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LOCKJAW Returns with Official Music Video for “Silence the Fear”!

by ColetteJosef, posted in Music

Fort Worth, TX based, heavy rock / metal band LOCKJAW has released the tense, official music video for their newest single, “Silence the Fear.” With the video directed by Jeremy Peterson, “Silence the Fear” was produced by Chris Collier, with whom the band is completing their upcoming, as yet unnamed album.

“We are extremely grateful to be playing music together and sharing our passion with the world. Heavy music has pushed all of us through our lives, as a soundtrack and we are so honored to share our vision with our fans, families and friends. As we release Silence the Fear we are currently in the studio with Producer, Chris Collier working on our new record, (yet to be titled). In conjunction with our new album announcement, we are excited to share our next single in the fall of 2021 “Living in my Head”, while the first single releases tackle subjects of fear, anxiety and many other symptoms of the world we are challenged with, we are optimistic we as a species will come together as humans and not be defined by the past year of struggle. We love heavy music, the fans of heavy music and are honored to share this with you all! Enjoy the moment, “Silence the Fear” – LOCKJAW

Click HERE to Purchase / Stream “Silence the Fear”

Lockjaw is a band based in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX. The group recently came out with a brand new release announcement for their upcoming single: Silence The Fear. This is going to be the first of many tracks, which the group is planning on releasing throughout the year. This particular song feels like a compelling new chapter for the band, highlighting its commitment to creating music that blurs the lines between a wide range of influences. From the depth and energy of alternative rock down the impactful edge of heavy metal, there are no rules. The group has a rather long history, fueled by the friendship of the band members, who got together to form this band while in high school in the late 90s. The music scene was quite different back then, but just like today, Lockjaw was never interested in chasing trends. These talented musicians had the vision to make their own music and truly give it their all. Lockjaw started making music in 1998, and it didn’t take long for the group to be able to record and release a handful of EPs throughout the local scene. The band’s music earned a solid reputation, and Lockjaw soon grew to the ranks of excellent local bands, on stage and in the studio.

The group is on the verge of making their return with some brand new music, as they are gearing up to release some exciting new material. Lockjaw’s most recent studio single is titled “Silence The Fear,” and it is going to be available on August 6th, 2021. On the occasion of this and other recordings, The band hit the studio with famed producer Chris Collier, already well-known for his work with seminal bands such as Korn, as well as Lynch Mob, Prong, and KMX, only to mention a few. Without spoiling anything, let’s just say that these songs depict the band at its best. Instead of releasing a whole record at once, Lockjaw is set to be releasing a handful of singles throughout the years, allowing their releases to seamlessly spread over time and giving the audience a nice constant stream of content. The band’s upcoming music is ultimately a perfect example of the band’s attitude and charismatic approach to songwriting and performance, going for an immediate and earthy sound that favors the human connection between the musicians, rather than hiding their work under an excessive layer of studio trickery. If you are a fan of artists such as Metallica, Lamb Of God, Amon Amarth, Opeth, MachineHead, and Slipknot, this one is definitely going to be right up your alley. Production-wise, the band’s new music is just as exciting and crisp as you might expect from such high standards of recording and production. For instance, “Silence The Fear’s” mix is balanced and very detail-oriented, making for a lively, edgy, and stark sonic approach. In other words, there are many subtle nuances in this release, which really add to the richness of the track when summed up together. At first glance, you’ll notice the roaring walls of guitar and the energetic rhythm section, but if you dive deeper, there is a lot more to uncover. The dynamic spectrum of the song is also very balanced, with a tight yet deep low end that really growls, holding it all together while adding some aggressive edge to the sound.

Find out more about Lockjaw, and do not miss out on the band’s upcoming music, which is going to be available throughout the web’s premier digital streaming platforms.

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Guest Post From Bored In Pittsburgh-Destroyer Of Light-Falling Star

by boredandmusicalinpittsburgh, posted in Music, New Release, Streaming

Austin, TX’s Destroyer Of Light are a group that ties the past to the present, merging the crushing instrumentals of modern day doom with the soaring vocals and guitar solos of classic metal acts like Dio. One look at the dramatic, mythologic artwork for the newly released Mors Aeterna (Argonauta Records), and it’s clear that the members of this band have a real soft spot for the 80’s.

Hell, the riff that kicks off album opener “Falling Star” is downright bluesy, like Stevie Ray Vaughn playing a flaming guitar at the gates of the underworld while the three-headed dog Cerberus prowls behind him. Frontman Steve Colca sounds like a slightly more intelligible Brent Hinds (of Mastodon fame), and, come to think of it, the sludgy, stoner metal vibe the group conjures on this song does kind of remind me of a less proggy take on that classic Atlanta band’s sound.

The artwork for Mors Aeterna also demonstrates the best thing about Destroyer of Light: they know how to have some fun. The scene looks like something from an especially crowded John Martin painting; a Zeus-looking dude paddles a boat across choppy waters, fending off the submerged Damned with an oar while Death himself stands at the prow; looming behind all of this is a massive, many-armed, scythe-baring aquatic she-monster. It’s so excessive that it’s actually kind of awesome. Similarly, Destroyer of Light’s anthemic vocals, massive riffs, and lyrics about “realms of spirits,” “the face of death,” etc. are so dramatic that they transcend pure gloom n’ doom, making for a good time. Great song and band.

Check out more Destroyer of Light: https://destroyeroflight.bandcamp.com/

Check out Bored In Pittsburgh: https://boredinpittsburgh.home.blog/

RED FANG Share “Not For You” Animated Music Video // Pittsburgh Show @StageAE W/ Black Label Society & Corrosion of Conformity Feb 7

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Pittsburgh Event, Pittsburgh Premiere
RED FANG Share “Not For You” Animated Music Video; Start US Tour Next Week
Announce Additional Winter 2018 Tour Dates (Jan 26 – Feb 09)
Watch The “Not For You” Animated Video HERE

Portland rockers RED FANG add to their canon of comedic clips, debuting the animated video for “Not For You” directed by Balázs Gróf. Watch the full video at this location.

Additionally, RED FANG kicks off their headline US West Coast tour next week on October 17 in Eugene, OR. Support will be provided by Once & Future Band, Fireball Ministry and All Souls on select dates. RED FANG will close out the year with a European tour supporting Mastodon and Russian Circles through November and December. Finally, RED FANG adds to their non-stop tour schedule announcing 2018 concerts with Black Label Society and Corrosion of Conformity through January and February. A full list of confirmed tour dates are available below.

Watch a full collection of previously released RED FANG music videos HERE.

RED FANG’s latest album Only Ghosts is out now on CD/LP/Digital via Relapse Records. Physical packages and digital orders are available via Relapse.com HEREand Bandcamp HERE.

RED FANG Tour Dates:

Oct 17 Eugene, OR HiFi Music Hall
Oct 19 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s *
Oct 20 Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre *
Oct 21 San Francisco, CA Slim’s *
Oct 23 San Diego, CA Cashbah ^
Oct 25 Long Beach, CA Alex’s Bar #
Oct 26 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom #^
Oct 27 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar #^
Oct 28 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour #^

* w/ Once & Future Band
# w/ Fireball Ministry
^ w/ All Souls

— All Dates Nov 13 – Dec 10 With Mastodon & Russian Circles —

Nov 13 Vienna, AT Arena
Nov 14 Herford, DE X
Nov 15 Brussels, BE AB
Nov 17 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
Nov 19 Stockholm, SE Munchen Brewery
Nov 20 Olso, NO Sentrum Scene
Nov 22 Copenhagen, DK VEGA Main Hall
Nov 23 Leipzig, DE Haus Auensee
Nov 24 Prague, CZ Lucerna Music Bar
Nov 25 Munich, DE Tonhalle
Nov 27 Milan, IT Live Club
Nov 28 Zurich, CH Komplex
Nov 29 Paris, FR Elysee Montmarte
Nov 30 Luxembourg, LU Rockhal Club
Dec 02 Cardiff, UK Great Hall
Dec 04 Wolverhampton, UK Civic Hall
Dec 05 Nottingham, UK Rock City
Dec 06 Newcastle, UK Northumbria University
Dec 07 Glasgow, UK Barrowland
Dec 09 Manchester, UK Academy
Dec 10 London, UK Brixton Academy

— All Dates Jan 26 – Feb 09 W/ Black Label Society & Corrosion of Conformity —-

Jan 26 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Live
Jan 27 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
Jan 28 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
Jan 29 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore Silver Spring
Jan 31 New York, NY PlayStation Theater
Feb 01 Worcester, MA The Palladium
Feb 02 Portland, ME Aura
Feb 03 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Feb 05 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
Feb 06 Akron, OH The Goodyear Theater at East End
Feb 07 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
Feb 08 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom Club Stage
Feb 09 St. Paul, MN Myth Live

Bio/Info:

The Portland–based rock band worked with producer Ross Robinson (At The Drive-In, The Cure, Slipknot) and mixer Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Tool, Melvins) on the 10-song album. “We wanted to leave Portland so we could be a little more immersed in the process, instead of having to think about going to get groceries and stuff,” explained Aaron Beam in a recent Revolver interview of working at Ross Robinson’s Venice, Calif. studio.

In the week’s leading up to Only Ghosts’ release, the Portland-based rock band have also created a tremendously clever video about wronged comic book collectors seeking Predator-style vengeance (“Shadows”: https://youtu.be/cnhCxVy5pfs), partnered with Stumptown Coffee Roasters for a tour only blend dubbed “The Deep” after the song of the same name and lent their music to Pabst Blue Ribbon’s retro pinball machine, The Can Crusher. The band recently held a “Shadows” inspired Coloring Book contest sponsored with Indie Merch Store and New Noise Magazine. View all entries at http://redfang.net/coloringbook.

Nerdist dubbed Only Ghosts a “supremely excellent new album” while Metal Sucks offered, “…with Only Ghosts, they’ve delivered their freshest set of jams yet. On this new album, Red Fang are executing their songwriting at a deadly precision: their melodies are hookier, their compositions perfectly tweaked, their dual-throaty-vocal layers reaching an artful tier not really seen in the genre since Blood Mountain.”

Only Ghosts is available now (www.redfang.bandcamp.com), as are physical bundles:http://bit.ly/only-ghosts.

www.redfang.net
www.facebook.com/redfangband
www.twitter.com/redfang
www.instagram.com/redfangband
Order ‘Only Ghosts’ via Relapse.com HERE

PRIMITIVE MAN: Decibel Magazine Shares “Commerce” Video; North American Tour Dates With Bell Witch Confirmed

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Announcement/News, Tour
“Vocalist/guitarist Ethan McCarthy’s instantly recognizable vocals cut through a wall of feedback, noise and down-tuned guitars as the accompanying video decays and corrodes with ‘Commerce.'” — Decibel
[photo by Alvino Salcedo]
Denver nihilists PRIMITIVE MAN have shared the official video for “Commerce” off their impending second full-length album, Caustic.
Watch the Frank Huang/Maximum Volume Silence-directed visualizer alongside an in-depth interview via Decibel Magazine HERE.
And in case you missed it, listen to Caustic’s previously released, opening track “My Will”HERE
Caustic is set for release on October 6th on CD, 2xLP, cassette, and digital formats via Relapse Records. Physical packages and digital orders are available via Relapse.com HEREand Bandcamp HERE.
 
Caustic marks PRIMITIVE MAN‘s second full-length offering of soul-crushing, blackened doom and noise-ridden claustrophobia. Recorded and produced at Flatline Audio by Dave Otero (Cobalt, Cephalic Carnage, Cattle Decapitation et al), Caustic is twelve songs and over seventy-five minutes of bloodcurdling howls, abysmal tones, and dense, unsettling feedback spewing forth a cesspool of utter misery. With lyrical themes ranging from political corruption, personal struggle, and the crumbling social climate facing the world today, Caustic serves as a cataclysmic soundtrack for a world gone awry.
In related news, PRIMITIVE MAN has announced a co-headlining North American tour this Fall with Bell Witch. The tour commences October 25th in Denver, Colorado and ends November 17th in Fort Worth, Texas. A full list of confirmed dates is available below.
PRIMITIVE MAN w/ Bell Witch: 
10/25/2017 Hi Dive – Denver, CO
10/26/2017 O’Leavers – Omaha, NE
10/27/2017 Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL
10/28/2017 Rock Island Brewery – Rock Island, IL
10/29/2017 The New Dodge – Hamtramck, MI
10/30/2017 Ace Of Cups – Columbus, OH
11/01/2017 Coalition – Toronto, ON
11/02/2017 Bar Le Ritz – Montreal, QC
11/03/2017 Geno’s – Portland, ME
11/04/2017 Cop Frat – Oneonta, NY
11/05/2017 ONCE – Boston, MA
11/06/2017 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY
11/07/2017 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
11/08/2017 The Meatlocker – Montclair, NJ
11/09/2017 Sidebar – Baltimore, MD
11/10/2017 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA
11/11/2017 Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, GA
11/12/2017 Exit/In – Nashville, TN
11/13/2017 Whitewater – Little Rock, AR
11/14/2017 Growlers – Memphis, TN
11/15/2015 Santos –  New Orleans, LA
11/16/2017 Lost Well – Austin, TX
11/17/2017 Ridgelea Lounge – Forth Worth, TX
PRIMITIVE MAN‘s music matches its name: a savage, sparse mix of death metal, blackened noise, and doom. The three-piece was formed in February of 2012 by Ethan Lee McCarthy and Jonathan Campos (all current and former members of Vermin Womb, Withered, Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire, Death Of Self, and Reproacher).
In October of 2012, the band recorded their debut LP Scorn at Flatline Audio with Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage, Cobalt, Catheter, Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire). Scorn was released as a collaboration between Throatruiner and Mordgrimm Records. The band followed up with a self-released three-song EP in February titled P/M. The unique metal hybridization of Scorn caught the attention of Relapse, who liked the record enough to sign the band and reissue the full-length in the summer 2013. Dubbed a, “totally malignant sounding record and one that will consume you whole if you’re not careful,” by Cvlt Nation and crowned the, “best worst thing that has ever happened to you,” in an 8/10 review from Metal Hammer, Scorn found PRIMITIVE MAN celebrating a slow-roasted apocalypse through seven suffocating hymns of hatred, disease, and sonic deviance. The record put the band on the proverbial map for many listeners, and enabled PRIMITIVE MAN to embark on a relentless touring schedule that would soon see the band playing live shows across the US, Europe, Japan, and Southeast Asia in the company of such acts as Hexis, Reproacher, Fister, Celeste, Opium Lord, and Mammoth Grinder. PRIMITIVE MAN also played Denver Black Sky in 2013 alongside Relapse brethren Dying Fetus, Exhumed, Skinless, Iron Reagan, Call Of The Void, and Weekend Nachos.
All of guitarist/vocalist Ethan McCarthy’s projects have been prolific, and PRIMITIVE MAN is no exception – the band released four splits between 2013 and 2015, and dropped another bombshell of nihility in 2015 with its Relapse EP Home Is Where The Hatred Is. The EP was well-received by publications including Metal Injection, MetalSucks, Revolver, and Exclaim!, the latter of which stated, “unapologetically bleak and permeated by loathing and hostility, Home Is Where The Hatred Is will either leave you wanting more or contemplating teetering off a ledge.”
Despite their primeval, bludgeoning approach, PRIMITIVE MAN wouldn’t exist without their savage awareness of modern humanity: simultaneously old and new, atavistic and groundbreaking, PRIMITIVE MAN stands to redefine current conceptions of hope, faith, and metal music. Years of writing on tour and the addition of drummer Joe Linden sparked a black flame in PRIMITIVE MANmolding the band’s second full-length offering, Caustic set for release this fall via Relapse Records.
PRIMITIVE MAN: 
Ethan Lee McCarthy – guitars, vocals
Jonathan Campos – bass
Joe Linden – drums
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COMING TO PITTSBURGH :”America’s Got Talent” Quarter-Finalist, Olivia Millerschin

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Pittsburgh Event, Pittsburgh Premiere

Detroit singer-songwriter and “America’s Got Talent” quarter-finalist, Olivia Millerschin and her band, begin their first full-band tour of the Southeastern US August 29. The band will be in Pittsburgh at The Funhouse at Mr. Small’s on Monday, Aug. 11 at 9 p.m.

