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Call It Arson's "Moth Wash" streaming on AbsolutePunk.net
Moth Wash, the latest release from New Haven, Connecticut's Call It Arson is currently streaming at Absolutepunk.net. You can listen to both songs from the upcoming 7-inch here.

Additionally, Kill Normal Records is now offering the vinyl for pre-order. Go here to get yours.

Limited to 500 and pressed on black and yellow / white vinyl, the label will be shipping the 7-inches at the end of April. The album's official release date is May 20th. Also, all orders will include free high-quality mp3's.

Undoubtedly two of the best songs that the band has committed to tape, Call It Arson evokes contemporaries such as Chamberlain, Karate and Waxwing. Their sound ranges from a deep, slow burn to sustained explosions of energy and aggression. Any way you slice it, the Connecticut four piece always manages to come across as unquestionably earnest, heartfelt and compelling.

Moth Wash was recorded at God City Studios with Kurt Ballou (Converge). And for all you audiophiles, both songs were analog recorded, mixed and mastered, and then pressed directly to vinyl.

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Atreyu added to Projekt Revolution tour
Orange County hard rockers Atreyu have been tapped by Linkin Park to headline the Revolution Stage on this year’s Projekt Revolution tour. The tour launches July 16 at the Tweeter Center in Boston.


Atreyu, who are currently co-headlining the Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour with Avenged Sevenfold, has just scored their first Top Ten hit at Alternative radio with new hit single “Falling Down,” which currently takes the No. 4 spot on the chart. The track is the fastest-rising song to hit the top 10 thus far this year. Its companion video is currently in rotation on Fuse. Fans can view the video at www.youtube.com/atreyu.

Atreyu is gearing up for the April 22 release of LEAD SAILS PAPER ANCHOR 2.0 in the CDVU+ format. The CDVU+ replaces the traditional CD booklet/jewel case with eco-friendly packaging (100% recyclable, 35% post-consumer) while offering an unprecedented amount of content, which is accessed through a weblink that’s triggered when fans put the disc in their computers. Atreyu is the first hard rock band to release a disc in the CDVU+ format.

The CDVU+ version of LEAD SAILS PAPER ANCHOR 2.0 features the full album, including the new hit single “Falling Down,” a new track recorded exclusively for this release titled “The Squeeze,” and blistering covers of Faith No More’s “Epic” and The Descendents’ “Clean Sheets.” Also included are ten exclusive videos (three live performances, five individual band profile pieces and two behind-the-scenes life on the road clips and a guitar lesson from Atreyu six-stringer Dan Jacobs). The CDVU+ version also features a 50 page, fully printable, digital booklet that includes more than 40 exclusive photos, song lyrics and new artwork

Don’t miss Atreyu on the Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour or the Projekt Revolution tour this summer. Dates and venues for both tours below.

“Rockstar Taste of Chaos” 2008 dates are as follows.

4/5


San Antonio, TX


Freeman Coliseum




4/6


El Paso, TX


County Coliseum




4/8


Las Vegas, NV


The Pearl Theatre @ Palms Casino




4/9


Phoenix, AZ


Jobing.com Arena




4/10


Long Beach, CA


Long Beach Arena




4/12


San Jose, CA


Event Center




4/13


Sacramento, CA


ARCO Arena




4/15


Seattle, WA


WaMu Center




4/17


Vancouver, BC


PNE Forum




4/19


Calgary, AB


Stampede Corral




4/21


Regnia, SK


Brandt Centre




4/22


Edmonton, AB


Northlands AgriCom Arena




*4/25


Baton Rouge, LA


Baton Rouge River Center


(X-Fest)

*4/26


Spring, TX


Cynthia Woods Mitchelle Pavilion


(Buzzfest)

*4/27


Dallas, TX


Pizza Hut Park


(Edgefest)

*5/18


Maryland Heights, MO


Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre


(Pointfest)

*5/24


Indianapolis, IN


Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre


(WRZX Radio show)

* Radio shows

Projekt Revolution 2008 tour dates are as follows:

