New Get Up Kids music! Yay! Wait, boo hoo! No, yay! Get emo again, people! There's two shows set for the TLA in Philly for March. Hmmm ... wondering where I put my striped sweater and Coke-bottle glasses.
The new song"PARARELEVANT" can be found at: http://bit.ly/hhPQtU(email is required for download).
- On The Beat
THE GET UP KIDS ANNOUNCE EAST COAST + MIDWEST TOUR DATES!
NEW ALBUM THERE ARE RULES OUT JANUARY 25, 2011!
DOWNLOAD "PARARELEVANT" FROM THERE ARE RULES!
The Get Up Kids have announced details of the second leg of their 2011 North American tour, covering cities on the east coast and midwest, in support of their forthcoming album There Are Rules. The second set of dates begins in Orlando, FL on February 22 and runs through March 13 and includes two shows in New York City March 2 and 3.
A limited number of tickets for each market have been held for The Get Up Kids fans and will be available through an exclusive Ducat King presale that begins Friday, December 10th, 2010 @ 12pm EST. The presale can be accessed by visiting:
Support on these new dates comes from Miniature Tigers and Brian Bonz. Tickets will be made available to the general public December 16th. This new run of shows is in addition to the first leg of the tour January 22-February 5, which were announced last month.
The band is also unveiling a second new track from the upcoming album There Are Rules as a free MP3 this week.
The Get Up Kids will release a limited edition 7" single "Automatic" on January 11, 2011 followed by the full length There Are Rules on January 25th on their own Quality Hill Records.
THE GET UP KIDS 2011 TOUR DATES
January 21 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live % ^
January 22 - Austin, TX @ Emo's % ^
January 23 - Dallas, TX @ The Loft % ^
January 25 - Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse % ^
January 26 - San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues % ^
January 27 - West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour % ^
January 28 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House % ^
January 29 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's % ^
January 30 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill % ^
February 01 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater % ^
February 02 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's % ^
February 03- Seattle, WA @ The Knitting Factory % ^
February 04 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound % ^
February 05 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater % ^
February 23 - Orlando, FL @ The Social # *
February 24 - Orlando, FL @ The Social # *
February 25 - St.Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre # *
February 26 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club # *
February 27 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle # *
March 01 - Washington, DC @ The Black Cat # *
March 02 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall # *
March 03 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg # *
March 04 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts # *
March 05 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts # *
March 06 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club # *
March 08 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre # *
CHILDREN OF BODOM(also COB), the hard partying Finnish Heavy Metal band that features frontman and modern day guitar hero Alexi Laiho will release its new albumRelentless Reckless Forever on March 8, 2011 via Universal Music. Today, COB reveals the album's cover art, which can be viewed now at this location.
You can check out the track listing below. Notice the Eddie Murphy cover? Crazy, right? Well, we haven't gone to a COB show in a while, so we're not sure if this strange '80s cover song has fallen into their live set. I guess we'll see. They just came through with Clutch and Black Label Society. And always are on tour.
Recorded in Petrax Studios with famed rock producer Matt Hyde (Slayer, Monster Magnet),Relentless Reckless Forever is the seventh studio album of CHILDREN OF BODOM's illustrious career and the first new record from the band since 2008's Blooddrunk, which debuted at #22 on Billboard's Top 200 Chart and scored the quintet its third consecutive #1 debut in Finland. On Relentless Reckless Forever, COB's high-energy hooks and electric energy forge stadium-sized heavy metal anthems that seethe with both marvelous musicianship and a phenomenal pop prowess. The quintet's unique union of haunting melodies, rhythmic sensibility, guitar-and-keyboard interplay and king-size solos is supercharged to the maximum, and the resulting record is poised to push the band - already on the brink of breakout success in the U.S. - to an altogether new pinnacle."We worked super hard on this album, at least for me it was pretty much no sleep or rest for six weeks," stated Laiho. "But we were determined to make the best COB album ever, so we were willing to do whatever it took. Of course, having our producer Matt Hyde kicking our asses 24/7 definitely made the results even better, so obviously we're more than anxious to get this album out there"The first single and video from Relentless Reckless Forever is "Was it Worth It?". COBshot a high energy music video for the track, joining forces with two-time X Games gold medalist and two-time Thrasher Magazine "Skater of the Year" Chris Cole as well as noted pro skaters Jamie Thomas, Garrett Hill and Tom Asta (the current #1 Amateur skateboarder in the world). Filmed on location at central Pennsylvania's residential Action Sports compound Camp Woodward and directed by Dale Resteghini for Raging Nation Films (Pink Floyd, Santana, Mötley Crüe), the video was shot guerrilla style, sans treatment; honing in directly onCHILDREN OF BODOM's high-spirited fire and the skaters' eye-opening execution. A high resolution trailer for the clip can be viewed now at www.relentlessrecklessforever.com. The track listing for CHILDREN OF BODOM's Relentless Reckless Forever is as follows:
1.) Not My Funeral
2.) Shovel Knockout
3.) Roundtrip to Hell and Back
4.) Pussyfoot Miss Suicide
5.) Relentless Reckless Forever
6.) Ugly
7.) Cry of the Nihilist
8.) Was It Worth It?