Detroit singer-songwriter and “America’s Got Talent” quarter-finalist Olivia Millerschin, begins her first full-band Southeast U.S. tour Aug.29 with a stop at Rumba Café in Columbus, OH.

She and her four-piece band meld keyboard, guitar, trombone and ukulele to create an indie folk/jazz-influenced sound. The band is making their way across the U.S. to promote her Brooklyn, NY-produced album, “Look Both Ways,” that debut in October, 2016. The album features Sawyer Fredericks, the 2015 winner of “The Voice,” and Michael Grubbs (aka Wakey Wakey).

Shows include:

8/28 – Rumba Café, Columbus, OH @ 8pm, w/Jared Mahone; tickets $5; http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=7589975

8/31 – The Drinkery OTR, Cincinnati, OH @ 9:30pm, w/Anna Kline, Andrew Hibbard; free show; 1150 S. Main Street Cincinnati, OH 45202

9/4 –The Family Wash, Nashville, TN, 626 Main St., Nashville, TN—details TBD

9/5 – Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA @ 8 pm, w/Eli Ensor, Alex Guthrie; tickets $10; http://www.smithsoldebar.com/events/olivia-millerschin-alex-guthrie-eli-ensor#.WYsldyMrKmE

9/6 – Awendaw Green Barn, Charleston, SC @ 6 pm; Francis Marion National Forest, 4879 N Hwy 17, Awendaw, SC 29429

9/8—Sola Coffee Café, Raleigh, NC @ 7:30pm; tickets: free; 7705 Lead Mine Road, North Raleigh, NC, 27615

9/9 – Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, Washington, DC @ 8 pm; tickets at the door; 3401 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20007 // K Street (aka Water Street)

 

 

9/10—Private event, Bel Air, MD @2 pm

9/11 — The Funhouse at Mr. Small’s, Pittsburgh, PA @ 9 pm; tickets at the door; 400 Lincoln Ave, 2nd Floor Millvale, Pennsylvania

9/13 – Brother’s Lounge, Cleveland, OH @ 8pm; tickets $5 at the door; 11609 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 44107; opener: Notes for Notes Youth

9/15 – Private event, Toledo, OH @ 7pm

Chattanooga, TN date TBD

Tickets can be purchased on Bandsintown or Olivia’s web site at www.oliviamillerschin.com.

photo: Real Feels
http://www.realfeelstv.com

About Olivia Millerschin

Among her accolades, Millerschin has won a John Lennon Songwriting Award, an American Songwriter’s Award and, in addition to her new album, has a full album (“Yes. No. Maybe So.”) and an EP (“Over The Weather”) under her belt. She was also a finalist for the Detroit Music Awards, LA Music Critics Award and her songs have garnered radio play nationwide.

Having toured with Sawyer Fredericks, Teddy Geiger, Tyler Hilton, Orla Gartland, Ryan Cabrera, and Howie Day, Olivia has had pretty busy few years. She has also embarked on her own 40-city, cross-country college tour and has appeared on some of the nation’s biggest stages, including Radio City Music Hall and the Fox Theatre in Detroit.

Her music has been featured in motion pictures (“A Girl Like Her”), TV (“Finding Carter”), and one music compilation to a book. Olivia’s take on the 1930’s French song, “Parlez-Moi D’Amour,” was included in the musical companion to Mitch Albom’s best-selling new book, “The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto,” alongside musical legends Tony Bennett, Gene Simmons, Ingrid Michaelson and Matt Kearney.

The 21-year-old songstress “has a voice you melt into – it is beautiful, innocent, soulful and note perfect despite reaching some notes only dogs can hear!… As far as ‘uniqueness’ is concerned, this American has it in spades,” said Dom Flint, music reviewer, The Nottingham Post, during her recent UK tour with Irish singer-songwriter Orla Gartland.

Links:

Website: www.oliviamillerschin.com

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oliviamillerschin

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OliviaMillerschin

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OliviaMillerschin

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9hSR0kAjME

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNey8WdeuQk

MUSE AND 30 SECONDS TO MARS DIG DOWN AT KEY BANK PAVILLION

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Concert Review, Pictorial, Pittsburgh Event, Pittsburgh Premiere

Since Muse has entered the upper echelon of performing bands, they have made use of their budget to entertain the masses by not only providing killer music but the use of lights and screens to maximum effect.  Last night at Key Bank Pavillion was no different.  Muse came out swinging immediately with new tune “Dig Down”, “Psycho”, and “Interlude” while the rotating banks of LCD lighting projected wild images and using live feed of the band.  Although we have all seen live feed for years, the filters, effects, and technology used to make all of this into eye candy a la U2 proportion.

Even though Muse gets lumped into a more electronic alternative rock, make no mistake, Matt Bellamy (lead singer/lead guitar) can be very aggressive on his ax and has the chops to be considered a guitar god.  What makes Muse head and shoulders over other power trios is that each musician is highly talented and bring out the best of each other.  Their sound is reminiscent of tinges of Rush, Queen, and Radiohead all blended into one.  Since “Knights of Cydonia” put them on the map, they have continued to evolve as a band, never repeating the exact flavor of their last release while staying true to themselves and their audience.

Seeing the band live not only puts Bellamy’s influences (there were short bits of Led Zep, Stevie Ray Vaughn, RATM, and Eddie Van Halen licks here and there thrown in) and guitar prowess but the great voice and backbone of the bass rhythm riffs of Chris Wolstenholme, as well as the backbeat and (sometimes) the background vocal stylings of drummer Dominic Howard.  Throw in some massive confetti filled balls, falling paper men blown out of multiple canons, and Matt going into the back of the covered seating to sing and you have quite a bit to talk about.  The sound was amazing, the performance flawless, and the audience left feeling like they truly witnessed something special.  Other than Bellamy taking frequent breaks in the beginning, and even one song being “mailed in” by Matt on video while the rest of the band played, it was a beyond solid performance.

Jared Leto‘s band 30 Seconds To Mars opened the evening off with a very upbeat performance as well.  Leto came out looking every bit of homeless Hollywood star as possible with a trucker hat, Nascar shirt, jogger pants, and silk kimono.  His voice sounded great and his interplay with his brother Shannon on drums and guitarist Tomo Miličević was spot on.  Leto involved the crowd quite a bit by bringing many people onstage and talking a lot for an opening set.  He even brought a kid up onto the stage to teach him what to say when he gets bullied, with the kid yelling “Fuck You!” to the utter delight of the crowd.  The acoustic “The Kill”, frequent sing alongs, and some Metallica and Pantera riffage while Jared played with the crowd made for quite an interactive experience.

All photos © 2017 AWeldingphoto

Muse setlist: 

  1. Dig Down
  2. [Drill Sergeant]
  3. Psycho
  4. Interlude
  5. Hysteria
    (AC/DC’s ‘Back in Black’ riff outro)
  6. Resistance
  7. Plug In Baby
    (extended outro)
  8. The 2nd Law: Isolated System
  9. Stockholm Syndrome
    (‘Reapers’ intro riff + RATM’s… more )
  10. Supermassive Black Hole
    (‘Close Encounters’ riff intro)
  11. New Kind of Kick
    (The Cramps cover)
  12. Madness
  13. Dead Inside
    (‘Who Knows Who’ riff intro and outro)
  14. Munich Jam
  15. Starlight
  16. Time Is Running Out
    (riff intro, Led Zeppelin’s ‘Heartbreaker’ outro)
  17. Mercy
  18. The Globalist
  19. Drones
    (Loop ending)
  20. Encore:
  21. Uprising
    (extended outro)
  22. Knights of Cydonia
    (Ennio Morricone’s ‘Man With A Harmonica’ intro)

30 Seconds To Mars setlist:

  1. Up in the Air
    (2017 Intro)
  2. Conquistador
  3. This Is War
    (Chant Intro)
  4. Kings and Queens
    (Ext. Sing-a-long Intro; Ext.… more )
  5. The Kill (Bury Me)
    (Acoustic; Short Ending; Jared in crowd)
  6. City of Angels
    (Sing-a-long Intro)
  7. (Unknown)
    (Audience was recorded singing… more )
  8. Do or Die
    (2017 Sing-a-long Intro)
  9. Closer to the Edge
    (Ext. Intro, Ext. Outro; fans onstage)

 

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CHON @RexTheater on 6/20

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Pittsburgh Event, Pittsburgh Premiere
Headlining North American Tour
With Support From Tera Melos, Covet,
And Little Tybee.
**New Album Homey Set To Release On June 16th, 2017**
 
**Pre-Order Homey Here**

June 20 | Rex Theater | Pittsburgh, PA
 
**Watch CHON’s ‘Making of Homey‘ Webisode #1 Here**
 
“CHON’s technicality is used to make music that’s inviting to any type of listener who wants to just listen 
to a group of awesome musicians.”
– Noisey
 
 “CHON has been building momentum the last few years,
showcasing their dazzling, mathy, emotional, mostly instrumental tunes”
– Red Bull Music
 
“CHON paints vividly beautiful and elaborate settings with the power of instrumentation”
– EARMILK
 
San Diego, CA – May 12, 2017 – CHON will be kicking off a headlining North American tour through 24 cities, with support from Tera Melos, Covet, and Little Tybee. For more information on their upcoming full-length album and tour, please visit: http://www.chonofficial.co
CHON recently announced the release of their second full-length album Homey on June 16th via Sumerian Records. Underneath a canopy of electronic-tinged soundscapes and tapestries of lush guitar mastery, you can practically feel the Southern California coast come to life on Homey.
Following the success of 2015’s Grow and worldwide touring with everyone from Periphery and Animals As Leaders to Circa Survive, the instrumental trio-brothers Mario [guitar] and Nathan Camarena [drums] and Erick Hansel [guitar]-returned home to San Diego in the summer of 2016 to begin work on what would become their next musical offering. For the very first time, they rented a rehearsal space a stone’s throw from the ocean, and the beachside locale’s influence courses through 12 virtuosic and vibrant new musical movements.
Those vibes transformed CHON into a vital force since their emergence in 2008. Grow marked their first entry on the Billboard Top 200, landing prominently in the Top 150. They impressively average 144K Spotify streams monthly with over 10 tracks cracking the 1-million mark and fan favorites such as “Story,” “Bubble Dream,” and “Can’t Wait” surpassing 2 million-a remarkable feat for a chiefly instrumental act. Homey sees them expand once more, incorporating a slew of future bass influences with collaborators such as Go Yama on “Berry Streets” and Lophile on “Nayhoo”, which also features a vocal cameo from Masego.
With excitement towards the upcoming release, CHON explains, “We’re super proud to show everyone our new album “Homey”. This time we tried a lot of new things out that we’ve always wanted to do, one of which being the chance to collab with a bunch of our favorite artists of all time, so this is a really special album to us. The loose concept behind the name “Homey” comes from the music being inspired by where we live in Southern California. A lot of magical moments went into the creation of this thing, and we hope you feel ’em”
CHON is set to release their upcoming full-length album Homey on June 16, 2017. For more information, please visit: http://www.chonofficial.com/.
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Check out more on CHON, here:
Upcoming Shows:
Jun 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
Jun 3 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
Jun 5 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Jun 6 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Jun 8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
Jun 9 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
Jun 10 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
Jun 11 – Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge
Jun 13 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
Jun 14 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
Jun 15 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
Jun 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Jun 17 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Jun 18 – Boston, MA @ Royale
Jun 20 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater
Jun 21 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
Jun 22 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Jun 23 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
Jun 24 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham
Jun 25 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
Jun 27 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live!
Jun 28 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Jun 30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Jul 1 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
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THE WHISKEY GENTRY LIVE IN PITTSBURGH JUNE 8TH IN SUPPORT OF THEIR NEW “DEAD RINGER” ALBUM

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Pittsburgh Event, Pittsburgh Premiere

The Atlanta-based Americana band The Whiskey Gentry will be performing a local Pittsburgh show on Thu. Jun 8th at Howlers. This show is in support of their recently released third studio album Dead Ringer, out via David Lowery and Velena Vego’s Pitch-A-Tent Records.

Thu. Jun 8 The Whiskey Gentry 9pm @ Howlers, 4509 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA (412) 682-0320

CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW TO WATCH THE PREMIERE OF THE WHISKEY GENTRY’S NEW VIDEO “FOLLOWING YOU” VIA THE BOOT!

