huge thanks to Jim Farber and the entire Daily News staff!
Takka Takka launches an Afro-pop Attack
Takka Takka offers just a sketch of a sound, letting their instruments trace a tune, and dance around the beat rather than pounding the rhythm home and filling in every inch of aural space.
"I come at our music more like a painting than a song," Takka Takka leader Gabe Levine says. "You start with a sketch, then add more colors as you go."
The result has made their music some of the most playful, light and evocative on the New York scene today. Their latest CD, "Migration," suggests more than it states, letting the guitars pirouette and the synths twinkle. Luckily, the melodies prove pretty enough to make it all work. Tomorrow the group brings this impressionistic sound to the Music Hall of Williamsburg.
Click here to read the full article!
* Update! BrooklynVegan and Pitchfork also had some nice words for the Takka dudes today! thanks to everyone for their support!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Punknews Reviews and Streams Let Me Run's "Meet Me At The Bottom!"
so good:
Let Me Run
Meet Me at the Bottom
(XOXO)
Coming from the town of New Brunswick, NJ, lofty expectations are already in place. If a band manages to gain a solid following, do a little touring and put out a record, they still have another mountain to climb. Comparisons to the city's new guard, such as the Gaslight Anthem, the Measure [SA] and Thursday, along with mainstays of the area like the Bouncing Souls, Lifetime and Ensign, would be hard to avoid. However, Let Me Run's combination of passionate vocals, bouncy rhythms and anthemic choruses permeate a sound that would make their New Jersey brethren proud.
* Click here for the full review and here to stream the entire album!
Let Me Run
Meet Me at the Bottom
(XOXO)
Coming from the town of New Brunswick, NJ, lofty expectations are already in place. If a band manages to gain a solid following, do a little touring and put out a record, they still have another mountain to climb. Comparisons to the city's new guard, such as the Gaslight Anthem, the Measure [SA] and Thursday, along with mainstays of the area like the Bouncing Souls, Lifetime and Ensign, would be hard to avoid. However, Let Me Run's combination of passionate vocals, bouncy rhythms and anthemic choruses permeate a sound that would make their New Jersey brethren proud.
* Click here for the full review and here to stream the entire album!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
BrooklynVegan Spotlights Mouthpiece Discography!
huge thanks to BlackBubblegum for the support!
Mouthpiece, Can't Kill What's Inside: Complete Discography
Thank god for reissues. New Jersey sXe hardcore diplomats Mouthpiece, who originally called it quits in 1996 but played a handful of reunion shows in 2000, have released Can't Kill What's Inside: The Complete Discography out now on Revelation Records. Who was Mouthpiece, you say?
* Click to read more and download the mp3 for the song Column!
Mouthpiece, Can't Kill What's Inside: Complete Discography
Thank god for reissues. New Jersey sXe hardcore diplomats Mouthpiece, who originally called it quits in 1996 but played a handful of reunion shows in 2000, have released Can't Kill What's Inside: The Complete Discography out now on Revelation Records. Who was Mouthpiece, you say?
* Click to read more and download the mp3 for the song Column!
Clutch Announce "King of Arizona" Digital Single!
* Click to listen to a clip of "King of Arizona" here!
Just in time for a possible Arizona Cardinals upset over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Superbowl XLIII, the "King of Arizona" single by seminal hard rock band Clutch will be digitally available today, January 27th, via Weathermaker Music/RED Distribution.
The remastered track will eventually be available at retail, but not until April 14th, as "King of Arizona" will be included on the remastered "Slow Hole to China, Rare & Unreleased" package, along with Clutch classics "Sea of Destruction," "Willie Nelson," "Guild of Mute Assassins," and the John Coltrane cover "Equinox."
In the meantime, the band will hit the road in February and March, supporting their latest live album / DVD "Full Fathom Five," as well as the debut full-length release for the band's side project, The Bakerton Group, entitled "El Rojo" (February 17th on Weathermaker).
* More information including Clutch and Bakerton Group US tourdates below! Click here to buy "King of Arizona" on iTunes!
