You Scream I Scream book dates with Presidents of the United States of America
Garage-electronica band You Scream I Scream has signed on to open a string of shows for Seattle alt-rockers Presidents of the United States of America and Eternal Summers.
Titles post new song ‘Be Not Afraid’ from upcoming LP
It’s going on three years since Connecticut band Titles released their outstanding 2010 album “Dirt Bell,” during which time the band ceased to be a Connecticut band at all when leader Brad Amorosino relocated to San Francisco. The change of…
Connecticut Bands Come Together for Newtown Benefit Compilation
As Connecticut continues to grapple with the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown last month, the local record label Obscure Me has contributed songs to a compilation of area bands to raise money for Mental Health America. Compiled by Terry…
New Son Volt Album ‘Honky Tonk’ Due in March
Son Volt returns March 5 with “Honky Tonk,” a collection on Rounder of 11 new songs inspired by the sound of Bakersfield-style country music.
Leonard Cohen Brings ‘Old Ideas’ Tour to Connecticut April 2
The next leg of Leonard Cohen’s “Old Ideas” tour stops April 2 at Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, part of a 19-date run that begins March 2 in Oakland and wraps up April 20 in Newfoundland.
Joe Pernice and Norman Blake Ready EP With New Band, The New Mendicants
New year, new band: Because Joe Pernice isn’t busy enough with other projects and prognosticating about baseball for Rolling Stone, he and Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub and Mike Belitsky have formed a new trio called the New Mendicants, which will…
Jeff Mangum Adds Hartford Show in February
Jeff Mangum, the former leader of influential indie band Neutral Milk Hotel, performs a solo show on Feb. 8 in the Great Hall in Union Station in Hartford. The bill also includes Music Tapes, the band led by his former Neutral…
Divine Fits adds Northampton date to fall club tour
The Spoon/Wolf Parade side project Divine Fits announced a slew of new tour dates today, including a show October 19 at Pearl Street in Northampton. Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m. for $18 via www.nbotickets.com. The…
Bob Mould debuts ‘The Descent’ from new album, ‘Silver Age’
With a new album due at the end of the summer, Bob Mould fulfills every last one of our hopes and desires with “The Descent,” the first song he’s let slip. It’s vintage Mould: fast, loud and wonderfully bombastic, like…
Brandi Carlile, Bad Rabbits and Sonny & the Sunsets among acts coming to Pioneer Valley
Having just released a new album, “Bear Creek,” that brushed the top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Brandi Carlile hits the road this fall with Blitzen Trapper on a tour that includes a stop Oct. 25 at the…