9.) Northpole Throwdown
10.) Party All the Time (* Eddie Murphy) "The single 'Was It Worth It?' is a total party song, said Laiho. "It's not your typical Bodom sound, but it's one of my favorites and heavy as hell."
In addition to Laiho, CHILDREN OF BODOM features Roope Latvala (guitar), Jaska Raatikainen (drums), Henkka Seppälä (bass) and Janne Warman (keyboards).
About CHILDREN OF BODOM:CHILDREN OF BODOM's enthralling mix of modern heavy metal, melodic hooks and the guitar acrobatics of front man Alexi Laiho have solidified the critically acclaimed Finnish band as one of the most revered hard rock acts in the world and one of the leading voices of metal's new generation. The group's 2008 studio album Blooddrunk skyrocketed to #22 on Billboard's Top 200, scored the quintet its third consecutive #1 debut in its native Finland and saw Laiho named "Best Metal Guitarist" by the readers of Guitar World, besting well known players such as Kirk Hammett of Metallica to win the coveted award. CHILDREN OF BODOMhas been called "technically dazzling" by the New York Times and "One of the most talented metal bands of our time" by contemporary media conglomerate VICE. COB's popular song "If You Want Peace...Prepare for War" is currently featured in the smash hit music video gameGuitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. The band's name is derived from the infamous Lake Bodom murders, which took place in Finland in 1960.
EISLEY EMERGES FROM "THE VALLEY" MARCH 1 FIRST ALBUM IN FOUR YEARS EXPLORES TURBULENT TIMES FOR THE DUPREES FREE MP3 OF "AMBULANCE" AVAILABLE NOW Eisley will release their first album in four years, "The Valley," on March 1 via Equal Vision Records. The 11-track set was recorded at Rosewood Studios in their hometown of Tyler, Texas, with producer/engineers Gary Leach and Austin Deptula (LeAnn Rimes), and mixed by Andy Freeman at Bay Area Tone in San Francisco. See below for a track listing. A free stream and MP3 of "Ambulance" from "The Valley" is available now through the widget at http://bit.ly/igt2dF">http://bit.ly/igt2dF>. (See the site for code to embed the widget elsewhere.) The album's title refers to the emotional turmoil that the DuPree sisters, who front Eisley, experienced as they crafted their third album: Sherri enduring a failed marriage; Chauntelle, a broken engagement; and Stacy, a painful breakup. The only relationship that ended on their terms was the split with Warner Bros. Records, the label that released their first two albums and several EPs. Promising to bring listeners through the band's darkest and most trying times, "The Valley" reveals their strength, patience and perseverance. On tracks like "Smarter" and "Sad," there's a musical aggression and emotional urgency that transports you to the moment they were written, laying bare the open wound of the broken heart. And the chilling album closer, "Ambulance," is an icy snapshot of the very moment of betrayal and abandonment. Elsewhere, there's a stately solace in the hopeful "Kind" and whimsical "Mr. Moon," and buoyant string arrangements decorate opener "The Valley" and "Watch It Die." As previously announced, Eisley will precede the release of "The Valley" with a U.S. tour in February, supporting Rooney on all dates. The 21-date run begins February 2 in Albuquerque and includes stops in Kansas City, the Twin Cities, Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, Washington DC, Nashville, Denver and other markets. See below for a complete list of dates. --- EISLEY - "THE VALLEY" TRACK LISTING 1. The Valley 2. Smarter 3. Watch It Die 4. Sad 5. Oxygen Mask 6. Better Love 7. I Wish 8. Kind 9. Mr. Moon 10. Please 11. Ambulance --- EISLEY TOUR DATES February 2011 2 -- Albuquerque, NM -- Launchpad 4 -- Tulsa, OK -- Cain's Ballroom 2nd Stage 5 -- Kansas City, MO -- The Beaumont Club 6 -- St. Paul, MN -- Station 4 7 -- Milwaukee, WI -- Mad Planet 8 -- Grand Rapids, MI -- The Intersection 9 -- Pontiac, MI -- Crofoot Ballroom 10 -- Chicago, IL -- Lincoln Hall 11 -- Columbus, OH -- The Basement 12 -- Cleveland Heights, OH -- Grog Shop 13 -- Pittsburgh, PA -- Alter Bar 14 -- Newport, KY -- Southgate House 16 -- Cambridge, MA -- Middle East 17 -- Philadelphia, PA -- Theater of Living Arts 18 -- Washington, DC -- Rock and Roll Hotel 19 -- Carrboro, NC -- Cat's Cradle 20 -- Asheville, NC -- Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall 21 -- Nashville, TN -- Exit/In 22 -- Memphis, TN -- Hi-Tone Cafe 23 -- St. Louis, MO -- The Firebird 25 -- Denver, CO -- Marquis Theatre 26 -- Salt Lake City, UT -- Kilby Court