HERE’S WHAT PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAYING ABOUT THE WHISKEY GENTRY’S “DEAD RINGER”:

 

“Lauren Staley’s vocals fit nicely into the Kacey Musgraves/Maren Morris gallactic country orbit. This gentry, however, has a whole lot of Western influences and a trunk full of guitar tremelo that makes their track “Looking for Trouble” feel like an authentic ride through the desert. After the second chorus, the song really does venture into psychedelic territory with phasers set to kill. It’s an interesting coda, capping off a great straight-forward twang rocker with drama.” – NO DEPRESSION

“One of this year’s best country albums… Dead Ringer‘s runaway rock and blazing bluegrass bristle with the same fire and brimstone as albums by some of country’s hottest acts, from stars like Chris Stapleton and Miranda Lambert to newbies like Jon Pardi and Margo Price.” – TAMPA BAY TIMES

“Blending traditional bluegrass instrumentation with the energy of punk and the songwriting depth of country, Atlanta’s Whiskey Gentry whips the diverse audience of liquored up frat boys, hardcore country fans and local scenesters into a frenzy, mixing frantic instrumentals with edgy rockers and neo-honky-tonk weepers, and they don’t let up until the last note rings loud and clear above the cacophonous applause.” – GEORGIA MUSIC MAGAZINE

[9/10 stars!] “The Whiskey Gentry have got a real dead ringer you’ll love.” – MAXIMUM VOLUME MUSIC

“On Dead Ringer, the Whiskey Gentry’s third studio album, the group turns most of its attention away from the good-time party mentality of previous releases and writes about itself, its members’ lives and what matters to them. It is a bold step for a band that has a devoted following of loyal fans who expect the high energy acoustic-based “yeehah!” of the past. And while there is still plenty of that vitality in the music, the words are a bit more introspective and the electric guitars are a little bit louder. With the ever-present feistiness in singer Lauren Staley Morrow’s rich, clear voice, the delivery of a more autobiographical narrative is as entertaining as always and the live in-studio recording retains the band’s musical intensity. All in all, Dead Ringer is a fine effort by a band that is not afraid to grow up.” ★★★★☆ – CREATIVE LOAFING ATLANTA

 “Named after a memorable line in Hunter S. Thompson’s iconic missive from the 1970 Kentucky Derby, Atlanta-based country-rock crew The Whiskey Gentry operates with appropriate levels of decadence and depravity. The group’s new record, Dead Ringer, showcases a punked-up version of its bluegrass- (and whiskey-) soaked Americana sound. Like Lydia Loveless or the Drive-By Truckers, The Whiskey Gentry uses traditional Southern music as a base for a sneakily innovative and contemporary sound.” – FLAGPOLE 

“It’s hard not to love Lauren Staley’s voice, which is not only powerful but definitely sounds like it was influenced by listening to a lot of country music. This album is a real testament to the songwriting of this band. Whether it’s an uptempo song or a ballad, this band creates songs that are a good blend of rock and country and will have you singing along. If you’re a fan of alt-country, this is a band you’ll want to get to know.” – AXS

“There’s something joyous and revelatory about the mix of honky-tonk swagger and DIY rebelliousness that feels truer to its influences than slicker, more polished groups, and lead singer Lauren Staley will always have one of those classic country voices that can knock you back flat-footed.” – COLUMBIA FREE TIMES

Dead Ringer is an album of an honest human experience, replete with all the thoughts, feelings, and experiences that unite people across the South, the country, and the world. In a world where the most powerful people win the tympanic real estate of the masses with disingenuous lyrics, the Whiskey Gentry can provide solace to anyone with a beating heart and open ears. The Whiskey Gentry sing tales of woe and emotional tangles that are relatable, honest, and beautiful. This is the essence of music: preservation of the stories that bring people together, an expression of the shared human experience. – LIBRO MUSICA

 

Following the release of their first two acclaimed albums, Please Make Welcome (2011) and Holly Grove (2013), the Atlanta-based band The Whiskey Gentry are set to release their third full-length studio album entitled Dead Ringer this spring. On it, the husband and wife duo of Lauren Staley & Jason Morrow and bandmates have created an effort that builds on many of the sounds of their previous albums – incorporating deep country, Americana, honky-tonk, bluegrass and a stiff shot of gritty rock ’n’ roll, yet it also finds the band testing themselves and pushing beyond their own boundaries.

 

Dead Ringer deals with growing up, and how that’s affected the band’s relationships, and the places they’ve gone and people they’ve met in the process. As singer/songwriter Lauren Staley puts it, “There’s also a lot of questioning where you are in your life: are you going to follow your dream, or are you going to do what society thinks you should do?”

 

It’s apparent with this effort that Staley & Co. have opted for the former. “A common lyrical thread throughout this album are stories about being on the road,” Lauren admits, “and chasing your dreams and the outcomes – either good or bad – in doing that.”

 

Stepping outside of the comfort zone of their previous recordings, the band has moved in a different direction musically. “Sonically, the biggest difference of this record is that we recorded it live together in the same room at Echo Mountain Recording Studio (Asheville, NC),” Lauren explains. “There are less overdubs, which makes it sound more like how it would if you were to see us in person – it’s raw, it’s not perfect. We worked with a producer for the first time (Les Hall), and he had so many amazing ideas we’d never thought of and really pushed us to think outside of our box. There’s an energy on this record that we’ve never captured before, and I think it was a complete game changer for our sound.”

 

Dead Ringer has more guitars, more attitude and more of an edge than anything the band has done before. It’s not such a massive departure in sound that fans won’t understand it, but they will notice. “We are not a different band,” Lauren explains, “but we’ve definitely grown up and are changed people from the time we started this band. I think we’re better musicians, better songwriters. We’ve learned lessons and we’ve worked hard, and we want to tell our current fans and new fans the stories of what we’ve experienced on this journey. Musically, there are still elements of bluegrass and honky-tonk in our sound, and there always will be. However, I think we’ve expanded the scope of what we can offer people – there’s something for everyone on this record.”

 

The Whiskey Gentry has been tearing up the road for the better half of the last decade, logging over 150 shows each year, and winning over crowds at major festivals such as Shaky Knees, Shaky Boots, Merlefest, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, FloydFest and many others. With the release of Dead Ringer they’ll continue this trend, bringing their raucous, high-energy shows to audiences from coast-to-coast.

 

The Whiskey Gentry’s Dead Ringer will be available on limited vinyl, CD and digital formats on April 7th via Pitch-A-Tent Records.

 

 

The Whiskey Gentry are:
Lauren Staley – vocals, acoustic guitar
Jason Morrow – electric guitar, vocals
Sam Griffin – bass
Carlton Owens – drums (Nico Lembo – touring drummer)
Rurik Nunan – fiddle, vocals
Michael Smith – mandolin
Chesley Lowe – banjo
Les Hall – piano, hammond

photo: Matt Odom

 

 

THE WHISKEY GENTRY TOUR DATES:

May 5 – Jack Rabbits – Jacksonville, FL

May 6 – Crowbar – Ybor City, FL

May 11 – The Southgate House Revival: The Lounge – Newport, KY

May 13 – The Basement – Nashville, TN

May 16 – Moe’s Alley – Santa Cruz, CA w/ Victor Krummenacher (Camper Van Beethoven)

May 17 – Armando’s – Martinez, CA  w/ Victor Krummenacher (Camper Van Beethoven)

May 19 – Revelry Room – Chattanooga, TN

May 31 – The Broadberry – Richmond, VA

Jun 1 – Hill Country – Washington DC

Jun 2 – Hill Country – New York City, NY

Jun 3 – The Shaskeen – Manchester, NH

Jun 4 – Atwoods Tavern – Cambridge, MA

Jun 6 – Boot & Saddle – Philadelphia, PA

Jun 7 – Sellersville Theatre – Sellversville, PA

Jun 8 – Howlers – Pittsburgh, PA

Jun 9 – MusicBox Supper Club – Cleveland, OH

Jun 10 – RibFest – Chicago, IL

(additional dates to be announced soon)

 

FOR MORE INFO ON THE WHISKEY GENTRY:

www.thewhiskeygentry.com

https://www.facebook.com/thewhiskeygentry

https://twitter.com/whiskeygentry

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GWAR, The Adolescents, American Authors, Neck Deep, and More Confirmed For 2017 Vans Warped Tour

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Pittsburgh Event, Pittsburgh Premiere, Tour
2017 Vans Warped Tour®, Presented by Journeys® Lineup Revealed
 
Sick Of It All, CKY, GWAR, The Adolescents, Strung Out, T.S.O.L, 
Hatebreed, Emmure, Anti-Flag, The Ataris and Many Others Confirmed as 
the Tour Celebrates Its History of Punk Rock, Metal, Hardcore and More
 
Contemporary Acts Include Andy Black, American Authors, Beartooth,
Dance Gavin Dance, Jule Vera, I Prevail, Neck Deep, New Years Day, 
Memphis May Fire, War On Women and more!
 
Tickets For All Shows On Sale Now, Purchase

Los Angeles, CA, and Winter Park, FL, March 23, 2017 – The entire lineup for 2017’s Vans Warped Tour, presented by Journeys, was revealed yesterday via a LIVE webcast, direct from Full Sail Live, the state-of-the-art performance venue on the campus of Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL. Fans in attendance were overjoyed to see the lineup for this year include not only current favorites and promising up and comers, but a deep list of legacy acts spanning the tour’s 23 year history. Blessthefall, Memphis May Fire, Jule Vera, Stacked Like Pancakes and Microwave also attended the live stream and performed during the webcast.
Now in its 23rd year, the Vans Warped Tour continues to solidify itself as the must attend festival over summer for rock and music lovers alike.
In the tradition of celebrating the tour’s musical roots, the lineup includes bands such as CKY, Sick Of It All, Municipal Waste, The Adolescents, Strung Out, T.S.O.L, Anti-Flag, Hatebreed and others, who are legends in the punk, hardcore and metal core world.
Returning this year is the Mutant Party Zone, which will provide festival-goers with two stages dedicated to heavy music from bands such as The Acacia Strain, Being As An Ocean, Blessthefall, Carnifex, Fit For A King, GWAR and any more.
 
The Vans Warped Tour has always been a place of music discovery and this year is no exception – the Full Sail Stage has up and comers like Boston Manor, Creeper, The Gospel Youth, Knocked Loose, Movements, and Trophy Eyes positioned to break this summer.
 
Overall, the tour continues to offer something for every fan, showcasing the best in pop punk, rock, hard core, hip-hop, dance and indie.
The Vans Warped Tour is the largest traveling music festival in the United States, and the longest-running touring music festival in North America. Originally conceived by founder Kevin Lyman in 1995 as an eclectic alternative rock festival, with a focus on punk rock, over the years the tour has grown to include a multitude of genres, including metal, hip hop, reggae, pop and more. It remains one of the best tours to attend to discover emerging acts, to learn more about wonderful non-profits and companies who are working to make a positive impact on the world that surround them, and to meet like-minded friends.
“As we enter our 23rd year on the road, continuing our mission of music, philanthropy and education is what I look forward to most.  The Vans Warped Tour is not for all, but every summer I look forward to seeing those fans who do chose to come and engage and be a positive force in our community.” – Kevin Lyman
In addition, the tour continues to host a wide array of amazing non-profits and educational workshops for attendees. Teens With a Purpose, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Donate Life New England, Planned Parenthood, Keep A Breast, Testicular Cancer Foundation, and Project HEAL, just to name a few. Fans can see their favorite bands as well as become educated on these causes and how they can help.
Sierra Lyman comments, “Music has inspired change and social change has inspired music. Since its inception the Vans Warped Tour created a place where fans are not only inspired by their favorite artists, but also inspired to work with a cause they care about. This is pushed even further by opening up musicians to causes they never even knew about. By creating this community of nonprofits we are able to connect fans with their favorite musicians and also inspire some good in the world.”
The Entertainment Institute will return to the 2017 tour as well, hosting educational workshops and Q+A’s hosted by the industry’s most successful writers, artists, and photographers. A full listing of the guru’s hosting each workshop is available at http://www.thinktei.com/warpedtour
 
Tickets for this year’s tour on are sale now and can be purchased at vanswarpedtour.com
As a bonus for early ticket buyers, the first 500 tickets sold for each show will be at the lowest price available and will include a digital download of the Official Vans Warped Tour 50-song compilation.
The 41-date tour will commence June 16th in Seattle, WA and end on August 6th in Pomona, CA.
2017 Vans Warped Tour Line Up – Confirmed Performance Dates for each band and stage:
 
Journeys Left Foot Stage
Attila: 6.16 – 7.2, 7.6 – 8.6
Bowling For Soup: 6.27 – 7.2, 7.26, 7.27, 7.29,7.30
CKY: 6.16 – 8.6
Futuristic: 6.16 – 6.23, 6.25 – 8.6
Hawthorne Heights: 6.16 – 8.6
I Prevail: 6.16 – 8.6
Jule Vera: 6.16 – 8.6
Never Shout Never (Throwback Set): 6.27 – 7.7
New Years Day: 6.16 – 8.6
Sammy Adams: 6.16 – 7.28, 8.1 – 8.6
Watsky: 6.17 – 7.14, 7.16 – 7.18, 7.20, 7.21, 7.23 – 8.6
Journeys Right Foot Stage
American Authors: 6.16 – 7.19, 7.21 – 8.6
Andy Black: 6.16 – 8.6
Beartooth: 6.28 – 8.6
Dance Gavin Dance: 6.16 – 8.6
Goldfinger: 6.16, 6.17, 8.4 – 8.6
Hands Like Houses: 6.16 – 8.6
Memphis May Fire: 6.16 – 8.6
Neck Deep: 6.16 – 8.6
Our Last Night: 6.16 – 8.6
Save Ferris: 6.22 – 8.1, 8.5
Streetlight Manifesto: 6.24
Skullcandy Stage
Alestorm: 6.21 – 8.6
Bad Seed Rising: 6.16 – 7.4
Barb Wire Dolls: 6.16 – 8.6
Big D and The Kids Table: 7.6 – 7.16
Microwave: 6.16 – 8.6
Riverboat Gamblers: 7.29, 7.30
Sonic Boom Six: 6.16 – 8.6
Stacked Like Pancakes: 7.16 – 8.6
Street Dogs: 7.6 – 7.16
Twilight Creeps: 8.4 – 8.6
War On Women: 6.16 – 8.6
The White Noise: 6.16 – 8.6
William Control: 6.16 – 8.6
Hard Rock Stage
The Adolescents: 6.16 – 8.6
The Alarm: 7.7 – 7.16, 8.4 – 8.6
Anti-Flag: 6.27 – 7.24
The Ataris: 6.16 – 8.1
Bad Cop / Bad Cop: 6.16 – 8.6
The Dickies: 6.16 – 6.22, 6.24, 6.25
Doll Skin: 6.16 – 6.25
Fire From The Gods: 6.16 – 8.6
Municipal Waste: 6.16 – 7.2, 7.6 – 8.6
Sick Of It All: 6.21 – 8.6
Strung Out: 6.16 – 7.11, 8.4 – 8.6
Suicide Machines: 7.18 – 7.21
T.S.O.L.: 7.22 – 8.6
Valient Thorr: 6.16 – 8.6
Mutant North Stage
The Acacia Strain: 6.16 – 8.6
Being As An Ocean: 6.16 – 8.6
Candiria: 6.21 – 8.6
Counterparts: 6.16 – 8.6
Fit For A King: 6.16 – 8.6
Hatebreed: 6.21 – 8.6
Silent Planet: 6.16 – 8.6
Stick To Your Guns: 6.16 – 7.2, 7.6 – 8.6
Sylar: 6.16 – 8.6
Mutant South Stage
After The Burial: 6.16 – 8.6
Blessthefall: 6.16 – 8.6
Carnifex: 6.16 – 8.6
Emmure: 6.16 – 8.6
GWAR: 6.16 – 8.6
Hundredth: 6.16 – 8.6
Silverstein: 6.16 – 8.6
Sworn In: 6.16 – 8.6
Too Close To Touch: 6.16 – 8.6
 
