Posts Tagged ‘Converge’
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Bartender, there’s a commercial in my rock show! (more…)
Tags: Adult Swim, Converge, Dethklok, High on Fire, Mastodon
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
It’s an outstanding week for heavy music. Unconventional Boston hardcore quartet Converge adds to its eminent catalog with a heaping dose of full-throttle thrash metal, resulting in an album that might be its best to date.
Instrumental rock trio Russian Circles showcases a maturity through complete creations — songs that equally call upon sheer beauty, ascending tension, and caustic force. And heavy-psych super group Shrinebuilder channels cyclical riffs, swirling effects, and meditative breakdowns. (more…)
Tags: Adam McGrath, Al Cisneros, Anticon, Asthmatic Kitty, ATP, Brian Cook, Cave In, Converge, Dale Crover, Epitaph, Fuck Buttons, Genghis Tron, JR Conners, Kurt Ballou, Melvins, Metallica, Mookie Singerman, Neurosis, Neurot, Om, OOIOO, Russian Circles, Saint Vitus, Scott "Wino" Weinrich, Scott Kelly, Shrinebuilder, Stephen Brodsky, Steve Von Till, Sufjan Stevens, Suicide Squeeze, Temporary Residence, The Black Heart Procession, Themselves, These Arms are Snakes, Thrill Jockey
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
Holy collaboration — Mike Patton and Justin Broadrick are contributing to a score by Fog’s Andrew Broder and Adam “Doseone” Drucker for a semi-autobiographical “photographic novel” by Alan Moore. Whoa.
In other news, The Dillinger Escape Plan has signed to Season of Mist, Eyedea & Abilities has a new album, two Rodriguez-Lopez brothers (not Omar) are releasing a debut full-length, and Múm will release a new disc in August. This and more is in the roundup. (more…)
Tags: Adam Drucker, Alan Moore, Andrew Broder, Beastie Boys, Converge, Doseone, Dysrhythmia, Eyedea & Abilities, Fog, Genghis Tron, Jay Bennett, Justin Broadrick, Lex, Mike Patton, Nico Muhly, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Phonogetic Records, Rhymesayers, Rodriguez Lopez Productions, Season of Mist, Sigur Ros, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Mars Volta, Tortoise, Wilco, Zechs Marquise
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
It’s a great few days for metal in Chicago as Mastodon, Converge, Kylesa, and Russian Circles each performs new material.
Fans of softer fare have great options as well as hip-hop producer Peanut Butter Wolf, chicha enthusiasts Chicha Libre, and post-jazz/jam guitarist Charlie Hunter hit town. (more…)
Tags: Charlie Hunter, Chicha Libre, Converge, Dam-Funk, Dick Dale, Garage a Trois, James Pants, Kylesa, Lamajamal, Mastodon, Mayer Hawthorne, Peanut Butter Wolf, Royal Zodiac, Russian Circles, Stones Throw, Suicide Squeeze, Will Bernard
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
Hella returns as a duo; Converge posts a studio preview of a new song; Busdriver, Shining (Norway), Om, Russian Circles and Aphex Twin all have new albums on the way. (more…)
Tags: Anti, Aphex Twin, Busdriver, Chrome Hoof, Converge, Deathwish Inc., Drag City, Epitaph, Hella, Michael McCamish, Nils Frykdahl, Om, Rune Grammofon, Russian Circles, Shining, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Spencer Seim, Steve Albini, Suicide Squeeze, The Fear, Warp, Zach Hill
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Friday, February 20th, 2009
It’s a rough week for independent music as Touch and Go cuts manufacturing and distribution services for 20 labels, Daptone’s studio is robbed, and An Albatross still needs a touring guitarist.