Got this from FLATFOOT 56's people ... too late to get it into The Trentonian this week. You can see the gutter punk-Irish rockers play Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park this Tuesday with the Street Dogs (ex Dropkick Murphys).
Here's what they're people are saying:
Home Sweet Home - FLATFOOT 56 hit the road once again.
Southside Chicago’s finest Join “Wreck The Halls” w/ Street Dogs and support Authority Zero into 2011
Orange County, CA., - Dec. 9, 2010 – Rounding out what has been an unprecedented year in the band’s decade of existence, FLATFOOT 56 are gearing up to once again hit the road, adding some weight to a few of the season’s best tickets. First, Flatfoot will join with STREET DOGS for the fifth annual “Wreck The Halls” tour. The eight-night run begins Dec 8th, 2010 in Houston, TX, and includes an already sold out show in Boston, MA. Building on the momentum that accumulated throughout 2010, Flatfoot immediately charges into 2011 beginning a run of dates on January 4, 2011 with Phoenix, Arizona street punks Authority Zero. Running throughout the month of January and well into February, the quartet continues to solidify their reputation for being one of the hardest working bands in the genre.
Releasing BLACK THORN in the spring of 2010, the band would debut at #2 on Billboard’s HeatseekersChart, in addition to achieving healthy positions on the Billboard Top 200, the Billboard Top Independent Current Albums Chart, Top Alternative Rock Chart, Top Rock Chart, Top Current Albums Chart and Top Internet Sales Charts.
Married to the road, the band spent the majority of the calendar year touring in support of their Old Shoe Records debut. Performing abroad on the international festival circuit, supporting runs with the likes of Devil’s Brigade (Matt Friedman of Rancid) and Street Dogs, in addition to a critically applauded stint on the Vans Warped Tour, FLATFOOT 56 proved triumphant in every stop along the way.
FLATFOOT 56’s broad appeal and universally inspiring themes have managed to resonate with people outside of the punk rock scope just the same. Producers of the FX Network hit Sons of Anarchy recently connected with FLATFOOT 56 to use not one, but six tracks fromBLACK THORN in episodes of the latest season of the series. FLATFOOT 56 was also tapped to record the new entrance theme for the WWE’s (Word Wrestling Entertainment) Raw Champion, Sheamus and will also provide a track to the upcoming WWE movie, The Chaperone, featuring wrestler Triple H.
As 2010 marks the 10-year anniversary for FLATFOOT 56, the latest album compacts the band’s celebrated history of eclectic and driving musical charge into thirteen tracks that highlight the pride of the working class and their Chicago roots. The release of BLACK THORN has sent a tidal wave of energy from FLATFOOT 56’s international mob following while being matched with critical praise:
ALTERNATIVE PRESS:“There are bagpipes and mandolin gilded to the hard-charging chassis, but these 10-year Chicago scene vets know how to play, and even better, pen suitably triumphant songs awash in resilient spirit.” (April 2010)
HM MAGAZINE:“Black Thornjigs, pulses, sways, mesmerizes and kicks up the heels – sometimes all within the same song structure.” (March/April 2010)
PUNK ROCK REVIEW:“Black Thorn is filled to the rim with Celtic-influenced, high intensity gang vocal laden, heavy hitting song after song…Each intricate musical piece of this band is perfectly combined.” (March 2010)
DYING SCENE:“It is no wonder that FLATFOOT 56 has risen above the rest and gained the notoriety they so rightfully deserve.” 5 out of 5 stars! (April 2010)
ABSOLUTE PUNK.NET: “The Celtic punk rockers from Chicago are back, and while the recorded disc cannot possibly capture the euphoric atmosphere of a Flatfoot 56 live show, they're getting closer than ever.” (April 2010)
With no slowing in sight, the band will likely be in a city near you and continues to write new material with plans to enter a studio for the next go around soon.