Date


City


Venue

7/16


Boston, MA


Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts

7/18


Pittsburgh, PA


Post-Gazette Pavilion

7/19


Philadelphia, PA


Susquehanna Bank Center

7/20


Hartford, CT


New England Dodge Music Center

7/22


New York, NY


Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

7/23


Holmdel, NJ


PNC Bank Arts Center

7/25


Raleigh, NC


Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek

7/26


Virginia Beach, VA


Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater

7/27


Washington, DC


Nissan Pavilion

7/30


Charlotte, NC


Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte

8/1


West Palm Beach, FL


Cruzan Amphitheatre

8/2


Tampa, FL


Ford Amphitheatre

8/3


Atlanta, GA


Lakewood Amphitheatre

8/7


Phoenix, AZ


Cricket Wireless Pavilion

8/9


San Francisco, CA


Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View

8/10


Irvine, CA


Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

8/12


Denver, CO


Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre

8/15


Cincinnati, OH


Riverbend Music Center

8/16


Chicago, IL


Alpine Valley Music Theatre

8/17


Indianapolis, IN


Verizon Wireless Music Center

8/19


Cleveland, OH


Blossom Music Center

8/21


St. Louis, MO


Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

8/23


Dallas, TX


Superpages.com Center

8/24


Houston, TX


Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Atreyu Official Site

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Ampline on tour
4/12/08
Newport, KY @ The Southgate House
w/ Knife The Symphony, Junior Revolution, Alone At 3am, The Lion's Rampant, 500 Miles To Memphis, Shotgun On Blonde, Eatafetus Trio, Dopamines, Caterpillar Tracks, Rumble Club, The Frankl Project, Arms Exploding, John Walsh, Carrie Simple, Riverside Revival, Cold & Sinus, Dusty Bryant, Straw Boss
Doors - 7pm
Show - 7:30pm
Tickets - $8 for 21+ or $10 for 18-20 yr olds

4/13/08
Oshkosh, WI @ The Reptile Palace

4/14/08
Madison, WI @ In The Annex

4/15/08
Milwaukee, WI @ The Echo Base Collective

4/16/08
Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar

4/17/08
Southgate, MI @ The Modern Exchange

4/18/08
Norwalk, OH @ ST67

4/19/08
Lexington, KY @ 503 Oldham Ct.

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Mike Edison live performances
5/19- 7 PM Los Angeles, CA @ Book Soup

5/20- 6 PM San Francisco, CA @ Book Passage

5/21- 7 PM Seattle, WA @ University Bookstore

5/22- 7:30 PM Portland, OR @ Powell’s Books

6/4- TBA Philadelphia, PA @ Tritone

6/16- - 7 PM New York, NY @ Half King Reading Series

6/19- 7:30 PM Brooklyn, NY @ Pete’s Candy Store

9/30- 7 PM New York, NY @ KGB Reading Series

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New Time: Shannon Brown's Moonshine Martinis
Moonshine Martinis:
A 60's & 70's Country Cabaret

Starring
Shannon Brown
with Jonathan Segal on Piano

Debuts at The Laurie Beechman Theater @ the West Bank Cafe

Monday, May 5 @ 9:30pm and Friday, May 9 @ 9pm

www.moonshinemartinis.com

West Virginian by birth, but New Yorker at heart, Shannon Brown announces her upcoming cabaret, Moonshine Martinis: A 60's and 70's Country Cabaret, featuring country music from the 60s and 70s. Saddle up for a 1-hr ride through lovin', lyin', cheatin' & drinkin' with tunes made famous by Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline and others. Moonshine Martinis: A 60's & 70's Country Cabaret will be performed on Monday, May 5 at 9:30pm and Friday, May 9 at 9:00pm at the West Bank Café’s Laurie Beechman Theater. The West Bank Cafe is located at 407 W 42nd Street, just west of 9th Avenue, in New York City. There is a $15 cover, plus a $15 food/beverage minimum. For reservations please call, (212) 695-6909.

Moonshine Martinis: A 60's and 70's Country Cabaret is takes a look at city life through the eyes of a country girl. After spending 10 years in the city, Shannon takes a look at how country music influenced (and still influences) her life. Old country favorites and more obscure pieces will cover a wide range of subject matter from love with “If We’re Not Back in Love by Monday” to heartbreak with “She’s Got You”. Outlaw country including the rambling “Mama Tried” will give way to southern gospel with “Peace in the Valley”. There are also pieces focusing on humor, feminism, relationships and politics.

