Author: Dom Vigil

Having known one another since childhood, the members of Ed Ghost Tucker share a bond that most bands don’t, and it absolutely translates in their music. With their new EP Channels out now, Ed Ghost Tucker is wasting no time in working on new material, with a sister EP already in the works. Check out our entire interview with guitarist Rutger Rosenborg and stream the band’s song, “Sofia” below! Interview by Dom Vigil For our readers who haven’t had a chance to check you out yet, can you tell us a little bit about Ed Ghost Tucker? Sure, thanks for tuning in everyone. The…

Mascot Label Group are thrilled to announce the signing of one of the most exciting metalcore bands in Britain – COUNTING DAYS. Made up of former members of TRC, Heights and Last Witness they have already whipped up a frenzy in the underground due to their exhilarating live performances, intricate riffing and unrelenting intensity. Team Rock’s Terry Bezer states, “Quite simply, Counting Days are the most exciting metal band to come from the UK since BFMV.” Following on from last years’ critically acclaimed ‘The War of the Wolf’ EP; this summer they will be heading into the studio to record with producer Fredrik Nordstrom (At the Gates, Bring…

East LA’s newest indie pop gem PARIS RADIO have revealed their new single “My Flesh,” which premiered yesterday exclusively at The 405. Fronted by Anthony “ToeKnee” Aguiar, the band is greatly influenced by big guitars and anthemic synths of the 80s and 90s. The 405 refers to “My Flesh” as “a glittering synth-pop track reminiscent of Years & Years or Zibra.” Paris Radio has already seen play time from LA’s ALT 98.7, along with support from tastemaker blog Buzzbands LA.Fans can expect a series of new tracks to be rolled out over the course of spring and summer of 2015. For more information on Paris…

Kuroma will be supporting Tame Impala on tour this Spring, adding to an already busy April & May which features the band playing previously announced dates with Tennis and Ex-Hex (all shows are listed below). Kuroma is set to release their upcoming full-length Kuromarama on April 7, 2015 via Votiv Music, and will celebrate that night with a release show at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn, NY, with Love as Laughter and Glyph City supporting. To aid in the celebration, all tickets for the Baby’s All Right show will include a copy of Kuromarama on either CD ($12 advance/$15 day-of-show) or vinyl LP ($15). Kuromarama is currently available for pre-order via iTunes, with…

Spartan Records has announced plans for its first ever SXSW Showcase!Taking place in Austin, TX at 11pm on Saturday, March 21st at Bar 96 (96 Rainey St.), the event will feature performances by Louisville, KY’s The Foxery, Richmond, VA’s Shy, Low, Nashville, TN’s Daisyhead and the first ever US performance by Norway’s Barren Womb! RSVP here.For a limited time, use code “SpartanSXSW” to receive 15% off your entire order in the Spartan Records webstore.

The Melvins return to the road with the continuation of their Hold It In tour kicking off June 6 in Tucson at Club Congress.The tour announcement comes as Ipecac Recordings’ confirms the June 2 reissue of the Melvins’ 2001 release, Electroretard. The 8-song album features the line-up of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and Kevin Rutmanis.The Melvins’ released Hold It In in October, the 12-song album pairs Osborne and Crover with Butthole Surfers’ JD Pinkus and Paul Leary. Osborne, Crover and Pinkus will be the touring line-up for this run of dates with labelmates Le Butcherettes opening. Le Butcherettes released Cry Is For The Flies in September and had joined the Melvins…

In advance of the April 7th release of their sophomore full-length, Salome, Los Angeles’s Marriages have premiered the record’s title track today on Noisey.com, along with a new interview with the band. Check out this gorgeous track and interview here or listen directly via Soundcloud.In support of Salome, Marriages will play two European / UK festival for 2015; the first will be at Roadburn Festival on April 9th that will be directly followed by a European tour supporting Wovenhand, who has also just recently signed to Sargent House. In late August, Marriages will return to the UK to play ArcTangent Festival in Bristol alongside five other Sargent House bands including regular tour mates…

The Church are currently in the middle of their North American tour in support of their new album Further/Deeper. The band will wrap their run by performing four times during SXSW along with sitting for a very special interview at the convention. Here’s the full schedule on where you can catch the band in Austin next week:SXSW – THE CHURCH SCHEDULEFriday March 20th3:30PM – The SXSW Interview W/The ChurchDavid Fricke from Rolling Stone Magazine to moderate.http://schedule.sxsw.com/2015/events/event_MP99106510:00PM – Buffalo Billiards Official SXSW Showcasehttp://schedule.sxsw.com/2015/events/event_MS31819Saturday March 21st2:00PM – Waterloo Records Day Partyhttp://www.waterloorecords.comSpecial stripped down performance7:30PM – Hotel San Jose SXSW Party Headlining Performancehttp://www.sanjosehotel.com/events/south-x-san-jose/12:00AM – Emo’sFree SXSW Showcasehttp://sxsw.com/music/news/2015/church-and-swervedriver-headline-free-show-emos-march-21The Church 2015 – North American Tour3/10/2015 Philadelphia, PA …

RED CITY RADIO, a four-piece punk band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, today reveal the pre-order details for their upcoming self-titled third full-length album. The band’s Staple Records debut will be released on April 21, 2015, but fans who pre-order the album today will be the first to receive an instant download of the song “Electricity” which is also streaming on Soundcloud and YouTube and available for purchase digitally on both iTunes and Amazon. Fans can find details on the various CD, vinyl and merch pre-order bundles on the band’s official webstore, http://smarturl.it/RedCityRadioStore.

DUSTIN KENSRUE today reveals a new song and video for “Of Crows and Crowns” from his upcoming solo album, CARRY THE FIRE, which will be released on April 21, 2015 on Staple Records/Vagrant Records. Directed by Vern Moen (Radiohead, Jack White, Cold War Kids), fans can check out the beautifully shot black & white video here: Fans can pre-order the digital version of Carry The Fire through iTunes: http://smarturl.it/DKcarrythefire or Amazon: http://smarturl.it/AMZcarrythefire.Physical copies can be pre-ordered though Dustin’s official webstore: http://smarturl.it/DKstore This month Kensrue will kick off his spring touring schedule in support of Carry The Fire with three showsin Austin, Texas on Thursday, March 19th during SXSW before beginning his previously announced co-headline dates with Andy Hull on April 21st in…