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By: newnoisemagazine.com

Interview with vocalist/guitarist Dave Smalley 

After the release of Down By Law’s first live studio recording, Quick Hits: Live in Studio (Cleopatra), we spoke with Dave Smalley about all facets of the impressive album. He also got into his own busy schedule juggling Down By Law (who’ve been around now for 30 years!) and his two other current bands Dave Smalley & the Bandoleros and Don’t Sleep.

Just about how the whole concept of the record came about… It must’ve been hard selecting songs since you have so much material to choose from.

It was interesting because it was pretty pain-free. I just talked to Sam [Williams, guitarist/songwriter] and said, “Pick whatever you want, but I would like to do a couple of old ones or ones that are hard to get or ones that we love that we never got to do live.” So we did “Johnny Law” is a great song, which we never did live I don’t think ever. And we did “D.C. Guns” which was a single back in the Stone Age of DBL in the early-’90s. So we did stuff we’d never gotten to do live or not doing very much because we wanted to make it a little different. You have to do some songs, like “Gruesome Gary” or you’ll be killed by an angry mob, you know. You have to do – I don’t know what else, but…

“Punk Won.”
Oh, “Punk Won!” That’s one we stopped playing – we recorded that for Punkrockacademyfightsong then we played it pretty hardcore for the first year or two. Then because it’s a real voice shredder, it’s hard to do every night on tour so if you’re out on tour for six weeks or something it’s a pretty hard one to do. So just for ease of vocal stress we knocked it off the set for a long, long, long time, decades. Then recently – we don’t really do full tours anymore like we used to do so now it’s back in the setlist. It’s OK to do two or three nights in a row. But it’s great to do it again.

You mentioned “D.C. Guns.” That’s such a great one, like you said, more obscure…

It’s on a single. I forget what label it’s on, a little independent label we did with a friend of mine producing, and Chris Shary did the artwork. A 7” vinyl single, and on one side, if I’m remembering this all right is “D.C. Guns” and the other side we did a cover of “Get Up, Stand Up,” by Bob Marley with Pete Stahl from Scream doing guest vocals. So that was super, super cool, that whole experience. That was one of my favorite songs; I really loved the words there and the vocal melody of that one. It feels great to have recorded it again and a lot more people now can hear it.

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Based out of Fontana, CA, The Faltering Line is a multi-genre metal band that blends the insane energy of Nu-metal, the aggressive riffs of Groove metal, and the crushing screams of Metalcore to name a few. Founded in 2015, by Blade Horrify (vocals), Josh “The Sauceman” Paiz (bass), Matthew “The Hulk” Guzman (drums) and Christopher Nunez (guitar).

TFL is driven to up the ante with today’s music and cross creative boundaries that will bring metal music to a higher pinnacle. This full-force has been breaking through and dominating the local metal scene in the San Fernando Valley for promoters such as Vulgar Productions, Yo Mama Productions, Metal Assault, and Young Blood Productions. It was to no surprise that TFL gained media attention and released an interview with VoyageLA Magazine on their journey as an upcoming band. In January 2020, TFL joined forces with renowned audio engineer and longtime partner with Cleopatra Records, Adam Hamilton to produce their much-anticipated debut EP that will soon be released for major distribution.

Hoax Busters, an internet ‘fake video’ team take a weekend retreat after busting another online lie to do some team building. They travel to Whiskey Flats, Oregon and meet with Craig Eubanks, a shifty, bossy know-it-all outdoor guide who promises them his company – Rocks and Roots – will build their team confidence. At the same time, an invasive drilling company with the rights handed over by the Federal government are moving onto the land of a family that has lived on the property (illegally as “squatters”) for over 30 years. When the drillers attack the family and the Hoax-busters get caught in the middle, things quickly go awry.

Stars Lin Shaye (Insidious, Ouija, A Nightmare on Elm Street and the upcoming The Grudge), Weston Cage Coppola (Lord of War, Rage), Bradley Stryker (Cold Pursuit), Robert Miano (Fast & Furious) and Caitlin Stryker (CW’s “The Flash”).