Shannon Brown: Shannon's musical background began at 5 when she started playing piano. Over the next 13 years she portaryed many classic musical theater roles including Tzeitel in "Fiddler on the Roof", Lucy in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", and her favorite, The Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz". Shannon received a BFA in Theatre from Marshall University in Huntington, WV where she portrayed Ann in "1940's Radio Hour", Dotty in "Noises Off!", and Lily Pepper in "Red Peppers". She has performed regionally with Lincoln Ampitheatre and The Lost Colony, and toured Japan as featured singer in "Country Western Jamboree". In New York, Shannon has acted in productions with Goldmine Theatre, Terrapin Troupe, and 13th Street Repertory Theatre. She has performed stand-up comedy at Gotham Comedy Club and Broadway Comedy Club. As a pianist, Shannon has played in orchestras for productions of "Into The Woods", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", and "No,No, Nanette".


Moonshine Martinis on the web : www.moonshinemartinis.com

Location:
Laurie Beechman Theater
at the West Bank Cafe
407 w. 42nd Street
west of 9th Ave.
212-695-6909

Subway: A,C,E to 42nd Street - Port Authority

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Shannon Brown's Moonshine Martinis
Moonshine Martinis

A Grand Ole Opry Cabaret

Starring

Shannon Brown

with Jonathan Segal on Piano

Debuts at The Laurie Beechman Theater @ the West Bank Cafe

Monday, May 5 @ 9:30pm and Friday, May 9 @ 8pm

www.moonshinemartinis.com

New York,NY- (March 31, 2008) West Virginian by birth, but New Yorker at heart, Shannon Brown announces her upcoming cabaret, Moonshine Martinis: A Grand Ole Opry Cabaret, featuring country music from the 60s and 70s. Saddle up for a 1-hr ride through lovin', lyin', cheatin' & drinkin' with tunes made famous by Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline and others. Moonshine Martinis: A Grand Ole Opry Cabaret will be performed on Monday, May 5 at 9:30pm and Friday, May 9 at 8:00pm at the West Bank Café’s Laurie Beechman Theater. The West Bank Cafe is located at 407 W 42nd Street, just west of 9th Avenue, in New York City. There is a $15 cover, plus a $15 food/beverage minimum. For reservations please call, (212) 695-6909.

Moonshine Martinis: A Grand Ole Opry Cabaret is takes a look at city life through the eyes of a country girl. After spending 10 years in the city, Shannon takes a look at how country music influenced (and still influences) her life. Old country favorites and more obscure pieces will cover a wide range of subject matter from love with “If We’re Not Back in Love by Monday” to heartbreak with “She’s Got You”. Outlaw country including the rambling “Mama Tried” will give way to southern gospel with “Peace in the Valley”. There are also pieces focusing on humor, feminism, relationships and politics.


Shannon Brown: Shannon's musical background began at 5 when she started playing piano. Over the next 13 years she portaryed many classic musical theater roles including Tzeitel in "Fiddler on the Roof", Lucy in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", and her favorite, The Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz". Shannon received a BFA in Theatre from Marshall University in Huntington, WV where she portrayed Ann in "1940's Radio Hour", Dotty in "Noises Off!", and Lily Pepper in "Red Peppers". She has performed regionally with Lincoln Ampitheatre and The Lost Colony, and toured Japan as featured singer in "Country Western Jamboree". In New York, Shannon has acted in productions with Goldmine Theatre, Terrapin Troupe, and 13th Street Repertory Theatre. She has performed stand-up comedy at Gotham Comedy Club and Broadway Comedy Club. As a pianist, Shannon has played in orchestras for productions of "Into The Woods", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", and "No,No, Nanette".


Press reservations or interview inquiries with Shannon Brown : Please call Michael Martinez, 212-712-7362.

Moonshine Martinis on the web : www.moonshinemartinis.com




Location:
Laurie Beechman Theater
at the West Bank Cafe
407 w. 42nd Street
west of 9th Ave.
212-695-6909

Subway: A,C,E to 42nd Street - Port Authority

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Spoken Word DJ
DJ Make It Do What It Do, just release his 1st album, simply titled "Spoken Word Lyricists Volume 1." It is a compilation of various poets from across the nation; many are Russell Simon's Def Poets and Tony award winners which include… Will Da Real One, Georgia Me, and Triple Blakk.

Poets are known for weaving words into magnificent metaphors of life, love and hope. If that is true then DJ Make It Do What It Do, mixes the soundtrack to their lives, epic melodies that compliment each and every simile. DJ Make It Do What It Do is the premier DJ on the South Florida spoken word scene. His unparalleled gift of finding the perfect song to compliment any poets performance has made him a crowd favorite.


