Emil & Friends Premieres Video For "Prescriptions" On Metromix || Album Release Party Wednesday Novemeber 2nd At Lorelay In Brooklyn ||"Lo & Behold" Out NOW On Cantora Records

Emil & Friends Premiere Video For "Prescriptions" On Metromix, Featuring Unreleased Track "Let Your Heart"

Record Release Party Next Wednesday, November 2nd At Lorelay Brooklyn, 8PM
Debut LP Lo & Behold Out Now On Cantora Records

Media Click Here To View "Prescriptions" Video On Metromix Click Here To Listen To & Download "Crystal Ball" On My Old Kentucy Blog Click Here To Listen To "Prescriptions" On RollingStone.com Press "full of vibrant sounds that can make the summer seem endless." - Rollingstone.com "day-glo superhero" - Pitchfork “a funky, folky, almost-electronic pop that’s hard to qualify but easy to start bopping along to.” – AOL Spinner “he is the PBR-soaked Dr.Luke of the indie world and a must watch artist of 2010.” – Stark Online “EP shamelessly and guilefully pursues hook after hook, utilizing a broad palette of musical textures from slinky guitar lines and nimble scales to bright midi keyboard accents.” – Lithium “is just the genre-bending, time-traveling, pop-rock-electro-folk “produsingermusicianista”…Hewitt’s production is spotless, and his melodies mellifluous.” – Best New Bands   Tracklisting Flashback Crystal Ball Endless Waves Typing Machine Prescriptions C.U.P.I.D Rain Check Ali Baba Cat's Pajamas Mask Like Face Lo & Behold Upcoming NYC Shows 11/2 - Record Release Party @ Lorelay 11/26 - Le Poisson Rouge ********************** Who is Emil & Friends? In 2008, the Wikipedia page of actor Emile Hirsch informed us that his “band goes by the name of Emil and Friends and is currently touring the United States.” Ever a beacon of factual credibility, Wikipedia was innocently reflecting rumors started by one rapscallion, Emil Hewitt, who was the real Emil behind the music, and who had propagated the hoax in a shameless effort to get his music heard. And the story of Emil & Friends came into our world thusly–via a fuzzy, falsified connection to a celebrity. Fortunately, the backstory was accompanied by music bright with fresh basslines, colorful guitar riffs and the whimsical charm of Emil’s vocals. Three years and many buzzy HypeMachine remixes later, after moving to New York and refining his sound, Emil has established himself as a riser in the NYC music scene. The artist formerly known as Emile releases his full-length debut Lo and Behold on Cantora Records. Somewhere at the confluence of Emil’s chief inspirations–Queen, French house music and Timbaland–blended together with his flair for musical theater, he arrives at Lo and Behold, an eccentric musical journey he self-classifies as weird Pop. Beginning to end, the album is deliciously fantastical and schizophrenic, from the loungy banger “C.U.P.I.D.” to the dreamy ballad “Prescriptions,” to the disco shaker “Raincheck.” Emil’s debut is an exotic palette of musical moods, with tracks that sizzle, others that stir, and others still that soothe. So who is Emil & Friends? Both a man and a myth. A con-man and a connoisseur. A mixologist and a remixer. A rising star and a star stalker. Overall, and perhaps ironically so given Emil’s fabricated identity, what shines most brightly on Emil’s debut is his own personality. He approaches each song with a distinct persona, and when held as a collection of songs, in Emil we find a highly relatable and transparent voice–the product of a generation as fickle and fragmented as the album itself. ************************* http://www.myspace.com/emilandfriends

THE CHARIOT Kicks Off Headlining Run with Vanna, The Crimson Armada, Former Thieves, and Listener Next Friday, November 4th

THE CHARIOT Kicks Off Headlining Run with Vanna, The Crimson Armada, Former Thieves, and Listener Next Friday, November 4^th

THE CHARIOT is gearing up to kick off their upcoming headlining run across the U.S. and Canada next Friday, November 4^th in Birmingham, AL. The tour also features Vanna, The Crimson Armada, Former Thieves, and Listener. The tour runs through December 17^th when it comes to an end in the band’s hometown of Atlanta, GA.

THE CHARIOT’s new vinyl LP version of their latest GOOD FIGHT MUSIC release, Long Live, is in stores now. The digital and physical CD versions of Long Live were originally released on November 22^nd, 2010. The vinyl includes a bonus track, ‘Music of a Grateful Heart’, previously available only on the limited edition 7-inch version. The track is available on iTunes and all digital outlets as a single track.