Clutch Live!
w/ Red Fang, The Bakerton Group, and Willem Maker
Feb 11 2009 @ The V Club Huntington, West Virginia
Feb 12 2009 @ Headliners Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 13 2009 @ The Village Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 14 2009 @ The Shrine Mosque Springfield, Missouri * Clutch one off show w/ Mudvayne (no Bakerton Group, Red Fang etc)
Feb 15 2009 @ The Canopy Club Urbana, Illinois
w/ Red Fang, The Bakerton Group, and Rev Peyton's Big Damn Band
Feb 17 2009 @ The Majestic Theater Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 18 2009 @ The Double Door Chicago, Illinois
Feb 19 2009 @ The Vogue Indiannapolis, Indiana
Feb 20 2009 @ The Terminal Traverse City, Michigan
Feb 21 2009 @ The Shelter Detroit, Michigan
Feb 22 2009 @ The Machine Shop Flint, Michigan
Feb 24 2009 @ Montage Music Hall Rochester, New York
Feb 25 2009 @ Higher Ground Burlington, Vermont
Feb 26 2009 @ The Asylum Portland, Maine
Feb 27 2009 @ The Chance Poughkeepsie, New York
Feb 28 2009 @ The Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, New York
Mar 1 2009 @ The Chameleon Club Lancaster, Pennsylvania
For more information, visit:
www.pro-rock.com
www.myspace.com/weathermakermusic
www.myspace.com/thebakertongroup
Friday, January 23, 2009
Omar's Old Money Now Streaming & Tour
Omar Rodriguez Lopez brings his show on the road, a European Tour announced and now you can listen to OLD MONEY his latest release on Stonesthrow Records HERE.
OMAR RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ - TOUR
Mar 9 - Vera - Gronigne, NL
Mar 10 -Botanique - Brussels, BE
Mar 11 - London - TBA
Mar 12 - Point FMR - Paris, FR
Mar 13 - Fri-Son -Fribourg, SW
Mar 14 - TBA
Mar 15 - Festsaal Kreuzberg - Berlin, GE
Mar 16 - Ubel und Gefahrlich - Hamburg, GE
Mar 17 - Gebaude 9 - Cologne, GE
Mar 18 - Melkweg -Amsterdam, NL
Release date for both Megaritual and Despair is January 26 everywhere in Europe on Willie Anderson Records
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Pitchfork Reviews The An Albatross Family Album!
huge thanks to Shawn Bosler and the entire Pitchfork staff for their support!
An Albatross:
The An Albatross Family Album
[Eyeball; 2008]
Robo-spazmatazz genre-splicers An Albatross pack more riffs, time changes, and esoteric rock references in one song than many bands jam into an entire album. Fitting for a bunch of dudes whose credo is some sort of mystical mumbo jumbo of cosmic love, fantasy animals, sci-fi weirdness, and-- as the new album expounds on-- space pilgrimages in search of world peace and harmony. And yet, I think they're serious! These love-in rambles only give the ballistic tunes that much more cheeky appeal. For their third full-length, The Family Album, AA continue their psychedelic aural terror, but dig deeper into the annals of kraut and classic rockdom.
Read the full review here!
An Albatross:
The An Albatross Family Album
[Eyeball; 2008]
Robo-spazmatazz genre-splicers An Albatross pack more riffs, time changes, and esoteric rock references in one song than many bands jam into an entire album. Fitting for a bunch of dudes whose credo is some sort of mystical mumbo jumbo of cosmic love, fantasy animals, sci-fi weirdness, and-- as the new album expounds on-- space pilgrimages in search of world peace and harmony. And yet, I think they're serious! These love-in rambles only give the ballistic tunes that much more cheeky appeal. For their third full-length, The Family Album, AA continue their psychedelic aural terror, but dig deeper into the annals of kraut and classic rockdom.
Read the full review here!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Good Old War Announce US Tour w/ Gaslight Anthem!
yes!
Good Old War w/ The Gaslight Anthem!
Mar 27 2009 Webster Hall New York, New York
Mar 28 2009 Trocadero Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 29 2009 Mr. Smalls Funhouse Millvale, Pennsylvania
Mar 30 2009 Newport Music Hall Columbus, Ohio
Mar 31 2009 Agora Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio
Apr 1 2009 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, Michigan
Apr 2 2009 Turner’s Ballroom Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Apr 3 2009 Bottom Lounge Chicago, Illinois
Apr 4 2009 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 6 2009 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina
Good Old War w/ The Gaslight Anthem!
