News: BMG acquires Rise Records
According to Billboard, BMG has purchased metal record label, Rise Records. Rise is based out of Portland, Oregon and was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson. The label really began to take off in the mid-2000’s thanks to their prodigious employment of digital media in a time when other labels were either fumbling to understand the new technology, or simply ignoring it all together. Rise’s early adoption, and fantastic integration of the new media format skyrocketed the label to the forefront of the metal scene, and they haven’t looked back since.
This is fantastic news for Rise Records, as Ericson will remain at the helm, the label will remain at their Oregon location, and for all intents and purposes, their stellar business model will remain intact. They will, however, be receiving a massive push from BMG in the form of a huge, international distribution network. So it really goes without saying that big things are on the horizon for Rise Records, and I, for one, am really excited to see what they do with these new resources.
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News: Luna Light Rounds Out Impressive Lineup With Papadosio, Tauk, The Motet + More
–Written by Kevin Madert
October is looking mighty fine for DMV residents. Luna Light Festival – set for October 1-4 at Camp Ramblewood in Darlington, MD – just improved an already impressive lineup with jamtronica pros Papadosio, jam-rockers Tauk, and the funktastic Motet, among others. These acts will join Michal Menert, Keller & The Keels, Dopapod, Ott., Desert Dwellers, and many more for an early fall weekend full of great music, live art, and informative workshops.
News: ID&T Announces Inaugural One Tribe Festival
–Written by Kevin Madert
European event kingpin ID&T has already made inroads in the States with festivals like Tomorrowworld and Mysteryland. Now they’re setting their sights westward, bringing the inaugural One Tribe festival to Perris, CA September 25-26. Kygo, Tycho, Gramatik, Rüfüs Du Sol, Guy Gerber, Carl Craig, Skream, and Mark Farina are among the confirmed acts, with more to be announced. 20,000 people are expected to journey to the Lake Perris Recreation Area for the festival – the first such event at the idyllic location.
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News: Movement Festival Announces Stages, Daily Schedule
–Written by Kevin Madert
The depthtech mecca known as Movement is fast-approaching, and before long thousands will descend on Detroit’s Hart Plaza riverfront for a Memorial Day celebration of the underground. Today the festival announced both set times and stage by stage lineups, giving us a few weeks to plan out our personal schedules/lament those inevitable overlaps (although there are surprisingly few overall).
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News: Lockn’ Festival Lineup Complete, Daily Schedule Released
–Written by Kevin Madert
As Mid-Atlantic mega-fest Lockn’ put the finishing touches on its third-year lineup, I found myself wondering how the “interlocking music festival” would be able to compile a coherent schedule from the dozens of world-class acts that had already been announced. When the day-by-day program was unveiled late last week my focus shifted to plotting a survival plan for the weekend – all four days are packed with can’t-miss performances and unique collaborations.
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News: Brian Fallon Performs With Butch Walker
Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem is always doing cool acoustic covers, or onstage collaborations; there is no shortage of interesting b-side material from this guy. And today is no exception, last week, Fallon joined singer songwriter/producer/all around awesome musician, Butch Walker, on stage at a show in Philadelphia to perform Walker’s song “21+” off his new album, Afraid of Ghosts.
The collaboration is, predictably, really really good. It features two of the most prominent and talented names in traditional American rock, coming together to perform a wonderful song off a wonderful album. There’s really nothing that can go wrong. Check out the video after the jump.
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