See below for all current tour dates and stay tuned for updates!

THE CHARIOT w/ VANNA, THE CRIMSON ARMADA, FORMER THIEVES, AND LISTENER

11/4 – AL – BIRMINGHAM – THE FIREHOUSE
11/5 – SC – COLUMBIA – NEW BROOKLAND TAVERN

11/6 – NC – GREENSBORO – GREENE STREET

11/8 – VA – RICHMOND – KINGDOM

11/9 – MD – BALTIMORE – SONAR

11/10 – PA – WEST CHESTER – THE NOTE

11/11 – NY – NEW YORK – GRAMERCY THEATRE

11/12 – MA – WORCESTER – PALLADIUM

11/13 – NY – POUGHKEEPSIE – THE LOFT

11/14 – NY – BUFFALO – MOHAWK PLACE

11/15 – QC – MONTREAL – UNDERWORLD

11/16 – ON – TORONTO – THE ANNEX WRECK ROOM

11/17 – PA – GREENSBURG – 42^ND STREET ROCK HOUSE

11/18 – MI – GRAND RAPIDS – MXTP

11/19 – IL – CHICAGO – THE BOTTOM LOUNGE

11/20 – IN – PORTAGE – CAMELOT ARENA

11/22 – MO – ST. LOUIS – FUBAR

11/23 – MO – SPRINGFIELD – OUTLAND BALLROOM

11/26 – CO – DENVER – MARQUIS THEATRE

11/27 – UT – SALT LAKE CITY – KILBY COURT

11/28 – ID – BOISE – THE VENUE

11/29 – WA – SPOKANE – ACLUB

11/30 – WA – SEATTLE – STUDIO SEVEN

12/1 – OR – PORTLAND – HAWTHORNE THEATRE

12/2 – CA – ORANGEVALE – THE BOARDWALK

12/3 – CA – SAN DIEGO – SOMA SIDESTAGE

12/4 – CA – ANAHEIM – CHAIN REACTION

12/5 – AZ – MESA – UNDERGROUND

12/6 – TX – EL PASO – OPEN GATE CHURCH

12/7 – TX – LUBBOCK – JAKE’S SPORTS CAFÉ

12/8 – TX – SAN ANTONIO – WHITE RABBIT

12/9 – TX – AUSTIN – RED 7

12/10 – TX – DALLAS – FAIR PARK

12/11 – TX – HOUSTON – WAREHOUSE LIVE

12/13 – FL – PENSACOLA – HANDLE BAR

12/14 – FL – GAINESVILLE – DOUBLE DOWN LIVE

12/15 – FL – ORLANDO – THE SOCIAL

12/16 – FL – TAMPA – THE ORPHEUM

12/17 – GA – ATLANTA – THE MASQUERADE HELL

For more information on THE CHARIOT, please visit these sites:

http://www.thechariotjams.tumblr.com

http://www.facebook.com/thechariot

http://twitter.com/thechariotjams

http://www.myspace.com/thechariot

Apteka debut track from LP "Gargoyle Days" on Dumbing of America, prepare for album release

Apteka debut "Striking Violet" from upcoming LP Gargoyle Days on Dumbing of America.

Their songs build in a crescendo of sweat and beauty, creating epic landscapes that have left me with permanent goosebumps...

Listen to "Striking Violet" and check out the interview here.

Embracing the coming darkness of a Chicago winter, Apteka's debut LP, Gargoyle Days is awash in captivating reverb, swirling melodies and soaring, anthemic refrains and the release is celebrated with a special, Chicago Halloween show.

October 31, 2011 - Apteka Gargoyle Days Release Show @ The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL

with Sybris, The Bingers, Touched by Ghoul

Watch the release video for Gargoyle Days to hear the title track from the new LP.

For more music, check out this video featuring Apteka scoring Shepard Fairey and Obey and give a listen to the release named one of the Top 2010 albums from Chicago Indies by the Chicago Tribune, the Traitors 7".

Press praise for Apteka

With a heady mix of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, the epiphanal rush of shoegaze, with the intensity of Jane’s Addiction they’re truly the great band that’s flown under your radar too long.

