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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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Frequency of the Week No. 8: Gallows
This has been a pretty crazy month for new music. We’ve had killer new albums from everybody from Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Shlohmo to Hotel Books and Dance Gavin Dance. It’s been amazing, but it’s getting a bit hard to keep up with. If you aren’t really paying attention, you could miss a real gem. Like the new Gallows album, Desolation Sounds, which was released on April 13th on Bridge 9 Records. Funny thing too, it’s a great album, and Gallows is undoubtedly a great, albeit one with a somewhat unstable past. So instead of letting this actually very impressive release that may not match scale of the other big releases of the month fall by the wayside, we’re going to take things a step further, because to really understand the aggression present throughout Desolation Sounds, you really need the backstory of this cured but determined punk band from the UK.
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The Daily Frequency (4/20/15)
–Written by Kevin Madert
Today, a lot of things happened in the world of music. Here are some of them.
1. Moonrise Festival will begin selling early bird tickets this Thursday at 11AM EST. After a successful debut last summer, Steez Promo will once again put on the two-day festival (August 8th and 9th) at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD. You can check the official Moonrise Festival site for more information. Via Facebook
AltFreq Weekly Planner (4/19/15-4/22/15)
–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 Thursdays for the “Weekend Planner” where we’ll cover the most important 72 hours of the week.
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Review: Dance Gavin Dance – Instant Gratification
There aren’t many albums out there these days that have true staying power. Music has become disposable like most everything else. There are so many good bands out there putting out good music so rapidly that there is little reason to stay loyal to any one album for an extended period of time, lest you might miss the next remarkable flash in the pan. Not to sell the music short, of course, but it’s become so easy to record good music and make it accessible, that so many artists are putting out such highly quality music all the time. It seems like every week a new album of the year contender is released. Team this up with society’s collective ADD, and you get music that gets tossed aside like a day old newspaper.
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Show Spotlight: B.A.D.ASS Raves Presents Temple of Boom DC
Here in DC we’re very blessed as far as music goes. Aside from a plethora of shows happening on any given night, we have so many top tier venues to house those shows that we’ve become the envy of cities all around the world. Places like U Street Music Hall, Flash, Echostage, The 9:30 Club, the list is basically endless; any city would be lucky to have even one venue off that list, and we have them all. It’s really remarkable, but what’s even more remarkable is the talent; we have talent and innovators, people that continue to push the envelope show after show, people that will decide it’s too easy to throw a killer show at an internationally ranked venue. So, you know, why not throw a party in a parking garage near Gallaudet University, a school for the deaf?
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News: Texas In July Announce European Farewell Tour
I have to say, this news is sort of a shocker. Maybe I’m just behind on the news, but apparently Texas In July are breaking up, and they have just announced tour dates for the European leg of their farewell tour. This is really disappointing news, these guys are one of the most technical metalcore bands out there, and their recently released self-titled album absolutely ripped.
Weekend Warm-Up No. 16: Hip-Hop’s Golden Age
–Words & list by Kevin Madert
After developing quickly in the late 1970s and early 1980s, hip-hop hit what most music historians consider its pinnacle in the middle of the decade. With honed, intelligent lyricism, complex interior rhyme schemes, innovative production styles, and a steady diversification of subject material, hip-hop saw itself expand in explosive fashion. In Rolling Stone‘s accurate assessment, “it seemed that every new single reinvented the genre,” during the Golden Age, which persisted well into the 1990s.
This week’s warm-up is just as much a history lesson as a tool for the fabrication and proliferation of psychitude. You’ll hear intricate narratives detailing everything from the struggles of black youth in America (“Temperature’s Rising”) to the minutiae of everyday life (“The Jam”), not to mention the occasional chest-thumping soliloquy (“The Rep Grows Bigga,” “Gz & Hustlas”).
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Quick Six: Rise Records Retrospective
AltFreq Weekend Planner (4/16/15-4/18/15)
–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: 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