Notice have released a lyric video for Haha, the first single from their new full length album When Dinosaurs Get Drunk, out on 9/10/13 . The record was produced by Jim Wirt (Incubus, Something Corporate) at Crushtone Studios in Cleveland, OH along with additional production from Ben Schigel (Machine…
Gundriver, Gundriver No. 1
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From the heavy metal of an Apache Helicopter to Heavy Metal tracks is the path of former Army Pilot, Tom Potter. He, along with Scott Siegel (vocals), Crazy Tomes (bass/vocals) and Alex Rivas (drums) make up the heavy-hitting Rockers, Gundriver. But what’s interesting is that Potter is also a student of the craft studying Audio…
SWAMP DOGG 2013 TOUR DATES
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Swamp Dogg (aka Jerry Williams) has been enjoying a renaissance in his musical career this year, thanks to Alive Naturalsound Records’ ongoing Swamp Dogg Soul & Blues Collection. Critics and fans alike have been singing the praises of these highly sought-after and long out-of-print rarities, all remastered and available on vinyl for the first time…
TAKING THE WORLD BY STORM: JAY STORM THAT IS
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Some things just defy categorization, while you can clearly hear different genres in the mix, you can’t exactly describe what you’re hearing. And that’s a good thing. Too many ‘artists’ these days rely on studio trickery and generic pop sounds to get their name out there. And that’s a bad thing. The Jay Storm Project…
WHITE DENIM’S NEW STUDIO ALBUM + “PRETTY GREEN”
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Downtown Records will release Corsicana Lemonade, the new studio album fromAustin-based White Denim , on October 29. Featuring production on two songs and a full mix from iconic songwriter Jeff Tweedy, the 10-song collection channels the group’s manic live virtuosity into a rollicking 10-song mission statement. Beginning today, fans can stream the album’s first single,…
FIGHT FOR MY SOUL, JONNY LANG
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Jonny has been one of my favorite artists, and I’m always anticipating where he takes his talents next. In this, his first studio release in seven years, Jonny transcends various genres of music, while maintaining his soul to blues balance. As always, I wasn’t disappointed. Some songs give you a Soul/Motown…
WIRE: NEW VIKESH KAPOOR ON INTERVIEW MAG
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Vikesh Kapoor has announced his debut album, The Ballad of Willy Robbins, to be released October 15th via Mama Bird Recording Co. His first release on the Portland-based label, the record is a concept album that chronicles the brutal but hopeful journey of a working-class man who slowly loses his ambition, health, family and shelter.…
INAUGURAL NOT MADE IN USA TOUR KICKS OFF ON OCTOBER 2
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Thrilling new rock ‘n’ roll from all around the globe will impact on U.S. shores with the NOT Made In USA tour which kicks off October 2nd in Portland, OR. Aussie punks The Novocaines, swaggering Brit rockers Exile Parade and Mexicano garage-bluesmen The Copper Gamins comprise this flagship incarnation of the tour which will hit…
TOKYO CALLING: FUYUMI ABE AND KUMI HIRATA
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Pop music in Japan, just like pop music anywhere, has a lot of style variety. From dance-pop to power pop, disco-pop to bubblegum, indie pop, pop punk, and on. Music venues and festival stages showcase the whole gamut. One sub-genre of pop music quite popular in Japan is what some call “singer-songwriter,” but others just…
FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS CO-HEADLINE “THE BRIGHT FUTURES TOUR”
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Fitz and The Tantrums is pairing with Capital Cities for “The Bright Futures Tour,” launching October 20 at The National in Richmond, VA. The Los Angeles-based bands – which have scored two of the summer’s most ubiquitous hits, “Out Of My League” and “Safe and Sound” – will perform at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom…
LIGHTNIN MALCOLM TO RELEASE ‘ROUGH OUT THERE’ SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