The Dumbing of America

 

An increasingly commanding quartet that embraces the power of guitar drone, tribal drumming and the deep, shoegaze-era swoon.

Chicago Tribune, Traitors 7” Top 2010 albums from Chicago Indies

 

If snowstorms shed sparks or cicadas caught fire. If you longed so much for something that you could never sleep again. Or if all your friends started playing electric guitars at once.

Said the Gramophone

 

With its chiming guitar, churning rhythms, expansive atmospherics, and keening, melodic vocals, the song presses the same buttons as classic Ride. I expect good things from this band, and soon.

Chicago Reader

 

This scrappy Chicago rock band takes the DIY-values of Pavement, the wide-eyed excitability of Dinosaur Jr. and the frantic, flourished drumming of Keith Moon, tosses it all into a blended, and slathers it with a thick coating of shoegazer fuzz that would make My Bloody Valentine proud…a sonic maelstrom of energy blasting through your speakers, all teetering guitar and an ambiance that makes it sound as if it was recorded during the middle of a huge blizzard.

The Brown Noise

Apteka weaves a curious star bound tapestry that falls between the generic staples of shoe gaze, tear arsing shimmer toned power pop and fringe flicking shade adorned lysergic psyche groove, the thumping ‘cicada song’ sound like a wired and antagonised early career Ride re-sculpturing discarded Barrett Floyd / 13th Floor Elevators motifs while ‘the sheet’ it seems is currently streets ahead on the listening count though sadly the blighter refused to play for us - gremlins in the machinery I gather.

Losing Today

 

Take the breathiness of Stoned And Dethroned era Jesus and Mary Chain and English shoegazer harmonies, along with an album-consistent palpitating beat. Best of all is the way the whole track leads somewhere - soft beginnings to strongly strummed reverb drenched guitars, to fierce and sheathing keys, to - finally - an amalgamation of all the above. This song, in particular, is four minutes of satisfaction.

Drone Magazine on “If You Were Here”

About Apteka

Apteka is Adam Lukas, Dino Balocchi, Jesse Hozeny, and Dave Narey. We are from Chicago. We play rock music. We like large kick drums, tube amplification, and face melting.

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A Winged Victory for the Sullen (Adam Wiltzie of Stars of the Lid + Dustin O'Halloran) Tour Kicks Off Tomorrow

 

A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN 

TOUR KICKS OFF TOMORROW

Listen to "Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears" via Pitchfork: 

http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/16085-steep-hills-of-vicodin-tears/

"Four Stars. Genuinely moving. Another victory for the Post-Classical scene." - Uncut

"It's an immersive, and inevitably cinematic, ambient gem." - MOJO 

 

"A celestial incantation to silence all commotion." - Drowned in Sound

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 28, 2011 - A Winged Victory for the Sullen, the collaboration of Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie of ambient drone outfit Stars of the Lid and pianist/composer Dustin O'Halloran, will begin their first-ever North American tour tomorrow, October 29 at St. Mary's Hamilton Village in Philadelphia. The group will perform music from their acclaimed self-titled debut album, which was released on Kranky to great critical acclaim in September. The duo will switch off between piano and guitar and be accompanied by ACME (American Contemporary Music Ensemble). Video projections will be provided by Christina Vantzou and support will come from fellow Kranky acts Benoit Piolard and Ken Camden.

A Winged Victory For the Sullen is the first installment of the new collaboration between Stars of the Lid founder Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie and composer Dustin O'Halloran. The duo agreed to leave their normal home studio comfort zone and develop the recordings with the help of large acoustic spaces, and to hunt down a selection of 9ft grand pianos that had the ability to deliver extreme sonic low end. Other traditional instrumentation was used including string quartet, French horn, and bassoon, but always juxtaposed is the sound of drifting guitar washed melodies. The recordings began in one late night session in the famed Grunewald Church in west Berlin on a 1950s imperial Boesendorfer piano and strings were added in the historic East Berlin DDR radio studios along the River Spree. One last final session in a private studio deep in the norther cusp of Italy on a handmade Fazioli piano, and the final mixes took place in a 17th century villa near Ferrara, Italy, with the assistance of Francesco Donadello. All songs were processed completely analogue straight to magnetic tape.

