Prosthetic Records has signed Denver, Colorado’s Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire. The band formed in 2006 and released an EP (Harmonies From Bleeding Mouths) that year, and released their first full-length, Omega Drunk On The Blood Of Alpha, in 2008 on Debello Recordings. They’re currently recording their Prosthetic debut. In the past [...]
Members of The New York Dolls and The Dead Boys are uniting for supergroup. Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain and Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome are calling the band Batusis. The act drops its self-titled debut EP through Smog Veil Records May 4, and will make its live debut at South By Southwest March 18 at [...]
Here is the schedule of Ohio’s 2010 showcasing bands at this year’s SXSW. I’m sure I’ve missed some, but these were the ones listed at the SXSW website: Wednesday, March 17 Cincinnati’s Lost In Holland will be at Maggie Mae’s (323 E 6th St) at 8:00 pm for the Vapor party. The Lighthouse and the [...]
SPIN is gearing up to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a year-long series of 25 musical performances beginning this month at South by Southwest. The inaugural show will coincide with the magazine’s annual SPIN at Stubbies party, featuring Courtney Love and her band, Hole. Then, in July, SPIN will host five consecutive nights of concerts [...]
If you’re looking for metal at South by Southwest 2010, then consider the Profound Lore/20 Buck Spin showcase. This SXSW party features a whole lot of metal on March 19 at Headhunter’s in Austin, Texas. Who’s playing? Dark Castle, White Mice, Liturgy, Salome, Coffinworm, Yakuza, the Atlas Moth, the Endless Blockade and more! The lineup [...]
Be sure to check out the exciting London-based female-fronted electronic-pop trio CHEW LiPS. The group just released their highly anticipated debut album, Unicorn, on January 25 in the UK via Family. Unicorn was produced by Dave Kosten (Bat for Lashes), and is an album that presents itself as a gloriously off-kilter take on pop with [...]
March Madness is in full-swing here and everyone is over the moon for their favorite basketball teams. Dayton is in the jock crosshairs as some of the March Madness games are being played right down the street and the University of Dayton. And the tickets for games are going for hundreds upon thousands of dollars. [...]
Ganglians are preparing a 12″ EP for Woodist. They also have Monster Head Room, a 50-minute romp that will be out on Weird Forest as a 12″. In the meantime, catch them this week at SXSW and in California. 03/19 – Austin, TX @ SXSW House Show ^ 03/21 – Austin, TX @ SXSW [Woodsist [...]
Echo & the Bunnymen are releasing a live album features the band performing their 1984 high-water mark Ocean Rain in its entirety, and with a full orchestra attached. Titled Echo & the Bunnymen: Ocean Rain Live Liverpool Echo Arena 27/11/08, the live album was recorded in Liverpool last year and is set to be [...]
Telepathe have announced a fresh string of North American tour dates. Come April, the duo will hop aboard Ladytron and The Faint’s Joint tour Ladytron and the Faint’s joint tour and make several live stops in the U.S. and Canada. To check it out, here are all Telepathe’s North American tour dates: 3/18 to 21 [...]