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Carter Tanton has debuted the Kotchy remix of 'Pasture Sound,' with the original track taken from his full-length Freeclouds, released last fall with Western Vinyl. Kotchy is a Brooklyn-based producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter, with remixes for Tricky, Empire Of The Sun, and now Carter Tanton under his belt. Tanton embarked on a nationwide tour [...]

Barsuk Records is thrilled to announce that Maps & Atlases will release their sophomore full-length Beware and Be Grateful on April 17th. The album - which follows the Chicago-based band's acclaimed 2010 debut, Perch Patchwork - was recorded last year in a series of intense week-long sessions at Omaha's ARC Studios with ...

The mtvU Woodie Awards will be back at South By Southwest this year and mtvU has promised they will be bigger and better than ever before! Categories for the awards include: Woodie of the Year, Performing Woodie, Best Video, EDM Effect Woodie, and Breaking Woodie. A number of Feed the Beat artists are nominated this [...]

Combining the world's best musicians with the world's best snow conditions, the 2012 SnowMont Music Festival is the East Coast edition of the S.N.O.W. series, which proposes the ultimate marriage: music and mountains. With multiple stages showcasing the talent of some of today's most exciting artists, the live music at this year's SnowMont Festival is [...]

Full of insanely tight, angular and catchy as all get out jams on their debut LP, San Diego-based The Beautiful View's, life is beautiful is an album ready for the masses. Next month, they'll bring the tracks from the album on the road with national tour dates including a run to this year's SXSW. Listening [...]

Andrew Stonestreet and Daniel Dixon of Greylag are excited to announce the release of their debut EP, The Only Way To Kill You, due out May 1st on Ninth Street Opus Records. The first track, "Black Crow," is available for free on Spinner.com. Although new on paper, the Portland, Oregon-based duo is the product of a [...]

KNTRLR, the psychedelic/electronic rock duo, reminiscent of fellow bands such as Yeasayer, Panda Bear, & Fuck Buttons have burst out from the black hole of creative collaboration with their first single "Kursk". Available now for free download, the buoyant guitar heavy track coupled with haunting vocals and pulsating drums is guaranteed to get a foot [...]

MERLE HAGGARD is gearing up for the road once again after a brief illness had him sidelined for several shows. The dates which were postponed in January are being rescheduled for April and Merle's previously booked tour with his longtime band, The Strangers, begins as planned on February 28 in Tucson, Arizona at the Fox [...]

As previously announced, Swedish black metal miscreants WATAIN will take part in the inaugural Decibel Magazine Tour alongside Behemoth, The Devil's Blood and In Solitude. The live ceremonies will begin on April 11 in Ohio and bloody 26 stages including a stop in Oklahoma City where the trek will merge with the U.S. Torture Tour [...]

Latin Grammy winning pop group REIK has been invited to perform at the Clive Davis Theatre at the Grammy Museum on Tuesday, February 21. In this special intimate evening that benefits the Grammy Museum, Jesus Navarro (vocals), Julio Ramirez (acoustic guitar) and Gilberto "Bibi" Marin (electric guitar) will perform a special acoustic set and be [...]

The Word Alive is excited to announce a U.S. tour this spring with co-headliners Attack! Attack! and Escape The Fate. Kicking off in April, this will be the first chance for North American fans to see the band in 2012, and get a first listen to new material from their forthcoming album. Support will come [...]

The music from Glee's much-anticipated Michael Jackson tribute episode dominated the digital sales chart with all 10 tracks in the top 100 this week. The Glee cast's versions of the "King of Pop's" greatest hits, including "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," "Black or White," and "Bad", set a new milestone for the third season with nearly [...]

It was just announced that award-winning Canadian worship artist and songwriter, Jon Bauer, was nominated for Canada's prestigious JUNO Awards. His most recent release, Forevermore, was recognized as one of the best albums for the Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year category. The JUNO Awards are part of The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and [...]

Danny Brown, whose XXX topped many best rap release lists last year, will be on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly tonight at 1:35 am / 12:35 CST for an interview and performance. WATCH IT. XXX mixtape: www.foolsgoldrecs.com/xxx/ TOUR DATES Mar 3 - San Bernadino, CA - Cypress Hill Smokeout Mar 10 - Denton, TV [...]

Gifted new artist Devin's debut full-length album, Romancing, is scheduled for release on April 10th on Frenchkiss Records. Devin first broke out with his three-song EP for Frenchkiss, You're Mine, which received critical acclaim from Rolling Stone while earning him comparisons to David Johansen and Jack White. Named one of NME's "20 ...

The indie rock four-piece, known as Asleep, have released their new album Unpleasant Companion today, February 7th. The album was recorded in four days to capture a live dynamic onto 16-track 2-inch analog tape with legendary Chicago engineer Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Page and Plant, Iggy Pop and the Stooges). The result was [...]

Shook Clothing are proud to present The Sick Tour featuring Chelsea Grin, ATILLA, For The Fallen Dreams, Chunk! No Captain Chunk!, Vanna, The Crimson Armada, and Volumes! The tour starts March 3rd in Ogden, UT and finishes out in St. Petersburg, FL on April 8th. Shook Clothing will be selling their brand new spring line [...]

Guinevere recently stopped by Rush Hour TV's studios for an exclusive acoustic performance of her latest single, "Crazy Crazy." The song, which is available now on iTunes, is currently climbing the Billboard Club Play charts and can be heard on pop stations across the country. The rising pop singer just kicked off a string of headlining club dates [...]

Former Korn guitarist Brian Head Welch marks a new beginning with the announcement that his band will now go by the name Love & Death. "I put this band together in 2009" states Welch. "Since then, we've experienced some very intense highs and lows. Michael Valentine, Dan Johnson, J.R. Bareis and myself have toured around [...]

You Blew It! are heading out on the road with Direct Effect starting March 1st. The "Forget School We're Going on Tour" Tour includes a stop at SXSW in March (details to follow). The Orlando, FL band's new album "Grow Up, Dude" will be out this spring on Topshelf Records. 3/1 - Atlanta, GA [...]