Their secret to harvesting new melodic structures from the thin air of existence was for 

the duo to push themselves to live dangerously, realizing that clear thinking at the wrong moment could stifle the compositions. The final result is seven landscapes of harmonic replicating ingemination. In "Requiem for the Static King Part 1" (created in memory of the untimely passing of Mark Linkous) they have taken the age old idea of a string quartet and then shot it out a cannon to reveal exquisite new levels of mellow bliss. Of the 13 minute track "Symphony Pathétique," Wiltzie says "after almost 20 years of struggling to create interesting ambient drone music, I feel like I have finally figured out what I am doing." Notable guest musicians include Icelandic cellist Hildur Gudnadottir, and violinist Peter Broderick. A Winged Victory for the Sullen is not a side project. This is the future of the late night record you have always dreamed of. 

A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN ON TOUR

October 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ St. Mary's Hamilton Village

October 30 - New York, NY @ West Park Presbyterian Church

October 31 - Montreal, QC @ Casa del Popolo

November 1 - Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel

November 2 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Warhol @ Carnegie Museum of Art

November 3 - Cincinnati, OH @ Southgate House

November 5 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway 

November 6 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall 

November 7 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center 

November 10 - Seattle, WA @ The Triple Door

November 12 - Portland, OR @ Holocene 

November 14 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent 

November 15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite  

  

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BLACK TUSK: Offer Free iTunes Download; Kick-Off US Tour

BLACK TUSK: Offer Free iTunes Download; Kick-Off US Tour

New Dates Announced  

BLACK TUSK is offering a free download of the track "Bringer of Darkness" exclusively at iTunes. The download, available for one week only, comes from their brand new album Set the Dial which saw an October 24^th release via Relapse Records.

BLACK TUSK has kicked off a string of regional shows, including two dates as direct support of Mastodon. Following these dates, the band will begin a headlining Eastern US tour starting Nov. 2^nd in Charlotte, NC and running through mid-November, including a stop as part of the Metal Suckfest in New York, NY. Support on this run comes from THOU and MonstrO on select dates.

BLACK TUSK has just confirmed additional tour dates for December throughout Texas and Florida.  Support on these shows will come from MonstrO and Kyng.  The new dates can be found below in addition to all current Black Tusk dates. 

BLACK TUSK is currently streaming Set The Dial at this location. The album is available for purchase via Relapse.com here and iTunes here.     

BLACK TUSK is available for interviews upon request. To speak with the band, please contact the relevant publicity contact listed below. Updated BLACK TUSK news and tour information will be made available at the Relapse Records website, the BLACK TUSK Facebook and MySpace pages.

BLACK TUSK Tour Dates:

10/27: Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's (w/ Mastodon)

10/28: New Orleans, LA @ Babylon

10/29: Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn (CD Release Show)

11/2: Charlotte, NC @ The Casbah at Tremont Music Hall (w/ MonstrO)

11/3: Richmond, VA @ Kingdom (w/MonstrO)

11/4: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater (Suckfest)

11/5: Reading, PA @ Reverb (w/MonstrO)

11/6: Boston, MA @ Great Scott (w/MonstrO)

11/7: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft (w/Thou, MonstrO)

11/9: Baltimore, MD @ Sonar (w/Thou, MonstrO)

11/11: Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall (w/Thou, MonstrO)

11/12: Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class (w/ Thou, MonstrO)

11/13: Chicago, IL @ Ultra Lounge (w/ Thou, MonstrO)

11/14: St Louis, MO @ Fubar (w/ Thou, MonstrO)

11/15: Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone (w/ Thou, MonstrO)

11/16: Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music (w/ Thou, MonstrO)

11/17: Nashville, TN @ The End (w/ Thou, MonstrO)

December Dates With MonstrO and Kyng

12/8: Birmingham, AL @ The Nick
12/9: Shreveport, LA @ Riverside Warehouse
12/10: Houston, TX @ Rudyards
12/11: Austin, TX @ Emo's
12/12: New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
12/15: Orlando, FL @ Back Booth
12/16: Miami, FL @ Churchill's
12/17: Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug

BASTARD PRIEST: Swedish Death Metallers To Unleash New Full-Length Next Month

BASTARD PRIEST: Swedish Death Metallers To Unleash

New Full-Length Next Month

 

Sweden's whore-filth death metal horde, BASTARD PRIEST, return to stink up your speakers with latest full-length, Ghouls Of The Endless Night.

