Thursday, May 26. 2011
 Toronto's NXNE festival announced today that Brit alt-rock icons Swervedriver will perform Friday, June 17 at The Great Hall (1087 Queen Street West) at midnight as an NXNE Presents show, a bonus to the NXNE current Music Line-up.
Growing every year in size and stature, the NXNE2011 music, film, and interactive festival will present more than 650 artists at 50 venues during this years event, along with 40 Films and 75 Interactive Conference Sessions over 7 Days.
NXNE2011 takes place in Toronto, Canada June 13 through 19th. Check out nxne.com/music/artists for more confirmed music programming for NXNE 2011 as well as ticket and travel information. |
 | The 7th Annual Afro-punk Festival returns to Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park on August 27-28 with a line up that includes Cee-Lo Green, Santigold, Janelle Monae, Fishbone, Jay Electronica, Toro Y Moi, Toshi Reagon, Ninjasonik, Cerebral Ballzy, Gordon Voidwell, Reggie Watts, Res, Joi, Rocky Business, Straight Line Stitch and more.
Over the past seven years Brooklyn's Afro-punk Festival has become an institution and focal point for the burgeoning Afro-punk movement, presenting new artists before they hit it big such as Grammy-nominated Santigold, The Noisettes and Janelle Monae. Afro-punk mainstays like Saul Williams, The Dirtbombs, and Dallas Austin have also graced Afro-punk's stages.
To check out the complete lineup and for tickets check out the web site at afropunk.com |
Wednesday, May 25. 2011
 | Providence, R.I.'s A Faylene Sky and Sleep City kick off their "The Jedi Mastour" June 3rd in Riverview, MI. and travel through the Midwest and East Coast of the United States before ending June 18th in West Babylon, NY.
A Faylene Sky is a sextet from Providence, Rhode Island that has released two EPs, 2007s "The Hero Vs. Us" and 2009s "Define Alive".
Sleep City is a post-hardcore sextet from Providence, Rhode Island that released their debut EP, entitled "Still Breathing", on February 8th, 2011 on InVogue Records.
For more info on the tour check out the bands Facebook pages at facebook.com/afaylenesky and facebook.com/SleepCityrock | | June 4th - Lexington, KY
June 5th - Marietta, GA
June 6th - Macon, GA
June 7th - Tallahassee, FL
June 8th - St Pete, FL
June 9th - Pompano Beach, FL
June 10th - Orlando, FL
June 11th - Jacksonville, FL
June 12th - Gainesville, FL
June 13th - Savannah, GA
June 14th - Greenville, NC
June 15th - Richmond, VA
June 17th - Baltimore, MD
June 18th - West Babylon, NY |
Sunday, May 22. 2011
 | Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, and Jay Lane have fired up the race car once again and have set the bay area band Primus down the track with both a U.S. and European tour that started in Indianapolis last Thursday and ends with a sold out show in London in July. We plan on being at their stop at Stubb's BarBQ in Austin on Tuesday.
Primus has been in the studio with a new release scheduled to come out soon and according to Claypool "Every song is pretty much a variation of "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult".
To check out all the upcoming tour dates stop by the Primus web site at primusville.com.
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Wednesday, May 18. 2011
 | The 2011 Austin City Limits Music Festival released it's full list of performers Sunday night, and announced the first single day tickets which started selling Tuesday. The 3 day event in Austin's Zilker Park brings headliners Stevie Wonder, Kanye West, and Cold Play along with Randy Newman, Social Distortion, Iron & Wine and many many more to Austin for what is sure to be a sold out event. Tickets are already selling quickly, though they tend to release a few more as the event gets closer. Rumor has Kanye West performing at ACL Live for either a pre-or after-show event.
To view the full lineup or to view ticketing and travel information, check out the ACL Festival web site at http://www.aclfestival.com/
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Monday, May 16. 2011
photo by jeff barringer - staff photographer
 | London based power metal band DragonForce will return to the US after a two-year absence to perform a special, one-off intimate show to give fans and media a unique opportunity to preview their new singer Marc Hudson who replaced vocalist ZP Thear, as well as to hear brand new songs from their forthcoming album. The one-time-only event will occur before the band moves to the big stage with full production for their world tour, scheduled to launch in early 2012.
