Please Stop: Five Annoying Social-Media Tendencies Your Band Should Avoid
A band’s online presence is more important than ever. Keeping an audience attentive and satisfied, however, requires acts to adapt to new techniques and an always-evolving Internet culture. This isn’t easy: As every band bum-rushes Web 2.0 with reckless abandon, a plethora of ineffective strategies and vexing habits plagues musicians everywhere. The trick is to...
Kevin Devine signs to Razor & Tie, announces tour dates
(Photo: Ninelle Efremova) Singer-songwriter Kevin Devine has signed to Razor & Tie. His new full-length, Between the Concrete & Clouds, will be in stores on September 13, 2011 via Razor & Tie / Favorite Gentlemen; Devine will also be heading out on a headlining tour this fall with the Features. (First-leg tour dates are below.)...
The Rocket Summer entering studio
The Rocket Summer is entering the studio tomorrow to begin recording a new album. The band previously released a free live acoustic album, Bryce Avary, His Instruments And Your Voices, in May.
Brand New announce Atlantic City show
Brand New have announced a one-off date at the House of Blues in Atlantic City, NJ. The show will take place on Saturday, November 26th and pre-sale tickets will be available today right here.
Polar Bear Club announce tour with Fireworks, Balance And Composure, Make Do And Mend, Such Gold
Polar Bear Club will be touring this fall on the release of their new album with support from Fireworks, Balance And Composure, Make Do And Mend and Such Gold. Check out the tour flyer below for the complete list of dates! Polar Bear Club with Fireworks and Balance And Composure * w/ Make Do And Mend #...
Exclusive Interview: Dia Frampton on "The Voice" and what's next for her music career and Meg & Dia
(Photo: Daniel Silbert) If you’re a Warped Tour regular, than you probably know DIA FRAMPTON better as the lead singer of sister-act indie-rockers Meg & Dia. However, if you were just introduced to her on the inaugural season of NBC’s The Voice, you know her as that chick who totally rocked the Kanye West cover...
Exclusive Stream/Download: Blacklist Royals' "Golden Hands"
Check out this exclusive stream and download of “Golden Hands,” a brand new song by Blacklist Royals. You can catch the band on Warped Tour through July 28.
Less Than Jake - Greetings From EP
Less Than Jake Greetings From EP According to the band, Greetings From is Less Than Jake's 287th release. We don't hate our interns enough to make them properly factcheck that, but judging by this writer's personal LTJ collection, it's probably not that far off. Even though they're approaching 20 years in the business of ska-punk...
Penfold announce reunion show
New Jersey emo rock group Penfold have announced a reunion show taking place on Saturday, September 17th in Hoboken, NJ. This will be the band's first performance since 2006, and before that a secret show held in 2005.