The New York native shares his musical genius of blending some of latest and greatest R&B, Neo Soul and Hip Hop music that gets the vibe right and get the crowd feeling both mellow and hype every night.

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TOM SWIRLY's PSYCH-O-DELIC CIRCUS in NYC
TOM SWIRLY's
PSYCH-O-DELIC CIRCUS

A microRave!

Every Monday Night at Cave Canem
24 First Ave @ 8pm
Admission $5.00

www.myspace.com/TomSwirly

New York,NY- ( March 21,2008) Turn on the microRave! Tom Swirly's Psych-o-delic Circus is live with avant-garde music, dance, and performance in New York's East Village, every Monday night.

The Circus begins in the dark. Tom Swirly takes the stage, tattered lab coat trailing, coaxing slow the music is foreboding and disorienting. The lights start to flash and glow, Jeremy Weirdos joins in and triggers samples from the Three Stooges. Then the powerful voice of Tom Swirly's Electro-Acoustical Wind Instrument hammers out a driving beat; he grabs a loop, sings over it with layers of angelic and demonic voices. This is the dancers' cue: they emerge from the corners, slowly feeling for the rhythm, getting more wired till they climb all over the stage. More acts; some noisy, some beautiful, some energetic. The dancers adapt, gain strength, form arabesques. The lights rise to a climax: a strobe! the audience goes wild. The show continues till one of the trans-sexual bartenders throws us out late-night.

The Psych-o-delic Circus has been going since the fall of 2007 and showcases its residents, including: beatboxing pioneer and hiphop legend Kid Lucky, the Illusionary Dancers, and Welsh guitar wizard Dan Jones.

Special guests have included: Gibby Haynes from the Butthole Surfers, Tristan Perich's One-bit Music, Joshua Fried's Radio Wonderland, and The Tom Blatt Project.

Tom Swirly has been playing the electronic wind instrument for almost twenty years. He's played all over the world, including an hour-long show on Sydney's Bondi Radio, a performance at the 2004 Dutch Electronic Arts Festival, a recent show at the KEK Gallery in Budapest and of course countless performances all over the New York City area. He's written music for theatre, dance and video performances. As a long-time member of the avant-garde performance group Verge, he's participated in all of their major productions, including "Return to Oz" and "The Space Show".

He's also an accomplished actor and magician, having performed with various New York-area companies including Faux-Real Theatre Company, where he had the title role in their first production of "William Shakespeare's Haunted House" (which went on to almost ten years in repertory), and Gorilla Rep (where he performed numerous comic roles as part of their production of Henry IV parts I and II). In 2007, a play about his life was written by New York's Youngblood Playwright's group and had an extended run in Brooklyn's Brick Theatre; this led to a controversial and allegedly inaccurate New York Times article about Mr. Swirly, complete with color photo. His photographs have appeared all over the net and in Time Out New York; his extreme NY mailing list has been a staple of the New York underground scene for over 8 years; and he's a familiar figure at parties and events all over the city.

Professionally, Mr Swirly has earned a living writing computer programs since the last 70s. In 1987, he was sitting at a trading desk in the late lamented Drexel Burnham Lambert writing option models during the century's largest drop in the Dow Jones. In 1988 he wrote he operating system for an innovative but failed pocket computer. Snce 2004, Mr Swirly has been an engineer with Google in New York City.

Jeremy X. Halpern (Jeremy Weirdos) is the Ringleader of the Psych-o-delic Circus. He founded the multimedia performance group Verge in 1987; they will be performing their 20th Anniversary concert this summer. As the sole proprietor of 1-800-Weirdos (http://www.weirdos.com) he creates music from the random callers to the 800 number, as well as maintaining an Internet radio station and Weirdos podcast, which is available free through the iTunes Music Store. As an actor he has performed on stage and in films and video including acclaimed Iranian director Amir Naderi's "Sound Barrier". As a director he has masterminded such bizarre epics as "Speak of the Devil (A Satanic Cabaret)" and "Battle of the Dead Celebs". As a composer, he has invented soundtracks for Verge as well as having scored many short films. As a Weirdo, he is proud to represent all the freaks out there. Stamp out normality in our lifetime!

Press reservations or interview inquiries with Tom Swirly or Jeremy X. Halpern, please call Michael Martinez at 212-712-7362.

Promotional performance DVD's avaialble upon request.