Black Thornis available in stores and online now from Old Shoe Records in the US, Stomp Records in Canada, People Like You Records in Europe (March 2011) and distributed by Big Mouth Japan in Japan.
For an up-to-date listing of tour stops, exclusive content,
Kelly Carvin is a superb singer-songwriter from Trenton. She's huge in the community and is known for her string, soulful voice. Well, the cutie's in a giving mood this holiday season. Carvin's offered up a free download of her new Yule Tide treat, "Mistletoe," for all you On The Beat fans.
You can stream and download it here: "Mistletoe."
And if you're not busy next Tuesday, Dec. 14, Ms. Carvin will be headlining The Mill Hill Basement (300 S. Broad St., Trenton) and probably playing a few Christmas number for y'all.
Under the bold headline “The Best Dylan since 1968,” Rolling Stone tagged both this songwriter and Bruce Springsteen with the “New Dylan” tag when the mag reviewed Murphy’s 1973 debut “Aquashow” in the same piece with Springsteen’s “The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle.” 2010’s self-titled CD marks the singer’s 26th recording. And if you never heard of him, or the 1964 No. 1 smash hit “Navy Blue” he co-wrote, you’re not Billy Joel, Phil Collins, Shawn Colvin or The Violent Femmes – all of which have appeared on Murphy’s recordings. A long-time friend of Springsteen, Murphy will jam with The Boss when his tours run through Paris, where he lives with his rock ’n’ roll son, Gaspard of The Dukes. The 61-year-old Murphy hits up The Record Collector (358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown) tonight. Show starts at 7:30. Tickets cost $12 in advance, $15 at the door. All-ages.
The Trenton rockers join the hot-rod dance off that is an Eddie Spaghetti show at Asbury Lanes (209 4th Ave., Asbury Park) tonight. They open for The Supersucker along with Philly’s American Speedway and Brooklyn’s The High Irons play. Show starts at 8. Call the Asbury Lanes for ticket prices. 18-plus.
The Philly glam-stars claim no homage’s in their music, only “a monochrome world … hit with Technicolor, glitter and raw power at 140 db’s.” What’s that mean? Well, their speedier songs sound like The Stooges wigging out at a cocaine party with Stone Temple Pilots, D Generation and Buckcherry. The slower balled-type songs – “Ma Lawd” for example - will remind you of Collective Soul, Shinedown and quieter Guns N’ Roses. The five piece headline the Backstage at Championship Bar (931 Chambers St., Trenton) tomorrow night. Show starts at 7. The Miscreants, The Earaches and Level 1 play, too. Tickets cost $10. All-ages.
The Queens garage rockers - who in 1987 made an appearance on the final episode of Andy Warhol’s “Andy Warhol’s Fifteen Minutes” TV program – get their Yule-tide rock ’n’ roll fever on at the Record Collector (358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown) tomorrow night. The rock legends will perform two sets: their Christmas album, “Stocking Stuffer,” in its entirety and a collection of their hits. The Fleshtones have more than 20 albums in their discography and were a major influence to bands like The Strokes. Show starts at 7:30. Tickets cost $15 in advance, $18 at the door. All-ages.
“Take It Back,” our favorite track from the Philly rockers’ MySpace, blurs the line between metallic funk and vintage Cali beach punk that sounds similar to the erratic time signatures and frantic vocal spitting of classic Red Hot Chili Peppers. Think “Fight Like a Brave”-era Chili Peppers meshed with fIREHOSE. They play Jackie Maggot and Adrock’s Super Awesome Bash Your Brains Out Party at The Backstage at Championships Bar (931 Chambers St., Trenton) Saturday afternoon. Show starts at 4. Local Demise, Keys To The Cadillac, Massively Ill, Triggered Impulse, Karma Bat, Onderrock and Horror Biz round out the bill. Tickets cost $8. All-ages.
