Street Sects embrace the ethos of punk and the experimental zeal of the industrial scene and craft a rawboned, bareknuckled sound anchored in deft lyrical storytelling. The band's pointed, dirge-ridden social commentary serial album 'Gentrification' is in its fourth installment; Gentrification IV: Suspended from Gallery Rails was released last November on The Flenser. In support of the release, Street Sects have embarked on their first tour of 2020, canvasing the western U.S. with Portrayal of Guilt. The bands join up today in Texas and will make their way to California, to the Pacific Northwest, and eventually back down to Kansas — check out all tour dates listed below.
Today, Heart Bones have announced their 2020 U.S. Tour for their upcoming LP, Hot Dish, out February 21st via Love OnLine Records. Heart Bones have announced 28 dates across the U.S. with more to come. The tour kicks off on Valentine's Day in St. Paul, tickets available here.
Portland's The Shivas recently released Dark Thoughts via Tender Loving Empire, a sweet and sinister album about confronting your demons and the growth that comes from fearless self-examination. The quartet just finished a European tour and will be embarking on a US-run starting January 18 in support of their fifth album. Today, they share the video for 'Can't Relax', the third music video to be released from the record.
Untitled Theater Company No. 61 (UTC61) presents a new play by Edward Einhorn about his grandfather, Alexander S. Wiener, who discovered the Rh Factor in Blood. Told through the lens of interviews with his mother, Jane Einhorn, a PhD psychologist and visual artist who had recently experienced a stroke at the time of the interviews. The play uses a mixture of verbatim/found text and invented dialogue to examine Wiener's legacy, both scientific and familial. How does it change your life to have a world famous father...or grandfather? How does that legacy continue through the generations?
Washington D.C. Crossover Thrashers RED DEATH have just released their third studio album and Century Media Records debut Sickness Divine on November 29th. To celebrate, the band just dropped a music video for '(Refuse To Be) Bound By Chains', which was filmed by David Thelen and Norman Heiner during RED DEATH's recent European tour with Cro-Mags. Watch the music video below!
Washington D.C. crossover thrashers RED DEATH announce co-headline North American Expedition tour with Enforced today. The band will be in on tour starting January 4th in Washington D.C. and wraping on January 31st in Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are available for purchase HERE.
On November 5 & 6 at 7:30 pm, Third Angle leads you past the pool tables and down the back stairs for an underground set of music that grooves. Join Third Angle at Jack London Revue for Back in the Groove, a concert in one of Portland's favorite jazz clubs as 3A blurs musical boundaries and gets your feet tapping.
Inician los “Talleres presenciales de otoño”, actividades organizadas por el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Literatura (CNL) en el Centro de Creación Literaria Xavier Villaurrutia (CCLXV). Dirigido a todas a aquellas personas con interés por desarrollarse en la escritura a partir de los 18 años. No te pierdas esta oportunidad del último trimestre del año.
Applications are being accepted from October 1, 2019 until February 29, 2020 for the Corrieri Literary Prize, a scholarship fund to be awarded to actors, playwrights and screenwriters at two institutions: Manhattan's Barrow Group Theater Company and School and Brooklyn's Terry Knickerbocker Studio. The grants, valued at $1,500 each, will help fund writing classes to be selected at the student's discretion at both schools.
Transcendence Theatre Company made several strides during its eighth a?oeBroadway Under the Starsa?? summer season and made a special announcement during final performances presented at its outdoor venue at Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen, Calif.
Murder In The Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Storyhas received praise from Rolling Stone, The Wire, The Playlist and San Francisco Chronicle. After premieres in San Francisco and London in the spring, the lauded documentary took to the road this summer, with screenings across the U.S. and internationally, at Alamo Drafthouses, art house cinemas, music venues and film festivals. TodayMurder In The Front Row is thrilled to announce a panel discussion during this year's New York Comic Con, entitled'Metal's Influence Within Today's Comic Con Culture', October 3 at 6:45pm [info. here], featuring director Adam Dubin, Alex Skolnick (Testament/Metal Allegiance), Brian Lew (co-author, 'Murder In The Front Row'), Brian Posehn (comedian, narrator of 'Murder In The Front Row'), Brian Pulido (founder/publisher Coffin Comics), moderted by Kory Grow (senior writer, Rolling Stone). In addition, Murder In The Front Row has added dozens of new screenings including September 20-26 in Seattle, October 1 in New York City, October 16 in Los Angeles.
Kinshasa collective KOKOKO! released their brilliant debut album, Fongola, last month to critical acclaim. They have garnered support from The Guardian, Mixmag, Mojo, Dazed and i-D Magazine amongst others, as well as scoring a number of playlist inclusions at 6 Music.
In 2020, for the second year, the Claudia Corrieri Literary Prize, a scholarship fund, will be awarded to actors, playwrights and screenwriters at two institutions: Manhattan's Barrow Group Theater Company and School and Brooklyn's Terry Knickerbocker Studio. The grants, valued at $1,500 each, will help fund writing classes to be selected at the student's discretion at both schools.
Freekbass, hailed by the legendary Bootsy Collins as “the new spiritual warrior for the funk,” has served up his new album All The Way This. All The Way That. on the exciting new Color Red imprint out now. He is taking the new album on tour kicking off with the opening performance at the Cincinnati Reds' game on August 5th. The tour will take the funk guru all over the Eastcoast and mid-west. Check out the tour dates below.
The award-winning Transcendence Theatre Company, lauded by audiences and critics for its high caliber series of Broadway inspired productions, presents 'Those Dancin' Feet,' the third of its 2019 'Broadway Under the Stars' summer series of main stage musical productions.
GLASYS (Gil Assayas) is a pianist, synthesist, producer and vocalist who delivers intricate virtuosic keyboard parts, electronic soundscapes and impassioned vocals in one package that combines his many influences including Electronic music, Alternative Rock, Jazz and Classical music.
Returning for its third US edition Independent Venue Week has announced that next year's event will take place from July 6-12, 2020. With support from Independent Venue Week's partners, including exclusive ticketing partner Eventbrite, the event grew tremendously in its second American iteration, from 20 venues in 20 cities in 2018 to more than 80 venues across more than 50 cities in 2019. 'In Independent Venue Week's second year, our goal was to increase awareness for both the venues and this national initiative,' says Rev. Moose, Managing Partner of Marauder, the producers of the US event, 'Throughout the event we met with independent venue owners and promoters from around the country talking about their specific needs. Moving forward, we hope to have Independent Venue Week be a gathering opportunity for one focused week and a form of support for the rest of the year.'
Returning for its second US edition July 8-14, 2019, Independent Venue Week, with Eventbrite as its exclusive ticketing partner, announces the full list of participating venues. The event is expanding rapidly in its second American iteration, from 20 venues in 20 cities in 2018 to more than 80 venues across more than 50 cities this year - and counting. 'We're incredibly excited to see this initiative continue to grow after its successful first year,' says Rev. Moose, Managing Partner of Marauder, the producers of the US event, 'These critical, open-minded spaces drive their local music markets. Independent Venue Week is an opportunity to build camaraderie and community through a week of shows.'