A great draft for the upcoming The Grudge remake hitting theaters when “Get Gone” releases, also starring horror icon Lin Shaye, who will also be seen in the next chapter of the Insidious franchise Insidious: The Dark Realm, coming May 5, 2020!

Coinciding with its debut in Cannes, “Get Gone” teaser trailer launched, receiving national press coverage including genre fan-favorite Dread Central and Forbes Magazine!

Many of us are still adjusting to the post-holiday malaise and the transition into a new decade, let alone the futuristic-sounding year 2020. Though there are many things driving the world apart, a wonderful thing has happened this last decade within the international music community. Artists, musicians, DJs, promoters, and independent label owners have given rise to a new era of post-punk, capturing the same spirit of “the new wave” started in the late 70s and coming into full force at the rise of the 1980s.

Now that we are a few steps into this new year and new decade, our editors at Post-Punk.com have decided to look back at the past ten years with a list of top releases of the 2010s.

Given changes in distribution due to the rise of services such as Bandcamp, We saw a resurgence in EPs the past decade, so thusly we decided to separate the LPs from the EPs and add an additional list of top songs and singles.

While we did, at times, struggle with this list, it seemed we were all in agreement with the top albums/songs of each section, despite our different preferences in music (EBM versus minimal synth, shoegaze versus darkwave, etc). But since “our thing” is so massive and diverse, we tried to cover every sort of genre as well as a few of the legacy bands that started this all. We’ve also amassed everything into a handful of Spotify playlists to enjoy when you’re started to feel nostalgic for the Twenty-tens.
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posted from Bryson Cone on Facebook:

Very excited to announce I signed a deal with Cleopatra Records to put out my first record entitled “Magnetism”
– coming out February 14 2020!!

About Bryson Cone
“Pastel Jazz Goth”, Bryson Cone’s music is contains elements of 80s synth pop, psychedelic rock, glam rock and freaky new wave ballads. If Bryan Ferry formed a cover band that only played songs by Sade and The Cure, it probably wouldn’t sound very much like Bryson Cone…but Bryson Cone would be obsessed with it.

​Bryson Cone performs live with a full backing band. The band currently features members: Hannah Blilie (The Gossip), Ben Steinmetz (Kyle Craft band), Thomas Mabus (Vexxations) and Bambi Browning (Reptaliens).

Currently based out of Portland, OR, Bryson Cone attended the Pacific Northwest College of Art before focusing on a music project. Cone primarily made paintings, installations and sound collage from pop songs. Bryson Cone has also contributed to a number of other projects over the years including synth/vocals for Fog Father, synth/guitar for Cat Hoch, synth/fx for Reptaliens and bass/lead guitar for Gary Wilson & The Blind Dates.
– brysoncone.com

January 8, 2020
Portland, OR
@ Mississippi Studios
w/ Raincult & Dim Wi
TICKETS

February 9, 2020
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW!!!
Portland, OR
@ RONTOMS
w/ Vexxations
TICKETS

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Joel Vandroogenbroeck was a musical pioneer in every sense of the phrase. His classical and jazz training combined with his passion for computers and electronic synthesizers united the digital and analog worlds, creating some of the most forward-thinking music of the 1970s. Born in Brussels, Vandroogenbroeck earned numerous accolades as a young pianist and was touring Europe by the time he was a teenager. But as the musical and cultural explosion brought on by the ‘60s spread throughout the world, Vandroogenbroeck found himself drifting further outside of the mainstream to a place of exploration and experimentation in psychedelic music inspired by bands such as Tangerine Dream and Amon Duul II. He formed his own band, Brainticket, and released the highly regarded debut album Cottonwoodhill in 1971. Psychonaut followed the next year and the epic Celestial Ocean capped things off in 1973. These early albums along with the later period Brainticket recordings constitute some of the finest electronic psych music ever laid down.

Vandroogenbroeck teamed with Los Angeles-based indie label Cleopatra Records to reissue his catalog of albums along with unreleased and rare live recordings for Cleopatra’s Purple Pyramid imprint. He also revived Brainticket in 2015 with what will be their final album Past, Present & Future helped by the likes of UK Subs guitarist Nicky Garratt and German industrial artist Jürgen Engler of Die Krupps.