The complexity in the instrumentation, angular melodies and erratic rhythm patterns from this upstart New Brunswick band’s untitled EP portrays a sound that’s part avant-punk, part math-core and part post-rock with influences flowing between jazz, emo-core and heavy metal. Gets sort of Dillinger Escape Plan-y in the spastic throw-down parts, but not as severe or to the extent of that band’s ferocity. It’s like Cap’n Jazz in parts, too, with Don Caballero-type builds and the atmospheric fluff of a Sunny Day Real Estate if Jeff Buckley were singing. It’s strong in the melodic department, which is a nice departure from the groups past projects - three members were in Hightstown’s Free Yon, two in A Lesser Evil. They’ll make their Mercer County debut at The Mill Hill Basement (300 S. Broad St., Trenton) Saturday night. Show starts at 10. Dan Maxwell & The Turnpike Sailors and The Sirs play, too. Tickets cost $5. 21-plus.
The Hamilton rockers catch fire with their own brand of nu metal prog-punk. For fans of AFI and Coheed and Cambria. They headline McGuinn’s Place (1781 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence) Saturday night. Show starts at 9. Tickets cost $5. 21-plus.
The gangster folk icon behind the modern rock hits “The Devil In Me” and “The Person You Are” headlines The Record Collector (358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown) Saturday night. Show starts at 7:30. Jesse Ruben opens. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door. All-ages.
Few ever recorded with The Beatles for their Apple Records. But somehow this Trenton rocker did in 1971 when, as a guest of George Harrison, he laid down an LPs worth of songs in London’s Abbey Road Studios for international release on Apple. Ringo Starr even showed up to session in some drum work. Van Eaton, whose band headlines The Record Collector (358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown) Sunday night, remained in touch with Starr over the years – appearing in four of Starr’s solo albums all of which included recordings The Beatles’ drummer did with John, George and Paul after their breakup. A ballad, “Sweet Music” he recorded with his brother Derrek in those early Abbey Road recordings, appears on the 17-disc Apple box set alongside tracks by James Taylor and Billy Preston. Sunday’s show will be Van Easton’s first live performance in nearly 40 years. He now lives in Denver. Show starts at 7:30. Tickets cost $20. All-ages.
The Trenton singer got all her friends to pucker up when shooting a video last week at KatManDu. Carvin captured her buds smooching under the mistletoe in the video for her new Christmas single “Mistletoe.” A holiday treat that showcases the country-pop-meets-coffee-house song sensibilities that’s made her songs a popular fixture in the city singer-songwriter scene, the ballad is a shimmering and seasonable delight that’ll warm you heart. It also makes for the perfect audio Christmas card and should be played over and over again as you and your lady – I’m talking to you guys – are all curled up in you’re brand new his-and-her Snuggies, sitting by the fire, sipping hot coco. Or you can get into the spirit of the holidays early by attending Carvin’s headlining gig At The Mill Hill Basement (300 S. Broad St., Trenton) Tuesday night. Show starts at 10. Jennings and Johnny J & Amazing Amy open. Tickets cost $5. 21-plus.
The Bay area joksters feature this song on their MySpace called “Skin Cancer.” It’s hysterical social satire about the depletion of the ozone layer and a pretty bleak account, too, if you believe them and see us all burning to death from the Sun someday. “The apocalypse, just like revolution, is not an event but a process, and it’s hilarious,” is the band’s motto. Their music consists of lyrics they describe as “outlandish and shocking truths” blended into a package of dark folk and evil commercial jingles. For fans of They Might Be Giants, Pee Wee Herman and The Aquabats. The trio headline The Mill Hill Basement (300 S. Broad St., Trenton) Wednesday night. Show starts at 10. Michigan rockers Day In Day Out, Cali punks All Ages and Captive (ex A Lesser Evil) round out the bill. Tickets cost $5. 21-plus.
Scott Frost’s On The Beat concert listing appears in The Trentonian and at www.trentonian.com every Thursday. If your band is playing around town, email the On the Beat web line at djscott111@aol.com.
"Brand New Key" singer Melanie (above circa 1971, below circa 2006) performs at The Record Collector in Bordentown on Wednesday, Oct. 20, and Thursday, Oct. 21. Over the years, she's established herself as one of the most memorable folk singers of the early 1970s.