Location:

Cave Canem
24 First Avenue ( under Lucky Cheng's)
between First & Second Streets

Subway: F,V to Lower East Side-Second Avenue

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New album from GONEMAD!
South Florida's GONEMAD has released a new album titled 'subtle' along with a brand new website www.gonemad896.com. The album will currently available on Napster and Rhapsody and will be available soon on iTunes.

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Dendura Joins Unexpect and Shadowside at the Flight of the Valkyries Festival
Dendura (USA), the Egyptian-inspired, female-fronted progressive band with belly dancers, will join co-headliners Unexpect (Canada) and Shadowside (Brazil) for the second-annual Flight of the Valkyries festival at Station 4 in St. Paul, MN, on Saturday June 28. Flight of the Valkyries is the only festival in the USA to feature a complete lineup of female-fronted metal bands.

Belly dancer Abida Blaze, who is known for her exotic, mysterious moves, will join Dendura onstage at the festival.

This year, the festival headliners bring a big dose of metal from Canada and Brazil. Unexpect recently toured with Epica, Echoes of Eternity and Trail of Tears. Shadowside is a rising star in the Brazilian metal scene.

Minnesota-based artists Something to Fear and Aria Sharp have also been announced and additional bands will be confirmed in the coming months.

Flight of the Valkyries is the only music festival of its kind in the USA that is devoted to metal bands with female lead vocalists. The festival showcases all metal sub-genres. The festival debuted in 2007 and showcased a variety of female-fronted metal bands including Doro, Vainglory, Earthen, The Ottoman Empire, Visideon, Spiritual Decay and Sirens of Titan.

Meanwhile, 2008 is already turning into a big year for Dendura. The band recently signed with KillZone Records, scored distribution with Nightmare Records and they’re discussing their next album with a Grammy-winning producer. In addition, they played high-profile concerts including a show with Edguy (Who did some 2007 dates in Germany with Aerosmith) and they have a track on the US ProgPower 2007 compilation given to everyone who attended the sold-out, national festival in Atlanta starring After Forever and Sonata Arctica.

For more information about Dendura, and to listen to songs, visit www.myspace.com/denduraband. For ticket information and details about Flight of the Valkyries, visit www.femalemetalfest.com.

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Van Hunt Live Internet Streaming Sat 03/22
Apache Cafe (live music venue in Atlanta) is proud to announce...

Van Hunt's acoustic performance heard via live streaming for one night only! Purchase this ticket if you want to tune in to the live audio stream of Van Hunt's performance.

You will need a working computer with internet access and a media player such as WinAmp, or Windows Media Player.

Step 1: Purchase a ticket.

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=251663

Step 2: Save your Confirmation/Receipt

Step 3: Find the Order # listed on the this confirmation/receipt. Usually an 8-9 digit code comprised of numbers and letters.

Step 4: Log on to www.apachecafe.info on Saturday March 22 a few mins before show time (9:00pm). A link will be posted on the top right hand corner of the page. If you do not see this link wait a few moments and refresh your broswer.

Step 5: Click the link!

Step 6: A pop up window will prompt you to enter your confirmation # and information.

Step 7: Your default media player will pop up and you are ready for audio stream.

Step 8: Enjoy the funky, soulful sounds of Van Hunt from any where in the world streaming live from Apache Cafe in Midtown Atlanta!

All sales are final for this event. Apache Cafe is not responsible technical malfunctions.


Apache Cafe
64 3rd St NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
http://www.apachecafe.info

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new cd from 101st AND TEDJU
REEL LIFE ONLINE AND IN STORES

THA TEMP ONLINE AT WWW.MYSPACE.COM\TEDJU

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show
check tha web site

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Lenny Revell @ The Bowery Poetry Club
SINGER/SONGWRITER & ROCK PIANIST
LENNY REVELL

@ The BOWERY POETRY CLUB
308 Bowery

Thursday April 10 @ 10:30

www.myspace.com/lennyrevellband

A rising star of the New York City music scene, Lenny Revell bring his critically acclaimed songs and music to The Bowery Poetry Club . Shwotime is at 10:30 pm. Admission is $10.00. This is a great opportunity to see a brilliant young composer and singer up close and personal. Jeff Miers of The Buffalo News called Lenny " a modern-day Elton John". Please go to Lenny Revell's website for updates and added shows.