 

Featuring eight flesh-tearing tracks, the follow-up to 2010's Under the Hammer of Destruction is set for release via Pulverised Records on November 7, 2011! Recorded in mere days at Parasit Studio with Fred Estby (Necronaut, ex-Dismember) and mastered at Enormous Door Studio (Poison Idea, Phobia, Extinction of Mankind, etc.), Ghouls Of The Endless Night offers up a decomposing smorgasbord of primitive death metal and snarly hardcore punk perfectly fit for fans of Master, Autopsy, Dismember, corpsefucking and grave digging. Additionally, the record includes guest guitar work by Christian “Chrille” Sandberg of Maim on “Sarcilegious Ground” and “Enormous Thunder Of The End” and additional drum work by Henke Lill-Lennart Ottosson (also of Maim) on "Poison” and “Fucking Slaughter.”

 

Ghouls Of The Endless Night Track Listing:

1. Pestilent Force
2. Ghouls Of The Endless Night
3. Enter Eternal Nightmare
4. Poison
5. Fucking Slaughter
6. Sacrilegious Ground
7. Last Scream
8. Enormous Thunder Of The End

 

BASTARD PRIEST:

Matt Mendoza - Drums/Vocals

Inventor - Guitars/Vocals

 

Check out a full stream of the record via Invisible Oranges HERE.

http://www.facebook.com/bastardpriestsweden

Streetlight Manifesto/Lionize/Rodeo Ruby Love Hit the Road with Reel Big Fish for Winter of 2011 Tour!

 

Pentimento Music Company bands Streetlight Manifesto, Lionize, and Rodeo Ruby Love have announced they will embark on the Winter Tour 2011 together with Reel Big Fish.  The tour, which kicks off November 21 in Lancaster, PA, sees the bands winding throughout small markets across the country for four weeks, and is a continuation of the successful Streetlight Manifesto/Reel Big Fish summer tour.  Lionize and Rodeo Ruby Love will be documenting the tour on the site AbsolutePunk.net, with photos, videos, and insightful updates for all the world to see.

 

Streetlight Manifesto has spent much of 2011 touring the country in support of their previous releases.  Frontman Tomas Kalnoky is set to release the album Streetlight Lullabies on November 22, 2011 under the name Toh Kay, which features 10 Streetlight Manifest songs stripped-down to their acoustic bones.  The band is currently working on their next album, tentatively scheduled for a late spring 2012 release.  Streetlight Manifesto has paired with the charity Alex's Lemonade Stand for their Goodwill Guestlist Project this tour.  The band sells 4 guestlist spots at each of their shows to create the Goodwill Guestlist, with all the money from these sales going to a charity; last tour's recipient was Project Night Night. These tickets are available for purchase via email at streetlightinfo@riscmail.com

 

Lionize, fresh off the road from a fall tour with friends Larry and His Flask that was sadly forced to end abruptly, bring a sound to the tour which defies classification.  Influenced by reggae, 70s rock, and punk, these road warriors spent the past summer on the Vans Warped Tour and are on the verge of releasing a new album.  Expect much exciting news to come from this band in the next few months.

 

Rodeo Ruby Love plays rowdy, feel-good, toe-tapping music.  This Is Why We Don't Have Nice Things, their debut release on Pentimento was re-released late this fall, and the band is ready to tackle the road in support of it.  But just in case you think that musical talent is the only thing this band has going... Ben Claghorn, the band's bassist, recently had a hilarious web short of his featured on Comedy Central's Tosh.0 which you can view here.

 

TOUR DATES:

11/21/11 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
11/22/11 - Huntington, NY - Paramount Theater
11/23/11 - Stroudsburg, PA - Sherman Theater
11/25/11 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
11/26/11 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
11/27/11 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theater
11/28/11 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
11/29/11 - Knoxville, TN - The Valarium
11/30/11 - Tallahassee, FL - Floyd's Music Store
12/01/11 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
12/03/11 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
12/04/11 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
12/06/11 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Orbit Room
12/07/11 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
12/08/11 - Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze
12/09/11 - Des Moines, IA - People's Court
12/10/11 - Boulder, Co - Fox Theatre
12/11/11 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
12/13/11 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Concert House
12/14/11 - Seattle, WA - King Cat Theatre
12/15/11 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
12/16/11 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
12/17/11 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
12/18/11 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
12/20/11 - Venture, CA - Ventura Theatre
12/21/11 - Bakersfield, CA - The Dome
12/22/11 - Pomona, CA - The Fox Theater
12/23/11 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues

 

NEW RISING SON - The band of Charles Manson's son signs to Deadlight Entertainment

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU FOUND OUT CHARLES MANSON IS YOUR DAD?

