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 Will
Haven Lose Their Voice |
Lambgoat reports: The reunited Will Haven
are sad to announce the departure of founding member, vocalist Grady Avenell.
Grady will be returning home to focus his energy on his family. Will Haven
guitarist Jeff Irwin had the following to say on the matter: "It was a
very tough decision for Grady to make but of course, family comes first
and we totally respect his decision. He is still a part of the band as
far as helping write material for the new record, he just isn't able to
tour with us. We want to promote this record as much as we can which means
a lot of touring, so we had to make the tough decision of moving forward
with a new vocalist."see full story to find out who will be taking his
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| Gypsy
Pistoleros CD/Tour |
PR reports: The 'Gypsy Pistoleros' album 'Wild,
Beautiful, Damned' is finished at last. Joe Gibb ( Madonna, Catatonia,
Robbie Williams, The Cure, Funeral for a friend, Janes Addiction ) who
produced the album. Full Worldwide release June 4th 2007
GYPSY PISTOLEROS Full Glam Slam Tour 1
& 2 CONFIRMED !!!!!
Date Venue
3.23.07 Evolution- Worcester
Appearing With Love/Hate & Bang Tango
& Kristy Majors
3.28.07 The Underworld
3.29.07 The Point
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| Jet
Dates |
PR reports: Jet are delighted to announce
their return to the United States for a set of dates in March, April and
May. Tickets for some shows are already on sale and more details to come
next week. Visit the tour section of www.jettheband.com to keep up to date
with on sale dates!
3/24 Homestead, FL - Miami Speedway
3/26 Tampa, FL - Janus
3/27 Tallahassee, FL - Floyd's
3/28 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
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| Voodoo
Vegas Tour |
PR reports: Bournemouth Based UK Rockers VOODOO
VEGAS Have confirmed dates for a Upcoming UK Tour, it will be the first
time VOODOO VEGAS have been out on the road since supporting Ohio Based
U.S Rockers American Dog on there UK Tour last August. The will see Voodoo
Vegas playing 8 shows in 18nights around the UK, VV are also in the studio
at the moment, putting the finishing touches to there Debut Album, which
will be ready to get you hands on during the tour.
March 8th The Junction York
March 9th Red Room's Hawick, Scotland
March 10th Intake Club Mansfield,
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| Octagon
Tour |
PR reports: New York's The Octagon will begin
a tour in support of their "Love Will Turn You Around," which was recently
released by Serious Business Records. The band will share the stage with
tons of killers acts, including The Big Sleep, Chin Up Chin Up, The Teeth,
The Subjects, Other Passengers, and numerous others. While on this road,
the band will record their second album to be released by Serious Business
Records in Summer 2007.
2.21 Scranton, PA - The Bog - w/The Teeth,
Okay Paddy
2.22 Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox - w/Black
Tie Revue, The Cassettes, The Subjects
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| Illinois
EP |
PR reports: Illinois is a band from Pennsylvania.
Figure that one out.
We’re proud and excited to announce the
release of their EP What the Hell Do I Know? out this spring on Ace Fu
Records.
You can almost taste the whiskey and smell
the fresh cut grass of Anytown, USA on this release...chock full of banjos,
jangly guitars and lyrics that bring you back to your days playing out
back until your mom calls you in for dinner. Illinois offer up seven tracks
that they handpicked from literally hundreds of amazing songs—songs that
have the capacity to remind you of the great times in your life and get
you through the bad ones. [see full story for an mp3]-
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| LCD
Soundsystem Tour |
PR reports: Spring North American tour dates
have been confirmed for LCD Soundsystem, kicking off March 30 with a two-night
stand at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom and continuing through May with a performance
at Coachella, a special club show in Brooklyn and much more. Additional
DJ dates with LCD’s James Murphy and Pat Mahoney will also be announced.
