In case you didn't realize it, summer is fast approaching. Some of you in the northeast are calling bullshit right now, but I swear it's the truth. Want proof? Everyone's announcing the line-ups for the plethora of summer festivals soon to be coming your way. So here's the line-up for the one festival that's not absolutely guaranteed to be Death Valley hot: Sasquatch! in the lovely green state of Washington. Not only is it going to be green over Memorial...
Let's all hop in the wayback machine to 2002, when a little movie called Spider-Man made us believe that Tobey Maguire was an action hero and that Kirsten Dunst was an attractive redhead. Let us also shake our collective fists at that movie, for subjecting us to that damn song "Hero" all summer. Ugh, Nickelback. All Music Guide says it so well: "it's a disappointment that the soundtrack to Spider-Man is so calculated, pitched directly at the nü-metal/rap-rock/post-grunge crowd with...
Fresh off a week’s worth of showcases in Austin for the annual South by Southwest music conference, The Fratellis showed up at the Troubadour locked, loaded and ready for action. Having caught half of one of their electric sets and a full acoustic set in Austin I already had a good idea what was on the agenda for the evening, and that would be a tight set of the ol’ rock ‘n’ roll. They would not disappoint. They tore into...
ARTIST: Morrissey announces US tour DATE: 03-29-07 WRITER: Clara Druzgalski PHOTO: Press McGee Morrissey has announced his first US tour in 3 years and the first since his last album Ringleader of the Tormentors (Attack) hit the number 1 spot in the UK 11 months ago. Morrissey handpicked Kristeen Young as the support act for the entire tour. April Fri 27 STOCKTON, CA: Bob Hope Theater – Onsale 10 a.m., March 31 Sat 28 SPARKS, NV: John Ascuaga’s...
TITLE: TV on the Radio release limited-edition EP DATE: 03-29-07 Amoeba Music Releases TV On The Radio’s In-Store Concert Performance As Their First-Ever Limited Edition EP. (Los Angeles, CA) — Amoeba Music, the world’s largest independent music store, is known for its legendary in-store performances. Critically acclaimed New York band TV on the Radio are known for their fantastic live shows. What better way to inaugurate the first-ever release of an Amoeba in-store concert than by releasing a limited-edition...
Morrissey has announced his first US tour in 3 years and the first since his last album Ringleader of the Tormentors (Attack) hit the number 1 spot in the UK 11 months ago. Morrissey handpicked Kristeen Young as the support act for the entire tour. AprilFri 27 STOCKTON, CA: Bob Hope Theater – Onsale 10 a.m., March 31Sat 28 SPARKS, NV: John Ascuaga's Celebrity Showroom – Onsale 10 a.m., March 3Sun 29 SPARKS, NV: John Ascuaga's Celebrity Showroom –...
Amoeba Music Releases TV On The Radio's In-Store Concert Performance As Their First-Ever Limited Edition EP. (Los Angeles, CA) — Amoeba Music, the world’s largest independent music store, is known for its legendary in-store performances. Critically acclaimed New York band TV on the Radio are known for their fantastic live shows. What better way to inaugurate the first-ever release of an Amoeba in-store concert than by releasing a limited-edition EP? The four-track disc, TV on the Radio Live at Amoeba,...
For those of you unaware, Regina Spektor is like Fiona Apple, but funny and without the pretension. Also, the venues she plays are much smaller, and I’d be willing to bet that the tickets are cheaper. Which is good news for you, dear reader, since she’s headed out on tour this summer, and has slotted in stops on Good Morning America and Letterman for those of you who live in Podunk towns (apparently, New York qualifies as a Podunk town,...
The long-awaited fifth studio album by Tegan and Sara is scheduled for a July 24th release on Vapor/Sanctuary Records.Tegan and Sara, who saw their single "Walking with a Ghost" covered by The White Stripes, continue to develop as songwriters with an unmistakably distinctive vocal style. As the follow up to the critically-acclaimed 2004 release SO JEALOUS - named one of the fifty best albums of 2004 by Rolling Stone magazine - THE CON introduces 14 new tracks showcasing the evolution...
Ahhh, spring. ‘Tis the season of foreign band names… …the latest being the electro-Kraut sensations best known as Fujiya & Miyagi. The Brighton-based trio played a show at Spaceland earlier this month to only Silverlake brethren, but to what seemed like a Eurotrash L.A. invasion, propagating a buzz only ousted by an announcement that they’d be opening for Peter Bjorn and John in their international spring tour. While they dress like they’d be better suited in a Puma or Ben...