“The Exodus of Autonomy” is this North Carolina metal-scene screamer’s Victory Record debut. The record, and its thrash mechanicals “hints at what other bands do,” guitarist Steven Funderbunk says without mentioning any names but winking at his ground’s morbid sound relations with roster-mates Darkest Hour and Between The Buried and Me. “It’s our own interpretation of this certain type of metal,” he said. It’s brutish and unforgiving with whirl-winning guitars - and makes for a sickly-satisfying companion to your Halloween circle-pitting. The furious five headline Championships Sports Bar and Grill (931 Chambers St., Trenton) this afternoon. Show starts at 4. Antagonist, Hadean Reign, Unhallowed, In Wake Of the Plague and A Call To Arms round out the bill. Tickets cost $10 in advance, $12 at the door. All-ages.
The blind jazz pianist, Hurricane Katrina survivor and – get this – superstar photographer - headlines The Trenton War Memorial (1 Memorial Dr., Trenton) tonight. An eight-time W.C. Handy Best Instrumentalist for Piano award nominee, “the pride of New Orleans” according to Dr. John, “and a visionistical down home cat,” Butler told The Trentonian in 2008 that the flood was so catastrophic the black keys off his 1925 Mason & Hamlin piano became unglued from the white ones. He still stayed positive that his town would recover and has returned to star in local pubs since the massive storm. “Man, for days and weeks there were episodes where I’d just cry,” he told On The Beat, the flood still fresh in his mind.“(But) with devastation there’s always something on the horizon or something greater.” He might have been talking about a Super Bowl win for the Saints. Maybe? Show starts at 7. Tickets cost $25. All-ages.
The “Siberian Surf Rock” foursome get Chris Isaak slinky with “Night Butterfly” – the California band’s most spun track off their MySpace page. The band just completed their second Russia tour last month and is now on a two-month Fall tour, which hits up The Record Collector (358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown) tonight. Show starts at 7:30. Kingabilly opens. Tickets cost $22 in advance, $25 at the door. All-ages.
Modern rock radio - which has been more than just listenable this days – just aren’t giving the “After Hours” guys a break. “Barbara” – the New York band’s fourth album – features the shimmering pop goodness and catchy tunage 104.5 has more than enough space to squeeze in-between regular spins of MGMT, Muse and Phoenix if they just cut the overdose of Foo Fighters rotations in half and drop U2 altogether. Or take We Are Scientists’ own advise from “Rules Don’t Stop”: “Although it may seem unconventional sometimes/indiscretion is worth a try/if you just play along I promise we’ll be fine.” A great live band, too, the trio, whose youthful musical jump lines up with bands like Franz Ferdinand, slide into The Wonder Bar (1213 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park) tonight. Show starts at 7. The Static Jacks and Rewards open. Tickets cost $13 in advance, $15 at the door. 18-plus.
The Long Beach surf-rockers describe their music as “beach goth.” It sounds like Ricky Nelson pop-ti-fying Luna for a slow ride over the cliffs of the North Coast Highway. The band headline Asbury Lanes (209 4th Ave., Asbury Park) tonight. Show starts at 8. The Amboys and TV Tramp open. Tickets cost $10. All-ages.
The Trenton band – featuring singers See Wise and Ja-Tun Thomas – consists of a full rhythm section and sax player, and when they get down, they blend up top 40, swing, soul, Latin, pop, funk, R&B and reggae so that everyone gets up and dances. The eight-piece plays The Trenton Marriott (1 W. Lafayette St., Trenton) tomorrow night. Show starts at 7. Tickets cost $10. All-ages.
Candye Kane
The brazen, busty, bi-sexual blues singer - who for a time trademarked her natural H-cups on the covers of “Hustler,” “Juggs,” “Floppers” and on X-Rated greeting cards– models her seductive country gospel on the works of Etta James and Bessie Smith. A larger-than-life figure and Cancer survivor, Kane is retired from porn, and instead has become a prime-time player in the Gay pride community and at blues festivals around the world. She played for the President of Italy at the French Embassy in Rome and at the Cannes Film Festival. And in her native San Diego, the memoirs of her turbulent life were transformed into a popular stage play, “The Toughest Girl Alive.” Kane headlines The Record Collector (358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown) tomorrow night. Show starts at 7:30. Show starts at 8. Tickets cost $17.50 in advance, $20 at the door. All-ages.