LCD Soundsystem’s “Sound of Silver,” called
one of “the most hotly-anticipated CD’s of 2007” by The New York Times,
will be released on March 20. The follow-up to their Grammy-nominated 2005
debut, “Sound of Silver” further expands LCD’s sonic palette, taking its
experimental impulses to wild new places but also firmly establishing itself
as a singularly great pop group. Pulsing beats, abstract funk, crystal
melodies and towering walls of sound combine to create a sound genuinely
like no other.[see full story for dates]- Click
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| Blastmymusic |
PR reports: Blastmymusic.com is the ultimate
tool of empowerment for the recording artist, a way to eliminate the middle
man and put the control of sales and distribution where they belong—in
the hands of the artists themselves. Blastmymusic.com’s 25-year-old founder,
Chris Fellure, launched the site in October of 2006 and has already signed
artists representing more than 75 different genres, from Ambient to Zydeco.
This site is absolutely free to all customers
and there is no charge for artists to join. To use Blastmymusic.com’s extraordinarily
simple process, artists need only to log on, create a profile, and upload
their music, placing the unique MusicBlaster player on their site. Digital
downloads sell for only 99 cents a piece, with two-thirds of each sale
generated going straight to the artist, immediately after a 30-day fund
verification process. The customized MusicBlaster player offers consumers
the opportunity to stream 30 seconds of a song and the option to purchase
the individual track in the unprotected MP3 form, which means they can
play on any brand digital player. Artists themselves can access their accounts
in real time to see how many total tracks they’ve sold, the most popular
downloads and the geographic location of those sales, helping to formulate
their marketing and promotional plans.
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| Stereophonics
Rewind |
Noble reports: Celebrating 10 years of musical
excellence, Stereophonics take this special anniversary to reveal the private
face of the band with the 2nd April 2007 DVD release of 'Rewind'. Capturing
the story-so-far for this definitive documentary has everything. Growing
up, getting together, sending off 12 demo tapes a week, the first break-out
record, and on through growing acclaim, recognition by their musical peers,
internal struggles, world tours, four consecutive No.1 albums, their first
No.1 single Dakota, and continued success...
Created from hundreds of hours of footage
taking in the earliest pre-signed performances, home-movies of their very
first gigs as Zephyr and Tragic Love Company, through to their latest sell-out
stadium tours, and the making of recent promo videos, 'Rewind' documents
the unique rags-to-riches journey of one of Britain's best loved bands.
Huge anticipation for this DVD documentary will follow a limited theatrical
release from 6th March 2007, allowing fans to experience 'Rewind' on the
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| Temple
Of Brutality's Lethal Agenda Tour |
PR reports: Florida metal band Temple Of Brutality
are preparing for its first headline tour beginning on March 7 in West
Palm Beach, Florida, in support of their debut album “Lethal Agenda,” which
will be released on February 27 by Demolition Records.
Tour Dates
03/07/07 Wed. Mr. G's, West Palm Beach,
FL
03/09/07 Fri. Bourbon Street, New Port
Richie, FL
03/10/07 Sat. Zakk's Coffee House, Murfreesboro,
NC
03/13/07 Tue. The Ugly Monkey, Indianapolis,
IN
03/15/07 Thu. The Monkey Bar, Huntington,
WV
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| Americana
SxSW |
conqueroo reports: The Americana Music Association
has announced the lineup for their showcase at South by Southwest (SXSW)
2007. The show will take place on Wednesday, March 14 at The Parish in
Austin. This event is open to SXSW attendees, and to the general public.
Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Louvin
kicks off the show at 8:00 PM. In 1955, Louvin and his brother Ira became
official members of the Grand Ole Opry. In 2004, a tribute CD entitled
Livin’, Lovin’, Losin’: The Songs of the Louvin Brothers won the Grammy
for Best Country Album. Austin-based newcomer Sunny Sweeney’s debut, Heartbreaker’s
Hall of Fame (Big Machine) was recently praised by MOJO for her “voice
like a lone star six pack.” Alligator Records artists The Holmes Brothers
bring their brand of rootsy, spiritual blues to the show. In 2005, the
Memphis-based Blues Foundation named them Band of the Year. The phenomenal
Ruthie Foster is renowned for her powerful voice and unique blend of blues
and gospel. Her latest, The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster, has garnered comparisons
to Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack and Nina Simone. Jerry Jeff Walker’s
cover of Ray Wylie Hubbard’s “(Up Against the Wall) Redneck Mother” was
a massive hit back in 1973, and Hubbard’s still cranking out great music,
as evidenced on his recent album, Snake Town. Louisiana native Marc Broussard
may only be 25 years old, but he’s an old soul. Broussard’s “Bayou soul”
music has won over the masses and proves he’s an artist to keep an eye
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| Classic
Neil Young Concert To See Release |
PR reports: Neil Young's Live At Massey Hall
will be released on March 3, 2007. On January 19, 1971, Neil Young performed
at Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada. In many ways, this was a major homecoming
event. He had left Canada in 1966, soon becoming a member of Buffalo Springfield
in Los Angeles, then recording his self-titled debut solo album in 1968.
