Author: Dom Vigil

Photo: Norman Wong Metric’s 24-city U.S. headline tour kicks off February 12 with a sold-out show in Chicago and will be hitting Denver, CO on February 16th at the Fillmore Auditorium. Tickets for the Denver date are available now HERE.Fans can also upgrade their tickets to include a backstage VIP experience with the band, who will chat with fans and lead an intimate acoustic sing-along before the show. Upgrades are available for purchase HERE.Pagans in Vegas is Metric’s newest album, born out of a year spent writing—guitarist/producer Jimmy Shaw at his studio in Toronto delving into his wall of modular synthesizers and Emily Haines with acoustic…

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Los Angeles-based indie pop/folk/electric duo STRANGERS YOU KNOW have released their brand new single “USED” – the track will be featured on their new EP Loosen Up The Leash, out March 11. Listen to the track here or below.The duo added two more stops to their 2016 festival circuit with back-to-back weekend performances at Coachella Music and Arts Festival, April 15-17 and April 22-24 in Indio, CA, as well as BottleRock Napa Valley, happening May 27-29 in Napa Valley, CA. The band was also added to the Grammy Museum Homegrown showcase at SXSW, which will take place on March 18 at Tap Room at the…

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Ann Arbor quartet Pity Sex have announced their anticipated new album ‘White Hot Moon’ will be released on April 29th, 2016 via Run For Cover, and have premiered their new song “Burden You” at NYLON Mag.com along with a Q&A with singer/lyricist/guitarist Britty Drake. Listen to the new song below!On ‘White Hot Moon,’ Pity Sex use the foundation of 2013’s celebrated debut ‘Feast of Love’ as the framework for something bigger, stronger, and altogether more monumental, looking to wide-screen albums by Yo La Tengo and Sonic Youth for inspiration. As Sean St. Charles explains, “We thought a lot about pop conventions…

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Alesana have released part two of their “Comedy of Errors” music video/mini-movie via Loudwire. The conclusion of this chapter highlights a critical turning point of The Annabel Trilogy (the story in which their three album concept was based on). “Comedy of Errors” (from the new full-length, Confessions) and it’s accompanying video series is complete with an intriguing storyline of love, mystery, and time travel.”Today is the day my inbox will stop being flooded with ‘where is part two?!’,” says guitarist/vocalist Shawn Milke. “Director Justin Reich knocked this out of the park. It is always a pleasure to work with him and to watch…

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Electro-rock trio Jimkata will release In Motion later this week but thanks to the good people at Billboard, you can hear hear the album in full ahead of this Friday’s release. Listen to In Motion and read additional background on the album courtesy of front-man Evan Friedell HERE. Jimkata hits the road next week for over two months that will take them out to the Rockies and back. “We’re pretty high-energy on stage,” says Friedell. “We tour with a light show and improvise a lot. We’ve toured so much, and experienced every scenario, good or bad. So we know how to play live and create some…

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The 5th Annual Nerd Prom is coming to Summit Music Hall in Denver, CO on March 5th, 2016. Tickets are available now HERE.For the “Episode 5’ the 5th Annual NERD PROM” KTCL’s DJ ALF will serve as Master of Ceremonies’ once again. DJ HOLLOW will kick the party off along with SKYLAW, ONE FLEW WEST and ANDY ROK & THE REAL DEAL. For a second year in a row, nerds will enjoy a special All-Star live performance comprised of various Colorado band members cranking out a slew of Sci-Fi/Nerdy Classics. A Nerd Prom King & Queen will be crowned on the night of the show. To enter…

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Me Like Bees have released the first single from their upcoming EP There will be Time. The track is called “Tundraland” and features black & white footage that many will recognize. Check out the song below.”We worked with a buddy to create the lyric video,” says guitarist Peter Burton.”We told him to try and recreate how the song makes him feel and he came up with these cool black and white pictures behind the words. We thought it looked great and went with it.” Me Like Bees worked with award-winning producer John Feldmann (5 Seconds of Summer, The Used, Panic! At The Disco) on…

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Ghosts Again have released a new single and music video, “Les Enfants Terribles.” The song comes from their forthcoming EP set to release late this spring. With influences such as Saosin and Underoath, the band releases a breath of fresh air in the post-hardcore genre.Vocalist, Alex Cortright commented on the new track saying, “”Les Enfants Terribles” is a song about losing your home and just trying to get away from the toxic things of your past. Something I think a lot of people can relate to. This track was also one of the first songs we sat down together to write for…

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Having released their new EP ‘Dumbstruck’ last month, Weatherstate have revealed the latest single from the record, along with accompanying music video. According to frontman Harry Hoskins, ‘Stuck In A Hole’ “is about feeling braindead working a repetitive job, and searching for escapism from that feeling.” The band hit the road this week in celebration of the release.All tour dates are listed below! Catch Weatherstate on tour around the UK this Feb with Wallflower:11/02 : The Exchange, Bristol12/02 : The Black Heart, Camden [Release Show]13/02 : Santiago Bar, Leeds14/02 : The Hop Sheffield15/02 : Opium, Edinburgh 17/02 : Rewind, Wrexham18/02 : The…

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Templeton Pek have released the music video for “Damage Control.” The song comes from the British three piece’s 4th studio album New Horizons, recorded in Los Angeles, and released by LA based Hardline Entertainment. Watch the video below! Templeton Pek have also announced tour dates with Millencolin. All dates are listed below the video. “The song itself is about capitalising on bad situations and using them as a benefit, coming out of that limbo space, as well as being in control of of your own destiny. It is based on a real experience from us during the album previous to “New Horizons” and issues…

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