Incorporating the piano as the forefront instrument that swims in a sea of rock, pop, and soul, Lenny Revell's a modern-day torch-bearer for the personas of Elton John and Billy Joel. His accomplishments have been well noted in outlets such as Keyboard Magazine, Teen Ink Magazine, Rochesterathome.com, The Buffalo News, and ArtVoice. His extensive travels have brought him recognition in many cities such as New York City, Buffalo, Los Angeles, Nashville, Branson, Miami, Coral Springs, Toronto, and more. He carries on the tradition of timeless, catchy melodies packaged in everyday lessons reflecting human nature.

Lenny Revell's album "Lessons" introduces the world to a Eurasian’s vision of eastern philosophy mixed into the format of a modern pop/rock sound. Each song is a "lesson", explaining how mankind can better himself through the process of self examination, in a world fueled by superficiality and limited mindsets. The CD empowers the listener to take personal responsibility for their own thoughts and actions, bringing about timeless staples of idealism in an ever changing society. Mixed in with these self-help melodies is the dark humor employed in songs like Ghost or Prelude/Revenge of Little Red Riding Hood that's a throwback from the golden age of the 20th century layered with a contemporary feel.


Press reservations or interview inquiries with Lenny Revell: Please call Michael Martinez, 212-712-7362.

To purchase music please go to: http://cdbaby.com/cd/lennyrevell


Location:

The Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery
between Bleecker and E. Houston Streets
212-614-0505
www.bowerypoetry.com

Subway: F Train to Second Ave.
6 Train to Bleecker Street

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Tony Adamo is reviewed by soultracks.com
Soul Tracks reviews Soul Man Tony Adamo
www.myspace.com/tonyrocadamo


Sitting in the jazz café along with a few friends, sipping Chamomile tea, singer/visual artist Tony Adamo enters the stage offering us a sweet deal. He is offering his latest
14-track fusion CD, Straight Up Deal. What is his recipe? Add a taste of Michael Beck, sample some Santana, throw in the sentiment of Miles Davis, the style of Grover Washington, Jr. and the Lou Rawls-like vibrato of Tony Adamo. There you have it: an eclectic, high energy project of jazz, R&B, soul and funk.

He allowed us a taste of his dish with an introduction of a few of his powerful featured guest artists, such as Doc Kupka (Tower Of Power) and Ernie Watts on sax, Eddie Henderson on trumpet and Paul Jackson on bass guitar. The appetizer, "No Strings," displayed his funky, jazz side. The main course was assorted with several classic remakes: "Winelight" (instrumental piece made famous by Grover Washington); Miles Davis' "Milestones" and Joe Zawinul's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy." With such a passionate band and Tony's funky, R&B voice we were begging for more. He quenched our thirst with "Midnite Café."

As he closed, he offered us another deal - dessert- with complimentary copies of his latest project. As a singer, but also, a visual artist, he took personal interest in the creativity of his CD packaging. It was stylishly designed, with a nice headshot on the cover and the Northern California Bay Area city nightlife as the backdrop on the back. Tony Adamo, and his band reflects that real musicians are here to stay, still offering talent and stellar performances.

This CD is a Straight Up Deal. Recommended by soultracks.com

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Peasants With Feathers celebrates Otto Von Schirach's Birthday
Last night, I, the Voodoo Witch Doctor celebrated the illustrious Otto Von Schirach's birthday bash at the Laundry Bar on Miami Beach owned by our good friend, Basshead Juan. We hung outside until the full moon caused our alter egos, the Germanian Nerds. We had two extra sidekicks, the Notorious Nasty in his cockroach suit and Thug Jesus in his pimp attire and neon red umbrella tagging along. The crowd broke out in a frenzy of dancing around like chickens with their heads cut off. They formed a mosh pit that could have paralyzed the most cracked out snake. In the insuing commotion Mister Feather's bear slippers to slipped off his feet and an eager fan threw it back and it landed on Otto Von Schirach's laptop. Luckily, the slippers were not made of glass like Cinderella's and nothing happened. Lots of people took pictures and our friend Edit from California shooked up the crowd with his massive beats. Thank you all for being there and we appreciate your support!

Written by Mrs. Peasants with Feathers

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New Found Glory- New Best of CD titled HITS
UMe is proud to announce the release of New Found Glory’s best-of CD, Hits, which is available March 18th!!!

