D.C indie rock band, Black Dog Prowl have released their new single and video “No Robots” today.
Black Dog Prowl premiered exclusively on The Vinyl District Thursday May 16th. The video premiered with a Vinyl District rite of passage, with lead singer/guitarist Josh Finver penning a reflective piece about his formative years during which he sold his dad’s vinyl collection for a “TVD First Date”.
Rising Southern California rock band Nations Afire has released a new song today called “Pick Up The Pieces” from their forthcoming debut album, The Ghosts We Will Become, which is scheduled for release on July 2nd via the Hermosa Beach indie label Hardline Entertainment. Fans can get another taste of the album with “Pick Up The Pieces” today at ArtistDirect.com.
Finnish hardcore heroes UNKIND have released the title track from their forthcoming album Pelon Juuret via Blow The Scene at this location. The site describes the song as having “a relentless d-beat drum attack, screaming note bends, and throat-shredding vocals” in addition to being both “immediately compelling” and “apocalyptic”.
Pelon Juuret was recorded with producer Kari Nieminen at Noisecamp studios in Turku, Finland at the end of 2012 and will be released on CD/LP/Digital via Relapse Records on July 9th in North America, July 8th in the UK / World, and July 5th in Germany, Benelux and Finland.
An in-studio episode for Pelon Juuret is available here while exclusive pre-order packages are available via Relapse here.
Fred Mascherino & Terrible Things want to put out a Book of Guitar Tabs of their songs and songs from The Color Fred.
Calling all musicians!!! Freddy Masch here. I want to show you guys every little trick I ever invented, learned at jazz school or stole from an 80’s guitar hero! I get asked alot about my techniques and tunings for different songs.
Now is your chance to see exactly how I played all of them. I’m trying to make a small number of Tablature books with every single Terrible Things song to date, as well as all the songs from "Bend to Break", the full-length I put out in 2007 as The Color Fred. In addition, I’m planning to stick in a few select riffs from my older bands too (Breaking Pangaea perhaps?). It’s going to take some work to put together, but in the name of rock ‘n roll riffage, I think it’s a super-worthy project to take on.
Brand New have announced a string of shows around their appearance at Riot Fest in Chicago, this September. Dates can be found below. Pre-sale tickets can be purchased here.
SEP 13 Bogart’s Cincinnati, OH
SEP 14 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
SEP 17 Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY
SEP 18 Upstate Concert Hall Clifton Park, NY
This Is Hardcore have announced the entire lineup ,as well as day-to-day schedules for the 2013 installment of the event, all listed below.
THURSDAY AUGUST 8th
Kid Dynamite
Black Train Jack
BoySetsFire
Cold World
Suburban Scum
Stick Together
Praise
TruthFRIDAY AUGUST 9th
Modern Life Is War
Panic
Tragedy
Bane
Rotting Out
Xibalba
Incendiary
Enabler
Rock BottomSATURDAY AUGUST 10th
7 Seconds
H2O
Ceremony
Ringworm
Killing Time
Nails
The Rival Mob
Defeater
Wisdom in Chains
Mindset
Maximum Penalty
Absolution
Turnstile
World War 4
Beware
Things We Say
Caught in a CrowdSUNDAY AUGUST 11th
Gwar
Sick of it All
Trapped Under Ice
Suicide File
Negative Approach
100 Demons
No Redeeming Social Value
Code Orange Kids
Strength for a Reason
Colin of Arabia
Clenched Fist
Pride Kills
Relentless
Razor & Tie is thrilled to announce the addition of the new Swedish alt-rock band INVSN (pronouncedin-vey-zhuh-n) to its worldwide label roster (excluding Scandinavia). INVSN was formed by Dennis Lyxzén (Refused, The International Noise Conspiracy) along with musicians Andre Sandström (DS-13), Sara Almgren (The International Noise Conspiracy), Richard Österman, and Anders Stenberg (Lykke Li, Deportees).