“I am honored & lucky to have known him. He was such a gifted & talented person, he will be truly missed by everyone at Cleopatra & all who loved his music” – Brian Perera, Cleopatra Records

The Cleopatra Records family will greatly miss Joel Vandroogenbroeck and would like to extend its deepest condolences to his friends and loved ones.

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VOWWS kicking off 2020 with a full North America tour, followed by a return to Europe – this time with the wonderful & enigmatic Poppy.

NORTH AMERICA

Jan. 22 — San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall TICKETS
Jan. 24 — Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre TICKETS
Jan. 25 — Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre TICKETS
Jan. 27 — Salt Lake City, UT – The Grand at Complex TICKETS
Jan. 28 — Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre TICKETS
Jan. 30 — Minneapolis, MN – Amsterdam TICKETS
Jan. 31 — Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre TICKETS
Feb. 01 — Detroit, MI – The Majestic TICKETS
Feb. 02 — Toronto, ON, CA – Opera House TICKETS
Feb. 04 — Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall TICKETS
Feb. 05 — Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall (SOLD OUT)
Feb. 06 — Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel TICKETS
Feb. 07 — Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts TICKETS
Feb. 08 — Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall TICKETS
Feb. 10 — Charlotte, NC – The Underground TICKETS
Feb. 12 — Tampa, FL – The Orpheum TICKETS
Feb. 14 — Atlanta, GA – The Loft at Center Stage TICKETS
Feb. 15 — St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall TICKETS
Feb. 16 — Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall TICKETS
Feb. 19 — Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre TICKETS
Feb. 20 — Phoenix, AZ – The Pressroom TICKETS
Feb. 21 — Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theater TICKETS

EUROPE

Mar. 12 — Manchester, UK – Academy 2
Mar. 13 — Glasgow, UK – Cathouse
Mar. 14 — Birmingham, UK – 02 Academy
Mar. 15 — London, UK – Heaven
Mar. 17 — Amsterdam, NE – Melkweg
Mar. 18 — Brussels BE – Orangery
Mar. 20 — Paris FR – Trabendo
Mar. 21 — Bochum DE – Zeche Bochum
Mar. 22 — Berlin DE – Columbia Theater
Mar. 24 — Munich, DE – Backstage Halle
Mar. 25 — Milano, IT – Santeria Toscana 31
Mar. 26 — Vienna, AT – Flex
Mar. 27 — Zurich, CH – Plaza
Mar. 29 — Barcelona, ES – Razzmatazz
Mar. 30 — Madrid, ES – Sala Caracol

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The debut album from ‘Vowws’. Includes “Losing Myself In You” featuring Gary Numan.

TRACK LISTING
1. The Great Sun
2. Against The Gates
3. Holy Youth
4. Stranger
5. Councillor
6. The Only One
7. It’s You
8. Losing Myself In You
9. Crying
10. The Season
11. Waiting For Me

Via: blabbermouth.net

In continuation of the “Rise” tour, CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer and #keiferband — Savannah Keifer, Tony Higbee, Billy Mercer, Kendra Chantelle, Jarred Pope, Kory Myers — will bring their high-energy rock show overseas for a few weeks of headlining concerts and festival appearances starting July 17, 2020 in Buckley, England. Fans can expect to hear songs from both of his solo albums, along with all of the CINDERELLA classics.

Jul. 17 – Buckley, England – Tivoli
Jul. 18 – Kent, England – Ramblin’ Man Fair
Jul. 19 – Nottingham, England – Rescue Rooms
Jul. 21 – Bilston, England – The Robin 2
Jul. 22 – Essen Germany – Turock
Jul. 23 – Brande-Hornerkirchen, Germany – Headbanger’s Open Air
Jul. 25 – Blackpool, England – Waterloo Music Bar
Jul. 26 – Ebbw Vale, Wales – Steelhouse Festival
Jul. 27 – Milton Keynes, England – Craufurd Arms
Jul. 29 – Wacken, Germany – Wacken Open Air
Jul. 30 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Pustervik
Jul. 31 – Rejmyre, Sweden – Skogsrojet Festival
Aug. 02 – Rottenburg, Germany – Rock Of Ages
Aug. 03 – Telfs, Austria – RathausSaal Telfs

Keifer’s sophomore solo album, “Rise”, was released on September 13 via Cleopatra Records.

