Blog: Indiependent Music

The Horrible Crowes "Black Betty & The Moon" Sneak a preview..I'm very very excited. this is probably coming in a beautiful vinyl color or something magical. 1. Last Rites 2. Sugar 3. Behold The Hurricane 4. I Witnessed A Crime 5. Go Tell Everybody 6. Cherry Blossoms 7. Ladykiller 8. Crush 9. Mary Ann 10. Black Betty & The Moon 11. Blood Loss 12. I Believe Jesus Brought Us Together

InVogue Records Tour Thrust Management is stoked to announce the "inVogue Records Tour" presented by Rise To Glory Clothing . The tour will feature: Another Her o Dies , Sleep City , As Artifacts , Royal , Get Up Texas and Spies Like Us . The tour will fire off July 6th in Chicago IL and will travel throughout the entire United States wrapping up August 23rd in Texas. (Visit: www.invouguerecords.com or www.thrustmanagement.com for dates and locations.). [...]

Hostage Calm rally fan support for same-sex marriage bill, give away album for free Hostage Calm have teamed with Alternative Press to support the ongoing battle nationwide over same-sex marriages. Setting their joint focus on the upcoming New York state vote to determine whether same sex partners can legally get married, the band is offering their full length self-titled album for free to anyone who submits the e-mail to NY Senators that are on the fence with the topic. By filling out your [...]

Video: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. "Simple Girl"

Ancestors "Invisible White" Jun 21 Los Angeles based psychedelic rock quintet Ancestors released their EP of all new material titled " Invisible White " this week via Tee Pee Records. "This record showcases another side of the band," comments guitarist Justin Maranga. "It's a project that we've been talking about doing for a long time and with the addition of Matt to the lineup, we knew it would be a while before we were able to get the next full length out, so we decided that now was a good [...]

Video: Cold War Kids "Skip the Charades"

Active Child tour dates Active Child , the musical project from choirboy-turned-indie-pop musician Pat Grossi, have announced their first North American headlining tour. Active Child will be touring in support of their debut album " You Are All I See " which will be released on August 23 via Vagrant Records. Tracklisting 1. You Are All I See 2. Hanging On 3. High Priestess 4. See Thru Eyes 5. Ivy 6. Playing House (feat. How To Dress Well) 7. Way Too Fast 8. Ancient Eye 9. Shield & Sword 10. [...]

Video: Sleeping Giants "Dead Men Walking"

Update from the Awesome Mark Hoppus Mark Hoppus has given a lengthy update on moving to London, and the new Blink-182 album here .

Jim Ward "Quiet In The Valley, On The Shores The End Begins", "The Electric Six" Aug 2 Jim Ward , frontman of Sparta and Sleepercar and founding member of At The Drive-In, will release his debut solo album " Quiet In The Valley, On The Shores The End Begins " & " The Electric Six " on August 2nd via his own Tembloroso Recordings . The album is a compilation of his acoustic solo EP trilogy - 2007's Quiet , 2009's In The Valley, On The Shores , 2011's [...]

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Saving Abel plan Guantanamo Bay performance Southern rockers Saving Abel and the USO are proud to announce a trip to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, June 23-26 to visit and perform for members of our Armed Forces and their families. Over the past several months the quintet has toured extensively across the U.S. as well as touched down in Kuwait and Iraq as part of a USO tour. The band also visited and performed a USO show in the middle of the Pacific Ocean aboard the USS Carl Vinson as the vessel returned from [...]

Video: The Joy Formidable "A Heavy Abacus" Aug 3 Cleveland, OH @ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Aug 5 Kansas City, MO @ Kanrocksas Aug 7 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza Festival Aug 9 Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach Aug 12 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival San Francisco

Sam Duckworth "The Mannequin" Aug 8 Sam Duckworth is set to release his new album " The Mannequin " on August 8th. Preview his album here . Sam Duckworth is almost better known for his political work than his music these days. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly have been devoted to protesting against the Far Right, helping to give left wing causes a voice.

NPR lists top 100 albums of 2011..so far Check out the Top 100 albums of the year so far, selected by NPR Music listeners. / Ok, let us save you the trouble. 1. The Decemberists: The King Is Dead 2. Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues 3. Adele: 21 4. Bon Iver: Bon Iver 5. Radiohead: The King of Limbs 6. Iron & Wine: Kiss Each Other Clean 7. Death Cab For Cutie: Codes and Keys 8. My Morning Jacket: Circuital 9. Amos Lee: Mission Bell 10. Bright [...]

WHIRR sign to Tee Pee Records Bay Area post-shoegaze sextet WHIRR has signed with NYC rock label Tee Pee Record and are recording in the studio this August to lay down tracks for its full length debut and follow up to its recently released " Distressor " EP. The album will be preceded by a limited edition vinyl 7" that will be issued this fall.

Wes Borland defends new Limp Bizkit album In a recent exchange between Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland and the music blog Antiquiet, Wes defended Gold Cobra , frontman Fred Durst and all the negative criticism the band and album have been receiving. "There is no way in hell our band would ever have been successful without Fred as the singer. Period. He is an astonishing front man and performer." Later on in the exchange Wes dishes on his reasoning behind rejoining the band, "There's a chemistry that the five of us [...]

Live From Tokyo, documentary on Japan underground music Directed by US filmmaker Lewis Rapkin, " Live In Tokyo " looks at Tokyo's music culture as a reflection of Japanese society and in relation to international music culture. Tokyo's reputation for an overwhelming variety of global information, media-saturated urban environment and cutting edge innovation, makes it the perfect sample for addressing a new outlook on music culture. We find ourselves well into the generation of hyper-connec­tivity and information culture. The music industry is transforming and listeners are accessing and [...]

Contest: All Time Low "Gimme Summer Ya Love" tour tickets giveaway All Time Low are preparing to hit the road for the "Gimme Summer Ya Love" Tour in support of the band's recently released album, " Dirty Work ". All Time Low will be joined by bands such as The Starting Line, Cartel, The Cab and more. To celebrate the tour and the new album, All Time Low and IM are hooking up 1 fan on each date of the tour with a [...]

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Grown Ups "Hand Holder" EP Grown Ups' " Hand Holder " EP is out today in-stores and online. Stream over at purevolume . Limited 7"/cassette pre orders: iTunes: http://bit.ly/mTCUDh 7-inch / Insound.com: http://bit.ly/lE6b10 Cassette / MerchNow: http://bit.ly/lR2MJq