Angst fueled by hooky guitar riffs and old-school hardcore breakdowns. Defiant, yet upbeat. One of the first bands to fuse emo and punk-pop, add a tinge of hardcore, and bring it to the mainstream, New Found Glory has sold nearly 3-million albums while delivering the quintessential rock sound of the 2000s--melodic, fun, and personable. Countless gold- and platinum-selling bands have credited New Found Glory for being the inspiration that sparked their own formation. Now, for the first time, all of the band’s best-loved singles and album cuts have been brought together for Hits. (DriveThru/Suretone/MCA/Geffen/UMe), released March 18, 2008.

Hits also includes a couple of rare gems--“Constant Static,” previously available only as a Japanese album bonus cut, and “Situations” (streamed on the Warped Tour Website for only one month and never before commercially available). All of the tracks were personally selected by the band members.
Founded as A New Found Glory (the “A” was later dropped), the group formed in Coral Springs, Florida, in 1997. After an indie EP and debut album, Nothing Gold Can Stay, singer Jordan Pundik, lead guitarist Chad Gilbert (formerly of hardcore band Shai Hulud), guitarist Steve Klein, bassist Ian Grushka and drummer Cyrus Bolooki made their major label debut with 2000’s self-titled album. Including the Top 20 Modern Rock hit “Hit or Miss” as well as “Dressed To Kill,” the album was boosted by a tour with Blink-182, sold-out headlining tours, and a spot on the Warped Tour, and eventually was certified gold.
New Found Glory’s most recent album, the movie covers project From The Screen To Your Stereo Part II, was released in September 2007, and a new album is expected in summer 2008.

Hits Preferred Retail Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Hits-New-Found-Glory/dp/B00128X6VE/ref=pd_bbs_7?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1204242569&sr=8-7

New Found Glory MySpace Page:
http://www.myspace.com/newfoundglory

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Red Sammy at The Annex in NYC
Red Sammy invades New York bringing its graveyard country rock, Baltimore-style!!!!

Red Sammy (Graveyard Country Rock from Baltimore, MD)
Sunday, March 16, 2008
The Annex (Lower East Side)
152 Orchard Street
New York, NY
Show begins: 7pm

theannexnyc.com
www.redsammy.com


Red Sammy captures the hope in desperation, the beauty in imperfection with honest songwriting. Life, work, hard work, disappointment, love and loss are all themes entwined in their songs. Influences both literary and musically include Flannery O'Connor, Ernest Hemingway, William Carlos Williams, Alejandro Escovedo, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash. Currently, the band consists of songwriter Adam Trice along with a variety of talented local Baltimore musicians.

the band
The band: Adam Trice presents Red Sammy in various musical arrangements including solo, duo, and full-piece band performances. Baltimore area musicians that perform and/or have performed in Red Sammy include, Katie Feild (bass guitar, concertina, vocals), Josh Weiss (pedal steel, electric guitar, banjo), Nick Sjostrom (drums and percussion), Eric Friedman (keyboards, harmonica), Theron Alexander (bass, musical saw), J. Spence Holman (drums and percussion), Robert Creath (drums, percussion), Adam Trice (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, harmonica).

"It's freight-jumping, wedding ring-pawning music," Violet Glaze, Baltimore City Paper.

For Industry or Press Tickets please call
212-712-7362

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Showcase featuring Molly Gillman & April Bruckner
An Evening of Music and Comedy II
at Don't Tell Mama
343 West 46th Street in NYC

Wednesday March 26 @ 7:00 PM

featuring Molly Gillman (Pinkalicious)
and Comedian April Bruckner

Michael Martinez is proud to present An Evening of Music and Comedy II at Don't Tell Mama. This showcase and variety show will feature singer Molly Gillman (Pinkalicious), singer Jamie Taylor Harper, award winning vocalist Don Shortslef, and singer Amy Zelcer. Comedian Amy Bruckner will be the special guest MC for the evening. Producer Michael Martinez has previously presented showcases at Don't Tell Mama and several other New York City clubs. These showcases highlight emerging stars in comedy, music, and musical theater. Showtime is 7:00 pm, door opens at 6:30pm. Admission is $15.00, plus a two drink minimum. For reservations call Don't Tell Mama at 212-757-0788.

Molly Gillman is a graduate of Vasser College with a BA in Classics. She has trained with the American Theatre Wings's Springboard NYC, TVI Studios (NY), the GYM, NY Stage & Film and Powerhouse at VC, the Paper Mill Playhouse, and the NJ Shakespeare Festival. She has a nomination for the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical ( past nominees/recipients include Anne Hathaway and Laura Benanti). She recently made her directorial debut with a young actors' production of The Timid Dragon. Molly can currently be seen as Dr. Wink/Alison (orig. role) in Vital Theatre Company's Pinkalicious, running at New World Stages.