This will be the only show in western North America this year and tickets for the event will be strictly limited to two per person; tickets are on sale now for the show, which will take place at LA’s famed The Troubadour on October 18th. |
Friday, May 13. 2011
 | Indianapolis, Indiana prog-metal band The Contortionist have just added brand new tour dates with Veil of Maya to their summer touring schedule. The short run will take the guys through Illinois and Indiana on four dates in June. Later the band is scheduled to confirm several new tour dates, including stops on the rumored Slaughter Survivors Tour with Conducting From The Grave.
Touring to support last summers debut full-length, Exoplanet, their infectious progressive sounds have brought comparisons to bands such as such as Meshuggah, The Acacia Strain, and Between the Buried and Me.
TOUR DATES W/ VEIL OF MAYA
6/23 Peoria, IL @ Brass Rail
6/24 Evansville, IN @ Boney June’s
6/25 Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre
6/26 Fort Wayne, IN @ Broadripple |
Thursday, May 12. 2011
| HARD Summer Tour Dates
8/3 - SEATTLE, WA - Showbox
8/4 - PORTLAND, OR - Roseland
8/5 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Fox Theater
8/6 - LOS ANGELES, CA - Hard Fest
8/9 - DALLAS, TX - Granada
8/10 - AUSTIN, TX - Stubb's
8/12 - CHICAGO, IL – Congress Theater
8/13 - TORONTO, ON - World Electronic Music Festival
8/14 - MONTREAL, PQ - Metropolis
8/16 - BOSTON, MA - House of Blues
8/17 - BALTIMORE, MD - Bourbon Street
8/18 - WASHINGTON, DC - Fur Nightclub
8/19 - PHILADELPHIA, PA - Electric Factory
8/20 - NEW YORK, NY - Terminal 5 | Stopping in fourteen markets across North America including the World Electronic Music Festival in Toronto and the world famous Stubb's BarBQ in Austin, this years HARD tour is headlined by German dance punk duo Digitalism, who have just released their first album in 4 years. Also joining the bill for the touring festival will be Caspa, Destructo, Jack Beats, and Gesaffelstein.
This year’s HARD Summer Tour is the second installment of the traveling festival, which brings together some of the biggest names in electronic music.
For more information visit hardfest.com. |
Wednesday, May 11. 2011
 Canadian metal band Cancer Bats have announced a May tour of Canada along with several scheduled international appearances coming up within the approaching months.
Touring to support their third studio album Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones the 2-time JUNO Award nominees plan to finish up the writing process for their next album this summer. For more info on their tour check out cancerbats.com | 5/10 Moncton, NB, CN @ Manhattan
5/11 Charlottetown, PEI, CN @ Hunters Ale House
5/12 Moncton, NC, CN @ Manhattan
5/13 Halifax, NS, CN @ Paragon
5/14 Halifax, NS, CN @ Pavilion
5/15 Fredericton, NB, CN @ Nicky Zee's
5/16 Trois Rivières, QC, CN @ Le Dartagnan
5/17 Ottawa, ON, CN @ Ritual
5/18 Kingston, ON, CN @ Time To Laugh
5/19 Toronto, ON, CN @ Mod Club
5/20 London, ON, CN @ Rumrunners
5/21 Sudbury, ON, CN @ Jubilee Hall
5/24 Regina, SK, CN @ Distrikt
5/25 Edmonton, AB, CN @ Starlite
5/26 Calgary, AB, CN @ Gateway
5/27 Kelowna, BC, CN @ Flashbacks
5/28 Vancouver, BC, CN @ Rickshaw
5/29 Victoria, BC, CN @ Sugar