Produced by Tom, Savannah and Kyle O’Connor, “Rise” scales renewed sonic heights. From the tasty slide work that stamps “Touching The Divine”, the nontraditionally arranged, heavy, dark jam of “Untitled”, the breakneck thrust of “All Amped Up” to the tender coda of “You Believe In Me”, “Rise” signifies the ongoing evolution of the CINDERELLA frontman as a person, songwriter, and bandleader. It’s the aural portrait of an artist who, to borrow a phrase, is still climbing

“When this band came together, we all felt a bit like broken souls, each with our own unique story,” Tom explained. “If you ask anyone in the band, they would all say this band came along at just the right time. Every human who walks this planet faces challenges and extreme adversity they have to overcome. As a band, we feel fortunate to be able to face those things together. There is a piece of every band member in the ‘The Death Of Me’ as well as throughout the entire ‘Rise’ album.”

The common thread to each song on “Rise” is the intuitive interplay between each member of #keiferband, a tight but loose collective that’s spent the last six-plus years on the road honing their live craft together in support of Keifer’s critically acclaimed 2013 solo debut, “The Way Life Goes”. “Rise” is the studio-bred equivalent of a band just now realizing the full scope of its powers.

“We were trying to capture the feeling of what people have witnessed live with this band,” Keifer explained. “There’s an off-the-rails, real live feel to ‘Rise’ — and that’s what we were going for. It shows a real kind of angst and reckless abandon that we tried not to polish too much. And when we pull it back on the ballads, it’s more about the emotion, the soul, and making people feel something in a different way.”

“To me, the perfect rock and roll record is perfectly fucked up,” Keifer said with a hearty laugh. “You try to make each record interesting and different. I don’t ever want to make the same record twice, even though there’s a common thread between them. Everything doesn’t have to be perfectly in place, but there is a balance you try to strike. Sometimes there may be something about it that’s technically not ‘right,’ but there’s a vibe, an energy and an attitude to it that I always try to preserve.”

“Rise” Is Available Now!

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Track list:
1. Touching The Divine
2. The Death Of Me
3. Waiting On The Demons
4. Hype
5. Untitled
6. Rise
7. All Amped Up
8. Breaking Down
9. Taste For The Pain
10. Life Was Here
11. You Believe In Me

Via: billboard.com

The set, with Jonas Fjeld & Chatham County Line, crowns Bluegrass Albums.

Judy Collins earns her first career No. 1 on any Billboard chart, more than 55 years after she first reached a ranking.

The legendary singer-songwriter’s new holiday LP, Winter Stories, with Jonas Fjeld and featuring Chatham County Line, climbs 2-1 in its second week on the Bluegrass Albums chart (dated Dec. 21) with 1,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Dec. 12, according to Nielsen Music.

Collins, 80, adds her long-awaited first No. 1 to an already robust history on the charts.

She initially appeared on a Billboard survey when Judy Collins #3 entered the Billboard 200 albums chart dated March 28, 1964.

Her 1968 LP Wildflowers reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200, her lone top 10 of 18 appearances to-date. The most iconic track from Wildflowers, Collins’ rendition of the Joni Mitchell-penned “Both Sides Now,” rose to No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, her sole top 10 among 10 entries.

Collins recently told Billboard that Winter Stories is more of a winter-themed project than Christmas-specific. “Winter lasts a lot longer than Christmas does, that’s for sure,” she said with a chuckle.

The set finds Collins collaborating with Norwegian singer-songwriter Jonas Fjeld and veteran Americana band Chatham County Line, based in Asheville, North Carolina.

The album includes “Highwayman,” which was written by Jimmy Webb and originally recorded by the Highwaymen supergroup, which comprised Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. Their version topped Hot Country Songs in 1985.

The set also sports new versions of the Mitchell-written “River,” as well as the Collins compositions “The Blizzard” and “Mountain Girl,” which she originally released on her albums Fires of Eden in 1990 and Shameless in 1995, respectively.