Mar 27 2009 Webster Hall New York, New York
Mar 28 2009 Trocadero Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 29 2009 Mr. Smalls Funhouse Millvale, Pennsylvania
Mar 30 2009 Newport Music Hall Columbus, Ohio
Mar 31 2009 Agora Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio
Apr 1 2009 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, Michigan
Apr 2 2009 Turner’s Ballroom Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Apr 3 2009 Bottom Lounge Chicago, Illinois
Apr 4 2009 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 6 2009 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina
Monday, January 19, 2009
BrooklynVegan and Prefix Talk New Stinking Lizaveta Record!
huge thanks to BrooklynVegan and Prefix for their support!
Stinking Lizaveta's new album, "Sacrifice and Bliss" will be released March 31st on At A Loss Recordings. Listen to three new songs here!
* Read what BrooklynVegan and Prefix have to say about the new album!
Stinking Lizaveta's new album, "Sacrifice and Bliss" will be released March 31st on At A Loss Recordings. Listen to three new songs here!
* Read what BrooklynVegan and Prefix have to say about the new album!
Mouthpiece Announce "Can't Kill What's Inside: The Complete Discography" Out January 20th on Revelation!
Announces "Can't Kill What's Inside: The Complete Discography" out January 20th on Revelation Records!
The late eighties was an exciting time to get caught up in the hardcore scene. While many of the early pioneers had moved along, the scene went through something of a renaissance with a new crop of energetic kids who had seized the power of the music, and molded it into something that was relevant to the style of their times. Leading the pack in this regeneration was Revelation Records, a label that released a batch of seven-inch singles and albums, by bands like SICK OF IT ALL, GORILLA BISCUITS, BOLD, JUDGE and CHAIN OF STRENGTH, and would go on to redefine and reinvent the hardcore scene forever.
Somewhere in central New Jersey, a group of friends attending Ewing High School were spinning these records and going to see their favorite bands incessantly. Their experience would spark inspiration and would together form the almighty MOUTHPIECE.
In between getting their band from the basement to the clubs, an abrupt change happened within the hardcore scene. Most of the bands MOUTHPIECE wanted to share the stage with had suddenly broken up or changed paths. With no concern for the changes in sound and style going on around them, they went along with their original agenda and unconsciously became the band to lead straight edge hardcore into the nineties until their demise in 1996.
Fast forward to 2008 and the inspiration for MOUTHPIECE's formation comes full circle with the release of Can't Kill What's Inside on Revelation Records. The disc contains the band's entire recorded output as well as previously unreleased soundboard recorded live tracks. The packaging contains many unseen photos of the band, as well as a complete listing of every show the band has ever played in their existence. The final product is a labor of love and a sight to see, and proves to be another important installment in the Revelation Records catalogue.
* Mouthpiece are currently showing hints of activity both through vocalist Tim McMahon's DoubleCross fanzine and new band Triple Threat. Mouthpiece have not announced any live shows to date but are not ruling out the prospect.
Can't Kill What's Inside Tracklist:
1. To The Side
2. With This Regret
3. Face Tomorrow
4. Cinder
5. Left Of You
6. What Remains
7. Nothing There
8. What Was Said
9. Hold Back
10. Column
11. Again
12. Gauge
13. Abandon
14. Strip The Threads
15. Open Up (D.Y.S.)
16. Abandon
17. Can We Win
18. Still
19. Distracted
20. Frame
21. Hold Back
22. Never Enough
23. Stick To It
24. Massive Outro
For more information, visit:
www.myspace.com/mouthpiecexxx
www.doublecrosswebzine.blogspot.com
www.revelationrecords.com
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Trash Talk Announce Shows w/ Fucked Up, Pig Destroyer, Mastodon and More!
* If you live in LA, click to RSVP to Trash Talk w/ Pig Destroyer here!
Trash Talk Live!
Japan
Jan 30 Shinjuku,Tokyo @ ACB Hall
Jan 31 Kawasaki,Kanagawa @ Pump Up The Volume Fest-Club Citta
Feb 1 Minamikashiwa Chiba @ Drunkard's Stadium
USA
Feb 4 Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory w/ Pig Destroyer!!!!! (Free Show!)
