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TEXAS IN JULY ANNOUNCES FALL TOUR WITH AFTER THE BURIAL

Posted in All Metal, News, Shows, Videos with tags After the Burial, Album, Bloodwork, Broken Soul, Come the Dawn, Europe, I Declare War, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, new music, North American, Pennsylvania, Reflections, Texas In July, TIJ, Vitja on August 7, 2014 by Randy

Pennsylvania metal band Texas In July will join After The Burial on a fall headlining tour, which kicks off on September 13th in Moorhead, MN. The band will be touring as direct support behind their highly anticipated full-length record, Bloodwork, which is due out on September 16th via Equal Vision Records. Tickets for the tour are on sale now at http://soundrink.com/front/tour/after-the-burial.

Texas In July recently announced the impending release of their fourth studio album, Bloodwork, and debuted a video for their song “Broken Soul.” The new song and upcoming album marks the band’s first record with their new singer, JT Cavey, who has reinvigorated the band with his brutal screams and cathartic vocals.

With the addition of Cavey, along with cohorts Adam Gray (drums), Chris Davis (guitar) and Ben Witkowski (bass), Texas In July approached the recording of Bloodwork with a new sense of purpose and direction, holding nothing back as they unleashed some of the heaviest riffs and aggressive music the band has ever written. The result is nothing short of a torrential downpour of neck-snapping metal that will rain down on fans next month.

The band is currently on the road in Europe with IWRESTLEDABEARONCE and will return in September for the fall’s most brutal tour with After The Burial. Get tickets now!

Texas In July Tour Dates:

w/IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, Vitja

Aug 05 Nizhniy Novgorod, RU @ Sin City *

Aug 07 Jaroměř, CZ @ Brutal Assault Festival*

Aug 08 Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof w/ ATOA

Aug 09 Köln, DE @ Underground w/ ATOA

Aug 10 Southampton, UK @ Joiners

Aug 11 Glasgow, UK @ The Garage

Aug 12 London, UK @ Borderline

Aug 13 Liege, BE @ La Peniche w/Early Seasons

Aug 14 Uden, AN @ De Pul w/Early Seasons

Aug 15 Port Lympne, UK @ Wild Animal Park Kent @ Hevy Fest *

Aug 16 Dinkelsbühl, DE @ Summer Breeze *

Aug 22 Dessau, DE @ Destruction Derby+

Aug 23 Dessau, DE @ Destruction Derby+

* IWRESTLEDABEARONCE and Texas In July only

+ Texas In July Only; performance date TBA

w/After The Burial, I Declare War, Reflections, Come The Dawn

Sep 13 – Moorhead, MN @ Gio’s

Sep 14 – Duluth, MN @ Clyde Iron Works

Sep 15 – Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose

Sep 16 – Joliet, IL @ Mojoes

Sep 18 – St. Louis, MO @ Pop’s

Sep 19 – Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theater

Sep 20 – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop

Sep 21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar

Sep 22 – Buffalo, NY @ The Waiting Room

Sep 23 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre

Sep 24 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium

Sep 25 – Albany, NY @ Bogies

Sep 27 – Allentown, PA @ Croc Rock

Sep 28 – Springfield, VA @ Empire

Sep 29 – Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street

Sep 30 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

Oct 1 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum

Oct 2 – Pensacola, FL @ The Handlebar

Oct 4 – Austin, TX @ Dirty Dog

Oct 5 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Tomcat’s West

Oct 7 – Merriam, KS @ Aftershock

Oct 8 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s

Oct 9 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave

For More Information:

www.facebook.com/texasinjulyband

www.twitter.com/texasinjulyband

www.instagram.com/texasinjulyband

www.equalvision.com

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LACUNA COIL return to North America

Posted in All Metal, Artist Watch, Featured, New Music, News, Releases, Shows with tags Broken Crown Halo, Devil You Know, Lacuna Coil, North American, Starset, Tour on August 6, 2014 by Randy

LACUNA COIL continues their world tour in support of their latest Century Media release, BROKEN CROWN HALO. This will be the second run of dates on this album cycle in the U.S. and Canada for the Italian Rockers! Devil You Know is set to support the entire tour and Starset are also appearing Sept. 23 – Oct. 12 except Oct. 7&8, where Unlocking The Truth will join for those two nights. Up and coming Canadian band Incura have been added to all Canadian shows. The tour will kick off in Sacramento at this year’s AFTERSHOCK FESTIVAL. LACUNA COIL Front woman Cristina Scabbia had this to say:

“Hello all!! Busy year for Lacuna Coil …and we couldn’t be happier! We will be back in the US AND (finally!) Canada again! We are very excited to announce that, and to bring the new songs and the new dark aura back on the road. Our friend Howard Jones and his band Devil You Know will be joining us in the madness. It will be a great tour and you HAVE to share the fun with us!”

