Fitz and The Tantrums Pairs With Capital Cities for The Bright Futures Tour
Fitz and The Tantrums is pairing with Capital Cities for “The Bright Futures Tour,” launching October 20 at The National in Richmond, VA. The Los Angeles-based bands – which have scored two of the summer’s most ubiquitous hits, “Out Of My League” and “Safe and Sound” – will perform at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom […]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Set To Release New Album, The Speed Of Things 10/8
The Detroit duo of Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott, together known as Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., have revealed the details of their new sophomore album. The Speed Of Things will be released October 8th on Warner Bros. Records, supported by a big Fall tour with label mates Atlas Genius. The album was produced by Dale […]
Pretty Lights & Bassnectar Team Up For BassLights Series in Miami
Pretty Lights and Bassnectar will be reviving their BassLights series with a two night residency at Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park in Miami on October 18th and 19th. Pretty Lights has just released his latest album, A Color Map of the Sun, which Rolling Stone praised as a “uniquely crafted, groove-centric head trip.” Bassnectar is […]
Deer Tick Taking Negativity on Fall Tour
John McCauley and Deer Tick have long walked a tightwire between total despair and fractured resilience, but Negativity represents a heroic leap forward on virtually all fronts for the Providence, Rhode Island-based band. Recorded earlier this year in Portland, Oregon with legendary producer/musician Steve Berlin (The Blasters, Los Lobos, and last year’s McCauley side project, […]
Deer Tick Releases Second Single From Negativity – “The Dream In The Ditch”
Deer Tick are excited to ride out the momentum of their successful weekend at Newport Folk Festival by sharing the second single off their forthcoming new record Negativity (out September 24th), “The Dreams In The Ditch.” John McCauley and Deer Tick have long walked a tightwire between total despair and fractured resilience, but Negativity represents […]
Sinead O’Connor Returns With Fall Tour
Multi-Grammy award winning artist, Sinead O’Connor will be making her return to the North American stages in November and December this year. After triumphant, sold-out performances at New York City’s esteemed Lincoln Center Festival on July 26th and 27th in what Sinead called “The Gospel Sessions,” Sinead has announced she will be performing on the […]
Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture) To Be Released On 9/24
Metallica today revealed the details of Metallica Through The Never (Music from the Motion Picture), the soundtrack companion to the forthcoming groundbreaking 3D feature film, Metallica Through The Never. The two disc CD set will be released on the band’s own record label Blackened Recordings on September 24th and highlights last year’s career spanning sets […]
JJ Cale – After Midnight/Cocaine/Travelin’ Light/Call Me The Breeze/ Dies at 74
Grammy-winning musician JJ Cale, whose best known songs became hits for Eric Clapton with “After Midnight” and Lynyrd Skynyrd with “Call Me the Breeze,” has died. He was 74. The performer and producer’s manager Mike Kappus has told The Associated Press that the architect of the Tulsa Sound died Friday night of a heart attack […]
Fairies Wear Boots, Snowblind, N.I.B. On Black Sabbath U.S. Tour Setlist
More than a year-and-a-half after Black Sabbath first announced their reunion, the Godfathers of heavy metal have finally begun their North American tour. Sabbath will be stateside until September, and the band started off the long-awaited tour in Houston, Texas last night (July 25). Although Black Sabbath’s plans were stalled, the band’s first album in […]
Pixies Announce 4 Intimate Performances for LA & NYC
The Kim Deal-less Pixies announced the European leg of a world tour earlier this month and now their first run North American dates were announced with four dates in NYC and 4 in LA. The NYC shows happen on September 17, 18, and 20 at Bowery Ballroom and September 19 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. […]