Feb 6 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex w/ Fucked Up and Mika Miko
Feb 7 Pomona, CA @ Angeleno's Pizza *MATINEE* w/ Fucked Up and Mika Miko
Feb 28 Atlanta, GA @ Scion Rock Fest - The Masquerade w/ Mastodon, Neurosis, High on Fire, Converge, Torche and many more!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Big Business Announce New Album "Mind The Drift" Out April 2009 on Hydra Head!
Announce New Album, "Mind The Drift," out this April on Hydra Head Records!
From The Hydra Headquarters:
Big Business is pleased to announce the completion of their new full length album, entitled MIND THE DRIFT.
Big Business are also pleased to announce that they think it turned out great.
Quite a few of those millennial types on the internet have been asking the band things like: "What's up with the new album? Why's it taking so long? How come you guys don't play that one song anymore or have merchandise at your shows?"
While Big Business don't have time to answer all of those types of questions directly, we at Hydra Head would like to take this opportunity to present you with some True Facts about MIND THE DRIFT.
FACT #1:
Producer Phil Ek (insert famous bands like the Shins here) has again evolved the band's grandiose sound and taken the Biz into new sonic territories!
FACT #2:
Guitarist and newest band member Toshi Kasai adds new voice and dimension, and looks good doing it. You can actually hear the handsome.
FACT #3:
Most of the instrumental tracks were recorded at AVAST! 2 studios in Seattle, WA. in June and July of 2008.
FACT #4:
Due to the busy touring schedule of Big Biz and the Melvins, most of the vocals, as well as some overdubs and mixing, had to be postponed until late November of 2008. The album was completed in Los Angeles (well, actually, Burbank to be precise). (That's a two-fer.)
FACT #5:
While recording Jared's vocals, Phil Ek kept a loaded sawed-off shotgun in the control room.
FACT #6:
Hydra Head Records will be releasing the album on LP/CD/Digital this April. But more news on that later...
If you are internet savvy, you can check out a new, never before heard track called "Gold and Final" streaming on myspace.com/bigbigbusiness... NOW!
* More information including release dates, tracklisting, tourdates and more coming soon!
For more information, visit
www.myspace.com/bigbigbusiness
www.hydrahead.com
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Tera Melos Announce Free Covers EP and US Tourdates!
tera melos
Announce Free Covers EP and US Tourdates!
Roseville, California math-rock trio Tera Melos hosts an odd party. Minimalism rubs palms with excess; jazz swings with hardcore; chaos emerges from order. The music seems to burst from the ethers and fall into perfect time. - Alarm Press
Tera Melos may have been quiet these past few months while they were busy searching for a new drummer, but in typical TM fashion, they were just planning some more surprises.
In their so called "downtime," Nick Reinhart managed to write and record a full-length album for the new band he started with drummer extraordinaire Zach Hill called bygones. The album entitled by- will see a March 2009 release on Sargent House.
Tera Melos also managed to find their new permanent drummer who goes by the name of John Clardy. Keeping it light while breaking him in, Tera Melos decided to have some fun and record some covers of an interesting batch of favorites, hence the EP Idioms Vol I was born. Also, the band figures, since the songs are covers, they will never be for sale, they will be instead be FREE! Click below for US tourdates and album download!
Tera Melos have also released Misadventures, a strange clip to let the world in on their new John, while tipping their hats to another chap by the name of John, in this never, well maybe never before seen interview.
Click for free Tera Melos Covers EP!
Idioms Vol I - Track Listing
1) Meant For You (Beach Boys)
2) Koka Kola (The Clash)
3) Tame (Pixies)
4) Blast Off! (Rivers Cuomo)
5) Hey Sandy (Polaris) - yes it's the Pete & Pete Theme Song
Tera Melos Live!
Jan 21st Café Coda Chico, CA
Jan 22nd The Vera Project Seattle, WA w/Astronautalis & Every-body
Jan 23rd The Artistery Portland, OR w/Astronautalis & Every-body
Jan 24th IKE Box Salem, OR
Jan 25th Luigi’s Fun Garden Sacramento, CA w/ Sbach & Them Hills
Jan 26th Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA w/ Them Hills
Jan 28th TBA
Jan 29th Living Room Tuscon, AZ
Jan 30th First Unitarian Church Phoenix, AZ
For more information, visit:
www.teramelosmusic.com
www.myspace.com/teramelos
www.sargenthouse.com
Monday, January 12, 2009
Clutch and The Bakerton Group Announce Full US Tour Dates!