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Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lightnin Malcolm has announced a September 10th release date for Rough Out There via his independent label Shakedown Records. As a member of the North Mississippi All-Stars, and an artist who is witnessing significant growth in a solo career, his reputation as a pure purveyor of the Blues distinguishes him…
LITTLEHOUSE SAYS “WELCOME TO THE BARN”
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From small-town Connecticut comes a four-piece band called LittleHouse, playing a brand of music that lurks somewhere between Rock and Americana — it’s a genre the band refers to as “Heartland.” LittleHouse frequently performs in their own venue, which happens to be a barn. And they have put forth a live CD called Welcome To…
HUGH LAURIE TO HIT THE ROAD FOR U.S. TOUR
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Globally acclaimed recording artist, actor, and performer Hugh Laurie, has announced that he will hit the road for a U.S. tour in October performing in theaters across the country in support of his new album, DIDN’T IT RAIN, which will be released in the U.S. on Aug 6th. Laurie will be joined by The Copper…
MATTHEW SCHULTZ IS HERE TO “STAY”
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Matthew Schultz may well be on his way to becoming a household name, the singer-songwriter and actor has been making waves since his collaborative breakthrough song “Money Or Me” hit airwaves earlier this year with millions of plays on YouTube. Now he’s back with two sure-to-be-hit singles, one is a cover of the Rihanna classic…
WIRE: WILLIE SUGARCAPPS ON CMT EDGE
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Way down in lower Alabama, almost every weekend for the past two years, folks have been coming together for a music gathering called The Frog Pond at Blue Moon Farm. One part house concert, one part Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble, the affair in its short existence has already hosted some of the country’s finest songwriters,…
EMPIRE OF THE SUN ANNOUNCES FALL NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR
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After headlining numerous summer festivals, Empire of the Sun will launch an extensive North American headline tour that will give fans the opportunity to see the Australian band in more intimate settings. The fall outing will launch on September 1 at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC and will include shows at Pier 26 at…
WIRE: TOY SOLDIERS RELEASE NEW ALBUM SEPT. 10, 2013
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Toy Soldiers will release their second album, The Maybe Boys on September 10, 2013, distributed by Rocket Science Ventures. Stream and share the stand-out track from the new album, “Tell the Teller” at Paste Premieres “Tell The Teller” MP3 at: SKOPE IT HERE! Toy Soldiers’ first album, Whisper Down the Lane (2010), was described…
POPA CHUBBY PLANS EXTENSIVE U.S. TOUR
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Popa Chubby has announced plans to continue touring North America following a July European run. Ted Horowitz, aka Popa Chubby, released Universal Breakdown Blues on May 28th via Provogue / Mascot Label Group. The album marks a premeditative return to the world of Blues, and it has received raves from media across…
FREE ZACH CARUSO ALBUM FOR “SKOPE ROCKS!”
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If you like blues-rock music with soul and great lyrics, then check out up-and-coming singer/songwriter/guitarist Zach Caruso. With more than 10 years in the music industry, Zach has opened for national and Grammy-nominated acts like Johnny A and Charlie Musselwhite, and has independently released three studio albums. Drawing comparisons to the likes of Gary Clark…
JAMES BAY TO SUPPORT ZZ WARD ON FALL TOUR
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JAMES BAY will join ZZ Ward on her upcoming fall jaunt, “The Down and Dirty Shine Tour”. The tour commences on September 2 at Aladdin in Portland, OR and wraps up October 15 at the House of Blues in Chicago. The 22-year-old UK troubadour is supporting The Dark of the Morning, his debut EP for…
NUNO MINDELIS SIGNS TO SHINING STONE RECORDS
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Shining Stone Records announces the signing of Brazilian blues/roots guitarist Nuno Mindelis and will release his label debut CD, Angels & Clowns, on August 20. The new CD was produced by Duke Robillard and features backing by the Duke Robillard Band, with a special guest vocal performance by label-mate Sunny Crownover. The rest of the…
