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Gary Clark Announces First Full Tour In 18 Months

31Jan

By SimonNo Comments

Events, Music

Gary Clark Announces First Full Tour In 18 Months

The electrifying Gary Clark is taking the show on the road. The multi-Grammy Award-winning artist and producer is embarking on a series of headline dates and festivals that will keep him gigging through the summer of '22. The U.S. leg of the tour kicks off with a show in Austin, Texas on August 20 and runs for four weeks. The European dates also announced will take place in the summer of '22. He'll have an opportunity to open for Guns N' Roses. Clark is currently working on a follow-up to his This Land album. To date, he has been nominated for six Grammy Awards and has taken home four. He's collaborated with everyone from Stevie Wonder to the Foo Fighters. We're excited to see where the road leads next. Keep your eyes open for more tour dates, follow Clark's Twitter & Insta...

Wallflowers To Release First New Album In Nearly A Decade

23Jun

By SimonNo Comments

Music

Wallflowers To Release First New Album In Nearly A Decade

The Wallflowers had a string of big hits in the mid-90s. The band rode a wave of popularity before eventually going on hiatus. Now, for the first time in nearly a decade, singer/songwriter Jakob Dylan and band have something to say. Exit Wounds will be released July 9 on New West Records. This new project will be the first for the band since 2012s Glad All Over. Wounds was produced by Butch Walker who is known for his work with everyone from Green Day to Panic! At The Disco as well as his own bands Marvelous 3. Summer Tour The Wallflowers will be out on tour in support of the album this summer with dates starting July 16 at Mohegan Sun Arena with shows extending well into September. Check out the new single 'Who's That Man Walking 'Round My Garden' and keep your eyes peeled ...

Behind the Scenes with Rob Dexter from Kings County

23Jun

By Cammy KNo Comments

Interviews

Behind the Scenes with Rob Dexter from Kings County

Orlando Florida's Kings County has been lighting up stages all over the East Coast for over 20 years. They play shows all year round, wowing fans with their slick sounds and incredible stage presence.Cammy K from Mendowerks sat down with lead singer and bass player Rob Dexter for an in-depth look at how the band has maintained its success over the years and continues to grow with their new hard rock songs.Hi, Rob Dexter from Kings County!! Tell us a little bit about you. What is your professional background? Are you a musician full-time?Sure, I’m Rob Dexter, vocalist, and bassist for the hard rock band Kings County. We are based out of Orlando, FL. I’ve been playing bass and singing professionally since the ’90s with several bands but Kings County was started in 2003. The core of the band ...

Tribeca 2021: “Werewolves Within” (Review)

22Jun

By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments

Film, Reviews

Tribeca 2021: “Werewolves Within” (Review)

It takes a very careful balance to create a successful horror comedy film. If you want to expand beyond genre lovers, you need a strong cast of characters and a way to still have some impactful scares and enough laughter to lighten the mood along the way. Mishna Wolff (with her first screenplay) and director Josh Ruben have very loosely adapted a multiplayer Ubisoft VR game from 2016 where a town is being attacked by a werewolf and the players have to figure out if one of their own is the culprit. The residents of Beaverfield are a motley crew and they don't seem to get along too well. A proposed gas pipeline coming through town is only dividing them further. Enter Finn (Sam Richardson, "Veep," "Detroiters") - a forest ranger who is brand new to the community. He is a genuinel...

A Day To Remember Top Rock Charts With ‘Everything I Need’

30Jun

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Music

A Day To Remember Top Rock Charts With ‘Everything I Need’

Florida rockers A Day To Remember have grabbed the top spot on the rock chart this week with 'Everything I Need'. While they've had a number of successful songs over the course of their 15+ year career, this marks a first for the band. The track is featured on ADTR's seventh studio album, You're Welcome, which is available now. The project is their first release with Fueled By Ramen after leaving Victory Records. https://twitter.com/adtr/status/1379456530689499137 A Day To Remember formed out of Ocala, Florida in 2003 and are putting out some of the best music of their career. For updates follow the band on Twitter and/or Instagram. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDxOo7kt5Wc LYRICS: At a certain speed on the interstateEverything looks the sameThe blurry green help...

Tickets On Sale Now For Coheed & Cambria/The Used Tour

31Jan

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Events, Music

Tickets On Sale Now For Coheed & Cambria/The Used Tour

Sure to be one of the hottest tickets of the summer, Coheed & Cambria are teaming up with The Used on a co-headlining tour. The tour kicks off August 27 with a show in Los Angeles and continues through September 24th in Florida. Meet Me @ The Altar or Carolesdaughter will open up most of the shows on tour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H49TZB_qs1k Coheed and Cambria last released an album in 2018, Vaxis - Act 1: The Unheavenly Creatures. Fans are anxiously awaiting the sequel. The Used dropped Heartwork at the height of the pandemic in April 2020. This will be the first time Coheed & The Used have toured together since the early 2000s. Have you picked up your tickets yet? https://twitter.com/Coheed/status/1405903995130945541 Tour Dates: FRI, AUG 27 - LOS A...

Edgar Wright’s Fandom Pays Off in “The Sparks Brothers” (Review)

18Jun

By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments

Film, Music, Reviews

Edgar Wright’s Fandom Pays Off in “The Sparks Brothers” (Review)

First things first: you don't need to be familiar with the band Sparks to have a great time with Edgar Wright's fantastic new documentary. Before watching it, the extent of my musical knowledge about them came from enjoying their 1983 single "Cool Places," a duet with Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go's. Hell, I didn't even know they were brothers or from America. https://youtu.be/WNKIba_yZJo Ron and Russell Mael have been making music together since the late 1960s and have bounced around to so many different record labels over the decades, but never found much chart success here in the U.S. They have been decidedly more successful in Europe, although still experienced a wide range of highs and lows when it has come to critical reception and sales. British filmmaker Edgar Wright (...