Full Sail Stage
Bad Omens: 7.4 – 7.24
Boston Manor: 6.16 – 8.6
Carousel Kings: 6.16 – 7.4
Courage My Love: 6.16 – 8.6
Creeper: 6.16 – 8.6
Dukes, The: 6.27 – 7.2
Eternal Boy: 7.14
Fantastic Plastics, The: 6.16 – 7.2
Farewell Winters: 6.16 – 8.6
Feeki: 6.16 – 8.6
Gospel Youth, The: 6.16 – 8.6
Knocked Loose: 6.16 – 8.6
Montage: 7.18
Movements: 6.16 – 8.6
Naked Walrus: 6.23, 6.24
One Last Shot: 7.7 – 7.10
Playboy Manbaby: 6.22, 8.6
Sarah and The Safe Word: 6.29
Separations: 7.6 – 7.24
Shattered Sun: 7.26 – 8.6
tiLLie: 7.26 – 8.6
Trophy Eyes: 6.16 – 8.6
The Waves: 7.18
 
VANS WARPED TOUR DATES:
Tickets on sale at 10am local time on Wednesday March 22nd at vanswarpedtour.com
6.16     SEATTLE, WA
6.17     SALEM, OR
6.21     ALBUQUERQUE, NM
6.22     PHOENIX, AZ
6.23     LAS VEGAS, NV
6.24     SALT LAKE CITY, UT
6.25     DENVER, CO
6.27     NASHVILLE, TN
6.28     METAIRIE, LA
6.29     ATLANTA, GA
6.30     ORLANDO, FL
7.01     ST. PETERSBURG, FL
7.02     WEST PALM BEACH, FL
7.04     WILMINGTON, NC
7.06     CHARLOTTE, NC
7.07     CAMDEN, NJ
7.08     WANTAGH, NY
7.09     HARTFORD, CT
7.10     SCRANTON, PA
7.11     VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
7.12     MANSFIELD, MA
7.13     DARIEN CENTER, NY
7.14     BURGETTSTOWN, PA
7.15     HOLMDEL, NJ
7.16     COLUMBIA, MD
7.18     CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH
7.19     CINCINNATI, OH
7.20     NOBLESVILLE, IN
7.21     AUBURN HILLS, MI
7.22     TINLEY PARK, IL
7.23     SHAKOPEE, MN
7.24     MILWAUKEE, WI
7.26     MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO
7.27     BONNER SPRINGS, KS
7.28     DALLAS, TX
7.29     SAN ANTONIO, TX
7.30     HOUSTON, TX
8.01     LAS CRUCES, NM
8.04     MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
8.05     SAN DIEGO, CA
8.06     POMONA, CA

 

 
About Vans Warped Tour:
The Vans Warped Tour, presented by Journeys, is well known as America’s longest running touring music festival of the summer. Since 1995, the tour has been a showcase for both established and up and coming talent, across a wide range of eclectic sub-genres.
The tour has also cemented its place in history by bringing alternative rock and skate culture from the underground to the forefront of global youth culture, while at the same time helping those in need through non-profit and eco initiatives.
Alternative Press readers voted the Vans Warped Tour as the “Best Tour/Festival” and Rolling Stone called it “America’s Most Successful Festival”.
Learn more about the Vans Warped Tour:
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Billy Gibbons On The Big Interview With Dan Rather

by Alan D. Welding, posted in TV appearance
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Dan Rather sits down for a conversation with ZZ Top‘s legendary frontman, Billy Gibbons. They talk about his band’s almost fifty year history, life in Texas, and of course, the beard. Trust us…Billy Gibbons is just as cool as you think he is.
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Emarosa Announces Spring Tour Dates/Stage AE 5/9

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Pittsburgh Event, Pittsburgh Premiere

Photo Credit: Ashley Osborne

Emarosa has just announced a headlining tour with Chapel this Spring. The tour kicks off on April 17th in Lansing, MI and wraps up on May 24th in San Antonio, TX. Tickets are on sale today at 10am local time here. Most recently, the band announced they, along with Chapel, would be joining Sum 41 and Pierce The Veil on the upcoming We Will Detonate! Tour, presented by Loudwire Live. For a full list of tour dates and more information on Emarosa, please visit emarosa.us.

VIP Packages are available for purchase as well. A portion of every package will go to the LTD Foundation, which bridges the music industry together with fans who have terminal diseases by giving them their own Dream Day Backstage. VIP Packages are available here: http://ltdvip.org/emarosavip
Featuring the acclaimed singles “Sure”, “Cloud 9“, “Helpless“, “Blue” and “Miracle“, the highly anticipated album, 131, was released in July via Hopeless Records and garnered incredible praise with Substream Magazine saying “We don’t hesitate to proclaim Emarosa is better now than ever before” and Chorus.fm stating that “‘131’ shatters the mold the band previously sat in and stands out as a modern rock masterpiece that delivers hit after heart-felt hit.”
131 was produced in Nashville by Casey Bates, who is known for his work with artists like Portugal The Man, Chiodos, PierceThe Veil, Memphis May Fire, Gatsbys American Dream and many more. During the recording process, the band made a conscious effort to throw all expectations to the side and record the album they always wanted to make, free of all external pressures. As a result, the record takes a pop-turn, reflecting Walden’s diverse influences, including Michael Jackson and PatrickStump, while still retaining Emarosa’s signature grittiness. Fans old and new will enjoy the dynamic sounds of 131.
On 131‘s evolved sound, Walden explores the boundaries of rock and infuses these epically charged anthems with an even fuller sense of grandeur than on past releases. “I’m so proud of this. It’s my favorite thing I’ve ever done. This is the record we wanted to make,” he shares.
 
Emarosa’s current line up includes Bradley Scott Walden, ER White, Jordan Stewart and Matthew Marcellus.
131 is now available for purchase at the following links:
Music videos released off 131:
One Car Garage: http://bit.ly/2e5Wi2N
Upcoming Tour Dates
4/17 – Lansing, MI @ The Loft
4/19 – St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
4/21 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre **
4/22 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre **
4/24 – El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls **
4/25 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live At The Moody Theater **
4/27 – New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues **
4/29 – Jacksonville, FL @ Nighthawks
4/30 – Atlanta, GA @ Purgatory, Masquerade
5/01 – Knoxville, TN @ The International **
5/02 – Lancaster, PA @ Lancaster Convention Center **
5/03 – Silver Springs, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Springs **
5/06 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft at the Chance
5/07 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount **
5/08 – Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room
5/09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE **
5/10 – Toms River, NJ @ Pine Belt Arena **
5/11 – Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness
5/13 – Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s
5/14 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room/Old National Centre **
5/16 – Portland, ME @ Aura **
5/17 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom **
5/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Lounge
5/22 – Houston, TX @ House Of Blues **
5/23 – Pharr, TX @ Pharr Event Center **
5/24 – San Antonio, TX @ Jack’s Patio Bar
5/25 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom **
** – Tour w/ Sum 41 and Pierce The Veil
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GOJIRA ANNOUNCE U.S. HEADLINE DATES WITH KYNG, DEAFHEAVEN & CODE ORANGE/@StageAE Pittsburgh 5/17

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Announcement/News, Pittsburgh Event, Pittsburgh Premiere, Tour

“French prog-metal giants tap grief to make a game-changing album.”

– Rolling Stone

“…if ever there was a moment that signaled Gojira’s status as leaders in the continuing evolution of the genre, it’s now.”

– SPIN

“The Duplantiers had to make this album for themselves. We are the fortunate witnesses.”

– Consequence of Sound

“Magma pulls off the all-too-rare trifecta of being heavy, complex, and catchy, while most of today’s best metal bands are happy to pull off only two of those three things (if that).”

– Stereogum

“With its sixth LP, Gojira defends its status as one of metal’s most elite bands.”

– A.V. Club

GOJIRA ANNOUNCE U.S. HEADLINE DATES

WITH KYNG, DEAFHEAVEN & CODE ORANGE

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NORTH AMERICAN DATES WITH METALLICA GET UNDERWAY

JULY 29TH IN LOS ANGELES, CA

SPRING U.S. DATES WITH OPETH BEGIN MAY 4TH IN NASHVILLE, TN

TREK INCLUDES MONUMENTAL RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE PERFORMANCE ON MAY 11TH

 

February 15, 2017 – Gojira have announced a run of U.S. headline dates which will see the acclaimed group joined by Kyng (5/2 – 5/3), followed by dates with Deafheaven and Code Orange (5/16 – 5/18). Tickets for all dates will be available Friday, February 17th at 10:00AM local time.  For tickets and more information visit, http://www.gojira-music.com/tour/

 

The announcement follows Gojira’s recent Grammy nominations for ‘Best Metal Performance’ and ‘Best Rock Album’ at the 59thAnnual Grammy Awards.  Gojira’s crushing track “Silvera” received a nomination for ‘Best Metal Performance,’ while their acclaimed new LP MAGMA was nominated for ‘Best Rock Album’ at the awards.

 

Furthermore, Gojira were recently announced as support for Metallica on a string of North American dates.  Gojira are set to join Metallica’s WorldWired Tour along with Avenged Sevenfold on July 29th at Los Angeles, CA’s Rose Bowl and continue on the road with them through August 16th (see attached itinerary). Tickets for the upcoming dates are set to go on sale Friday, February 17th at 10:00AM local time.

 

This coming spring Gojira are set to embark on a string of U.S. dates with Opeth which will kick-off May 4th at Nashville, Tennessee’s War Memorial Auditorium and will also see Gojira performing festival sets at Monster Energy’s Carolina Rebellion (May 5th) and Rock On The Range (May 19th-21st). The tour will also include a stop at Morrison, Colorado’s legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre on May 11th (see attached itinerary).  For tickets more information please visit, www.Gojira-Music.com.

 

Last year Gojira’s  MAGMA staked its claim amongst the best albums of 2016, earning Metal Hammer’s coveted “Album of the Year” title while also landing  on Rolling Stone’s “Top 20 Metal Albums of 2016,” Consequence of Sound’s  “Top 50 Albums of 2016” / “Top 10 Metal Albums of 2016” lists, and Pop Matters’ “Best Metal of 2016” recap. Additionally “Stranded,” the lead single off of MAGMA, was named one of Stereogum’s “100 Favorite Songs Of 2016.”

 

This past June Gojira’s MAGMA took the #1 spot on Billboard’s ‘Hard Rock Albums’ chart upon debut, making Gojira the first French band to hold the #1 spot on the chart in its nine year existence.  The release of MAGMA marked the highest chart debuts of Gojira’s career landing them at #4 on Billboard’s ‘Top Rock Albums’ chart, #6 on Billboard’s ‘Tastemaker Albums’ chart and Top 25 on the ‘Billboard 200.’ Furthermore, Gojira earned career high chart positions around the globe including Top 10’s in France, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, and Norway with Top 15 debuts in Australia and Germany. MAGMA is available at all DSPs and at www.Gojira-Music.com in a variety of exclusive bundles.

 

GOJIRA

2017 U.S. DATES

** With Kyng

* With Opeth

^^ With Deafheaven and Code Orange

‡ With Metallica and Avenged Sevenfold

# Festival Date

 

5/2                          New Orleans, LA                  House Of Blues **

5/3                          Birmingham, AL                    Iron City **

5/4                          Nashville, TN                         War Memorial Auditorium*

5/5                          Concord, NC                          Charlotte Motor Speedway – Monster Energy’s Carolina Rebellion#
5/6                          Philadelphia, PA                   The Electric Factory*
5/7                          Sayreville, NJ                         Starland Ballroom*
5/9                          Chicago, IL                             The Vic Theatre*
5/11                       Morrison, CO                        Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
5/12                       Kansas City, MO                    Arvest bank Theater at The Midland*

5/13                       Indianapolis, IN                     Egyptian Room at Old National Centre*

5/16                       Buffalo, NY                             The Rapids Theatre^^

5/17                       Pittsburgh, PA                       Stage, AE^^

5/18                       Grand Rapids, MI  20 Monroe Live^^

5/19                       Columbus, OH                       Mapfre Stadium – Rock On The Range#

7/29                       Los Angeles, CA                    Rose Bowl ‡

8/4                          Phoenix, AZ                           University of Phoenix Stadium ‡

8/6                          San Diego, CA                       Petco Park ‡

8/9                          Seattle, WA                           CenturyLink Field

8/14                       Vancouver, BC                      BC Place ‡

8/16                       Edmonton, AB                       Commonwealth Stadium ‡

 

 

For more information, visit www.Gojira-Music.com

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The Devil Wears Prada Joins Anthrax, Killswitch Engage Tour/ Pittsburgh Date April 9