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The gorgeous new holiday album featuring folk legend Judy Collins joined by Norwegian singer-songwriter Jonas Fjeld and North Calina bluegrass revivalists Chatham County Line!

Blending folk, bluegrass, country and traditional music, these three powerhouse musical figures have crafted an unconventional holiday release centering on wintry vignettes rather than carols and hymns yet it carries the spirit of the holidays throughout!

Fjeld and CCL have toured together and recorded two albums together both of which went gold in Norway!

Track List:
1. Northwest Passage
2. Mountain Girl
3. Winter Stories
4. Bury Me With My Guitar On
5. River
6. Sweet Refrain
7. Fallow Way
8. Angels In The Snow
9. Highwayman
10. Frozen North
11. The Blizzard

Via: LAWEEKLY.COM | December 13 -19, 2019
By Brett Callwood

Founded in 1992, Cleopatra Records is an independent record label perhaps best known for putting out goth and industrial releases by bands such as Christian Death, The Electric Hellfire Club and Gary Numan. But the secret to the label’s success has been expansion, thanks to the vision of main man Brian Perera.

There are a number of subsidiary labels under the Cleopatra umbrella, catering to a variety of different tastes: the self-explanatory Cleopatra Blues, plus X-Ray (hip-hop), Deadline (hair metal), Purple Pyramid (prog/psych rock) and more. Perera has kept moving forward ever since his humble beginnings in band merch.

“I was the guy making local bands’ T-shirts and stickers,” he says. “One of the biggest that broke out was Gun N’ Roses. That must have been around ’85-’86. I remember going into a venue and one of the bands said, ‘Unfortunately we’ve moved onto a bigger merchandise company,’ and then it dawned on me I should probably try to get into another profession, where I felt like there could be more longevity. That’s when I started Cleopatra Records.”

Cleopatra’s first ever release was Motörhead’s On Parole, the band’s first recordings which were previously unavailable in the U.S. “I knew I had to get a distributor to start, and then they weren’t gonna touch you if they had something that nobody had heard about,” Perera says. “I knew I had to get something that a distributor was familiar with so I went to Capitol Records and did a licensing deal for Motörhead’s first album.”

From the first Christian Death release though, Cleopatra had a “goth” stamp on it. Perera says that he has never ignored or veered away from that scene — rather, he simply expanded.

“I wanted to turn the company into, like if somebody was to walk into a record store and there’s something there for everyone — the brother, the sister, the grandparents — everyone would have something there that they would like,” he says. “that’s how Cleopatra is right now. I’m still signing a lot of goth bands at this moment that are new.”

Not only is Cleopatra surviving challenging industry conditions, it’s thriving. Perera says this is because he had his eye on downloading
and streaming early doors. “I looked at that as an opportunity earlier on where I would just do licensing deals with people just for a lot of digital rights,” he says. “There was no inventory to invest in, so I just went to people that didn’t really look at digital as meaning anything, a lot of European companies and even American companies, and just bought out their digital rights. Digital has actually helped us thrive and we’re using money from that to go back into physical products because I still believe in physical. We’re big pro–vinyl-makers here.”

There’s also a lot to look forward to. Cleopatra recently signed Danzig to a record deal and the Cleopatra Entertainment arm will be releasing his Verotika movie — a move Perara describes as a dream. the guy knows what he wants and he goes out and gets it. That’s why Cleopatra will be sticking around.

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Dentist return with their latest album of infectious indie-pop!

The new album from New Jersey’s buzziest indie surf rock band, Dentist!

Named one of the top 10 bands at this year’s SXSW by Mercury News and a darling of critics at NPR, Stereogum, Flood Magazine and more, Dentist are primed to explode in popularity with this their third and strongest album to date!

The band tours consistently and has shared the stage with Laura Stevenson, Television, Screaming Females, Ringo Deathstarr and more!

