September 2011
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Gigs On The Horizon
The Bled Farewell Tour w/ Decoder
11/02 Tulsa, OK – Marquee 11/03 St. Louis, MO – Fubar 11/04 Chicago, IL – Reggie’s 11/05 Lansing, MI – The Loft 11/06 Akron, OH – Musica 11/08 Brooklyn, NY – The Knitting Factory 11/09 Philadelphia, PA – The Barbary 11/10 Providence, RI – Club Hell 11/11 Vineland, NJ – Hangar 84 11/12 Richmond, VA – Strange Matter 11/13 Greensboro, NC – Greene Street 11/15...
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Mastodon w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan
10/25 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa 10/27 Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds 11/01 Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern Theatre 11/02 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades 11/03 San Francisco, CA – The Warfield 11/05 Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre 11/06 Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO 11/07 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory 11/08 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot 11/09 Denver, CO –...
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Watch this Kvelertak gig from Finland →
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WatchSome more Saint Motel and the first article I wrote for PacSun… It’s the view of PacSun
Along for the Ride: Saint Motel - Day 1
Our first face to face encounter with the California indie rock band Saint Motel, came as one of the most unique experiences we’ve ever had. Met up with them downtown, then we headed to record a live session and interview for BreakThru Radio. On our way...
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July 2011
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5 & Alive
5 & Alive Trivium - Watch The World Burn Heights - Lost & Alone The Body Rampant - Sativa Foster The People - Helena Beat letlive. - Renegade 86’
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HeightsBands like heights come along every so often, and like most music you’ll either love it or hate it. People tried predicting the end of the world randomly, so my prediction may be bold and prove to be wrong, but I do not think so. Heights is going to be big, not in a billboard charts kind of way, but in the way Converge are. I am officially hailing them the second coming of...
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The Body RampantCalifornia’s The Body Rampant should be taken seriously. This band will undoubtedly be lumped into the ‘scene’, unfairly however. They write catchy songs, intertwined with careful technicality. I say careful as their parts add to the song’s appeal instead of just exist in it. Without any doubt this band will be popping up on various tours in the near...
April 2011
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Stills from Underoath’s ‘Paper Lung’ music videoWatch Here
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Incubus - If Not Now, When?We Are The Ocean - Go Now And LiveEnter Shikari - Live From Planet Earth DVDThe StrokesAugust Burns Red - Leveler
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Young GunsThis is melodic rock music, for people who like rock and roll bands. Young Guns deliver straight ahead messages and driving guitars, within radio friendly confines. These tunes have given the band slots on the main stage at Reading Festival in fornt of a shit ton of people. A vocally driven band by singer Gustav Wood, you get a voice needed in today’s ‘scene’, which...
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Lower Than AtlantisOut of a random myspace friends search I came across this band, and I’m fucking glad I did. An advance copy of Lower Than Atlantis’ World Record played about 3 straight times last night alone. A British rock band that offers more then their contemporary countrymen, as the lean more towards American punk. Mike Duce’s scratchy voice and mid level range carry a...
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Where’d all the music go? Overdrive engage
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Pressed to Impress
Thursday - No DevolucionA first listen to what is to be Thursday’s 5th official release left me a bit confused. This is because I have no idea how to really feel about it. It’s good, the songs are solid and what could be expected after “Common Existence”, in that it is not much like it at all. It expands on the spacey, echoey sound Thursday has been toying around with...
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We BarbariansWith such a profound moniker you’d expect some life destroying tunes but Long Beach, California trio We Barbarians, is in simple terms an indie rock band. They’ll have you move and groove along to some of their catchy tunes but it kind of ends there. We Barbarians is a good band but do not stand out amongst the countless other bands similar sounding acts. They have the...
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North Korea - Basement Tapes vol. 1Short but sweet review since it’s late… Great little release by these four guys, heavier the what I anticipated in a good sort of way. Solid four songs that aren’t really boring and repetitive, which is easy with a few tracks so another release will tell if they indeed are really likable. Singer Ryan Hunter’s qualms about writing music...
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March 2011
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Pressed to Impress
Protest The Hero - ScurrilousThe third proper album from Protest The Hero, Scurrilous, is a logical progression for this shredfest group. It picks up where Fortress left off and furthers the band more and more from the days of Kezia. This band has with out a doubt left the idea of writing possible single worthy songs in favor of going with what makes them stand out. However, that is not to say...
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Picky Tuesday
Better late than never…. MonaIf leon already has its Kings, then be introduced to its princes. Nashville’s Mona is set to take over the radio with a set of catchy, indie rock tunes, and with a bit of Bruce Springsteen here and U2 there this a through and through rock band. One of labels most sought after acts, the past few months saw them sign a sizable deal with Island Records....
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Kvelertak The Strokes - Angles Trap Them - Darker Handcraft Protest The Hero - ScurrilousHomeFront Soundtrack sjs
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5 & Alive Protest The Hero - Tongue Splitter Mona - Listen To Your Love Kvelertak - Sultans of Satan Deftones - Rocket Skates Trap Them - Evictionaries sjs
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5 & Alive Queens of the Stone Age - Go With The Flow Silverstein - Medicate Sylosis - Where The Sky Ends Thomas Giles - Reverb Island Alien Ant Farm - These Days sjs
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5 & Alive All’s Quiet - Fallout Letlive - Homeless Jazz Dillinger Escape Plan - Fight The Power La Dispute - Said The King To The River Hold Your Horse Is - Forgive And Forget sjs
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Of LegendsThis band is not for the faint of heart. Warning, if listening to Of Legends while driving you will want to run every other car off the road. There is no let up period. The band is consisted of members of former ones that have joined together, coming from various backgrounds. Vocalist Luis Dubuc is of The Secret Handshake, guitarist Jacob Belcher of Drop Dead, Gorgeous fame, the rest...
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5 & Alive Trap Them - Damage Prose Of Legends - Save Humans Mastodon - Mother Puncher The Canvas Waiting - Chasing Color Adele - Rolling In The Deep sjs
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Five & Alive Kvelertak - Ulvetid Walk The Moon - Anna Sun Broken Bells Meyrin Fields The Strokes - Machu Picu Syslosis - Empyreal sjs
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Walk The MoonMy second selection for the weekly Pick Tuesday is rather different than last weeks… Walk The Moon is going to be big, very big. They have infectious melodies and indie swag, yes swag. From the actual music they produce to the video for what will be a hit single “Anna Sun”, the band appeal to hipsters across the board. But they are so much more, because they are...
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EmeryMarch 29thsjs
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5 & Alive Young The Giant - My Body Boy & Bear - Blood To Gold Water & Bodies - Celebration Song Stranded - Death Eyes The New Regime - Order Restored sjs
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North Korea Basement Tapes vol. 1 - 4/1/2011 1. Master Plan B2. Don’t call us Joneses3. Laced4. My God Can Beat Up Your God North Korea - Master Plan B (DOGMA) from ArtOK on Vimeo.
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