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Pittsburgh Event, Pittsburgh Premiere, Tour
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA TO JOIN ANTHRAX AND KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
ON SPRING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
L-R:  Kyle Sipress, Andy Trick, Mike Hranica, Jeremy Depoyster
Photo credit:  Anthony Barlich
LOS ANGELES, CA – (Thursday, January 5, 2017) — The Devil Wears Prada will hit the road early in the New Year with a slot on what will be one of the heaviest tours of 2017 – a 27-date North American tour as special support to co-headliners Anthrax and Killswitch Engage.  The trek, presented by SiriusXM, kicks off at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ on March 29 and will zig-zag the continent, culminating in Boston on May 7.  Tickets are on sale now; log onto http://www.tdwpband.com/tour for purchasing info.
This tour won’t be the first time that TDWP – Mike Hranica (vocals), Jeremy DePoyster (rhythm guitar, vocals), Andy Trick (bass), and Kyle Sipress (lead guitar) – have crossed paths with either band.  Prada toured the U.S. with KsE in 2010, and played with Anthrax on the 2012 Mayhem tour.  Additionally, Adam D., KsE’s lead guitarist, produced two of Prada’s albums – Dead Throne (2011) and 8:18 (2013).
“This tour will be a real treat,” said Prada’s Hranica.  “We have an awesome relationship with Adam, he’s one of the craziest, most fun dudes we know, and when it comes to thrash and metal, you don’t get much bigger names than Anthrax and Killswitch.”
The Devil Wears Prada will be putting together a special set for this tour.  “I love the idea of going to a show and seeing bands whose music is in the same ballpark, but still different from each others’,” Hranica added.  “We have our own personal style on the side of metal, so we’ll do some of our dark, heavy, noisey songs, but probably stay away from interludes inbetween.  We’ll have our own footprint on stage each night.”
These dates will be in support of Prada’s new and sixth full-lenth album, the 11-track, critically-acclaimed Transit Blues (Rise Records).  Produced by Dan Korneff (Pierce The Veil, Motionless in White), Transit Blues examines themes of transition, separation and the toll that constant touring can have on one’s personal life.  Click here to check out the album’s first music video for the song “To The Key Of Evergreen,” inspired by Hranica’s all-time favorite love story, Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita.”
Confirmed dates are as follows:
MARCH
29   The Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ
30   Express Live, Columbus, OH
31   The International, Knoxville, TN  (KsE headline date)
APRIL
 1   The NorVa, Norfolk, VA  (KsE headline date)
 3   The Fillmore, Silver Springs, MD
 4   The Dome at Oakdale, Wallingford, CT
 5   Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
 7   20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids, MI
 8   The Fillmore, Detroit, MI
 9   Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA 
11  The Ritz, Raleigh, NC
12  Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
13  House of Blues, Orlando, FL
15  Texas Independence Festival @ Grizzly Hall, Austin, TX
16  Boggus Ford Events Center, Pharr, TX
17  House of Blues, Houston, TX
18  House of Blues, Dallas, TX
20  The Marquee, Phoenix, AZ
22  The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
23  The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
25  Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
26  Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
28  The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
29  Sokol Auditorium, Omaha, NE
30  Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO
MAY
 1   The Pageant, St. Louis, MO
 3   Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON  CANADA
 5   Paramount Theatre, Huntington, NY
 6   Upstate Concert Hall, Clifton Park, NY
 7   House of Blues, Boston, MA
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DEVILDRIVER to Headline Next Year’s “BOUND BY THE ROAD” North American Tour, Beginning February 8

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Event
SoCal groove metal heavyweights DEVILDRIVER will headline a 19+ date North American tour, dubbed the “Bound By The Road” tour, beginning February 8, 2017 in Santa Ana, CA. The tour will feature support from special guests and heavy metal frontrunners Death Angel, Winds Of Plague, The Agonist and Azreal.
Tickets will go on sale this Friday, December 16 at 10:00am local time. Check your local venues for ticketing information.
DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara states, “DEVILDRIVER is heading out on our first headline run in over three years with a killer set list and full production, AND we are bringing some heavy bad ass bands along with us! Get your tickets early and come out with some friends, ’cause this tour is going to be a monster banger!”
unnamed-1DEVILDRIVER 2017 “Bound By The Road” North American Tour
w/ Death Angel, Winds Of Plague, The Agonist, Azreal
2/8/17 – Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory
2/9/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater
2/12/17 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
2/14/17 – Chicago, IL @ Portage Theater
2/15/17 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater
2/16/17 – Montreal, QC @ Corona
2/17/17 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
2/18/17 – Reading, PA @ Reverb
2/19/17 – Patchogue, NY @ Emporium
2/20/17 – Baltimore, MD @ SoundStage
2/21/17 – Dayton, OH @ Oddbody’s
2/23/17 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey
2/24/17 – McAllen, TX @ Sofie’s
2/25/17 – Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
2/26/17 – Austin, TX @ Grizzly Hall
2/28/17 – El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
3/1/17 – Mesa, AZ @ Club Red
3/4/17 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
3/5/17 – Seattle, WA @ Studio 7
+More TBA
The upcoming “Bound By The Road” tour follows the band’s most recent public performance at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest, where they shot their newest music video for their latest album’s title track “Trust No One”. Take a look at the music video here.
 
DEVILDRIVER released their long-awaited seventh studio album, Trust No One, in May 2016 via Napalm Records. The album is available for purchase now digitally via iTunes and Amazon, or in other formats via the Napalm Records Web Store and DevilDriver.com. This ballsy, brash and brutal burnt offering ignites the group’s fiercest ten salvos to date. Straight out of the gate, key tastemakers embraced the record with KERRANG! calling it, “A snorting, snarling heavy metal beast,” and Metal Hammer going as far as to say, “Trust No One is a monstrous comeback that cackles with renewed verve, ideas and energy that’s the equal of the band’s finest achievements.”   
Trust No One entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #43. The album followed 2013’s Winter Kills, which bowed at #32. To date, DEVILDRIVER has developed one of the most rabid fan bases in heavy metal, which has packed festivals and venues everywhere to witness their gospel of intensity.
DEVILDRIVER online:
DEVILDRIVER is:
Dez Fafara – Vocals
Mike Spreitzer – Guitar
Neal Tiemann – Guitar
Diego Ibarra – Bass
Austin D’Amond – Drums
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Jackson Browne And Bonnie Raitt Announce Benefit Concert At Standing Rock

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Event
The concert is scheduled for Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Prairie Knights Pavilion in Fort Yates, ND, seven miles from Oceti Sakowin Camp
Fort Yates, North Dakota, November 5, 2016: Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt,  Joel Rafael, and Bad Dog will perform a benefit concert on Sunday, November 27 for the Water Protectors on the front line and the Standing Rock community. The concert will be held at Prairie Knights Pavilion in Fort Yates, ND. Turtle Island Storyteller and founder of the Standing Rock Sioux Camp at Sacred Stone Ladonna Brave Bull Allard, and others to be announced, will speak at the concert. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday at 10 AM Central Time.

The link to purchase tickets is HERE

All gross proceeds from the concert will benefit the Oceti Sakowin Camp.

The Oceti Sakowin Camp is a historic gathering of Native nations, friends and allies, from all walks of life standing in solidarity to halt the Dakota Access Pipeline.

“Just as we give thanks for our good fortune and the bounty of our lives as Americans, let us thank the Native people who are gathered here at Standing Rock to protect the natural world and defend our place in it,” said Jackson Browne.

“I’m proud to be standing in support of the courageous and dedicated Water Protectors at Standing Rock. This movement is growing by the day with solidarity actions happening around the country, yet the media isn’t covering it nearly enough. Our hope is that this concert will help bring more awareness and media attention to the issues being raised at Standing Rock, and to put pressure on The Obama Administration to halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline until protection of sacred sites is ensured,” said Bonnie Raitt.

“We are honored to have these great artists stand with us!” says Ladonna. 

Those who can travel to North Dakota are invited to Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Prairie Knights Pavilion at 6:30 PM.

For more information, and to contribute, please visit www.standingrock.org

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Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus Jams with Anthrax

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Event
“THE WALKING DEAD’S” NORMAN REEDUS
JOINS ANTHRAX ONSTAGE IN ATLANTA
JAMMING ON “INDIANS”
L-R:  Anthrax’s Frank Bello, Norman Reedus (w/ hat), Anthrax’s Joey Belladonna

LOS ANGELES, CAL – Thursday, October 6, 2016 — Actor Norman Reedus, better known as Daryl Dixon on “The Walking Dead,” joined Anthrax on stage last night at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, jamming on guitar during the band’s classic “Indians.”  Anthrax’s Frank Bello and Scott Ian are both huge fans of the show – in 2015, Ian appeared in an episode playing one of the zombies, and unfortunately met a horrible demise with a metal pole through his head.

Before last night’s show, Bello and Ian dropped by “The Walking Dead” set, hanging out with Reedus and the show’s director/special effects artist Greg Nicotero.

Anthrax is current on tour with Slayer and Death Angel, upcoming dates are below.
L-R:  Jon Donais, Frank Bello, Norman Reedus,
Joey Belladonna, Scott Ian
Norman Reedus jamming with Anthrax at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA – 10-5-16
OCTOBER
 6   Varsity Theatre, Baton Rouge, LA*
 7   Gas Monkey Live, Dallas, TX
 8   ACL at the Moody Theatre, Austin, TX
10   Fillmore, Denver, CO
11   The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT
12   Rev Hall, Boise, ID*
13   The Wilma Theatre, Missoula, MT
14   The Hill event Center, Idaho Falls, ID*
15   Revolution Concert House, Garden City, ID
16   Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA*  (offer)
17   ENMAX Centre, Lethbridge, AB
19   S. Okanagan Cvents Centre, Penticton, BC
20   Abbotsford Centre, Abbotsford, BC
21   Hawthorn Theatre, Portland, OR*
22   Discovery Park, Elverta, CA (w/Aftershock)
23   Reno Events Center, Reno, NV
22   Aftershock Festival, Sacramento, CA
25   Orpheum Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ*
26   Top Deck, Famington, NM*  (offer)
* Anthrax & Death Angel
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ROONEY at Rex Theater 10/27

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Pittsburgh Event

Los Angeles-based pop-rock band ROONEY who are gearing up for The Groundswell Tour, supporting the release of their latest album ‘Washed Away,’ out now via Beachwood Park Music. Kicking off October 12 at Barracuda in Austin, Texas, the tour will take the band across the states with a performance in Pittsburgh on Thursday, October 27 at Rex Theater. Joining the band on the 16-date tour are special guests Royal Teeth and Swimming with Bears.

Since the release of ‘Washed Away,’ the band has performed “Why” featuring Soko on Late Night with Seth Meyers as well as a special performance of their single “My Heart Beats 4 U” live on The Today Show.

 

Check out the video for “Come on Baby” (directed by Robert Schwartzman) here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P7UgUmbA10&feature=youtu.be

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BATTLECROSS Pays Homage To Military Veterans On The 2016 Winter Warriors Tour Featuring Allegaeon And Necromancing The Stone

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Streaming, Tour

ollowing their upcoming North American trek with Soilwork, Unearth, Wovenwar, and Darkness Divided next month, Motor City thrashers BATTLECROSS will finish off 2016 with their annual headlining run, the third installment of the Winter Warriors Tour. This year, support will be provided by Metal Blade labelmates Allegaeon and Necromancing The Stone.

In conjunction with the Veterans Ticket Foundation, the Winter Warriors Tour will once again offer free admission to members of the US Armed Forces, and the band will donate a portion of their proceeds to local veterans’ organizations in each city. Veterans are invited to register for free tickets atvettix.org starting on September 23rd. General admission tickets will be available at THISLOCATIONthe same day. See below for all upcoming BATTLECROSS dates.

BATTLECROSS w/ Soilwork, Unearth, Wovenwar, Darkness Divided:
10/14/2016 Fete Music Hall – Providence, RI
10/15/2016 Stanhope House – Stanhope, NJ
10/16/2016 Shakes – Virginia Beach, VA
10/17/2016 Cats Cradle – Carrboro, NC
10/18/2016 The Loft – Atlanta, GA
10/20/2016 The Rail Club – Ft. Worth, TX
10/21/2016 18th Street – San Leon, TX
10/22/2016 Empire Control Room – Austin, TX
10/24/2016 Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ
10/25/2016 LVCS – Las Vegas, NV
10/26/2016 Glass House – Pomona, CA
10/27/2016 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
10/29/2016 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
10/30/2016 The Pin – Spokane, WA
11/01/2016 Dimondz Event Center – Jerome, ID
11/02/2016 Metro – Salt Lake City, UT
11/03/2016 The Summit – Denver, CO
11/05/2016 Fubar – St. Louis, MO
11/06/2016 Diamond Pub Concert Hall – Louisville, KY
11/08/2016 The Metal Grill – Cudday, WI
11/09/2016 Q&Z – Ringle, WI
11/10/2016 Home Bar – Arlington Heights, IL
11/11/2016 The Machine Shop – Flint, MI
11/12/2016 Diesel – Pittsburgh, PA
11/13/2016 Gramercy – New York City, NY
11/15/2016 The Brass Monkey – Ottawa, ON
11/16/2016 Rockpile – Toronto, ON

Winter Warriors Tour w/ Allegaeon, Necromancing The Stone:
11/25/2016 Basement Transmissions – Erie, PA
11/26/2016 Harmony House – Webster, NY
11/27/2016 Fuze Box – Albany, NY
11/28/2016 Cafe 611 – Frederick, MD
11/29/2016 Dingbatz – Clifton, NJ
11/30/2016 Amityville Music Hall – Amityville, NY
12/01/2016 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA
12/02/2016 Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC
12/03/2016 The Iron Heights – Augusta, GA
12/04/2016 Jack Rabbits – Jacksonville, FL
12/07/2016 Southport Music Hall – New Orleans, LA
12/08/2016 Shooters – Texarkana, AR
12/09/2016 The Korova – San Antonio, TX
12/10/2016 Jake’s – Lubbock, TX
12/11/2016 Thunder Alley – Oklahoma City, OK
12/12/2016 Aftershock – Merriam, KS
12/13/2016 Rev Room – Little Rock, AR
12/14/2016 The East Room – Nashville, TN
12/15/2016 Big Shots – Valparaiso, IN
12/16/2016 Rockstar Pro Arena – Dayton, OH
12/17/2016 The Token Lounge – Westland, MI

BATTLECROSS will be touring in support of their latest album, Rise To Power, which landed on the Billboard charts at #103, marking the band’s second Billboard chart entry (2013’s War Of Will entered the charts at #130). To preview and purchase Rise To Power, visit: metalblade.com/battlecross.

Allegaeon will release their new album, Proponent For Sentience, this Friday, September 23rd.Produced by Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation), Proponent For Sentience is a musically complex, intelligent, and absorbing concept record that can rightfully sit alongside the true greats of the medium. With a lyrical arc rooted in science-fiction yet uncomfortably encroaching upon the reality of the present, it captures the Fort Collins, Colorado natives at their most ambitious and accomplished, pushing the boundaries even further than on their three previous critically acclaimed full-lengths. To preview and purchase Proponent For Sentience, visit: metalblade.com/allegaeon.

