The Silent Comedy offers more than just a live show – what they offer is an experience. Those fortunate enough to catch them live eagerly look forward to their next show. For those who have not witnessed a live show yet, be ready when the band hits the road again in February 2011 supporting Oscar winner Ryan Bingham, and his band The Dead Horses on the west coast.
Drive-By Truckers will release Go-Go Boots, on February 15, 2011 on ATO Records. In conjunction with Go-Go Boots, they’ll also be releasing their documentary The Secret to a Happy Ending on DVD. To preview the record the band is offering a free MP3 of “Used To Be A Cop”.
Sacha Boutros is all about good music and good lyrics. Although she performs a lot of covers, she also engages herself in writing and producing as well. Years of piano playing, accompanied by opera training that has strengthened her four-octave range, come together as the perfect recipe for a satisfying and delicious treat. This treat, which can be delivered in multiple languages, is her voice.
Minus the Bear’s May release OMNI, the Seattle-based band’s fourth full-length recording and debut for Dangerbird Records, shows the band making a sharp transformation in their sound. OMNI dives head first into the electro-pop sound that Minus the Bear flirted with in earlier works, building off the guitar focused works of 2007’s Planet Of Ice.
Dir En Grey, commonly referred to as Diru, is a Japanese metal band formed in 1997 out of the ashes of La:Sadies. The band considers themselves to be prophets here to shed light upon “the feeling of hurt and sorrow caused by the weak, shallow egotism of humanity.” Guitarist Kaoru has stated that the band’s name was selected based upon comprisement of several languages, disallowing any specific meaning to be attached to it.
Performing together since 2004, Still Time has become a household name on California’s Central Coast. They have shared the stage with acts such as Steel Pulse, Ozomatli, and Ben Harper. With two full-length albums under their belt – Stream of Consciousness (2007) and See America (2009), Still Time falls under the category “groove rock,” and they seek to promote a positive message.
Buzz about a new CD out and upcoming Albuquerque tour date made me want to find out more about Phantoms, a Seattle based rock band. The unexpected but certainly welcome result of that curiosity is an exclusive Glide Magazine interview with lead singer Johnny. I want to give a special thanks to their agent, 4Perzi for supplying unfettered access to this upcoming band that has been described as, "fresh, interesting, thought-provoking rock!"
Later this month, one of the best new pop-jam bands in the East will join forces with one of the West's finest. Tea Leaf Green returns the favor of some other pioneer jam acts that invited them on stage by inviting Long Island's fledgling Tauk out on the road for a swing up the PCH.
Dead Confederate’s sophomore album Sugar, recorded by John Agnello (Hold Steady, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.), was shaped by touring with legends such as Dinosaur Jr. and Meat Puppets and gave Dead Confederate an increased appreciation for the early underground bands of the 80s and 90s that laid the foundation on which their sound is built. Writing songs in their studio on full instrumentation, Dead Confederate’s songs are shorter and more concise this second time around, dropping some of the ragged glory repetition of their heralded 2008 debut Wrecking Ball.
