I was talking to a friend last night at the Buried Inside show(they destroyed, as I knew they would, being a longtime fan of their live show), and she mentioned that Joy Electric are apparently #2 on the purevolume.com Electronica chart. Who knew? I had no idea how she'd even come across Joy E - and then I told her about Ronnie Martin's brother's band(Starflyer 59, if you're unaware), which leads into the next piece of news: I picked up the reissue of SF59's landmark Gold album, the entirety of which I haven't heard in many years, and it's as good as I remembered it, made better by Troy Glessner's, um, golden remastering job out in Seattle. The Silver reissue is next to purchase.
Neshamah are roaring outta South Africa with their new record Communicating in Heartbeats; check out two of the new tracks and the video for 'You've Got A Death Wish Baby' over here.
Some really goods: Enlow are back together after a two-year absence and some(expected) member changes; a new record called, aptly, The Recovery is due out next year, produced by Stephen Egerton out in Fort Collins, CO at the Blasting Room. I'm excited.
Alternative Press has shown Tooth & Nail Records some serious love in the current issue; between the label profile and then the massive Underoath cover story, it's like it's T&N Month over at the AP offices in Cleveland or something.
If you like From Autumn to Ashes and/or Taking Back Sunday, there's this new band with ex-members of both bands called The Mirror. I don't have time in my busy life to check out their myspace page, but by all means, go do so. [altpress]
The new Suicide Machines album dropped Tuesday. I should probably be owning it already, but all in due time.
There's Essential Listening today, August 14th: All Star Otis(great name!) hail from New Jersey(like a thousand other bands), and have managed to impress me via purevolume - not an easy feat. Check 'em out over here.
Kevin Max has a new album coming in October called The Impostor; Northern Records is financing this little affair, and the lead single's called 'Sanctuary', featuring former Prayer Chain guitarist Andy Prickett's genius(now there was a great band - I paid one freakin' dollar for their Antarctica EP at Cornerstone!). Listen for 'Sanctuary', and hit up K-Max's website to keep up. [renown]
Oh, dang: says here that the new LA Symphony(the upcoming Disappear Here), besides being - assuredly - ridiculously dope, will also have a guest shot from Madlib, ie the hottest underground producer in hiphop right now. That's insane! Oh this will be so sick.
MADLIB, people!
Moving onto the metal, it's been reported(read: unconfirmed) that As I Lay Dying and Unearth, two of the busiest touring bands alive, are opening for Slipknot this fall. Apparently Slipknot know that if they want anyone to see them, they better bring some friggin' huge openers, since it's been three years since Slipknot were relevant. Anyway, here are the(unconfirmed, remember) dates:
10.14: Cincinnati, OH @ US Bank Arena
10.15: Grand Rapids, MI @ Deltaplex
10.16: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
10.18: Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater
10.19: Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater
10.21: Moline, IL @ The Mark
10.22: Kansas City, MO @ Freaker’s Ball
10.24: Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
10.25: Toronto, ONT @ Air Canada Ctr
10.27: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
10.28: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
10.30: New York, NY @ Nokia Theater
10.31: New York, NY @ Nokia Theater
11.01: New York, NY @ Nokia Theater
11.04: Montreal, QUE @ Bell Centre
11.05: Quebec City, QUE @ Pepsi Arena
11.07: Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
11.09: Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues
11.11: Evansville, IN @ Roberts Stadium
11.12: Rockford, IL @ Metro Center
11.13: Minneapolis, MN @ Roy Wilkins
11.15: Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
[hxc]
Zao guitarist Russ Cogdell has aggravated an old knee injury on the Warped tour; having been ordered by doctors to have surgery, Zao has elected to skip the rest of Warped(which I think is either already done or very close anyway; this may be old news) so that Cogdell is ready to roll for this fall's touring plans.
Former Sixpence None the Richer frontwoman Leigh Nash(we're done with metal for now, in case you haven't picked up on that) has a solo debut coming out next year; after grinding it out for years with Sixpence before they blew up huge five years ago and calling it a day last year, Nash will now be in the spotlight by her very own self. Not like she wasn't the only recognizable face in Sixpence, but still. Oh, and in related news, I picked up her husband's band(PFR)'s 2004 remix project, The Bookhouse Recordings) today. It's real good. [cmcentral]
Three members of Every Time I Die have put together another project called The Wilddogs. Apparently they're recording after ETID get back from wherever they're touring as you read this - trust me, they're touring someplace. They've been animals for touring for like four years. [truthexplosion]
If you're here in Ottawa, you already know this - I hope - but fresh after ripping up Warped all summer, Strung Out are bringing Comeback Kid and Bane on tour across Canada:
Sept. 19th Vancouver venue TBA
Sept. 21st Calgary venue TBA
Sept. 22nd Edmonton venue TBA
Sept 23rd Saskatoon venue TBA
Sept. 24th, Regina venue TBA
Sept 25th Winnipeg venue TBA
Sept 26th Sault Ste. Marie venue TBA
Sept 28th London venue TBA
Sept 29th Toronto @ The Opera House
Sept 30th Ottawa @ The Babylon
Oct. 1st Montreal @ The Metropolis
Oct 4th Halifax @ The Marquee Club
Oct 5th Moncton @ Oxygen
Props to the bands for going all the way out of the east coast, too. Word.
In other Ottawa concert news, I'd love to know why Underoath aren't part of the Thrice tour that's hitting here October 27th. Is it because they're here with The Used in September? Is that even allowed? What gives? If anyone knows what the deal is, email me.
So here are some pictures of The Offspring from the Quebec City Warped tour stop. Two observations: singer Dexter has looked the exact same since 1995, when he ditched the old braid 'do he had going, and guitarist Noodles looks almost Rolling Stones-old. Wow, he looks old. But I hear they killed either way.
Thirty Called Arson were a crazy, tech-y metal act out of Oklahoma who put out a record called You're Only A Rebel From The Waist Down on Pluto Records a couple years ago - and promptly split up. Hate that! So now one of the dudes, Luis Dubuc, has formed The Secret Handshake and signed a deal with Doll House Recordings in Texas. It's real different, is what the buzz is. Wurlitzer? Acoustic guitar? iBook? Well then. Listen over here. [buzzgrinder]
There's a slew of shows hitting Ottawa this fall. It's out by now that Stretch Arm Strong will not be here August 24th due to their van dying in Maryland last week(boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo), but a ton of things are happening. Keep track of punkottawa.com for all the listings/info.
Posted by mike at August 14, 2005 04:22 AM