If flaccid, identikit, breakdown-laden “metal” is the disease, Necromancing The Stone’s recently released debut full-length, Jewel Of The Vile, is the cure. Featuring current/former members of Arsis(guitarist James Malone), The Absence (drummer Jeramie Kling), The Black Dahlia Murder (bassist Ryan “Bart” Williams), and Brimstone Coven (guitarist Justin Wood and vocalist “Big” John Williams),Necromancing The Stone “has brought back the glory days [of ’80s heavy metal] with unbridled spirit”(Loudwire.com). To preview and purchase Jewel Of The Vile, visit: metalblade.com/necromancingthestone.

 

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GOATWHORE Kicks Off US Live Takeover Surrounding Ozzfest Appearance This Week; Band To Record Follow-Up To Constricting Rage Of The Merciless

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Announcement/News, Tour, Video
The eternal road hellions in GOATWHORE will take to the streets again on a final run of live debauchery to close out the year. Set to launch on September 16th and level fifteen stages throughOctober 1st, the band’s latest stretch of onstage demolitions includes a stop at Ozzfest in San Bernardino, California on September 24th and follows last month’s two-week European tour. Support will be provided by The Blood Royale on select dates. See all confirmed performances below.
Upon their return home, team GOATWHORE will rehearse for two weeks before heading into the studio to begin tracking the follow-up to their critically-adored Constricting Rage Of The Merciless full-length, issued in 2014 via Metal Blade Records.
GOATWHORE w/ The Blood Royale: 

9/16/2016 The District – Lafayette, LA *
9/17/2016 The Gig – Beaumont, TX
9/18/2016 Grizzly Hall – Austin, TX
9/19/2016 Korova Basement – San Antonio, TX
9/20/2016 Mesa Music Hall – El Paso, TX
9/21/2016 Flycatcher – Tucson, AZ
9/22/2016 Dive Bar – Las Vegas, NV
9/23/2016 The Merrow – San Diego, CA *
9/24/2016 Ozzfest – San Bernardino, CA *
9/25/2016 Golden Bull – Oakland, CA
9/26/2016 Rojo’s – South Lake Tahoe, CA
9/28/2016 Lion’s Lair – Denver, CO
9/29/2016 Launchpad – Albuquerque. NM
9/30/2016 Reno’s Chop Shop – Dallas, TX
10/01/2016 Luna Live – Lake Charles, LA *
* No The Blood Royale

Metal Injection crowned Constricting Rage Of The Merciless, “the new high water mark of the group’s work thus far,” Pitchfork commended the band’s, “most varied record to date, as well as their strongest,” while PopMatters hailed an offering that’s “unrelentingly pummeling and brutally oppressive.”
Constricting Rage Of The Merciless debuted at #81 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, toppling their last entry position of #171 with Blood For The Master. Constricting… also hit the #21 spot on Billboard’s Rock chart, #7 on the Hard Rock chart, #13 on the Independent chart and, boasting ten mutinous tracks of thick, predatory, subterranean metal, continues to reap the exaltation of fans and critics globally. Purchase your copy today at metalblade.com/goatwhore where you’ll also find a host of videos, including a special edition of “FBS,” compiled from fan-filmed footage from around the globe.

DAVID ELLEFSON Talking about EMP Label Group, MEGADETH, EMP Underground And More

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Announcement/News, Video

MEGADETH co-founder/bassist, producer and EMP LABEL GROUP’s President DAVID ELLEFSON recently podcasted a special 34 minutes Facebook live-stream event, making special announcements and talked about the State of the “Ellefson” Union, EMP Label Group, EMP Underground, Ellefson Coffee Co, Merchlive.com, MEGADETH and more. The video can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1074862262583450

Formed in 2015, EMP Label Group has already had worldwide success with their first release, the debut EP from Phoenix all-female punk group DOLL SKIN, released as a joint venture with Megaforce and Cargo Records (U.K.), who has already received airplay on dozens of stations around the world. EMP Label Group signed later a distribution deal with eOne for USA and SPV in Europe.

Current EMP Label Group roster bands are: Doll Skin, Arise In Chaos, Green Death, Dead By Wednesday, Apollo Under Fire, Behind The Fallen, Chuck Mosley, Cage9, Even The Dead Love A Parade, Hail Sagan, Heaven Below, Semblant, Ancient, Helstar, Killing The Messenger, Machinage, SkumLove, Another Lost Year and Solus Deus.

Finally EMP Label Group put the EMP: Underground Vol. 1 Sampler to bed. Over 30 TRACKS, mastered by producer/mixer Bill Metoyer (Slayer, Sacred Reich, Corrosion Of Conformity. D.R.I). Available from: www.empmerch.com

Tracklisting:

Dead By Wednesday – Live Again (F/ Brian Fair) 3:52
(From the EMPLG LP THE DARKEST OF ANGELS)
Ditchwater – Blister 3:18
Abertooth Lincoln – Dreamy Kids 3:50
Casket Robbery – Annibelle’s Hell 4:16
Dead Epimony – Untamed Mind 3:13
Solus Deus – The Plague 3:18
(From the EMPUG EP THE PLAGUE)
Unicorn Death – Doomed by the Inquisition 3:58
Killing The Messenger – Fuel to the Fire 4:13
(From the EMPUG LP FUEL TO THE FIRE)
Evil Engine – Father 3:19
Grüzer – The Accessory 4:29
Incarcerhated – Nightmare Reality 4:53
Lutharö – Black Scorpion 6:00
Green Death – Gates of Hell (F/ David Vincent) 3:16
(From the EMP LP MANUFACTURING EVIL)
Ancient – Land of the Dead 4:06
(From the EMPUG Release BACK TO THE LAND OF THE DEAD)
Surviving the Era – Here in the Dark 4:00
SKUMLOVE – The Infected (F/ Burton C. Bell) 3:06
(From the EMPUG LP SINISTER MINISTER)
Even The Dead Love A Parade – Heart Poacher 3:59
(From the EMPLG EP EVEN THE DEAD LOVE A PARADE)
Machinage – Voices 6:07
(From the EMPUG LP SLAVE NATION)
Mutilated By Zombies – Maggot Bath 3:34
NonHuman Era – Hollow Point 5:49
Semblant – Incinerate – 4:45
(From the EMPLG LP LUNAR MANIFESTO)
Psykotribe – Live Evil 4:30
Revilwen – Lead 3:28
Behind the Fallen – Reflections (f/ Telle Smith) 3:13
(From the forthcoming EMPLG LP AS THE SKY FALLS THROUGH)
S7N – Blackout 4:08
Sardis – Satisfied 3:55
Toothless – Ennui 4:17
Helstar – Black Cathedal 7:38
(From the EMPUG LP VAMPIRO)
Your Chance To Die – Shadow and Flame 3:21
(From the EMPUG LP EX-NIHILO Coming Spring 2017)
Urn – Silently, I’m Still Screaming 5:25
Goatsilk – Nothing Compares 3:10
Heaven Below – Renegade Protest Movement 3:48
(From the EMPLG LP GOOD MORNING APOCALYPSE)
Left of Reason – Randall Cobb (4:03)

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CARCASS Announces November Tour Dates With Deafheaven And Inter Arma/Pittsburgh Nov 22 @RexTheater

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Announcement/News, Pittsburgh Event, Tour
CARCASS Announces November Tour Dates With Deafheaven And Inter Arma
 British metal icons CARCASS will return to to North America for a headlining tour this November. Joining them are shoegaze-infused black metallers Deafheaven and doom merchants Inter Arma. Slated to commence on November 7th and run through November 27th, the band’s latest journey follows the One Foot In The Grave headlining tour with Crowbar, Ghoul, and Night Demon this past Summer. Tickets are on sale now at all local ticket outlets.

 

CARCASS w/ Deafheaven, Inter Arma:

11/07/2016 The Varsity Theatre – Batone Rouge, LA
11/09/2016 Iron City – Birmingham, AL
11/10/2016 1904 – Jacksonville, FL
11/11/2016 States Theater – Tampa, FL
11/12/2016 North Side Festival – Monterrey, MX (CARCASS only)
11/14/2016 Ziggy’s By The Sea – Wilmington, NC
11/15 /2016 The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC

11/17/2016 Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NJ

11/18/2016 Reverb – Reading, PA – Reverb
11/19/2016 Fete Music Hall – Providence, RI
11/20/2016 The Emporium – Patchogue, NY
11/21/2016 The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY
11/22/2016 Rex Theater – Pittsburgh, PA
11/23/2016 Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
11/24/2016 Dallas – Kitchener, ON
11/25/2016 Big Shots – Valparaiso, IN
11/26/2016 The Blue Note – Columbia, MO
11/27/2016 Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI

 

CARCASS continues to tour in support of Surgical Steel, released in September 2013. The record came in at #41 on the US Billboard Top 200 Chart, just narrowly avoiding the dreaded “Top 40 Band” moniker. Even with their impressive back catalogue, Surgical Steel has given the band their highest charting and possibly most critically acclaimed record to date.

Surgical Steel was produced by Colin Richardson (Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower, Gorefest, Cannibal Corpse etc.) and mixed/mastered by Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Accept, Exodus, Testament). Joining guitarist Bill Steer and bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker in the band’s current incarnation are new drummer Dan Wilding (Aborted, Trigger The Bloodshed) and guitarist Ben Ash (Pig Iron, Desolation, Liquefied Skeleton). Original sticksman Ken Owen contributed guest vocals as well.

 

CARCASS has released several classic albums over the years, including Decibel Magazine “Hall of Fame” inductees Heartwork and Necroticism – Descanting The Insalubrious, and their influence has changed the face of extreme metal with every consecutive release. Whether it was inventing gore-grind (see Reek Of Putrefaction, Symphonies Of Sickness) or creating the template for melodic death metal (see Heartwork), CARCASS has always made records by which bars were set and rules were broken. Upon the band’s dismantling in 1996, fans mourned the loss of the seminal act and longed that the group would return again one day. In 2007, the metal world got its wish as CARCASS reformed to play several sold-out reunion shows around the globe. Once again re-motivated to administer a shot of cynicism and infectious riffs into the arm of a sickly metal scene, founding members Bill Steer and Jeff Walker began writing what would become the latest output of their highly influential career,Surgical Steel. Only the choicest of cuts were made, and blood sweat and tears were shed to bring us a record worthy of the CARCASS legacy. In short, Surgical Steel is just what the doctor ordered.

 

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HONKY: Texas-Based Superboogie Trio Announces More Live Dates

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Announcement/News, Streaming, Tour

unnamed-21Texas-based superboogie trio HONKY, who spent much of the Summer waging their Lone Star booty-shakers upon European ears, will return to local stages next week for a short run of live dates through Texas and Louisiana with WhiskeyDick and Pure Luck. See all confirmed dates below.

HONKY features long time Butthole Surfers/part time Melvins bassist JD Pinkus, guitarist Bobby Ed Landgraf (Down, Skrew), and drummer Trinidad Leal (Dixie Witch). The band released their deliciously infectious Corduroy full-length earlier this year via Housecore Records. Produced by Pinkus and mastered by Paul Leary with artwork and layout by Ryan Everett, Corduroy boasts a talented cast of bashers alongside Leal including Michael “Night Train” Brueggen (Blackula, Syrup, Supagroup), Dale Crover (Melvins), and original HONKY drummer, Lance Farley as well as guest appearances from Mark “Speedy” Gonzales and the Fantasma Horns, and the band’s favorite Honkette, Rae Comeau.

Check out Corduroy, still streaming courtesy of Revolver Magazine, at THIS LOCATION. For CD and blue vinyl orders, go to THIS LOCATION.

 

HONKY:

9/16/2016 Jack’s Bar – San Antonio, TX w/ WhiskeyDick, Pure Luck

9/17/2016 White Oaks – Houston, TX w/ WhiskeyDick, Pure Luck

9/18/2016 The District –  Lafayette, LA w/ WhiskeyDick, Pure Luck

9/20/2016 Siberia – New Orleans, LA w/ WhiskeyDick, Pure Luck

9/21/2016 Rockin Blues Cafe – Covington, LA w/ WhiskeyDick, Pure Luck

9/22/2016 Grizzly Hall – Austin, TX w/ WhiskeyDick, Pure Luck

9/24/2016 Curtain Club – Dallas, TX w/ WhiskeyDick

HONKY was founded in 1996 and proudly carries the torch held by the likes of Bloodrock, Pantera, ZZ Top, and the red-headed stranger himself, Mr. Willie Nelson. Over the course of two decades, the band has released some of the best stripped down, butt-shakin’, rock ever cut to wax, tape, or CD.

“New twists on old formulas are always welcome, but they’re also unnecessary for an act with a black belt in boogie.” – The Austin Chronicle

“Corduroy is nine tracks of heavy rock where the dominant underlying subject is having a damn good time…” – New Noise Magazine

“Flawless, 1970s-inspired guitar rock…” – Heavy Metal Textbooks

 “…it’s not often that you find a band that gets better with each and every album. HONKY is absolutely one of those few bands…” – Enfocus

“…there aren’t many bands that can successfully try and compete with Dusty, Frank and The Reverend Willy G but HONKY are out to at least bask in the reflected glory by playing the same kind of swaggering Texan blues rock as The Top with the Southern Trendkill of Pantera thrown in to make sure your hips are shaking and your teeth get kicked in… this is good shit” – Musipedia Of Metal

 “…just about as fine a bluesy boogie you’re gonna get anywhere this side of [ZZ Top’s] ‘Tush,’ or, ‘Sharp Dressed Man.” — Maximum Volume Music
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Bay Area Thrash Icons Kick Off North American Tour With Slayer And Anthrax/ StageAE this Thursday!

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Announcement/News, Pittsburgh Event, Tour

unnamed-7Bay Area thrash icons DEATH ANGEL will kick off an epic run of live dates supporting Slayer and Anthrax. The latest trek, which commenced with a string of headlining dates September 4th, will run through October 30th and level over three dozen stages with an included stint on Rock Allegiance in Chester, Pennsylvania alongside Ghost, Killswitch Engage, Hellyeah and many more. See the band’s full schedule below.