love it:
Clutch Live!
w/ Red Fang and Willem Maker
Feb 11 2009 @ The V Club Huntington, West Virginia
Feb 12 2009 @ Headliners Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 13 2009 @ The Village Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 14 2009 @ The Shrine Mosque Springfield, Missouri
Feb 15 2009 @ The Canopy Club Urbana, Illinois
w/ Red Fang and Rev Peyton's Big Damn Band
Feb 17 2009 @ The Majestic Theater Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 18 2009 @ The Double Door Chicago, Illinois
Feb 19 2009 @ The Vogue Indiannapolis, Indiana
Feb 20 2009 @ The Terminal Traverse City, Michigan
Feb 21 2009 @ The Shelter Detroit, Michigan
Feb 22 2009 @ The Machine Shop Flint, Michigan
Feb 24 2009 @ Montage Music Hall Rochester, New York
Feb 25 2009 @ Higher Ground Burlington, Vermont
Feb 26 2009 @ The Asylum Portland, Maine
Feb 27 2009 @ The Chance Poughkeepsie, New York
Feb 28 2009 @ The Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, New York
Mar 1 2009 @ The Chameleon Club Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Clutch Live!
w/ Red Fang and Willem Maker
Feb 11 2009 @ The V Club Huntington, West Virginia
Feb 12 2009 @ Headliners Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 13 2009 @ The Village Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 14 2009 @ The Shrine Mosque Springfield, Missouri
Feb 15 2009 @ The Canopy Club Urbana, Illinois
w/ Red Fang and Rev Peyton's Big Damn Band
Feb 17 2009 @ The Majestic Theater Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 18 2009 @ The Double Door Chicago, Illinois
Feb 19 2009 @ The Vogue Indiannapolis, Indiana
Feb 20 2009 @ The Terminal Traverse City, Michigan
Feb 21 2009 @ The Shelter Detroit, Michigan
Feb 22 2009 @ The Machine Shop Flint, Michigan
Feb 24 2009 @ Montage Music Hall Rochester, New York
Feb 25 2009 @ Higher Ground Burlington, Vermont
Feb 26 2009 @ The Asylum Portland, Maine
Feb 27 2009 @ The Chance Poughkeepsie, New York
Feb 28 2009 @ The Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, New York
Mar 1 2009 @ The Chameleon Club Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Friday, January 9, 2009
Shrinebuilder Begin Recording Debut Full Length for Neurot Recordings!
Shrinebuilder
(featuring Scott Kelly, Al Cisneros, Dale Crover and Wino)
Begin Recording Debut Full-Length for Neurot Recordings!
From the Neurot Recordings Headquarters:
Shrinebuilder is a project that features, in equal measure, Wino (St, Vitus, Hidden Hand), Scott Kelly (Neurosis), Al Cisneros (Om, Sleep), and Dale Crover (Melvins). The band will be in the studio with Toshi Kasai (Big Business) in Los Angeles beginning today, January 9th through this Sunday, January 11th.
Scott Kelly has announced that he will report live from the studio via www.weburnthroughthenight.blogspot.com beginning no later than Saturday, January 10th. Look for guest blogs by other members of Shrinebuilder as well as possible in-studio photos from the band.
* Shrinebuilder's self-titled, debut full-length, is set for a summer 2009 release on Neurot Recordings.
For more information, visit:
www.weburnthroughthenight.blogspot.com
www.neurotrecordings.com
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Pitchfork Premieres Land of Kush Title Track "Against The Day!"
huge thanks to Mark Richardson and Marc Hogan for their support!
New Music: Land of Kush: "Against the Day" [MP3/Stream]
These days the Land of Kush is anyplace with legalized medicinal-marijuana use. But the original Land of Kush was an ancient civilization also known as Nubia, located in the present-day Republic of Sudan. And the stuff the rappers smoke was named after a mountain range in Afghanistan, so yeah. The Land of Kush relevant to this post is a 30-plus-member Montreal ensemble "modeled on classical orchestras from late Nasser-era Egypt." Yep, that sounds like a Land of Kush, all right.
