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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News: Infrasound Unveils Phase 2 Lineup, Wins Festival Season
–Written by Kevin Madert
After Infrasound Music Festival dropped an initial lineup back in February adorned by an eclectic combination of broken-beat acts and dubstep heavyweights, they were presented with a difficult question: how do you go about improving on a lineup already crammed with so much talent? With the second round of artists announced Monday, they answered with confidence: cram in a whole bunch more.
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News: Brand New Release New Song, “Mene”
Well, it certainly looks like the Brand New news is rolling in lately, isn’t it? In the first official release in six years (their first new music since the release of 2009’s Daisy), Brand New have unexpectedly released “Mene”. The track was originally supposed to be released on Wednesday, with a 30 second preview available on Amazon. However, rather quickly as the day progressed, the band began streaming the album, with a download promised on Wednesday. Then, in a truly Brand New-esq “screw it, whatever” move, they just released the stream and download of the song this morning.
This is, once again, a departure from their old sound. But really, what is Brand New’s old sound? They have done such a brilliant job of reinventing themselves over the years with every single release, and still retaining their fanbase throughout their musical journey. And now, they’re back. No one is quite sure to what extent, but it looks like they’re coming back in full force. Hopefully we’ll have more news shortly, until then, enjoy the new song below.
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News: Tycho Fills Out Summer Schedule
–Written by Kevin Madert
Fresh off his first ever appearance at Coachella, Scott Hansen – aka the photographer/graphic designer ISO50, aka the production mind and driving force behind Tycho – appears to have checked his calendar and found it too empty for his liking. In addition to several already announced festival appearances, Hansen and his backing band will perform in a handful of cities across the southern and eastern United States in June, including a stop at Baltimore’s Rams Head Live on June 19.
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News: Ratatat Reveal Funky New Single
–Written by Kevin Madert
Ahead of their performance in the massive Sahara Tent at Coachella on Saturday, experimental alt-rock-meets-electronica duo Ratatat premiered a new track entitled “Cream on Chrome” via Youtube. The lead single from their upcoming fifth studio album, due out sometime in 2015 via XL, is a satisfying chillfunk tune with plenty of the varied instrumentation and subdued guitars fans of the Brooklyn-based act know well. It’s a solid offering from a group which hasn’t released new music since 2010’s LP4.
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News: Que Sera Debut New Music Video on Substream Magazine
–Written by Mike Hogan
The New England post hardcore scene has been the stuff of legend for more than a decade now. There are so many bands that came out of that frozen wasteland that helped define the wildly diverse and complex genre. Bands like The Receiving End of Sirens added the refinement while bands like Therefore I Am gave it a gritty, authentically Boston tone. This scene may not be as instantly recognizable as the emo/pop punk scene that came out of New Jersey and Long Island in the early 2000’s, but it holds just as significant place in the history of modern alternative music.
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