DEATH ANGEL w/ Slayer, Anthrax:
9/09/2016 Jacob’s Pavilion – Cleveland, OH
9/10/2016 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre – Detroit, MI
9/11/2016 Streeters Ground Zero – Traverse City, MI #
9/12/2016 Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
9/13/2016 Metropolis – Montreal, QC
9/15/2016 Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
9/16/2016 Anthology – Rochester, NY (Anthrax, DEATH ANGEL, Avatar)
9/17/2016 The Chance – Pougheepsie, NY **
9/18/2016 Rock Allegiance – Chester, PA [info]
9/20/2016 Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
9/21/2016 Conchord Music Hall – Chicago, IL #
9/22/2016 The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
9/23/2016 Riverside Warehouse – Shreveport, LA #
9/25/2016 1904 Music Hall – Jacksonville, FL **
9/27/2016 Hard Rock Live – Orlando, FL
9/28/2016 Fillmore – Miami, FL
9/29/2016 Club LA – Destin FL #
9/30/2016 Horseshoe Casino Tunica – Tunica, MS
10/01/2016 The Warehouse – Clarksville, TN **
10/03/2016 Norva – Norfolk, VA
10/04/2016 The Orange Peel – Danville, VA (Anthrax, DEATH ANGEL, Avatar)
10/05/2016 Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
10/06/2016 Varsity Theater – Baton Rouge, LA **
10/07/2016 Gas Monkey Live – Dallas, TX
10/08/2016 ACL at the Moody Theatre – Austin, TX
10/10/2016 Fillmore – Denver, CO
10/11/2016 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
10/13/2016 The Wilma Theatre – Missoula, MT
10/14/2016 Hitt Event Center – Idaho Falls, ID #
10/15/2016 Revolution Concert House – Garden City, ID #
10/16/2016 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA #
10/17/2016 ENMAX Center –  Lethbridge, AB
10/19/2016 South Okanagan Events Centre –  Penticton, BC
10/20/2016 Abbotsford Centre – Abbotsford, BC
10/21/2016 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR #
10/22/2016 Gibson Ranch/Aftershock – Elverta, CA **
10/23/2016 Reno Events Center – Reno, NV
10/24/2016 LVCS – Las Vegas, NB **
10/25/2016 Orpheum Theater – Flagstaff, AZ #
10/26/2016 Top Deck – Farmington, NM #
10/27/2016 El Paso County Coliseum – El Paso, TX
10/28/2016 Club Red – Mesa, AZ **
10/29/2016 Whiskey A Go Go – Hollywood, CA **
10/30/2016 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA **
** DEATH ANGEL only
# Anthrax, DEATH ANGEL only

DEATH ANGEL will be touring in support of their newest full-length The Evil Divide, released earlier this Spring via Nuclear Blast Records. The Evil Divide was recorded at AudioHammer studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (Trivium, Deicide), who previously worked on 2010’sRelentless Retribution and 2013’s The Dream Calls For Blood. Mastering duties were handled by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York City.

Three decades into their celebrated career, DEATH ANGEL remains as hungry as ever. As a result, uncompromising urgency and unpredictability drive The Evil Divide. The group – vocalist Mark Osegueda, lead guitarist Rob Cavestany, guitarist Ted Aguilar, drummer Will Carroll, and bassist Damien Sisson – satiate the appetite for buzzsaw speed riffs, double bass mayhem, and scorching vocals over the course of ten new anthems.

The Evil Divide stands out as the culmination of thirty-plus years of music for DEATH ANGEL. It kicked off with legendary debut, The Ultra-Violence, in 1987. The classic Frolic Through The Parkbegan to cement their legacy and even earned the distinction of landing on Loudwire’s list of the “Top Ten Thrash Albums NOT Released By The Big 4.” The group broke up following 1990’s Act III only to reunite in 2004 on Art Of Dying for the next generation.

In 2008, DEATH ANGEL teamed with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains, Rush, Mastodon) for Killing Season recorded at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606. In 2010, Relentless Retribution boasted a cameo from virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela, while 2013’s The Dream Calls For Blood bowed at #72 on the Billboard Top 200, selling 5,400 copies first-week and earning the group’s first-ever entry onto that respective chart.

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VYCES Announce The HELLRZZR Tour with Invidia and White Knuckle Riot

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Announcement/News, Tour, Video
VYCES Tour poster

Los Angeles, California Hard Rock band VYCES have announced that they will co­headline the

HELLRZZR Toursponsored byHELLRZZR Clothing with Las Vegas, Nevada bandInvidia this fall. The tour will kick off onOctober 18th in San Diego, California, make its way to the midwest, and then conclude onNovember 22nd in Sacramento, California at The Boardwalk.

After recently premiering their video for their single “DEVIL” from the band’s upcoming debut EP due out October 20, 2016 that was produced by Augustus Cryns (Stitched Up Heart, XO Stereo, The Dead Rabbits and Westfield Massacre) on VEVO, VYCES is ready to hit the road on a co­headlining US run with Invidia and White Knuckle Riot in support.

Pre-orders will be available on September 29th on iTunes!

VYCES frontman Dave Naruszewicz comments, “We are extremely excited for the opportunity to be heading out on The HELLRZZR Tour with the super heavy and talented INVIDIA and White Knuckle Riot. We’ve been working really hard over the past three years putting VYCES together. It’s an amazing feeling to see this beast finally come to life. We are really looking forward to seeing familiar faces, and making new fans along the way. We’ll see you all on the road!!”

“DEVIL” can be seen here:

http://vevo.ly/DhCl3t

The song can be purchased here:

http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1140636283?ls=1&app=itunes

INVIDIA is a massive heavy metal super­group comprised of IN THIS MOMENT bassist Travis Johnson on vocals, Matt Snell of 5 FINGER DEATH PUNCH fame on bass with SKINLAB guitarists Brian Jackson & Marcos Medinacompleting this highly anticipated project masterminded by metal Legend
Logan Mader (of Machine Head, Soulfly, Once Human)

“Making My Amends” can be seen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w31MrYLljiY

White Knuckle Riot was formed in California in order to deliver the people a politically charged message, conveyed in heavy rock, haunting lyrics and drive.

White Knuckle Riot – The Frontline w/Lyrics

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HELLRZZR Clothing is a street brand that doesn’t pertain to any one style. They have the brass to take on a wide variety of meanings while staying significant to their values, stand up and fight for what they believe in, and live life to the fullest. There’s a HELLRZZR in us all and nothing worth having is obtained without putting in the work. HELLRZZR is quality printed and designed clothing that embodies these core values with the intension to regularly deliver consistency in their designs while offering a new style that embraces continuous change.

HELLRZZR TOUR DATES:

10/18 – San Diego, CA – TBA
10/19 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
10/20 – Santa Cruz, CA – TBA
10/21 – Reno, NV – The Rockbar Theatre
10/22 – Las Vegas, NV – TBA
10/23 – Albuquerque, NM – The Co-Op
10/25 – El Paso, TX – TBA
10/26 – Midland, TX – TBA
10/27 – San Antonio, TX – TBA
10/28 – Corpus Christi, TX – TBA
10/29 – San Leon, TX – 18th St Pier
10/30 – Dallas, TX – TBA
11/1 – Oklahoma City, OK – Thunder Alley
11/2 – Salina, KS – Paramount Bar
11/3 – Omaha, NE – TBA
11/4 – Savage, MN – TBA
11/5 – Chippewa Falls, WI – EveryBuddys
11/6 – Dubuque, IA – The Venue
11/8 – Peoria, IL – Limelight Sound Bar
11/9 – Madison, WI – The Red Zone
11/10 – Stevens Point, WI – TBA
11/11 – Cudahy, WI – The Metal Grill
11/12 – Joliet, IL – The Tree
11/13 – St. Louis, MO – TBA
11/15 – Hutchinson, KS – TBA
11/16 – Denver, CO – Aztlan Theatre
11/17 – Casper, WY – TBA
11/18 – Idaho Falls, ID – The Falls
11/19 – Garden City, ID – Eclypse
11/20 – Sacramento, CA – The Boardwalk

VYCES is:
Dave Naruszewicz ­ Vocals

Evan Seidlitz ­ Vocals/Keyboards

Shawn Patterson ­ Guitar

Mark James Klepaski ­ Bass

Russell Ray – Drums

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About VYCES:

In the summer of 2014, frontman and guitarist, Dave Naruszewicz was looking to work on a new project following the disbandment of Chicago ­based group, Heart­Set Self Destruct. After recording 2 full length records, releasing a single to active rock radio which charted at #1 on Music Choice Network, and years of touring North America with such bands as Volbeat, Hellyeah, and Filter it was time for change.

Looking to feed his passion as an artist, Dave spent time working with other musicians in the Chicago music scene but didn’t find what he was looking for. Not deterred, Dave reached out to longtime friend and fellow musician/drummer, Russell Ray. Russ (formerly of Old Fashioned Beatdown) also co­wrote and recorded drums for Wind­Up Records recording artist Megan McCauley.

Dave began flying to Los Angeles from Chicago twice a month, working with Russ to build something new, original and undeniable. Russ then reached out to former bandmate and guitarist Shawn Patterson (formerly Old Fashioned Beatdown and Phantom Communique). The three began writing, recording, and sharing demos that would eventually become the foundation of VYCES. After a few trips to L.A., they entered the studio with producer Augustus Cryns (Stitched Up Heart, XO Stereo, The Dead Rabbits and Westfield Massacre).

One year later, the band completed 14 songs that established the raw sound, power, and a vision that is VYCES. The band has been compared to such artists as Chevelle, Killswitch Engage and Breaking Benjamin, sonically creating a dark blend of active rock and metal. Dave describes the soul of the songs as “exploring the darker side of human emotion and behavior. It’s something everyone can relate to because everyone has experienced some form of hurt, betrayal, weakness, hate, addiction and/or lack of acceptance. It’s also the fuel that drives us to be stronger, get better and overcome the flaws we’ve built in our minds.”
The founding members of the band felt it was time to release their music and tour, so they began their hunt for members to fill out the lineup and become part of the family. Evan Seidlitz, (former singer of Thrown Into Exile and Grimace), longtime friend of Dave and Russ, was asked to join the band. Evan toured on The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in 2013 with Thrown Into Exile, promoting their single, “Not Alone” which was featured on Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal. Evan also performed several guest spots with Grimace when they played the house band for Comedy Central’s Tosh.0. Evan, being a singer and frontman himself, brought a new dimension of aggressive and melodic vocals to round out the band’s live performance, as well as adding keys and synths to fill out the sound. The band soon began auditioning other musicians in search of a bass player. Evan brought in bassist Mark James Klepaski (formerly of Breaking Benjamin). Mark earned platinum and gold records for his work with Breaking Benjamin. Along with years of touring experience, Mark brought a unique and powerful style and tone that fit perfectly with the band’s vision. Mark re­tracked the bass lines on the record, helping mold the band’s rhythm section into what it is today. The band is currently preparing to release their self­titled EP and recently shot a music video for the upcoming single, “Devil” directed by Ron Underwood. “Devil” will be released this August 18th. Their 1st single “The Hive” is currently available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and all other media platforms.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ New Music For “Go Robot” Premieres Exclusively On The Band’s Facebook Page

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Announcement/News, Video
September 8th, 2016 – (Los Angeles, CA) – Today, Grammy® Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Red Hot Chili Peppers premiere the music video for their new single “Go Robot“exclusively on the band’s Facebook Page. The track appears on the band’s worldwide No. 1 albumThe Getaway, which was released in June.

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Shot over two days in Brooklyn, NY, the video for the disco-flavored “Go Robot” was directed byThoranna Sigurdardottir (Zelos, Noah). It was inspired by and recreates classic scenes fromSaturday Night Fever and features the exact same locations used in the film. Dancer and performerStephanie Crousillat (Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More) makes a cameo.
The Getaway, which was produced by Danger Mouse and mixed by Nigel Godrich, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart and at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 upon its release. It marks the Grammy Award-winning band’s seventh top 10 album and third #2 on the Top 200 Chart. The Getaway debuted at #1 in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, and New Zealand and at #2 in the United Kingdom and Germany.
 

photo: Steve Keros
About Red Hot Chili Peppers
One of the most successful acts in rock history, Red Hot Chili Peppers, which is singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, have sold more than 60 million albums, including five multi-platinum LPs, and won six Grammy Awards, including “Best Rock Album” for Stadium Arcadium, “Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group” for “Dani California,” “Best Rock Song” for “Scar Tissue,” and “Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal” for “Give It Away.”  The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2012. The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ last studio album, I’m With You, was released by Warner Bros. Records on August 29, 2011.
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Q-TIP TEAMING WITH FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Announcement/News

LEGENDARY HIP-HOP ARTIST Q-TIP TEAMING WITH FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TO HONOR NATION’S BEST STUDENT POETS

 

(September 7, 2016 – New York, NY) On Thursday, September 8th, First Lady Michelle Obama and legendary hip-hop figure and recent Epic Records artist Q-Tip will honor the fifth annual class of the National Student Poets Program. Q-Tip will be serving in his role as The Kennedy Center’s Artistic Director for Hip-Hop Culture. The pair will welcome five student poets to the White House for a special celebration and poetry reading.

 

atcq_faces_q-tipQ-Tip is known around the world as the co-founder and moving force behind luminary rap trio A Tribe Called Quest, who transcended racial and genre boundaries to solidify hip-hop’s place in American culture and become one of music’s most enduring acts. Tribe has released five studio albums as well as multiple compilations; Q-Tip has also recorded several solo albums while writing and producing for countless artists including Beyoncé, Jay Z, Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Mark Ronson, D’Angelo and John Legend, to name a few.  Q-Tip also hosts Abstract Radio, his Beats 1 Radio show.

 

The National Student Poets Program represents the highest honor for America’s 10th and 11th grade poets. Each year since its inception, the program has selected a handful of standouts—each representing a different geographic region. The students are celebrated for their command of written and spoken language. This year’s honorees are: Stella Binion from Chicago, IL (representing the Midwest Region); Maya Eashwaran from Alpharetta, GA (Southeast); Gopal Raman from Dallas, TX (Southwest); Joey Reisberg from Towson, MD (Northeast); Maya Salameh from San Diego, CA (West).

 

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The Sword in Pittsburgh September 29th @StageAE with Opeth

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Announcement/News, Pittsburgh Event

The Sword is from Texas (Austin) and released their latest album, High Country, on August 21st to rave reviews. The band received great press from Village Voice, Revolver, Brooklyn Vegan, USA Today’s “Dad Rock”, Alternative Press, and many more. The album debuted at #14 upon release. The band is set to release the acoustic version of the release on September 23rd called Low Country.

 

The Sword Bio:

There’s an unspoken edict handed down through the ages when it comes to rock bands: there are no rules.