California based act NEW RISING SON has inked a deal with french label Deadlight Entertainment (UNDERCOVER SLUT, LOS DISIDENTES DEL SUCIO MOTEL, PRIMAL AGE).

NEW RISING SON is the band of Matthew Roberts, legitimate son of Charles Manson which disciples killed people during the summer of 1969, including movie maker Roman Polanski's pregnant wife Sharon Tate.

Adopted  when he was a kid , Matthew Roberts who bears a blowing ressemblance to his father discovered at almost 30 years old by meeting his mother that Charles Manson was his father. 

The album  called "Honey"  will be released on january on Deadlight Entertainment  and is available for preorder on the label's e-shop at the following adress www.deadlight.bigcartel.com .

The song "Rain" is available for streaming on Deadlight Entertainment Facebook page at the following adress www.facebook.com/deadlight.ent

Black Tide posts first "#DareBlackTide" video challenge + UPROAR Festival wrap-up

BLACK TIDE POSTS FIRST “#DAREBLACKTIDE” VIDEO CHALLENGE, ISSUES UPROAR FESTIVAL WRAP-UP
Sophomore album “Post Mortem” feat. “That Fire” out now on DGC/Interscope Records
MIAMI – After collecting dares from fans on Twitter, Miami-based hard rock outfit, Black Tide, has posted the first “#DareBlackTide” video challenge to their website at: http://www.blacktidemusic.com/dare/completed.aspx. Tune in today to see which Black Tide member was lucky enough to draw the first challenge during the band’s recent run on the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink UPRAOR Festival. Fans are encouraged to continue to tweet dares to #dareblacktide for a chance to see Black Tide attempt your challenge from the road.            Black Tide is currently back home for a bit after wrapping up nearly two months on UPROAR 2011, concluding with a rousing performance at the two day 48 Hours Festival in Las Vegas. The massive active rock tour featured genre heavyweights Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Seether, Escape the Fate and more.  Check out these pics from the Chula Vista stop: http://gbcproductions-blacktiderockstarupr.buzznet.com/user/photos/.            Black Tide drummer, Steven Spence, has issued a statement via the band’s official website at: http://www.blacktidemusic.com/news/default.aspx?nid=36990 in the wake of the group’s summer/fall run on UPROAR.            “I think I can safely say that Uproar has been the best tour of our career so far,” wrote Spence. “Between the friendships we've made, the insane crowds we've performed in front of, and the ridiculous after parties we've hosted, I'd say that this tour is going to leave a long-lasting impression on our lives. The rest of this new touring cycle is going to have a lot to live up to.”

            Black Tide will continue to tour throughout the remainder of 2011 in support of its sophomore release, Post Mortem (DGC/Interscope), with a handful of dates with Pennsylvania rock act, Halestorm, already confirmed to kick off late November.            For tour dates and other information on Black Tide, head to the band's official website: www.blacktidemusic.com, Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blacktide and Twitter: http://twitter.com/blacktide.

Black Tide Live!
10/28/11 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live!
11/18/11 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN – 93X Ultimate Girl show – w/ Puddle of Mudd
11/23/11 – Kenosha, WI – Brat Stop*
11/25/11 – Saginaw, MI – Dow Event Center*
11/26/11 – Dayton, OH – McGuffy’s House of Rock*
12/02/11 – Showbox SODO – Seattle, WA – KISW Holiday Hangover Ball – w/ Puddle of Mudd
12/07/11 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge*
12/08/11 – Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre – w/ Puddle of Mudd*
12/14/11 – Jackson, MS – Club Fire*
12/15/11 – New Orleans, LA – The Hangar*
12/16/11 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum – WCPR Christmas show w/ Chevelle, Staind*
12/17/11 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall*
12/31/11 – House of Blues – Orlando, FL  - w/ Sevendust


* = w/ Halestorm, Adelitas Way…


Black Tide online…
www.blacktidemusic.com
www.facebook.com/blacktide
http://twitter.com/blacktide
www.myspace.com/blacktide