TRACK LIST
1. Upset Words
2. Night Swimming
3. Alone In The Garden
4. OH
5. Tight Spot
6. Remind Me
7. Figure-four
8. All Is Well (In Hell)
9. Corked
10. Owl Doom Pt. 2
11. The Latter

NEKTAR The Legendary Rock Band is touring the world in 2020. NEKTAR have released first single ‘SkyWriter’ this Fall from their forthcoming new album ‘The Other Side’ which is officially coming in January 2020. Under the guidance of Leonardo Pavkovicfrom MoonJune Music and the original band member and bassist Derek Moore (now also the band’s manager), NEKTAR is celebrating 5 decades of rock-n-nektar-n-roll in the best way possible – going on the road! The band features three original members, two former members and one new member, and will commemorate the sadly missed Roye Albrighton, the original guitar player and vocalist, who passed in 2016.

The regenerated band show their full power at the recent ProgStock Festival in Rahway, NJ on October 13 this year, and confirmed and announced 2020 shows are:

JANUARY 8 – Sellersville, PA (Sellersville Theater)
JANUARY 9 – Kennett Square, PA (Kennett Flash)
JANUARY 10 – Dunellen, NJ (NJ ProgHouse @ Roxy & Dukes)
JANUARY 11 – Baltimore, MD (Orion Studio)
JANUARY 12 – Baltimore, MD (Orion Studio)
JANUARY 14 – New York, NY (The Iridium)
JANUARY 15 – New York, NY (The Iridium)
JANUARY 16 – New York, NY (The Iridium, 2 shows)
FEBRUARY 8 – Manchester, NH (The Rex Theater)
FEBRUARY 9 – South Burlington, VT (Higher Ground)
FEBRUARY 10 – Boston, MA (The Middle East Upstairs)
FEBRUARY 11 – Northampton, MA (The Iron Horse)
FEBRUARY 12 – Pawling, NY (Daryl’s House)
FEBRUARY 20 – Albany, NY (Linda WAMC Arts Center)
FEBRUARY 21 – Auburn, NY (Auburn Public Theater)
FEBRUARY 22 – Hamburg, NY (Hamburg Palace Theater)
FEBRUARY 23 – Toronto, ON (Garrison)
FEBRUARY 25 – Westland, Detroit, MI (The Token Lounge)
FEBRUARY 26 – Cleveland, OH (Beachland Ballroom)
FEBRUARY 28 – Cincinnati, OH (The Ludlow Garage)
FEBRUARY 29 – Indianapolis, IN (Irving Theater)
MARCH 01 – Chicago, IL (Reggie’s)
MARCH 02 – Milwaukee, WI (Shank Hall)
MARCH 03 – Minneapolis, MN (Granada Theater)
MARCH 04 – Kansas City, MO (recordBar)
MARCH 05 – Edwardsville, IL (Wildey Theater) SOLD OUT!!
MARCH 07- Edwardsville, IL (Wildey Theater, 2 shows) SOLD OUT!!
MARCH 08 – Fayettsville, AR (George’s Majestic Lounge)

NEKTAR
Derek “Mo” Moore – bass, vocals
Ron Howden – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Ryche Chlanda – guitars, lead vocals
Randy Dembo – bass, bass pedals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Kendall Scott – keyboards
Mick Brockett – special effects, lights and lyrics
Maryann Castello – back vocals
Maureen McIntyre – back vocals

Via: rollingstone.com

52 years after she first covered the Canadian songwriter, Collins gives a shattering, wintry update to the Christmas classic

Decades before Lana Del Rey introduced Joni Mitchell to millennials, Judy Collins was spreading the Canadian bohemian gospel. Mitchell’s heart-wrenching Christmas classic “River” has just received its 687th cover, and it’s arguably one of the best: Collins’ rendition, released Friday off her new record Winter Stories, gives the piano-laden track a refreshing update.

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The gorgeous new holiday album featuring folk legend Judy Collins joined by Norwegian singer-songwriter Jonas Fjeld and North Calina bluegrass revivalists Chatham County Line!

Blending folk, bluegrass, country and traditional music, these three powerhouse musical figures have crafted an unconventional holiday release centering on wintry vignettes rather than carols and hymns yet it carries the spirit of the holidays throughout!

Fjeld and CCL have toured together and recorded two albums together both of which went gold in Norway!