Nobody picks up a guitar to be constricted or oppressed. It’s all about feeling free artistically. Now, The Sword—John Cronise [vocals, guitar], Kyle Shutt [guitar], Bryan Richie [bass], and Santiago Vela III [drums]—cut out boundaries since day one. Their style never stood predicated on a trend or a template. They always create what feels right and let the results speak for themselves.

When it came time to record the group’s fifth full-length album, High Country [Razor & Tie], Cronise landed at something of a spiritual crossroads. Following the final tour for their critically acclaimed Apocryphon, he holed up in his North Carolina home and eventually began writing new songs. The material began to veer into a different space that at the time Cronise felt was somewhat outside of The Sword’s sphere.

“I didn’t even intend for the demos to be Sword songs,” he explains. “But then I realized that I had taken on a sort of limiting view of what The Sword was, and that wasn’t actually what I wanted it to be. I think the new album is more reflective of the music I listen to and where our heads are at collectively. With each of our albums, it’s become less about fury and bombast and more about trying to write good songs. We realized that our music can go wherever we want it to go. There’s no pre-determined course here now, and there never was.”

High Country became new territory for The Sword, and they began doing things differently. That approach included more attention to backing vocals and harmonies, implementing more synthesizers and percussion elements, and tuning to E-flat instead of all the way down to C. As a result, the guitars stand out as more vital and vibrant than ever.

“I felt like the low tuning had become more of a crutch than a tool,” he says. “It was all a matter of trying to keep things fresh, and not fall prey to habits or expectations. We wanted to break out of any classifications and just put out a good rock record.”

Inspired, the boys headed to Church House Recording Studio in Austin, TX to cut High Country with Adrian Quesada of Brownout and Grupo Fantasma producing, Stuart Sykes [The White Stripes] engineering, and J. Robbins mixing. Over the course of four weeks, they hammered out the album’s 15 tracks in the old converted church. Thematically though, Cronise’s head was still in North Carolina.

“There are a lot of lyrical themes that run throughout the album,” he explains. “I live out in the mountains, so nature really inspired the whole record. That’s a large part of the lyrics.”

The title track and first single “High Country” springs from a transfixing guitar melody into a sweeping refrain, illuminating the group’s inherent dynamics. Over those rolling riffs, the singer paints a thought-provoking topography.

“That was actually the first song I wrote that ended up going on the record,” he says. “The title can have quite a few meanings. Physically, it might mean mountains and literal high country, but it can also refer to a plane of being; a place of wisdom and enlightenment.”

“Empty Temples” opens with a psychedelic buzz that quickly ramps up into towering guitars and another robust vocal display evocative of rock’s golden age.

“It’s loose and swinging, but it has these epic moments,” says Cronise. “Lyrically, it’s about letting go of the past and moving on. You just have faith if you embrace change and be unafraid, and you’ll find where you need to go.”

The gathering storm of “Early Snow” eventually gives way to a rapturous horn section, another first for the band, while “Mist and Shadow” stirs up a haze of blues that’s instantly thunderous. “That song is based around riffs written by Bryan, which is a new thing for us. He contributed quite a bit of music to this album, and in many ways it’s our most collaborative work to date.”

Both “The Dreamthieves” and “Tears Like Diamonds” have titles inspired by the work of science fiction author Michael Moorcock, though Cronise insists the lyrics have lives of their own. “I’d prefer to let people interpret the songs how they want,” he says, “which is one reason the lyrics aren’t printed in the album sleeve this time. I think they’re pretty intelligible and accessible, and I didn’t want them to distract from the music.”

The Sword’s impact continues to expand. 2012’s Apocryphon debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top 200, marking their highest entry on the chart. Since first emerging with 2006’s Age of Winters, the group has been extolled by everyone from Rolling Stone and The Washington Post to Revolver and Decibel. Metallica personally chose them as support for a global tour, and they’ve earned high-profile syncs in movies including Jennifer’s Body and Jonas Åkerlund’s Horsemen. However, High Country is the band’s biggest, boldest, and brightest frontier.

“I want to make positive, uplifting music,” Cronise leaves off. “High Country has moments of darkness and thoughtfulness, as anything I write probably will. But at the end of the day I want to put smiles on people’s faces.”

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Announce US Tour Dates

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Announcement/News, Tour

From DEP Facebook:

The end is near party peoplllllllllllle. But not yet… not yet. So we had all of the fun getting up close and personal with some of you in the tiny saunas… I mean venues… that we played over the last couple of weeks. There was no better way we could’ve chosen to start the beginning of the end than by getting back in the van and getting down to the slimy nitty gritty with some of y’all in some of our favorite cities. Thanks to everyone who came out and screamed and sweat and bled with us and checked their fucks at the door. So invigorating to play such feral explosive small shows after being dormant for a while. Sad to know they will be our last shows in venues that small and intimate but very meaningful to say the least. Full body chills/goosebumps every night to see you all go into a frenzy and scream along to the end of Limerent Death so soon after we released it. So, because we’re kinda hooked on this whole intimate show thing now, we’re doing another in the UK this week at Old Blue Last. This place holds 150 people….tickets go on sale today at 3pm. Not bothering to post a link, you guys’ll figure it out.

For everyone stateside, we’ve got a ton of dates coming up, that we’re gonna tell you about right NOW:

Wed 10/12 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
Thu 10/13 Providence, RI Fete Music Hall
Fri 10/14 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance Theater
Sat 10/15 New York, NY Webster Hall
Mon 10/17 Pontiac, MI The Crofoot Ballroom
Tue 10/18 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Wed 10/19 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Thu 10/20 Sauget, IL Pop’s Nightclub
Fri 10/21 Lawrence, KS Granada
Sat 10/22 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
Sun 10/23 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
Tue 10/25 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Wed 10/26 Portland, OR Dante’s
Thu 10/27 Berkely, CA The UC Theatre
Fri 10/28 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick
Sat 10/29 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar
Sun 10/30 Los Angeles, CA The Regent
Mon 10/31 Phoenix, AZ The Marquee
Tue 11/1 El Paso, TX Tricky Falls
Thu 11/3 San Antonio, TX Paper Tiger
Fri 11/4 Dallas, TX Trees
Sat 11/5 Austin, TX Sound On Sound Festival
Sun 11/6 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall
Mon 11/7 New Orleans, LA Southport Hall
Wed 11/9 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Thu 11/10 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
Fri 11/11 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Sat 11/12 Wilmington, NC The Throne Theatre
Sun 11/13 Knoxville, TN The Concourse
Tue 11/15 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
Wed 11/16 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Thu 11/17 Burlington, VT Club Metronome
Fri 11/18 Huntington, NY The Paramount
Sat 11/19 Hartford, CT The Webster

All shows go on sale this Friday 8/26. Support comes from O’ Brother, Cult Leader, Car Bomb, Entheos, and Bent Knee, depending on where you are on those last three.

UK, we’re headed your way. Old Blue Last, Reading and Leeds, bring it all on. We are gonna chew you the fuck up.

See you soon.

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ALL HAIL THE YETI Adds Off-Dates with Combichrist During ‘Max & Iggor Cavalera Return To Roots’ Tour/PGH DATE 10/9 @RexTheater

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Announcement/News, Streaming, Tour, Video
ALL HAIL THE YETI is currently touring North America on their “Haunted and Damaged” tour with support from Final Drive, which wraps up on August 26th. Next month, the band will hit the road again on Max & Iggor Cavalera‘s Return to Roots tour, with additional support from The Black Dahlia Murder, Combichrist, Allegaeon and Oni on select dates. Proving their road warrior tenacity, ALL HAIL THE YETI are announcing select off-date shows with Combichrist during their October routing. See below for all confirmed dates, which also include two festival stops.
 
ALL HAIL THE YETI Headline Tour Dates:
8/22/2016 – Seattle, WA @ Funhouse
8/23/2016 – Portland, OR @ Ash Street
8/24/2016 – Boise, ID @ The Shredder
8/25/2016 – Idaho Falls, ID @ The Falls
8/26/2016 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Bar (merging with another tour, NEID headlines)
ALL HAIL THE YETI @ Rainbow Bar & Grill Back Yard Bash
9/4/2016 – Hollywood, CA @ Rainbow Bar & Grill w/ Buckcherry, Iron Butterfly, Hirax& London
 
ALL HAIL THE YETI Select Dates with Max & Iggor Cavalera RETURN TO ROOTS
+ Combichrist support one-offs:
9/25 – New Orleans, LA @ Southport Music Hall
9/30 – Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans Music Hall
10/1 – St Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
10/2 – Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
10/6 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club
10/7 – Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s Concert Theatre
10/8 – Dayton, OH @ Oddbodys
10/9 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Rex Theater
10/11 – Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room (ALL HAIL THE YETI + Combichrist ONLY – NOT Return to Roots)
10/12 – Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon (ALL HAIL THE YETI + Combichrist ONLY – NOT Return to Roots)
10/13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory (ALL HAIL THE YETI + Combichrist ONLY – NOT Return to Roots)
10/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Lounge (ALL HAIL THE YETI + Combichrist ONLY – NOT Return to Roots)
10/15 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium – Rock and Shock Fest
10/16 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
10/17 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
10/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater
 
ALL HAIL THE YETI Fests:
10/21 – Mesa, AZ @ Club Red – D-Low Fest
10/22 – Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room – Texas Revolution Fest
 
 
This past April, ALL HAIL THE YETI released their long-awaited full-length concept album, Screams From A Black Wilderness, via Minus Head Records. The album is based on classic, spooky horror stories and presents a different story with each track. Screams From A Black Wilderness is produced by Matt Hyde, known for his prior work with renowned groups such as Deftones, Slayer, and Soulfly. You can order Screams From A Black Wildernessnow via Bandcamp, Amazon, or iTunes.
Watch ALL HAIL THE YETI‘s recently released conceptual video series, featuring two new tracks “Daughter Of The Morning Star” and “Before The Flames”, via the links below:
“Daughter Of The Morning Star” (prequel to the Flames story)
“Before The Flames” (Part 1, from Screams From A Black Wilderness)
“After The Great Fire” (Part 2, from 2012’s self-titled album)
Follow ALL HAIL THE YETI:
ALL HAIL THE YETI current line-up:
Connor Garritty – vocals
Nicholas Diltz – bass
Ryan “Junior” Kittlitz – drums
Alan Stokes – guitar
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The Shondes play Most Wanted Fine Art on 8/26, new single at SPIN

by Alan D. Welding, posted in Announcement/News, Pittsburgh Event

Event Page | Tickets at door
7:30 p.m. | $10 | All ages

“A badass love song that begs to be belted out.” – SPIN

Brighton Fall Tour

August 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
August 26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Most Wanted Fine Art
August 27 – Louisville, KY @ The Cure
August 28 – Nashville, TN @ The East Room
August 29 – Denton, TX @ Dan’s Silver Leaf
August 31 – Tucson, AZ @ The Flycatcher
September 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Silverlake Lounge
September 2 – San Francisco, CA @ El Rio
September 3 – Portland, OR @ The Know
September 4 – Seattle, WA @ The Lo Fi
September 7 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Kitty Cat Klub
September 8 – Madison, WI @ University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Terrace
September 9 – Chicago, IL @ The Hideout
September 17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium (Record Release Show)
September 24 – Boston, MA @ Make Shift
BRIGHTON -- New Record by THE SHONDES -- 9.16.16
The Shondes – Brighton album trailer
When The Shondes released The Garden (Exotic Fever 2013), frontwoman Louisa Solomon said it was “an album about growing up,” and she had no idea how right she was.Rolling Stone’s 4-star review dubbed it “Riot-grrrl furor, arena bombast and klezmer stomp,” while The Washington Post said: “Every time I’ve seen The Shondes, a hurricane has touched down. Violinist Elijah Oberman rocks his instrument like the world is ending. Louisa Solomon sings like her soul is leaping out of her mouth. Every time I wondered when the band would break big.” With this game-changing wave of critical praise, followed by a national tour with punk legends Against Me!, the scrappy, heart-on-their-sleeves New Yorkers were truly coming into their own, and they set right to work on their follow-up, Brighton (Exotic Fever 2016).

On this record we find the band delivering their signature power hooks, charming group harmonies, and clap-along breakdowns with a new ease and sophistication. It feels lighter, more confident, less forced; where they once fought for hope, willed anthems into being, they now sound effortlessly alive. This is in no small part due to the founding pair (best friends Oberman and Solomon) alighting on the right lineup. Drummer Alex Smith and guitarist Courtney Robbins were both recruited in 2015, with Robbins relocating from Tucson. There is an unmissable and even magical cohesion among the four, as though with this level of musicianship, a burden has lifted and the music can finally bloom into the satisfying, spirited pop-rock it always wanted to be. They have been described as “Bruce Springsteen-meets-Bikini Kill,” and on Brighton they add serious pop appeal to the formula that will have you punching your fist in the air despite yourself.

With Smith’s cracking snare rousing any listener to full attention, her rock-solid drumming anchors the absolute powerhouse that is Robbins’s guitar. Un-ironically revelling in a wailing solo on one track and creating a tapestry of delicate, twinkling overlays on the next, it dramatically amplifies each song’s emotional pay-off. Springsteen biographer Peter Ames Carlin said Solomon has “better-stand-back vocals…one of the biggest voices in pop,” and she has been compared to the likes of Chrissie Hynde and Corin Tucker, but on Brighton the band provides a foundation for both her signature belt and a gentler head voice rarely utilized on past records. Oberman’s alternatingly keening and raucous violin is its perfect complement, shining in solos and skillful counterpoint. The overall effect is a more dynamic version of a beloved rock band; losing none of their anthemic power, they have crafted eminently joyful, emotionally complex rock songs.

In 2015 Solomon married poet Miller Oberman (yes, much to fans’ delight, he is violinist Elijah’s brother), and many of these songs are in some sense “love songs,” though the most consistent theme of the record is transformation, steering it away from the pitfalls of pop cliché, and toward something much more interesting. The Shondes have always prided themselves on their ability to get a cynic singing along, and they’ve never been in finer form than on this collection in which love, neglect, survival, despair, and hope are inescapably bound. Brighton is a record about turning toward possibility and building beautiful things out of wreckage, and it offers a much-needed soundtrack for the broken and broken-hearted among us who are trying to do just that.
Artist: The Shondes
Album: Brighton
Record Label: Exotic Fever Records
Release Date: September 16, 2016

01. Everything Good
02. True North
03. The Clearing
04. Carrion Crow
05. My Ghost
06. Wrong Kind
07. The House
08. Holding Out
09. Unstill Ones
10. Nightwatch
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