Led by veteran local musician/composer Sam Shalabi, Land of Kush debuted Against the Day in a live performance last June during Montreal's annual Suoni Per Il Popolo, then documented their genre-crossing work in the studio for Constellation. Named after Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day, the album is broken into five sections corresponding with the chapters of the novel. The title track shows how Shalabi harnesses the energy of having so many people in one place to create a chop-heavy sound in the tradition of Amon Düül's Psychedelic Underground epics, spanning psych, Middle Eastern, and North African influences: warbling saxophones, galloping drums, dazzling guitars, shrieking woodwinds, etc. In the context of previous work that Shalabi has called "protest music about Arabophobia," though, it's not just a communal happening; "Against the Day" is also a reminder that the Arab world is much more than "Terrorland." Heavy.
Click to stream "Against The Day" here!
* Land of Kush's "Against The Day" will be released on March 17th c/o Constellation Records
New Music: Land of Kush: "Against the Day" [MP3/Stream]
These days the Land of Kush is anyplace with legalized medicinal-marijuana use. But the original Land of Kush was an ancient civilization also known as Nubia, located in the present-day Republic of Sudan. And the stuff the rappers smoke was named after a mountain range in Afghanistan, so yeah. The Land of Kush relevant to this post is a 30-plus-member Montreal ensemble "modeled on classical orchestras from late Nasser-era Egypt." Yep, that sounds like a Land of Kush, all right.
Led by veteran local musician/composer Sam Shalabi, Land of Kush debuted Against the Day in a live performance last June during Montreal's annual Suoni Per Il Popolo, then documented their genre-crossing work in the studio for Constellation. Named after Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day, the album is broken into five sections corresponding with the chapters of the novel. The title track shows how Shalabi harnesses the energy of having so many people in one place to create a chop-heavy sound in the tradition of Amon Düül's Psychedelic Underground epics, spanning psych, Middle Eastern, and North African influences: warbling saxophones, galloping drums, dazzling guitars, shrieking woodwinds, etc. In the context of previous work that Shalabi has called "protest music about Arabophobia," though, it's not just a communal happening; "Against the Day" is also a reminder that the Arab world is much more than "Terrorland." Heavy.
Click to stream "Against The Day" here!
* Land of Kush's "Against The Day" will be released on March 17th c/o Constellation Records
La Strada Announces Debut EP for Ernest Jenning!
Announces Debut EP out February 24th on Ernest Jenning!
Harnessing the accordion, cello, violin and viola, the band transforms the sounds of today's metropolises into that of a picturesque turn-of-the-century European provincial town. - CMJ.com
La Strada offers up the best of the New York indie scene: interesting music made by talented people who have a point of view and a love for what they do. -The Huffington Post
One of the most promising bands in the city. Think Beirut and Neutral Milk Hotel with more focus on traditional Americana. -The L Magazine
La Strada has managed to create an impressive fanbase for themselves very early on, due to their uncanny ability to funnel the romance of old-world instrumentation through new world amplification. With soaring vocal harmonies, accordion, and string-driven melodies revved up on rock and roll, La Strada transports you to the hills of the Balkans, a street corner in Paris, and back home beneath a Brooklyn skyline. Frontman, songwriter and former aspiring astronaut, James Craft, was born in France and has also lived in Northern California, and Romania, and as a result, the band's folk ballads and fiery anthems are infused with a sense of great distance, invoking both nostalgia and awe.
After much anticipation from fans and the press alike, La Strada announces February 24th, 2009 as the release date of their self-titled EP for Ernest Jenning Record Co. The 6-song collection has captured the energy and intricate melodies of the band’s live performances which has already garnered them an accomplished following. From the show stopping, “Starling,” to the inspiring and driving melodies of “Flying,” and “The Sun Song,” the band's introduction to the world is sure to please.
La Strada EP Tracklisting:
1. Orphan
2. The Sun Song
3. Flying
4. Loved You All Along
5. Mama
6. Starling
Produced by Alan Zapata, James Craft and Devon Press
All songs written by La Strada.
La Strada is:
James Craft- Accordian, Guitar, Lead Vocals
Devon Press- Bass, Guitar, Acordian and Vocals
Ted Lattis- Guitar, Vocals
Brady Miller- Drums, Vocals
Maria Jeffers- Cello, Vocals
Daniel Baer- Violin, Vocals
Corrina Albright- Viola, Vocals
La Strada Live!