5/31 Yorkton, SK, CN @ The Legion
6/18 Montebello, Quebec, CN @ ROCKFEST
6/26 St. Catharines, CN @ SCENE FEST
6/30 Utrecht, Ekko Netherlands
7/2 Nr Leipzig, With Full Force @ Tent Stage Germany
7/4 Vienna, Austria @ B72
7/5 Prague, Czech Republic @ Rock for People
7/6 Kosice, Slovakia @ Collosseum
7/8 Kvinesdal, Norway @ Rock Festival
7/9 Shepton, Mallet, UK @ NASS Festival - Support Millencolin
7/10 Knebworth, UK @ Sonisphere |
 | WARBEAST on tour:
05/09/11 - MONTREAL, QUEBEC - FOUFOUNES ELECTRIQUES
05/10/11 - BALTIMORE, MD - BOURBON STREET BALLROOM
05/11/11 - NEW YORK, NY - HIGHLINE BALLROOM
05/12/11 - BOSTON, MA - CHURCH OF BOSTON
05/13/11 - SPRINGFIELD, VA - JAXX
05/14/11 - RALEIGH, NC - DIVEBAR RALEIGH
05/15/11 - NASHVILLE, TN - THE RUTLEDGE
05/16/11 - FORT WORTH, TX - THE RAIL CLUB
05/17/11 - SAN ANTONIO, TX - BACKSTAGE LIVE
05/18/11 - HOUSTON, TX - NUMBERS
05/19/11 - EL PASO, TX - HOUSE OF ROCK
05/20/11 - SANTA ANA, CA - GALAXY THEATRE
05/21/11 - YUCAIPA, CA - ANGELS ROADHOUSE
05/22/11 - WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - KEY CLUB
05/23/11 - TBA
05/24/11 - TBA
05/25/11 - AMARILLO, TX – EBGBS
05/26/11 - ODESSA, TX - DOS AMIGOS
05/27/11 - SPRINGFIELD, MO - THE UGLY MUG
05/28/11 - LITTLE ROCK, AR - DOWNTOWN MUSIC HALL
05/29/11 - TBA | WARBEAST, with Bruce Corbitt the voice of speed metal kings Rigor Mortis along with former members of Gammacide and Demonseed, are currently trekking across the U.S. on a full U.S. tour with Destruction and Heathen. The Texas band has been on the road for a couple weeks now, and will finish up the tour on May 29th at a soon to be announced location. The Texas band released their last album Krush the Enemy, on April 27th, 2010.
For more information on WARBEAST, please visit http://www.myspace.com/texasmetalalliance. |
Tuesday, May 10. 2011
 | The third annual B.O.M.B. Fest has announced it's full line up and two-day schedule for the Memorial Day Weekend event Saturday May 28th and Sunday May 29th at the Comcast Theatre in Hartford, CT. With a killer lineup of acts from across the country, including Weezer, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Coheed And Cambria, Neon Trees, State Radio, George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, The New Pornographers, Against Me!, HEALTH, Wavves and more, this years festival has a solid lineup sure to draw fans.
A non-profit event all proceeds from this year’s festival will got towards providing music scholarships, music enrichment and education programs, music and healing initiatives and community support and outreach. Last year's festival raised money for The Hole in the Wall Gang Camps, Connecticut Children's Hospital, YPI Camp, and The Lyman Allyn Museum.
For the full lineup and for ticket information, check out the festival website at http://www.bombfest.com |
Friday, May 6. 2011
 San Francisco based Thee Oh Sees have announced a European tour starting today in Madrid Spain at the Moby Dick Club. The instrumental, experimental vehicle for John Dwyer now consists of a quartet including keyboardist/singer Brigid Dawson, guitarist Petey Dammit, and drummer Mike Shoun, and will soon bring on a fifth member, multi-instrumentalist/singer Lars Finberg. Look for a U.S. tour announcement to follow.
