News: Incubus & The Deftones Announce Co-Headlining Tour
In news straight out of the year 2000, Incubus and the Deftones have announced a co-headlining tour today, with support from Death From Above 1979 and The Bots. In fact, the last time these guys toured together was indeed the year 2000. So this is a huge flashback to the alt-rock of the early 2000’s, with two of the most influential bands of the era.
07/23 – Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
07/25 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
08/04 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
08/05 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
08/07 – Manfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
08/08 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
08/09 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
08/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
08/13 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORDIA Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/14 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre
08/16 – New Orleans, LA @ Bold Sphere Music at Champion’s Square
08/17 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater
08/19 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
08/20 – Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
08/24 – Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08/26 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/30 – San Diego, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
News: Mayhem Festival Announces 2015 Lineup + Dates
–Written by Kevin Madert
You may want to grab your poncho; thrash metal pioneers Slayer are headlining this year’s Rockstar Mayhem Festival, set to begin June 26 in San Diego, CA, and conclude August 2 in Dallas, TX. Joining them on the annual summer tour of terror are King Diamond, Hellyeah, The Devil Wears Prada, Whitechapel, Thy Art Is Murder, Jungle Rot, Sister Sin, Sworn In, Shattered Sun, Feed Her To The Sharks, Code Orange and Kissing Candice.
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Frequency of the Week No. 7: Tides of Man
You may have heard all the hooplah about the new Dance Gavin Dance album, if you read this blog at all, I’d say it would be pretty difficult to miss it. But in case you aren’t hip, Instant Gratification will be the second full length album from DGD with Tillian Pearson fronting the band. Tillian is far from new to the scene, he had previous played with Rise Records labelmates, Tides of Man. Tides of Man played to a similar crowd, representing the more technical side of the genre, though they were always more polished than Dance Gavin Dance. They were the Envy on the Coast to Dance Gavin Dance’s The Fall of Troy, for all five of you that will understand that analogy.
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News: Coheed & Cambria Announce June Tour
In today’s slightly odd but nonetheless satisfying news, Coheed & Cambria have announced a short tour through the end of June with You Blew It!. For those unaware of You Blew It!, you aren’t alone, but you’re definitely missing out. You Blew It! harkens back to the emo and pop punk-ish bands from the early-aughts; bands like Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, you get the idea. So of course, it is an interesting pairing for Coheed & Cambria, who have a more progressive rock path over the last few years. However, these guys would have been right at home with Co&Ca during their early Second Stage Turbine Blade days. Either way, this should be a really interesting tour that you definitely shouldn’t miss.
Of course, that is easier said than done, as we get to the second odd part of this announcement. This isn’t your normal Coheed tour, hitting all the big cities, and possibly double booking cities like DC or New York where they have a particularly big following. No, this tour is hitting spots like Dewey Beach, Delaware, and Toledo, OH. In fact, the Dewey Beach date is the closest we’re going to get to this tour in DC. But leave it to Coheed to always change up the game a little bit.
Check after the jump for tour flyer and dates.
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New Tune Tuesday (4/14/15)
–Written by Kevin Madert
Gramatik – Native Son (Ft. Raekwon & Orlando Napier)
The lead single from Gramatik’s upcoming Epigram EP sees the Slovenian teaming with an emerging talent and an established hip-hop legend to craft a too-smooth instant classic. The juxtaposition of frequent collaborator Orlando Napier’s syrupy tones and rapper Raekwon’s incendiary verses atop seriously sensual riffage amounts to some of Gramatik’s best work. The often humble producer seemed almost as excited as we were about the tune: “I’m sure you can imagine how some random kid from Slovenia must feel, realizing he just made a song with a legend.” (via Facebook)
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