In better news, Sunn O))) and Dave Douglas announce new albums, Farmers Market will perform with a symphony, and Ed Gein is playing together again. (more…)
Tags: An Albatross, Balkan Beat Box, Brass Ecstasy, Converge, Crippled Black Phoenix, Daptone, Dave Douglas, Deathwish Inc., Dylan Carlson, Earthless, Ed Gein, Eyvind Kang, Farmers Market, Jaguar Love, Jay Clark, JDub, Jessika Kenney, Julian Priester, Oren Ambarchi, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Relapse, Sharon Jones, Southern Lord, Stravanger Symphony Orchestra, Sunn O))), Tee Pee, The Budos Band, Tombs, Touch and Go, Witch
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
More details emerge about the upcoming Supermachiner release; the Shrinebuilder super-group begins recording; Mono announces a new album; Orange Tulip Conspiracy announces a full US tour for May. Get these and 10 other news bit after the jump. (more…)
Tags: Anti, Big Business, Billy Martin, Bygones, Cattle Decapitation, Converge, Dale Crover, Deathwish Inc., Estradasphere, Fucked Up, Grandaddy, Hatebreed, Hydra Head, Jacob Bannon, Jason Schimmel, JD Wilkes, Jeff Parker, Kaki King, Kurt Ballou, Marco Benevento, Mastodon, Melvins, Mono, Neurosis, Neurot, Om, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Orange Tulip Conspiracy, Pig Destroyer, Reed Mathis, Sargent House, Scott Amendola, Sepultura, Shrinebuilder, Skerik, Sleep, Stones Throw, Supermachiner, Temporary Residence, Tera Melos, Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, The Hidden Hand, Torche, Toshi Kasai, Trash Talk, Zach Hill
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Monday, January 12th, 2009
This year promises to be a great one for music. Isis, The Bad Plus, Mastodon, Dan Deacon, Coalesce, Jerseyband, Converge, and at least three Mike Patton creations (Mondo Cane, Fantômas, Crudo) are slated to release new albums.
Get the ETA on these and other anticipated albums after the jump. (more…)
Tags: Carpark, Coalesce, Coliseum, Converge, Crudo, Crunchy Frog, Dan Deacon, Dan the Automator, Fantomas, Garage a Trois, Heads Up, Hydra Head, Ipecac, Isis, Jerseyband, Kylesa, Lovage, Marco Benevento, Mastodon, Medeski Martin & Wood, Mike Dillon, Mike Patton, Mimicry, Mondo Cane, Powersolo, Prosthetic, Relapse, Secret Chiefs 3, Skerik, Stanton Moore, Supermachiner, Telarc, The Bad Plus, Zu
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Friday, January 9th, 2009
Amon Tobin makes up half of a new project called Two Fingers; Witch goes on tour with Earthless; Dan Deacon posts a preview of his new album; Converge and Supermachiner each has a new album for ‘09; Kronos Quartet is giving away 50 pairs of tickets for its performance in France this month.
Read about these and 11 more news bits in our weekly roundup. (more…)
Tags: Amon Tobin, Bedouin Soundclash, Converge, Dan Deacon, Deathwish Inc., Doubleclick, Earthless, Femi Kuti, Irons, Jacob Bannon, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Kronos Quartet, Kurt Ballou, Led Zeppelin, Madlib, Mastodon, Paper Bag, Powersolo, Pulling Teeth, Reed Mathis, Stones Throw, Supermachiner, Tee Pee, Terry Riley, These Arms are Snakes, Two Fingers, Tzadik, Under The Radar Festival, Witch, World/Inferno Friendship Society, Wu Fei
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
The Jesus Lizard
Pummeling mid-tempo rock icons The Jesus Lizard will briefly reunite; idiosyncratic rapper Busdriver performs live with a jazz band tonight; minimalist folk group Phosphorescent has recorded a disc of Willie Nelson covers. Read on.
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Tags: 3 Inches of Blood, Andrew Bird, Blood Fountains, Brother Ali, Busdriver, Converge, Dirty Three, Early Man, Fat Possum, Freeway, GWAR, Integrity, Irons, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Jake One, Kneebody, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Phosphorescent, Powersolo, Prince, Pulling Teeth, The Jesus Lizard, Toxic Holocaust, Willie Nelson
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