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Read MoreREVIEW: Hazing Over – Tunnel Vision EP
Hazing Over – Tunnel Vision EP Review A few weeks ago, Pittsburgh’s own Hazing Over released their second EP entitled “Tunnel Vision”, and since my several listens yesterday, I have indeed found myself stuck in a haze of disappointment and bewilderment. However, let it be known that the source of my disillusionment comes from the fact that it took me two weeks to actually give this 6 track ripper a...
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Read MoreNew Music Report – February 24, 2023
Man, what a week. We’ve got some huge new singles from August Burns Red featuring Spencer from Underoath, new music from Bodysnatcher and Ov Sulfur and then on the other end of the spectrum, a new album from Lucero and Manchester Orchestra. So a little something for everybody with a really diverse week. Now we’re getting into some of the full lengths I’ve really been looking forward to. I know Lucero is a...
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New Music Report – February 17, 2023
This week has been kind of weird, there really haven’t been a ton of notable full-length releases, SeeYouNextTuesday put out a new album, but as far as I’ve been tracking that’s been about it. That said, it doesn’t mean it hasn’t been a packed week for new music in general. Again, we’re in that point in the year where new releases are still rolling in, we start seeing more big name full-length releases...
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New Music Report – February 10, 2023
What a week for good music. Everything from Paramore coming back and putting out their first album in years to absolutely huge new singles from some of the best heavy bands in the game. To start things off, the new singles from Veil of Maya and Brand of Sacrifice are exactly as good as you would expect from such legendary bands, and with new albums likely on the horizon from both of them, there’s...
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New Music Report – February 3, 2023
Yet another week of the singles being more impactful than the albums themselves. There have been a few good albums this year, don’t get me wrong, but when you have weeks like this where both Currents and Invent Animate – two of the absolute best bands in the new age of metalcore – are putting out new music and hyping up their upcoming album releases, it’s hard for much of anything to beat that. If these...
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New Music Report – January 26, 2023
Kind of a diverse set of releases we’ve had this week, it’s been nice to see. There are a few very high profile releases like new singles from Fall Out Boy and August Burns Red, and some heavy hitters from Angelmaker, Unearth, See You Next Tuesday, and so on, which have all been fantastic. I’m actually very much looking forward to the new August Burns Red release. Generally speaking, they’ve been as...
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New Music Report – January 19, 2023
Things are starting to get moving now, we’ve got a couple releases trickling in that are worth listening to. But honestly, the big story is still all the new singles, and the album release dates that come along with it. Bands like Jesus Piece, The Ocean, City & Colour, and more all put out some very promising new singles this week, with announcements for albums coming in the next 2-3 months. Full of...
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New Music Report – January 13, 2023
Honestly, there still isn’t a ton to talk about this early in the year, but there has been some exciting news for coming music, and a few interesting releases that we’ve seen already. Of course, the big news this week is the new Periphery album announcement that came along with two incredible singles. That album should be a real highlight for the year, and with two singles already out, we should get some...
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News: The Get Up Kids & Saves the Day Release Split Children’s EP
Want to feel old in the strangest way possible today? Then have I got news for you.
The Get Up Kids and Saves the Day have released a split EP, where they reworked two of their classic songs into children’s songs under the names The Get Up Dads and Saves the Daycare. The Get Up Kids reworked “10 Minutes to Downtown” into “10 Minutes to Bedtime”, and Saves the Day took “Hold” and made “How to Spell (ABC’s)”.
As odd as this news may sound, it’s for a good cause. All proceeds from the Bandcamp page will be donated to Little Kids Rock, a charity that helps bring music programs to schools.
Check out the album here, and be sure to donate for a good cause.
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News: Parkway Drive Announce New Album
In the next chapter of “Australians are really good at music,” Parkway Drive have announced a new album, Ire, due out on September 25th on Epitaph Records. They paired this announcement with a music video for their newest single “Vice Grip”, as a taste of what we can expect from their new material.
Based of “Vice Grip”, we can expect fairly traditional fare from Parkway Drive – which is hardly a bad thing – with a slightly more melodic take – which is a very good thing. If the rest of the album follows suit, this will be a very solid progression for the metalcore band.
Check after the jump for the music video for “Vice Grip” and stay tuned for more news on Ire.
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AltFreq Weekend Planner (5/21/15-5/23/15)
–Written by Kevin Madert
It’s nearly impossible to keep track of all the events going on in the area, so we’re here to let you know what’s happening in live music over the next few days. Watch out on Sundays for our “Weekly Planner,” where we’ll cover the remaining four days of the week.
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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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Dreamscape Festival Day 2 Recap + Photos
–Written by Kevin Madert
I awoke to a dull gray sky. The chatter of birds echoed through the trees over my tent. Interspersed were the overlapping conversations of others who’d either just woken up or hadn’t yet gone to bed. I checked my phone, hoping to see four digits. 8:45 – damn. I try for maybe ten more minutes to fall back asleep, fail, sit up, and rub last night from my eyes. Unzipping my tent, I step out into the cool post-dawn mist and into the second day of Dreamscape.
Happenstance has other ideas as a vibration in my pocket informs me of some rather unfortunate news. A friend who’d left the festival for work around when I went to bed (call it crazy, call it dedication) had blown a tire not once but twice on the Baltimore Beltway. My next several hours were spent on a round trip journey to fetch him from the mechanic’s shop, with a stop at Chipotlé wedged in between. All the alone time (my friend slept through most of the drive back) saw me thinking about how the day would unfold. How would the music compare? The crowds? Could it top Friday? Thoughts ran rampant as I eased under the shade of a low-branched tree behind the eerie white house that served as the Dreamscape ops center and put my car in park.
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Weekend Warm-Up No. 18: Soundtracking
–Words & list by Kevin Madert
Film scores and original soundtracks are ideal pump-up fodder – hell, these are pieces of music designed to evoke specific emotional responses to whatever visual media they’re attached to. Sure, it’s not all that difficult to get excited when Russell Crowe enters the Roman Colosseum, or Andy Dufresne escapes from Shawshank Prison. But musical accompaniment ensures even out-of-the-loop viewers understand what they’re supposed to feel; even if it’s an unconscious response, those epic crescendos and frantic notes get the blood pumping and the heart racing all the same.
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AltFreq Weekend Planner (5/14/15-5/16/15)
–Written by Kevin Madert
It’s nearly impossible to keep track of all the events going on in the area, so we’re here to let you know what’s happening in live music over the next few days. Watch out on Sundays for our “Weekly Planner,” where we’ll cover the remaining four days of the week.
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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.
Dreamscape Festival Day 1 Recap + Photos
–Written by Kevin Madert
Over the weekend, the annual event known as Dreamscape experienced a plethora of firsts in its fourth year of existence. It was the first year Badass Raves chose to expand the event into a two-day festival. As a result, it was also the first time Dreamscape called Camp Ramblewood home, allowing attendees to pitch tents and spend the weekend in rural Darlington, MD. Perhaps most relevant to this write-up is the fact that it was the first time I attended a Dreamscape – after the weekend I had, it certainly won’t be my last.
Ended up parked all the way in the back of Camp Ramblewood. Nice view though.
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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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