New York rock/crossover artist Marla Mase has confirmed that she and guitarist Tomás Doncker will be bringing her “Speak” show to Summerstage 2013, joining a lineup that includes The Zombies, Django Django, Dead Prez, Lianne la Havas and Rakim. The CD “Speak Deluxe” found Marla touring both China and Europe, being honored by Friends of the UN, and receiving top reviews from publications such as The Huffington Post, who said “her feisty message of peace will perhaps wake up the beast in all of us”.
"Speak" is a multi-media concert and dance piece inspired by the songs of Marla Mase’s acclaimed 2013 album, "Speak Deluxe". Combining live music, spoken word, dance and visual imagery, Marla has teamed up with choreographer Adrienne Hurd, filmmaker James Jankiewicz, and director/producer Sara Berg (who directed A Brief Night Out, Marla’s rock opera about a women going through a mid-life rock-n-roll crisis in 2012) for one of a kind show. "Speak" presents a powerful portrayal of "the universal woman’s" confinement, sexuality, body image, trauma, oppression and freedom, celebrating the raw reality of the human condition as expressed through the eyes, bodies, and voices of women. Through the expressive movements of a troupe of seven dancers, each of whom has a distinct voice and tale in the mini-stories, the dancers will explore the archetypes that make up the idea of what it means to be a modern woman.
The music, co-written by Marla Mase and Tomás Doncker is an integral part of “Speak” and features elements of Rock-n-Roll with World Beat, Punk, Funk, Electronica, Reggae and Soul and will be performed live at each performance with both Mase and The Tomás Doncker Band.
Marla Mase’s “Speak” performance takes place on June 15th, 2013 in Herbert Von King Park and August 17 at The East River Park. Both performances are free to the public. Event information can be found here: http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/calendar/speak-featuring-live-music-by-marla-mase-and-tomas-doncker-2/ and here: http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/calendar/speak-featuring-live-music-by-marla-mase-and-tomas-doncker/
For more information on Marla Mase, please visit www.marlamase.com and www.speaktheshow.com.
In 2012, backwoods psychedelic doom band Windhand released their self-titled LP & it was met with critical acclaim.The band is putting the finishing touches on their second LP for Relapse, due out this fall, which was recorded & mixed by the band’s own Garrett Morris at The Darkroom & mastered by James Plotkin, in their hometown of Richmond, VA. The band will trek across North America this summer ushering their audiences into their menacing grooves & showcasing songs from their upcoming album.
06/05 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
06/06 - Philadelphia, PA - Golden Tea House
06/07 - Brooklyn, NY - St. Vitus Bar
06/08 - Providence, RI - AS220 !
06/09 - Boston, MA - O’Brien’s
06/10 - Cherry Valley, NY - Steve’s Koi Pond
06/11 - Buffalo, NY - Vault Art Space
06/12 - Pittsburgh, PA - Gooski’s
06/13 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups
06/14 - Chicago, IL - Ultra Lounge
06/15 - St. Paul, MN - The Turf Club
06/16 - Milwaukee, WI - Quarter’s Rock n Roll
06/17 - Indianapolis, IN - The Sinking Ship #
06/18 - Newport, KY - South Gate Revival House
06/19 -Nashville, TN - The End %
06/20 - Knoxville, TN - The Pilot Light %
06/21 - Raleigh, NC - Slim’s $
06/22 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter $
! = w/ Elder and Morne
# = w/ Skeletonwitch
% = w/ Generation of Vipers
$ = w/ Inter Arma
Finnish hardcore heroes UNKIND have posted an in-studio episode chronicling the making of their forthcoming album Pelon Juuret . Watch the episode here.
The album was recorded with producer Kari Nieminen at Noisecamp studios in Turku, Finland at the end of 2012 and will be released on CD/LP/Digital via Relapse Records on July 9th in North America, July 8th in the UK / World, and July 5th in Germany, Benelux and Finland. A trailer for Pelon Juuret is available here while exclusive pre-order packages are available via Relapse here.
