"Norwegian Devil Dolls" according to Rolling Stone , the Cocktail Slippers are heading to the U.S. for two special back-to-back performances in Philadelphia and New York City. The all female garage pop band owns the stage in their signature retro get ups on Friday, September 23, 2011 at Philly's Kung Fu Necktie, and the following night at NYC's Delancey on Saturday, September 24. The two showcases are in support of their highly anticipated album due out in 2012. Cocktail Slippers just finished touring Scandinavia earlier this year [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours There must be something in the air in Scandinavia that makes their creative types see the world differently from the rest of us. It's hard to pin down, they seem a little crazier, less inhibited and easily combustible. Oslo's Cocktail Slippers are certainly all of that - guitarist Rocket Queen gave Spinner an insight into their manic world... Describe your sound The sound of Cocktail Slippers...to me it's like the sound of coffee [...]

Cocktail Slippers are a foxy female fivesome from Oslo, Norway, who combine the girl-group harmonies of The Ronettes with the sass of Debbie Harry and the gritty rock 'n' roll of The Runaways to produce a high-octane hybrid that'll rock you world more than a bomb disposal expert with a twitchy finger. As it's Christmas the girls have recorded a rocking version of Wham's festive perennial 'Last Christmas' . Check out their Hard Day's Night style video of the girls romping around their hometown. [...]
It's Friday and it's spring...you know what that means: time for a spring-approved Friday Mixtape! Ok, so maybe there isn't anything really springy about the collection of singles, remixes, covers, along with the mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out, but it sure as hell is worth the listen, and should help make your spring Friday a bit more musically awesome. NEW Singles: "Fake IDs" by Deleted Scenes "Counterpoint" by Delphic "Future [...]

Little Steven Van Zandt's Wicked Cool Records debuted the video for the Cocktail Slippers single "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" on the label's website WickedCoolRecords.com. Now, you can watch the video here on Band Weblogs : Watch "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" video : The song, written and produced by Steven Van Zandt , is the title track of the band's upcoming release - out April 28, 2009 in the U.S. (and April 27 in Europe). The [...]

Seems it's that time of year when there's so much new music being released by new bands as well as established ones. We start with the debut studio album by Hill Country Revue, Make A Move, 10 tracks of raw blues and classic southern rock recorded at Jim Dickinson's famed Zebra Ranch Studio as well as at Young Avenue Sound in Memphis. The band features a great combination of musicians, and will touring extensively through September. The album will be released May 12th. mp3: Alice Mae [...]
St Valentine's Day Massacre is the forthcoming album (out April 28th) from Oslo, Norway pop/rock group Cocktail Slippers.The band has released a video for the title track, which was written and produced by the E-Street Band's Steven Van Zandt.You can also get a taste of their sound with this download:"In The City"- MP3Cocktail Slippers' websiteCocktail Slippers' Myspace
Video: Cocktail Slippers "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" Oslo, Norway's all-female pop/rock group Cocktail Slippers have debuted their video for single " St. Valentine's Day Massacre " on wickedcoolrecords.com . The song is the title track of the band's upcoming release out April 28th.

Christian Kiefer - In Hindsight (featuring Bill Callahan) Frank Turner - Long Live The Queen Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs - Gettin' High For Jesus Horse Feathers - Curs In The Weeds J. Tillman - Steel On Steel Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Seven-Mile Island Gary Louris and Mark Olson [...]
I know I sound like a broken mp3 but I really do get excited every year when the Southwest by Southwest Music Festival posts its schedule of showcases, along with hundreds and hundreds of mp3s by artists who will be performing in Austin, Texas (USA) on the dates indicated above. Over the next I don't know how many days, I'll be posting some of my favorites. Some of them are actually old friends,