January 21, 2010

Saosin plan headlining run with Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster

Southern California-based post-hardcore act Saosin will hit the road in February and March for a headlining tour across the U.S. in support of 2009’s In Search Of Solid Ground with opening act Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster. Dates are still coming in, but here’s what we’ve assembled thus far: 02/18/2010 The Dome Bakersfield,...

Watch Hayley Williams perform "Say It Ain't So" with Weezer

Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams jumped onstage with Weezer last night to perform "Say It Ain't So." The show was the prize of a contest thrown by T-Mobile and took place at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Check out the video below. Both Paramore and Weezer are slated to headline this spring's Bamboozle.

Franz Nicolay leaves the Hold Steady

Mustachioed keyboardist Franz Nicolay has announced his departure from New York-based inclusion-rockers the Hold Steady. Nicolay explains his decision on his website, writing: "You should know: I’ve left The Hold Steady. I told the band I’d be leaving in early September, played my last show with them in Minneapolis around Thanksgiving, and dotted the...

Coheed and Cambria Route Intimate Spring Tour

Veteran prog-rockers Coheed and Cambria have announced dates of Northeast club tour in anticipation of their new record, Year of The Black Rainbow. The presales sold out yesterday but most onsales begin this Saturday, January 23rd. Tour Dates: Tue-Mar-23 – Rochester, NY – Harro East Theatre & Ballroom Wed-Mar-24 – Syracuse, NY- The...

Out Of Print But Not Out Of Reach: Vinyl you need to hunt down now

As every major media outlet has taken to reporting recently, vinyl is back in a big way–to that, we say, “Duh,” followed by a “Where have you been for the past decade?” In our eyes, vinyl never went out of style–although unfortunately, lots of crucial records have gone out of print. Of course, half the...

Landlord

Landlord Lifers [3.5/5] Emerging from Bloomington, Indiana, garage-punk three piece Landlords have issued a powerful, lo-fi sonic statement with Lifers. Featuring members of the Door-Keys and Defiance, Ohio, Landlord doesn’t sound much like either; instead, the songs seem to be drawing parallel influences from classic Bay Area punk and ’90s rock, with “Not Fair”...