Track List:
1. Northwest Passage
2. Mountain Girl
3. Winter Stories
4. Bury Me With My Guitar On
5. River
6. Sweet Refrain
7. Fallow Way
8. Angels In The Snow
9. Highwayman
10. Frozen North
11. The Blizzard

CATCH JUDY COLLINS ON TOUR!

12/15/19 – Vancouver, Canada – Kay Meek Theater

12/17/19 -Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater

12/19/19 – Seattle, WA – Seattle Jazz Alley

12/20/19 – Seattle, WA – Seattle Jazz Alley

12/21/19 – Seattle, WA – Seattle Jazz Alley

12/22/19 – Seattle, WA – Seattle Jazz Alley

* = Winter Stories shows

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Via: side-line.com

Background/Info: After a promising self-titled and self-released album released in 2017, this American formation went on with another self-released album with remixes. This year they signed to Cleopatra Records to unleash their official debut album, which has been produced by John Bechdel (keyboardist of Ministry, ex-Fear Factory, ex-Killing Joke).

Content: “Wrtchd Thngs” is a diversified piece of music. It takes off with an intro followed by an electro cut reminding me of the good-old days of Skinny Puppy. But the album rapidly moves into the familiar industrial-rock style of the band. The songs are driven by heavy guitar riffs and enraged vocals. Some cuts might appeal for fans of KMFDM while other songs are more into an atmospheric approach.

+ + + : Chmcl Str8jckt has a typical industrial sound and it’s not surprising the band claims to be inspired by some Wax Trax band. They have a similar approach although I have to say the album is pretty diversified. I like the electro-driven “Ode To Peckinpah (Bloody Sam)”, and also the KMFDM-reminding “Bomb Cyclone” for its right balance between guitar and electronics. Another fascinating cut is “Black Vulture”, which moves crescendo till a furious final part. Chmcl Str8jckt has improved most aspects of the production, which result in a meaningful work.

– – – : Even if “Ode To Peckinpah (Bloody Sam)” is definitely my favorite song (I’m mainly an electro-lover!) it’s not entirely representative for the approach of the band. The album is however a solid and accomplished piece of music, but without an absolute hit!

Conclusion: Chmcl Str8jckt is what I would call ‘controlled power’; it sounds heavy and powerful, but never becomes industrial mayhem.

Best songs: “Ode To Peckinpah (Bloody Sam)”, “Baphomet”, “Fantasy”, “Black Vulture”.

Rate: (7).

Photo by Nick Keifer

Via: theaquarian.com

Out of the many Jersey bands makin’ waves, Dentist seem to be surfing some of the largest. With a couple of national and several regional tours under the Asbury Park-based indie trio’s collective belt, as well as three stellar LPs and plenty of fun and inventive videos since 2014, Dentist are one of the hardest-working acts in the Dirty Jerz and, therefore, one of the most in-demand for bills that need a good draw. I spoke with the trio—the co-founding husband-and-wife team of guitarist Justin and vocalist-bassist Emily Bornemann (who were in another award-winning indie-rock band together called No Wine for Kittens) and their rock-steady drummer Matt Hockenjos (once the mastermind behind the reggae-rock act Overmind)–about their 2019 accomplishments, as well as a few plans that they could share gazing into a rock ‘n’ roll crystal ball. Those include shows on Dec. 14 at Baby’s Alright in Brooklyn with Honduras and The Zings, and New Year’s Eve at The Saint in their hometown. If you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t done so yet, definitely check out Dentist live, as well as at https://www.dentistband.com. And enjoy the following interview, mainly with Justin, but with Emily and Matt occasionally chiming in.

Every time I pass a dentist’s office with a big sign that reads ‘DENTIST,’ I think of you, laugh, and wonder, did you intentionally name the band so that people think of you every time they pass a dentist’s office?

The same thing happens to us whenever we see a sign that just says “dentist.” Hopefully this happens to a lot of people that know us, but it wasn’t intentional. Maybe we’ll start telling people it was, so we seem smarter than we are.

So what did inspire the name?