5/6 - Moby Dick Club - Madrid, Spain
5/10 - Le Clacson - Oullins, France
5/11 - La Vapeur - Dijon, France
5/12 - Rockstore - Montpellier, France
5/13 - Lefuzz'yon - La Roche-sur-Yon, France
5/14 - Mains D'Oeuvres - Saint Oeun, France
5/21 - Le Romandie - Lausanne, Switzerland
5/24 - West Germany - Berlin, Germany
5/25 - Merleyn - Nijmegen, Netherlands
5/26 - Tufnell Park Dome - London, UK
5/27 - Hydrant - Brighton, UK
5/28 - The Deaf Institute - Manchester, UK &
5/29 - The Cluny - Newcastle, UK
5/30 - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds, UK
5/31 - Charlatan - Ghent, Belgium
6/1 - Chabada - Angers, France
6/5 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels, Belgium #
6/6 - Paradiso Kleine Zaal - Amsterdam, Netherlands
6/25 - Sled Island Festival - Calgary, AB
6/26 - Sled Island Festival - Calgary, AB
For more information check out their web page at theeohsees.com |
Thursday, May 5. 2011
 After a successful appearance at this years SXSW Oklahoma-based Colourmusic have announced a July tour with Morning Teleportation, Royal Bangs and Oh No Oh My opening on July 12 in Atlanta at the 529. The psychedelic quartet has been garnishing rave reviews in the UK from NME and comparisons with fellow Oklahomans The Flamning Lips abound. Check ou the tour dates below
Upcoming Tour Dates
7/12 - 529 - Atlanta, GA ^
7/13 - The Bottletree - Birmingham, AL ^
7/14 - One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA ^
7/15 - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA ^
7/16 - Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX ^
7/17 - The Korova - San Antonio, TX ^
7/18 - Jake's - Lubbock, TX ^ &
7/22 - UMS (Underground Music) - Denver, CO
7/24 - The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
7/26 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
7/27 - Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA
7/28 - The Mill - Iowa City, IA
7/29 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL
7/30 - Off Broadway - St. Louis, MO
^ w/ Royal Bangs
& w/ Oh No Oh My
* w/ Morning Teleportation
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Wednesday, May 4. 2011
 | Chicago's Joan of Arc begin their US tour with Brooklyn, NY's Air Waves today in Lawrence, KS at Jackpot Saloon. The tour will snake its way down the West Coast, hitting cities such as Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and others before wrapping up in Fayetteville, AR at JR's Lightblub Club on 5/21. This West Coast leg of shows will be the first time since 2008 that Joan of Arc will be playing these select cities.
Joan of Arc are touring in support of their upcoming album, Life Like, which will be released on May 10th in multiple formats.
| Joan of Arc / Air Waves Tour Dates
5/04 - Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Saloon
5/05 - Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
5/06 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
5/07 - Bozeman, MT @ Zebra Cocktail Lounge
5/09 - Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project
5/10 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
5/12 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord
5/13 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place
5/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell
5/16 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
5/17 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
5/19 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
5/20 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
5/21 - Fayetteville, AR @ JR's Lighbulb Club |
 Dallas Texas based Memphis May Fire are set to headline the very first Rise Records tour which kicks off May 7 in St. Louis, MO. With their Rise Records debut "The Hollow" as the #1 album on this week’s Billboard Heatseekers chart the band is hoping to take some of that buzz out on tour.
Rise Records Tour Dates featuring
Memphis May Fire, Decoder, Ten After Two and That’s Outrageous!
Saturday, May 07 St.Louis, MO FUBAR
Sunday, May 08 Cookeville, TN Amps & Ramps
Monday, May 09 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Wednesday, May 11 Macon, GA The 567
Thursday, May 12 Pensacola, FL Grunge Bar
Friday, May 13 Tampa, FL Brass Mug
Saturday, May 14 Sarasota, FL The Nightlife
Sunday, May 15 Jacksonville, FL The Pit
Monday, May 16 Orlando, FL Backbooth
Tuesday, May 17 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
Wednesday, May 18 Charlotte, NC Amos' Southland
Thursday, May 19 Virginia Beach, VA Hangar 09
Friday, May 20 Linthicum, MD LHUMC
Saturday, May 21 Philadelphia, PA Barbary
Sunday, May 22 South Hackensack, NJ School of Rock
Monday, May 23 New York, NY Studio at Webster Hall
Tuesday, May 24 Poughkeepsie, NY The Loft
Thursday, May 26 Buffalo, NY Club Diablo
Friday, May 27 Altoona, PA The Archway Center
Saturday, May 28 Columbus, OH Basement
Sunday, May 29 Joliet, IL Mojoes
Tuesday, May 31 Minneapolis, MN Station 4
Wednesday, June 01 Bookings, SD Touchdown Jesus
Thursday, June 02 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
Friday, June 03 Greeley, CO The Atlas Thearer
Saturday, June 04 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon
Sunday, June 05 Boise, ID Venue
Monday, June 06 Spokane, WA The Club
Tuesday, June 07 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
Wednesday June 08, Portland, OR Branx
Friday, June 10 Orangevale, CA Boardwalk
Saturday, June 11 Los Gatos, CA The Venue
Sunday, June 12 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
Tuesday, June 14 Phoenix, AZ Nile
Thursday, June 16 Ft. Worth The Aardvark
Friday, June 17 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
Saturday, June 18 McAllen, TX VFW
Sunday, June 19 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
For more information check out their facebook page at facebook.com/MemphisMayFire |
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