Atomic Tom to Tour with Switchfoot and Anberlin
New York quartet Atomic Tom is joining forces with Switchfoot and Anberlin beginning on September 25 in support of their new digital EP In Parallel. Beginning in their hometown of New York City at the Best Buy Theatre and slated for a 16-city jaunt across...
Posted: 9/25/2011 12:42 PM in Ventvox
Dntel : Download “(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan”
Los Angeles resident Jimmy Tamborello records, releases and occasionally performs music under the name Dntel, and on October 24, we the people of Sub Pop Records will be re-issuing Dntels debut release, Life Is Full of Possibilities. This album was originally...
Posted: 9/25/2011 12:37 PM in Ventvox
Upcoming Southern Lord 2011 Releases
In their continued reign of bringing some of the most talented, underground bands on the heaviest end of the musical spectrum to the public, Southern Lord have just unveiled their upcoming schedule for the remainder of the year, including releases from...
Posted: 9/25/2011 12:26 PM in Ventvox
MPMF.11 Day 2: Downtown Takeover
Started the night off with a bang, bang — Jagjaguwar Records’ Okkervil River at Grammer’s. The tent was packed — so packed that it was hard to weave to the front — but I was sneaky. From Austin, Texas, and labeled Folk Pop, Okkervil didn’t disappoint....
Posted: 9/24/2011 1:00 AM in CityBeat Blogs - Music
MPMF.11 Day 1: 10th Anniversary Adventures
I love music festivals. Like, love. The crowds, the music, the excitement in the air. MidPoint Music Festival is special for all of these reasons, but also because it’s essentially in my backyard. I don’t have to find a hotel, or crash on a friend of...
Posted: 9/24/2011 1:00 AM in CityBeat Blogs - Music
Squeeze the Day: MPMF.11 Saturday!
Have fun at MidPoint on Friday? Did you temper your drinking habits and take care of your eardrums well enough to get back out there tonight? Below check out some audio/visual previews of a few of Saturday's best MidPoint Music Festival bets (read our...
Posted: 9/24/2011 1:00 AM in CityBeat Blogs - Music
MPMF.11 Day 2: Fried, Eh? Friday!
The news reports all called for possible rain and low temps in the evening, but that Babylonian weather deity we blew last year apparently threw in a freebie as a tenth anniversary present because the nastiness stayed away for at least one more night....
Posted: 9/24/2011 1:00 AM in CityBeat Blogs - Music