Ernie Ball is proud to announce the 2013 Play Crossroads contest, where the string company will be partnering up with Guitar Center, Guitar World, UltimateGuitar.com and ReverbNation.com in a global search to give the next best undiscovered guitarist a chance to perform live on stage at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 at Madison Square Garden on April 12th-13th. Read More »
Wild Cub has a few west coast shows in support of their debut album, Youth. Check them out if you feel the urge.
dates:
JAN. 11 NASHVILLE, TN MERCY LOUNGE (10th Anniversary Party)*
FEB. 7 LOS ANGELES, CA THE SATELLITE
FEB. 8 SAN FRANCISCO, CA BRICK & MORTAR**
FEB. 10 PORTLAND, OR MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS**
FEB. 11 SEATTLE, WA SUNSET TAVERN**
FEB. 14 LOS ANGELES, CA THE STANDARD DOWNTOWN**
* with JEFF the Brotherhood and Tristen
** Escondido supports
On February 5th, the Misfits will release DEA.D. ALIVE!. The recording was taken from a show in Times Square, with certain songs from the band’s encore set at their hometown show in NJ added to the collection. This is their first live album since the 1980’s and features fourteen tracks.
Very nice to hear that Psychic TV’s 1983 album, Dreams Less Sweet, will appear on vinyl for the first time in 20 years. This will be a limited-edition run of 1,000 copies, all in Holophonic audio from the original UK vinyl masters.
The “Tiniest Seed” is found on Angel Olsen’s worthy second album, Half Way Home. If you wish, also view the video for the previously unreleased song, “Sweet Dreams”.
On the occasion of the most festive of seasons, Christmas, The Helmholtz Resonators offer up a new EP titled Van Damn’s Vault. Delight in some psychic swashbuckling with a listen below.
