'Shinedown' headline 'Gibson A Go Go - LA Rock Show' Tuesday, August 24th
LOS ANGELES (Atlantic Records) - Top Los Angeles Acts "Fader," "The Lift" and "Hypongaja" selected to compete for a Gibson Guitar endorsement deal. "Gibson A Go Go - L.A. Rock Show," a multi-act concert has announced Fader, The Lift and Hypnogaja, as the top local bands who will perform as part of a ...
| Seymour Glass ready to change the face of Rock with August 24 release of 'Note To Self' on 456 Entertainment
NEW YORK (www.seymourglass.tv) - If you live anywhere outside New York City, you're probably not familiar with local favorites, Seymour Glass, whose dramatic live performance and visual effects have already earned them a strong local following. But don't worry: you soon will be. The band - Artie Kitchen ...
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NYC trio Tober celebrate album release September 12th at the Knitting Factory
NEW YORK (www.canarypromo.com/tober) - The New York City trio TOBER will celebrate the release of their debut CD harajuku no emo ko on Dork Rock Records on Sunday, September 12th at The Knitting Factory in New York. Joining TOBER for the show will be Seattle's Sushirobo and Raleigh, NC's Schooner. The ...
| Furious Billy releases 11th album on the internet for free
NEW YORK (Mungler Winslowe Records/ www.furiousbilly.com) - Mungler Winslowe Records has announced that Furious Billy's new album, Sleep, is available for free download at www.furiousbilly.com. This is the first Furious Billy album to be available on the internet for free download. "Making the album ...
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Eleni Mandell looks to East Coast, Southern residencies to increse awareness of 'Afternoon' CD
LOS ANGELES (www.elenimandell.com) - Eleni Mandell, whose fifth full-length album Afternoon has shipped on the indie Zedtone label, is setting sights on fall tour residencies in the East Coast and the South to help bring awareness of her new album. For the Southern residency, Eleni will be based in ...
| Red Jacket selected to perform at Howl! Festival 2004
NEW YORK (www.redjacketmusic.com) - Red Jacket, the New York City based alt-rock band, has been selected to perform at this years Howl! Festival. The band will be performing on Thursday August 19th at 9 PM at the C-note. "...Red Jacket have been spreading a unique sound throughout the New York underground. ...
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Cara Aley licenses song with Pure Tone Music
CAMBRIDGE, MA (www.caraaley.com) - Boston's electrified folk rocker Cara Aley has licensed her song 'Figure It Out' with Pure Tone Music Publishing. Aley, 26, was offered the single-song licensing deal by Pete Ganbarg, President of Pure Tone Music and former A&R senior representative for Epic and Arista ...
| The Dammitheads & Pete Ganbarg of Pure Tone Music ink co-publishing deal
NEW YORK (www.ourdamnwebsite.com) - Independent rock duo, The Dammitheads, and A&R vetran, Pete Ganbarg, of Pure Tone Music have recently inked a Co-Publishing deal for three songs from The Dammitheads self-released/self-recoreded album, 'Freeze Motherstickers'. The three songs are: Alright, Stop Engo ...
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Beck and Jack White team up
NEW YORK (White Stripes Fans Website) - The White Stripes' Jack White has teamed up with Beck on a new song for the singer's forthcoming album. The as-yet-untitled track was co-written by the pair, and is expected to appear on Beck's follow-up to 2002's "Sea Change". The song won't be the first time ...
| REM new single: 'Leaving New York' will be released on Sept. 27
NEW YORK (REM Fans Website) - R.E.M. is tentatively set to release "Leaving New York," the first single off their new album, on Sept. 27 in the UK. The new album, not yet titled, is slated to hit the streets in North American on Oct. 5. This album is the follow-up to 2001's Reveal. The group's song ...
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Courtney Love gets 18 months rehab in drugs case
LOS ANGELES (Courtney Fans Website) - Singer Courtney Love has been sentenced to 18 months in drug rehabilitation. Love was arrested in October after she allegedly tried to break into the home of former manager and boyfriend Jim Barber. Authorities said cocaine and other opiates were found in her system. ...
| Thunderthing comes around again
PHOENIX, AZ (Kamakaze Productions) - Thunderthing of Gaithersburg, MD has released a CD with a difference. "Darkness on the Edge of My Mind" deals with dark, disturbing themes about death, vampire love and serial killers. The band only lets up on two tracks, "Asshole," a Zappa-esque ode to bullshit ...
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Pebble Theory releases self-titled debut album
SAN FRANCISCO (www.pebbletheory.com) - San Francisco based indie rock band, Pebble Theory, announced the release of their self-titled, first full-length album. Released on Los Kamikaze Records, Pebble Theory blends the influences of folk, groove and hard rock, creating a unique sound beyond the traditional ...
| Independent musicians livening up LA's music scene
LOS ANGELES (www.plan-r.com/ID2004/) -Too often a night of local music in Los Angeles is so unpredictable that fans merely go to see their friends and are then stuck in a room hearing music that they have no interest in. A group of Local musicians is changing all that. Independents' Day at the Knitting ...
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Nirvana bassist is to publish book on Akashic Books/Rdv Books
NEW YORK (Akashic Books/Rdv Books press release) - One part memoir, one part political platform, the bass player of Nirvana - the most heralded and influential rock band of the past twenty years - tells the story of his own musical and political coming-of-age. From his relationship to Kurt Cobain to ...
| Steve Earle's new record 'The Revolution Starts Now' due out August 24, 2004
NEW YORK (Artemis Records) - "Democracy is hard work. American democracy requires constant vigilance to survive and nothing short of total engagement to flourish. Voting is vital, but in times like these voting alone simply isn't enough. By the time some of you hear these songs the election will be ...
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Jana Peri to 'Go Ahead' with International Pop Overthrow
NEW YORK (Not Lame Recordings/ www.janaperi.com) - NYC power pop/rocker, JANA PERI (www.janaperi.com), is one of countless indie musicians who feel they've been overlooked by the music industry mainstream because their brand of talent doesn't fit into some preconceived notion of what is popular or 'pop' ...
| Kama Linden is 'Uninhibited'
NEW YORK (www.musicianspromote.com) - Join Kama Linden as The Indie Limelight turns towards her latest release 'Uninhibited' on July 26, 2004 at 9:00 PM EST. The Indie Scene has been 'Waiting' for this 'Young and Pretty', 'Uninhibited' 'Prozac Princess' that shouts 'Don't Shut Me Out', and we have her ...
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Dave Matthews Band free concert at Golden Gate Park on Sept. 12 to benefit various charities
SAN FRANCISCO (Budweiser/Dave Matthews Band) - On Sunday, Sept. 12, Dave Matthews Band will perform a free concert in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Benefiting causes including Bay Area parks, music education and AIDS research, donations raised in connection with the concert will be distributed through ...
| New Danzig release 'Circle Of Snakes'
NEW YORK (EviLive Records) - 'Circle Of Snakes,' encompasses the essence of the super charged, yet foreboding poetic lyrics known solely to Danzig. The self-titled-single slammed the airwaves with a blazing force proving that the band has continued to create challenging, powerful and ruthless albums ...
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