April Bruckner- At twenty three years of age April Brucker is pulling no punches and leaving the punchlines at the end. The accomplished standup comedian, ventriloquist, and actress has burned up stages in NYC in clubs such as The Laugh Factory, the Laugh Lounge, Joe Franklin's Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, Pips, and many others in the city as well as across the country. In addition, April has appeared in Toronto at Hospital for Sick Children. April's talents don't stop there. April opened for Off-Broadway smash 27 Heaven and appeared in Murder Me Always. In addition, April has appeared in short films for CollegeHumor.com and MTV.com as well as on Cash Cab, Last Comic Standing 5, and the West Wing. April's children's show, Storytime With April and Friends, can be seen in 36 states, 6 countries, and the world wide web. April has also appeared on Sirius Maxim Radio's Devore and Diana Show where she won #1 Weirdest Woman. In addition, April can be heard every Saturday on the Strange Dave Show. For more on her please go to www.aprilbrucker.com

Jamie Taylor Harper - A recent transplant from San Francisco, Jamie has performed on many Bay Area stages since graduating from San Francisco State University with a BA in Theatre Arts, where she studied under Tony nominated playwrite/director Barbara Damashek. Previous stage credits include "Ragtime" and "Beauty and the Beast" (Woodminster Theatre, CA), Woman 2 in "Songs For a New World" (Ray of Light Theatre, SF), "Assassins"(SFSU), and countless other engagements. She recently made her New York stage debut in "Knock 'Em Dead" with International Studio Theatre.

Don Shortslef's style includes a blend of Contemporary Christian and Country, including original material written by his brother, Dennis. Don can currently be heard on worldwide Christian Country radio and has appeared as a guest artist on Christian crusades and TV. In 1998, Don was awarded National Male Vocalist of the Year by the Country Gospel Music Association (CGMA). In 2007, Don released two singles on Christian radio in Europe. Both singles A Vision Of The Cross, and Two Thousand Years Ago, reached the top 10 on the New Christian Music (NCM) Euro Country Chart. To date, Don has reelased five C.D.'s. For more info. please go to: www.myspace.com/donshortslef

Amy Zelcer is a recent graduate of Harvard University, where she was a member of the improv comedy troupe On Thin Ice, won Harvard's annual singing competition, Harvard Idol, and performed in several original musicals. New York: Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree (Melissa) at Vital Children's Theatre; reading of The Masked Zinfandel at Musical Mondays; The American Musical Project; Don’t Touch the Foot.

For Industry Reservations: Please call, 212-712-7362

Location:

Don't Tell Mama
343 West 46th Street
between 8th and 9th Aves.
For reservations and info. call 212-757-0788
website: www.donttellmamanyc.com

Admission: $15.00 plus 2 drink minimum

Subway: A,C,E to 42nd St-Port Authority

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Gloria Diaboli set to release new black metal album
Battle Kommand Records is proud to announce our next CD release, the debut album from Canada's GLORIA DIABOLI, entitled Gate To Sheol.

This band is the North American answer to true Satanic black metal acts such as Watain, Ofermod, Funeral Mist, etc. The band performs a martial, orthodox form of black metal, fueled by ferocity and hellfire. Aggressive, ugly and well-recorded, this attack will yet again prove that Canada's ever-extreme Vancouver, BC-area black metal scene has spawned some of the ugliest metal of our time, and alongside countrymen BLASPHEMY, AXIS OF ADVANCE, WITCHES HAMMER, ALLFATHER, CONQUEROR and REVENGE, Gloria Diaboli are now leaving their mark on this important regions history of violent and chaotic metal.

Gate To Sheol was mastered @ Necromorbus Studio in Sweden (Watain, Malign, Averse Sefira, Ofermod, etc).

Gate To Sheol features 7 tracks.
1. The Kingdom of Filth And Decay
2. Above As It Is Below
3. Gloria Diaboli
4. Gate To Sheol
5. Libation Unto He who Dwelleth in the Depths
6. Omega Throne
7. Oh, Great Deceiver

Released on CD / digitally in North America on Battle Kommand Records.
Released on CD in Europe by Total Holocaust Records, Sweden.
BKR release date: April 15th, 2008

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