BUDDY HOLLY: LISTEN TO ME / THE ULTIMATE BUDDY PARTY December 2011 on PBS

Historic Concert Features Paul Anka, Peter Asher, Michelle Branch, Cobra Starship, Shawn Colvin, Chris Isaak, Lyle Lovett, Raul Malo, Graham Nash, Stevie Nicks, Boz Scaggs, and Patrick Stump; Special Guest Appearances by Phil Everly, James Burton, Albert Lee; Featured Tributes by Keith Richards, Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson, Imelda May, And More –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA_0v78e_fw

BUDDY HOLLY: LISTEN TO ME / THE ULTIMATE BUDDY PARTY, an extraordinary concert event held at The Music Box in Hollywood on what would have been Buddy’s 75th birthday (September 7th), is available only through PBS, beginning this December. Offering viewers a front row seat for this once-in-a-lifetime concert, BUDDY HOLLY: LISTEN TO ME is part of special programming premiering on PBS stations beginning December 3, 2011 ( check local                           listings).

Produced by Songmasters, the all-star tribute proved an historic rock ‘n’ roll moment, with an incredible line-up of performers including Stevie Nicks, Chris Isaak, Lyle Lovett, Raul Malo, and Graham Nash — rocking the house in the company of a host of superstar guests. Among them were such avowed Holly fans as Paul Anka, Boz Scaggs, Shawn Colvin, Patrick Stump, Cobra Starship’s Gabe Saporta and Victoria Asher,

Michelle Branch, and famed guitar slingers James Burton and Albert Lee. The amazing finale featured all performers in the show in a rousing rendition of Holly’s best-known song, “That’ll Be The Day.”

As if all that weren’t enough, a series of live and video tributes were featured throughout the show, including homages to Holly from Keith Richards, Ringo Starr, Jackson Browne, Brian Wilson, Pat Monahan (of Train), Imelda May, and the one and only Eric Idle of Monty Python’s Flying Circus fame.

Peter Asher, producer of the Listen to Me: Buddy Holly album (and musical legend in his own right) is the evening’s host and music supervisor.  He is joined by Chris Isaak as co-host and performer. Asher assembled an incomparable all-star “house-band” led by Waddy Wachtel — one of rock’s most acclaimed guitarists and musical directors. With their superb musicianship the performers gave energized, sometimes moving, always modern, authentic and unique interpretations of Holly’s most enduring and iconic songs. Adding to the magic of this musical celebration are other friends and family from Buddy Holly’s life, including Maria Elena Holly and Phil Everly, making what may well be his last public musical appearance.

Asher’s personal connection to Holly’s music goes back to 1965, when Peter & Gordon’s timeless cover of “True Love Ways” proved a massive hit both here and in the U.K. In addition, Asher produced Linda Ronstadt’s smash renditions of “It’s So Easy” and “That’ll Be The Day,” both of which served to further bolster the amazing durability of Holly’s legacy. Songmasters’ Listen to Me: Buddy Holly album features 15 entirely new versions of Buddy’s most iconic songs by leading artists, many of whom participated in this special concert.

“Buddy showed us how brilliant and unforgettable songs could be written using the simplest of chords,” says Asher. “He taught us the value of a lyric which came from the heart and the importance of making records the way you heard them in your head. His music has never ceased to play a major role in my life and work.”

BUDDY HOLLY: LISTEN TO ME / THE ULTIMATE BUDDY PARTY features these performances:

    * “Crying, Waiting, Hoping” – Chris Isaak
    * “Everyday” – Patrick Stump
    * “Heartbeat” – Chris Isaak and Michelle Branch
    * “I’m Looking for Someone to Love” – Lyle Lovett with James Burton
    * “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” – Paul Anka
    * “It’s So Easy” – Stevie Nicks
    * “Learning the Game” – Shawn Colvin
    * “Listen to Me” – Raul Malo
    * “Maybe Baby” – Boz Skaggs
    * “Oh, Boy” – Patrick Stump
    * “Not Fade Away” – Stevie Nicks
    * “Peggy Sue” – Cobra Starship (Gabe Saporta and Victoria Asher)
    * “Raining in My Heart” – Graham Nash
    * “Rave On” – Boz Scaggs, Graham Nash and Peter Asher
    * “That’ll Be the Day” – All-Star Cast
    * “True Love Ways” – Raul Malo
    * “Well All Right” – Lyle Lovett

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