Jan 10 2009 Union Hall- with Air Waves Brooklyn, New York
Jan 15 2009 The Middle East Club (Upstairs) Boston, Massachusetts w/ Beat Circus
Jan 16 2009 Langdon Street Cafe Montpelier, Vermont
Jan 17 2009 North End Studio Burlington, Vermont
For more information, visit:
www.myspace.com/lastradanyc
www.ernestjenning.com
Revolver Reviews Clutch and Russian Circles @ Starland Ballroom!
huge thanks to the Revolver staff for their support! Click to read the full review!
LIVE REPORT: CLUTCH, RUSSIAN CIRCLES, AND VIKING SKULL AT THE STARLAND BALLROOM, DEC. 27, 2008
Most unexpected opener: Instrumental band Russian Circles. Every song was written in the Neurosis vein of swelling, bulging, and then exploding all over the stage like a badass progressive pimple.
Number of audience members who go totally bugfuck crazy when Clutch take the stage: All of them.
Number of joints lit as Clutch take the stage: See previous answer.
Number of audience members smiling at the end of Clutch’s set: All of them.
LIVE REPORT: CLUTCH, RUSSIAN CIRCLES, AND VIKING SKULL AT THE STARLAND BALLROOM, DEC. 27, 2008
Most unexpected opener: Instrumental band Russian Circles. Every song was written in the Neurosis vein of swelling, bulging, and then exploding all over the stage like a badass progressive pimple.
Number of audience members who go totally bugfuck crazy when Clutch take the stage: All of them.
Number of joints lit as Clutch take the stage: See previous answer.
Number of audience members smiling at the end of Clutch’s set: All of them.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Artist Direct, PopMatters, Heeb Magazine Praise The Giraffes "Prime Motivator!"
huge thanks to everyone for their support! Click the links below to check out the stories!
ArtistDirect.com * PopMatters.com * Heeb Magazine
ArtistDirect.com * PopMatters.com * Heeb Magazine
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
These Arms Are Snakes Announce Full US Tour!
so good:
These Arms Are Snakes Live!
Feb 22 2009 Marquis Theatre Denver, Colorado w/ All The Saints
Feb 24 2009 Jackpot Saloon Lawrence, Kansas w/ All The Saints
Feb 25 2009 The Picador Iowa City, Iowa w/ All The Saints
Feb 26 2009 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, Minnesota w/ All The Saints
Feb 27 2009 The Cactus Club Milwaukee, Wisconsin w/ All The Saints
Feb 28 2009 Subterranean Chicago, Illinois w/ All The Saints
Mar 1 2009 The House Dekalb, Illinois w/ All The Saints
Mar 2 2009 Magic Stick Detroit, Michigan w/ All The Saints
Mar 3 2009 Grog Shop Cleveland, Ohio w/ All The Saints
Mar 4 2009 Soundlab Buffalo, New York w/ All The Saints
Mar 5 2009 The Middle East - Upstairs Cambridge, Massachusetts w/ All The Saints
Mar 6 2009 The Polish Club Poughkeepsie, New York w/ All The Saints
Mar 7 2009 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York w/ All The Saints
Mar 10 2009 The Barbary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania w/ All The Saints
Mar 11 2009 Rock And Roll Hotel Washington, Washington DC w/ All The Saints
Mar 13 2009 Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, Georgia w/ Young Widows
Mar 14 2009 Common Grounds Gainesville, Florida w/ Young Widows
Mar 15 2009 The Social Orlando, Florida w/ Young Widows
Mar 17 2009 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, Louisiana w/ Young Widows and Mazarati
Mar 22 2009 Launchpad Albuquerque, New Mexico
These Arms Are Snakes Live!