That was followed by "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" with Crazy Horse,
then Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Déjà vu" in 1970
and his best-selling album "After The Gold Rush." By the time Young came
back to Canada for the Massey Hall concert, he had become one of the most
exciting and successful singer-songwriters in rock.
Neil Young was performing solo that evening
in Toronto, playing many of his well-known songs like "Down by the River,"
"Ohio" and "I Am a Child." But he also included several new originals that
would be featured on his next new album, "Harvest," which had not been
released yet, like "Old Man," "The Needle and the Damage Done" and "Heart
of Gold." The audience had not heard any of these before, and the night
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| El-P
and Trent |
PR reports: Definitive Jux co-founder, emcee,
and producer El-P's first single from his new album I'll Sleep When You're
Dead is available today. Entitled "Flyentology", the song features Trent
Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. The single will be supported by an Adult Swim
produced video that will debut on Comedy Central.
"Flyentology" was written by El-P after
he experienced a near fatal plane crash. The emcee/producer has always
had an intense fear of flying, and his worst nightmare came true on a recent
flight. Shortly after take-off, one of the engines exploded and the plane
had to make a rough emergency landing. In the aftermath of the traumatic
incident, El-P reexamined his thoughts on faith and religion. "I realized
that my spiritual life exists only while on planes. During the experience
I found myself praying, and I don’t even know how to pray. So this is my
song about religion, which I think a lot of people can relate to. It’s
my admittance of being an a**hole who thinks he’s better than God until
the very moment when I realize that not only am I not, but I really, really
want God to love me and take care of me," explained El-P.[see full story
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| Andrew
WK: Motivational Speaker? |
Submitted News reports: Rock god and party
guerilla Andrew W.K. brings his free-form soulsearching to the PIT [In
New York City on 3-12-07]! Andrew will riff off-the-cuff on the stuff of
the head and heart directly with the audience. He'll be taking questions
and keeping the floor open to any kind of expression. The Joy Trilogy is
not a lecture, it's an inquiry, a jam and a celebration. Participants are
encouraged to show and tell and to come with their minds wide and high.
The theme of each night is "joy in life" and as Andrew says, "We're talking
about being us."[see full story for more info]- Click
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| Bobby
Rush DVD |
MVD reports: Live at Ground Zero Blues Club
captures a performance by blues legendary Bobby Rush. He brings his 50
years of experience and all of the excitement for which he is known to
the stage on this DVD. Available on April 3, 2007.
The DVD features the footage of this thirteen
track set. Rush incorporates comedy sketches between tracks of his own
style of music, which he calls "folk funk." This particular brand of music
is a mix of the old and new, incorporating jump blues, Chicago style deep
blues, soul funk, and hip-hop.[see full story for more]-
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The Definitive Greatest Hits
is a must have for anyone with a pulse. If you have a previous version
of this collection, then the new edition is a fantastic update. This version
includes a DVD with performances that range from demure to rousing.
(5 stars)
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Cassius from Richmond, VA are
a Remembering Never clone combined with the sounds of Death metal and the
short occasional outburst of technical math riffs. After about six tracks,
the majority of the songs sound the same---hardcore.- Read
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There are hundreds, dare
I say, thousands of talented musicians in this world. But there is only
one Will Hoge. There's something poetic about his albums and concerts and
never do I walk away from one without feeling I witnessed something distinctive
and extraordinary. - Read
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