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COUNTING CROWS ANNOUNCE US TOUR DATES :: KICKING OFF TOUR WITH SOLD OUT SAN FRANCISCO CLUB SHOWS :: NEW ALBUM UNDERWATER SUNSHINE WILL BE RELEASED APRIL 10th

Posted in Artist Watch, New Music, News, Releases with tags COUNTING CROWS, music, rock, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com, Underwater Sunshine on February 21, 2012 by Randy

LOS ANGELES (February 21, 2012) Multi-platinum recording artist, Counting Crows announced today they will be touring in support of their new album, Underwater Sunshine (or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation) which will be released April 10^th on Collective Sounds.

In the spirit of the band’s first independent release, the Crows will be kicking off the tour with two intimate club shows in their hometown of San Francisco – March 9^th at Slims and March 10^th at The Great American Music Hall (the shows sold out in record time). From there the band will head to Austin, Texas for the SXSW music conference to headline BMI’s Auditorium Shores show on March 16^th – an annual favorite of both SXSW attendees and Austin music fans, that is free and open to the public.

On April 10^th, Counting Crows will release their first new album in over 4 years, Underwater Sunshine (or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation). The album features songs both familiar and obscure, written by such artists as Gram Parsons, Tender Mercies, Big Star, Kasey Anderson and The Faces. Each interpretation offers an entire spectrum of emotion, delivered with the conviction and intense honesty the band is known for. Download a track from the new album at www.countingcrows.com.

To continue the band’s love of engaging fans, they are accepting Counting Crows covers – in partnership with Indaba Music and Guitar Center – to be released as a free Cover EP on their website. The band will select 3 winning tracks to be promoted on their website and given a signed guitar plus $600 to use at Guitar Center. For further info go to: http://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/counting-crows-cover-song-contest

This tour fans will get the rare treat of seeing the Crows play in smaller theaters. “We wanted to play more intimate venues to capture the feeling we had making this record,” adds Duritz. “It’s all of us squeezed into a room playing great songs together.”

Tour dates:

3/9 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s

3/10 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall

3/16 Austin, TX @ SXSW BMI Showcase

4/13 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo

4/14 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater

4/16 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater

4/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia

4/19 Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre

4/21 Minneapolis, MN @ State Theater

4/22 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre

4/24 New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom

4/25 Boston, MA @ House of Blues

4/27 Mashantucket, CT @ MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods

4/28 Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata

5/1 Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre

5/4 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle

5/5 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium

Metalocalypse Co-Creator Announces New Side Project: BRENDON SMALL’s GALAKTIKON

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, New Music, News, Releases with tags ADULT SWIM'S METALOCALYPSE, BRENDON SMALL, Bryan Beller, DETHKLOK, GALAKTIKON, Gene Hoglan, metal, music, rock, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com, Ulrich Wild on February 21, 2012 by Randy

BRENDON SMALL is the co-creator/ writer/ actor/ director/ producer/ of ADULT SWIM’S METALOCALYPSE television series. Brendon Small is also responsible for writing and performing all of the show’s music and DETHKLOK: THE DETHALBUM and DETHALBUM II, the latter now known as the fastest-selling death metal album to date.

Now, Brendon has written and produced BRENDON SMALL‘s GALAKTIKON: “A High Stakes Intergalactic Extreme Rock album”, his long-awaited side project set to release in April 2012. The album release will coincide with the Season 4 premiere of METALOCALYPSE.

Coming off of the second DETHKLOK album which was heavier and darker than the first, BRENDON SMALL’s GALAKTIKON searches for melody (in the vocal) and finds inspirations in modern black metal, Queen, Foo Fighters, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer. No influence is unwelcome on this project. Brendon Small paired with DETHKLOK drummer (legendary metal drummer) Gene Hoglan (Dethklok, Strapping Young Lad, Testament, Fear Factory) and DETHKLOK bassist Bryan Beller (Dethklok, Steve Vai, Mike Keneally band) and DETHKLOK engineer and mixer Ulrich Wild.

“This album should be thought of as an audio comic book, an over acted chamber drama, a ridiculous premise that takes itself way too seriously all the way to the end,” states Brendon Small.

BRENDON SMALL’s GALAKTIKON comes as a follow up to Brendon’s work on the chart-topping DETHKLOK albums based on METALOCALYPSE and released by Williams Street Records. DETHKLOK: THE DETHALBUM debuted at #21 on the Billboard Top 200 with over 30,000 copies sold in the first week and held the “fastest-selling death metal album to date” position originally until the follow-up, DETHALBUM II, surpassed it to break the aforementioned record with a #15 debut on the Billboard Top 200. DETHKLOK has performed on several US tours and headlined the Los Angeles kick-off date of the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival.

For all up-to-date information and to purchase BRENDON SMALL’s GALAKTIKON, please visit www.brendonsmall.com: your one-stop-shop for everything involving this new project. You can also catch more intermittent updates on Facebook at www.facebook.com/brendonsmallgalaktikon and follow Brendon Small on Twitter at www.twitter.com/_brendonsmall.

CHICKENFOOT ANNOUNCE SPRING TOUR DATES

Posted in Artist Watch, News, Releases with tags Chickenfoot, Joe Satriani, Kenny Aronoff, Michael Anthony, music, rock, Sammy Hagar, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com on February 21, 2012 by Randy

(NEW YORK, NY) – CHICKENFOOT, the super group featuring guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Kenny Aronoff, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and frontman Sammy Hagar have announced A DIFFERENT DEVIL TOUR in continued support of their newest record “Chickenfoot III” (eOne Music/earMUSIC/Edel). “The Foot are road tested and ready to roll and can’t wait to play the new songs for the fans!” says front man Sammy Hagar. The tour will kick off May 4th in Lake Tahoe, NV and BLACK STONE CHERRY has been tapped to support.

The band’s second hit single, “Different Devil” has hit #13 with a bullet on the Mediabase Mainstream Rock Chart and #5 on the Mediabase Classic Rock Chart. This will be the bands first full US run since 2009.

In November CHICKENFOOT completed a sold out “Road Test Tour” that took them through San Francisco, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Chicago and New York with a stop for a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

BILLBOARD says, “It’s a rare case of a group that’s equal to – or perhaps even greater than – the sum of its parts…this is an album that really wins hearts with its granite thump’n’roll.” USA TODAY went as far to say that “Chickenfoot III” could be “the beginning of a riff-driven renaissance.” The band recently earned a GRAMMY nomination for the “Best Recording Package,” for the creative 3D design.

The first single, “Big Foot,” debuted at #1 on the Mediabase Classic Rock Chart holding the position for 11 weeks. “Chickenfoot III” debuted at #9 on the Billboard Top 100 and follows the band’s 2009 debut album, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 100 and was certified gold for sales over 500,000 units by the Recording Industry Association of America.

CHICKENFOOT is also partnering with Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, for a second time to encourage fans to help alleviate some of the effects of the economy. In addition to ensuring a fair priced ticket, the band will make donations to a local food bank in each market and encourages fans to do the same. To find your Feeding America member food bank, click HERE.