Sept 14 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival (Discovery Park)

Sept 16 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

Sept 17 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory

Sept 19 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory

Sept 20 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon

Sept 21 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue

Sept 23 – Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room

Sept 24 – Calgary, AB @ Republik

Sept 25 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange

Sept 26 – Winnipeg, MB @ West End Culture Center

Sept 27 – Thunder Bay, ONT @ Crocks

Sept 29 – Toronto, ONT @ The Opera House

Sept 30 – London, ONT @ London Music Hall

Oct 1 – Ottawa, ONT @ Mavericks

Oct 3 – Quebec City, QC @ Le Cercle

Oct 4 – Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre

Oct 5 – Portland, ME @ The Asylum

Oct 7 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon

Oct 8 – Silver Springs, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring

Oct 10 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater

Oct 11 – Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall

Oct 12 – New York, NY Gramercy Theatre

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Show Review: Dinosaur Pile-Up

Posted in Artist Watch, New Music, News, Reviews, Shows with tags alternative, concert, Dinosaur Pile-Up, grunge, Logan Rendulic, music, Pittsburgh, Randy Hall, rock, show, Stage AE, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com, Tour on July 31, 2014 by Randy

Stage AE//Pittsburgh, PA//7.10.14

On Thursday, July 10^th, three lads from West Yorkshire England by the names of Matt, Mike and Jim came to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to play what is their spin on a very influential music genre: 90’s alternative and grunge. In a brief interview with them we learned many things, but the most important thing we got was where they drew influence(s) from, and after hearing their songs and seeing the live show, it’s easy to tell Nirvana and Foo Fighters shaped what we know as Dinosaur Pile-Up. Now before discussing their live performance and finer details about the band, we will answer the question everyone is asking: “How did they get their name?” Well, from Matt’s mouth to your eyes, here’s how it happened…Prior to the inception of this project Matt said he was watching a shitty Godzilla remake, and at one point in the movie there is a herd, (I think they’d be called a herd) or a group if you will, of dinosaurs running and the lead dinosaur tripped eventually causing… you guessed it, a DINOSAUR PILE-UP! He claims that as soon as he saw that he jokingly thought, “That’d be a unique name for a band.” A few years later when the band was sitting there trying to come up a name he figured, “Why not use it? It’s different! Thus giving birth to Dinosaur Pile-Up.

-Check out photos here!-

Now onto the performance displayed at Stage AE that night…I personally was not fortunate enough to ever witness a Nirvana concert in person but this show may be the closest I’ll ever be able to get to one. It was everything a grunge concert was and is supposed to be; angst, raw emotion, and jam sessions. DPU has two albums to date, Nature Nature and Growing Pains (with Nature Nature being the most recent). Regardless of which is your “favorite” album, their set list won’t disappoint considering they play a beautiful selection from each album respectfully. To take a step back from specifically the Pittsburgh date, I was given testimonials (via social media) from people at two other shows that DPU played, and they too were floored by the performances. One of the individuals went as far as to say “Kurt Cobain has been reincarnated” when describing guitarist/vocalist Matt Bigland’s stage presence. By the way, before it’s forgotten and not mentioned in this article, this was not a headlining show for Dinosaur Pile-Up, even though there is no doubt in my mind that it would be successful if they attempted a North American headlining tour. They were actually one of two opening acts for this band called Brand New that is fronted by a gentleman named Jesse Lacey… maybe you’ve heard of them.

Sadly, with as great as this tour was, it was short lived due to the fact that it was only scheduled to be a small 6-7 city loop in the Northeast region on the United States. However, we can report that sometime in the near future Matt and the rest of the guys in Dinosaur Pile-Up do plan on doing a bigger North American tour, and plan on making Pittsburgh a stop yet again. Be sure to keep a look out and catch their next show in your town. It’s the perfect excuse to bust out your old converse and hole filled jeans!

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Review: Summerland Tour 2014

Posted in Artist Watch, News, Reviews, Shows with tags alternative, Everclear, Festival, Logan Rendulic, music, Pittsburgh, Randy Hall, Soul Asylum, Stage AE, Summerland Tour on July 31, 2014 by Randy

When the Summerland Tour pulled into Pittsburgh on June 20^th it felt just like a spring Seattle day in 1995; not just because of the 90’s alternative that was playing all around, but because of the dreary/rainy day that the city was experiencing. The spring of 2014 marked the 3^rd year in a row for the Summerland Tour which features acts from the 90’s that play and still record music such as this year’s participants: Everclear, Eve6, Soul Asylum and Spacehog.

The day’s event in Pittsburgh started off with an English alt rock act that goes by the name of Spacehog. I personally had never heard of these guys, and I think the same goes for most of the people who were in attendance that day, regardless of knowing their music they played a great set from start to finish. Not only did they play well as a group and play some awesome songs they were also very interactive with the crowd and just had a professional presence about them. Next to take the stage was the “great” Eve6. Their performance was kind of bland…so bland that I would suggest using that time to use the restroom and grab you a beer before their last song. Not to knock them as musicians though, they sounded great and tried everything they could to make sure the crowd had a good time. Unfortunately, that night at Stage AE just wasn’t theirs. The only highlight was their last song and possibly the only song from them that everyone knew, “Inside Out.” It seems the fact that no one really knew any of their other songs was the reason the whole performance seemed “flat” to say the least.

Following the disappointing performance by Eve6, was maybe one of the most underrated bands from the 90’s alternative scene, Soul Asylum. One of the first songs they played was their 1995 hit “Misery,” and because they started the set with a big hit like that, the crowd really got into the show and made the rest of the night smooth sailing for them. fter their allotted time was up came the epic performance of the band that most people were there to see and the band who is responsible for putting on the entire tour: Everclear. Art Alexakis, frontman of Everclear, is one of the ones responsible for the idea of this 90’s based music tour and the one who has helped make this tour a yearly event. The band took the stage playing some old school classics and fan favorites like Santa Monica, Heroin Girl, and Wonderful. They even included some new hits like Be Careful What You Ask For, which was off their latest album titled “Invisible Stars.”

Minus the few bumps that may occur during this tour, like not so popular bands and some unknown tunes, the Summerland Tour of 2014 was a very well organized and put together. Hopefully this tour continues to have a long and healthy run and these acts from the 90’s era don’t give up on us quite yet. If you were unable to catch a show during this year’s tour we suggest you keep your eyes open for next year’s dates and make it to a show; certainly a tour that’s worth attending.