Feb 22 2009 Marquis Theatre Denver, Colorado w/ All The Saints
Feb 24 2009 Jackpot Saloon Lawrence, Kansas w/ All The Saints
Feb 25 2009 The Picador Iowa City, Iowa w/ All The Saints
Feb 26 2009 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, Minnesota w/ All The Saints
Feb 27 2009 The Cactus Club Milwaukee, Wisconsin w/ All The Saints
Feb 28 2009 Subterranean Chicago, Illinois w/ All The Saints
Mar 1 2009 The House Dekalb, Illinois w/ All The Saints
Mar 2 2009 Magic Stick Detroit, Michigan w/ All The Saints
Mar 3 2009 Grog Shop Cleveland, Ohio w/ All The Saints
Mar 4 2009 Soundlab Buffalo, New York w/ All The Saints
Mar 5 2009 The Middle East - Upstairs Cambridge, Massachusetts w/ All The Saints
Mar 6 2009 The Polish Club Poughkeepsie, New York w/ All The Saints
Mar 7 2009 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York w/ All The Saints
Mar 10 2009 The Barbary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania w/ All The Saints
Mar 11 2009 Rock And Roll Hotel Washington, Washington DC w/ All The Saints
Mar 13 2009 Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, Georgia w/ Young Widows
Mar 14 2009 Common Grounds Gainesville, Florida w/ Young Widows
Mar 15 2009 The Social Orlando, Florida w/ Young Widows
Mar 17 2009 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, Louisiana w/ Young Widows and Mazarati
Mar 22 2009 Launchpad Albuquerque, New Mexico
Poison The Well Announces Second in Three 7-inch Series for Ferret!
Announces Second of Three New 7-inch Releases for Ferret Music!
Now that the band has finished recording their latest full-length album w/ famed producer Steve Evetts (Every Time I Die, Kid Dynamite, Dillinger Escape Plan), Miami's POISON THE WELL have just announced they've begun pre-orders for the second in their installment of three new 7-inch releases, entitled II / III. Set for release on January 20th on Ferret Music, and much like the first and last release, all songs on II / III are unreleased tracks taken from the recording session of the band's Versions LP in 2007.
Treating their fans to something new between now and the release of the band's new full-length on Ferret this coming May, all three records feature unreleased material that will not appear anywhere else except on these particular releases (also after collecting all three records, fans can put the cover art together to reveal a hidden image!), and just like last time, the band is offering the package deal of t-shirt, 7-inch, and band poster, all for the economic stimulus price of $20!
* Click here to purchase the 7-inch w/ shirt and poster, or here to order the 7-inch by itself. More information below!
Tracklist for II / III
1. Shuffle
2. Bowie
"I / III" was produced by Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Louström at the Factory, the octagon and Tonteknik recording Umea, Sweden and was mixed and mastered by Pelle Henricsson and Tonteknik recording Umea, Sweden.
All songs written by Poison the Well
Songs performed on "I / III" by
Jeff Moreira – Vocals
Ryan Primack – Guitar
Chris Hornbrook- Drums
Jason Boyer – Guitar
Ben Brown – Bass
Layout- Brad Clifford
Poison The Well Live!
AUSTRALIA / Soundwave Festival
Feb 21 2009 Brisbane - RNA Showgrounds SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL Brisbane, Queensland
Feb 22 2009 Venue TBC SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL Sydney, New South Wales
Feb 27 2009 Melbourne Showgrounds - SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL Melbourne, Victoria
Feb 28 2009 Bonython Park - SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL Adelaide, South Australia
Mar 2 2009 Steel Blue Oval - SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL Perth, South Australia
EUROPE w/ 36 Crazyfists!
Mar 6 2009 Zodiac Oxford, London and South East
Mar 7 2009 Arts Centre Colchester, East
Mar 8 2009 Waterfront Norwich, East
Mar 9 2009 Wolfrun Hall Wolves, Midlands
Mar 10 2009 Academy 2 Manchester, Northwest
Mar 11 2009 Garage Glasgow, Scotland
Mar 13 2009 LA2 London, London and South East
Mar 14 2009 Heling Utrecht, Utrecht
Mar 15 2009 Atack Enschede, Overijssel
Mar 16 2009 Live Music Hall Koln, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Mar 17 2009 Grunspan Hamburg, Hamburg
Mar 18 2009 Kato Berlin, Berlin
Mar 20 2009 AJZ Chemnitz, Sachsen
Mar 21 2009 Backstage Werk Munich, Bayern
Mar 22 2009 Substage Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
Mar 23 2009 Colos Saal Aschaffenburg, Bayern
Mar 24 2009 Matrix Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Mar 26 2009 Pumpehuset Copenhagen, Hovedstaden
Mar 27 2009 KB Malmo, Skåne län
Mar 28 2009 Brewhouse Gothenburg, Gotlands län
Mar 29 2009 John Dee Oslo, Oslo
Mar 30 2009 Debaser Medis Stokholm, Stockholms län
For more information, visit:
www.myspace.com/poisonthewell
www.ferretstyle.com
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