When we first started the band, it was only a recording project, and we weren’t taking it that seriously yet. The name was just something we found amusing at the time and didn’t come from anywhere in particular.

What were Dentist’s greatest accomplishments of 2019?

Our biggest accomplishment was probably going on tour with Brick + Mortar. This was our first time opening for a bigger act on a long tour, so we had the opportunity to play in front of a lot of new
people all over the country. For this tour, we got sponsored by Taco Bell as part of their Feed the Beat program and were also featured on Taco Bell’s Instagram story. In addition to that, we opened up for some bands that we are huge fans of, like A Giant Dog and White Reaper. We also had another year at SXSW as official artists, and we managed to record and write a new song with an accompanying video.

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Dentist return with their latest album of infectious indie-pop!

The new album from New Jersey’s buzziest indie surf rock band, Dentist!

Named one of the top 10 bands at this year’s SXSW by Mercury News and a darling of critics at NPR, Stereogum, Flood Magazine and more, Dentist are primed to explode in popularity with this their third and strongest album to date!

The band tours consistently and has shared the stage with Laura Stevenson, Television, Screaming Females, Ringo Deathstarr and more!

TRACK LIST
1. Upset Words
2. Night Swimming
3. Alone In The Garden
4. OH
5. Tight Spot
6. Remind Me
7. Figure-four
8. All Is Well (In Hell)
9. Corked
10. Owl Doom Pt. 2
11. The Latter

Via: knac.com

Hot on the heels of the release of their first new album in decades, RISEN, seminal rock band ANGEL is now set to tour the United States, Europe and Japan beginning next month. December finds ANGEL on select tour dates in the United States with a full Spring, 2020 tour to be announced. ANGEL will also be part of the Rock Legends Cruise in February alongside such heavyweights as Roger Daltrey, Sebastian Bach, Robby Krieger and more. In April, ANGEL returns to Japan for a series of shows. Please see below for the current itinerary with more tour dates (including Europe) to be announced.

ANGEL is an American rock band from Washington, D.C. Discovered by Gene Simmons of KISS and then signed to Casablanca Records, ANGEL came to be known for their elaborate stage show and all-white costumes. For Casablanca, Angel released six albums and toured non-stop playing American arenas with such global superstars as Aerosmith, Rush, Journey, Styx, Ted Nugent and more. They even headlined two nights at Japan’s legendary Budokan. ANGEL appeared on the television shows American Bandstand, Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, The Midnight Special, and in the film Foxes.

Fast-forward to 2019 and ANGEL have reunited to release a brand new album, RISEN. Released on October 4th via Cleopatra Records, RISEN has received rave reviews from the press with Classic Rock declaring the album to be “packed with heavenly hooks and harmonies”. The album charted on multiple Billboard charts coming in at #14 on Hard Rock Albums, #34 on Independent Albums, #36 on Rock Album Sales, #82 on Top Current Albums (Sales) and #98 on Top Album Sales, respectively. ANGEL is original band members Punky Meadows (lead guitar) and Frank Dimino (lead vocals) along with Danny Farrow (rhythm guitar), Charlie Calv (keyboards), Billy Orrico (bass guitar) and Steve Ojane (drums).

12/13/2019 – Teaneck, NJ – Debonair Music Hall
12/14/2019 – Stafford Springs, CT – Palace Theater
12/15/2019 – Scranton, PA – Stage West
2/27/2019 – 3.2.2019 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Rock Legends Cruise
4/4/2020 – Osaka, Japan – AM Halll
4/5/2020 – Nagoya, Japan – Bottom Line
4/7/2020 – Tokyo, Japan – Shinjuku Blaze
4/8/2020 – Tokyo, Japan – Shinjuku Blaze

Via: Billboard.com

Hawkwind alumnus Alan Davey isn’t the first artist who comes to mind when you think of covering a Post Malone song. But when he heard “Circles” (which just topped the Billboard Hot 100), the veteran prog rocker immediately thought he could do something with it — an instrumental version for his collective Hawkestrel, with guests Todd Rundgren on guitar and L. Shankar (Peter Gabriel, Frank Zappa, Shakti) on violin, whose sci-fi themed video is premiering exclusively on Billboard.com

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