Jason Beebout was one of those rare singers from the late ’90s underground punk scene who just couldn’t write a tune that didn’t fire a pulse right into your soul. Hardly the most popular band to leap from the Berkley scene, Samiam were everything you needed from a band of that era: tight musicianship, edge, addictive melodies and passionate lyrics conjured so tightly they can be recited right back into Beebout’s face at live shows. Their later records were more hardcore based, but the songs remained harmonious and gut-wrench-ly powerful compared to the lame-ass pop punk that swarmed the Warped Tour scene after Samiam and into the millennium. They’ve just started touring again after a sad break-up in the late ’90s – landing in The Court Tavern (124 Church St., New Brunswick) tomorrow night. Show starts at 8. The Casting Out (ex-Boy Sets Fire), Communication Redlight and Let Me Run round out the bill. Tickets cost $10. 21-plus.
The New Brunswick ska-core killjoys say goodbye to guitarist Matty Glock with a party at Asbury Lanes (209 4th Ave., Asbury Park) tomorrow night. Show starts at 8. Miland and the Sour Goat open. Tickets cost $10. All-ages.
The Soup Kitchen singers crown Mercer County’s Cultural and Heritage Commission’s Eyes on Mercer Weekend with a free show at Artworks (19 Everett Alley, Trenton) Saturday afternoon. Show starts at 1. All-ages.
Electro dream pop a la Zero 7 and jammy melodic rock with piano-jazz coloring has these North Carolina natives reaching out to Muse and Snow Patrol for potential tour slots. It’s not the typical rage-rock you get from Championships Sports Bar and Grill (931 Chambers St., Trenton) Saturday afternoon shows. It’ll be soothing, actually, and a little tranquil, too. Show starts at noon. Devolver, After Chidori, Meet/Pause, In Musth, The Gurchick Tree, Amongst The Brave, No Such Noise! and Ruins of Akora play, too. Tickets cost $10. All-ages.
The Trenton alt-rocker released a 12-song debut LP “Sudden Instant Dance Syndrome” in March. Need to hear it in its entirety. Snippets we’ve heard reveal a post-grunge, Seattle-now sound, with the instrumentations reminding us of darker Minus The Bear with dashes of early At The Drive-In, Jawbox and A Perfect Circle. The four piece headline The Mill Hill Basement (300 S. Broad St., Trenton) Saturday night. Show starts at 10. (Damn) This Desert Air and Communication Redlight open. Tickets cost $5. 21-plus.
The Trenton blues-rock legends roll-out two sets at The Record Collector (358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown) Saturday night. Show starts at 7:30. Tickets cost $10 in advance, $12 at the door. All-ages.
The British-born singer has been stalking us on Facebook. Wants On The Beat to mention how he’s “trying to bring back the peaceful messages and meaning to music, like John Lennon did.” Mentioned his “improvised, unusual and memorable performances” are always “humorous,” free and in family environments like the Beanwood Coffee (222 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown) where he encourages children to attend on Saturday night because they’ll “love it,” Elipsus said. He sings like Ryan Adams with “American Idol” aspirations and makes his own videos – where he uses images of “Twilight” vamp teens and Rachel McAdams make-out scenes to suck in the listener. Show starts at 7. All-ages.
Buck County’s top tour draw have done a great job recycling a lot of their influences – “White Pony”-era Deftones, Sunny Day Real Estate, Glassjaw and Mars Volta - into an aggressive-rock hybrid that appeals to alt-rock, punk, emo and hardcore fans alike. And with wordsmith Anthony Green overlapping that edgy landscape with the type of poetic calmness and ease that keeps our web-investigating teens forever searching for spiritual meaning within his lyrics, and recent success on mainstream radio, don’t be surprised if Circa Survive spits out those same influences to future garage bands looking for a bit of class to their rough beginnings for decades to come. Another super live band, the guys – which feature Neshaminy High and Hamilton High alums – headline The Stone Pony (913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park) Saturday night. Show starts at 7:30. Codeseven and Animals As Leaders open. Tickets cost $17.50 in advance, $20 at the door. All-ages.
The Japanese electro duo’s like an Anime rendition of 3OH3!, but with the bad rap replaced by battery-charged dance rock with a Stereo MCs flavor. The Wonder Bar (1213 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park) Saturday night. Show starts at 6. Tickets cost $15 in advance, $20 at the door. 16-plus.
Produced by Josh Wilbur and Lamb Of God’s Chris Adler, “Haunt What’s Life” - this Lancaster nu metaler’s debut – has the same crushing instrumentation at Lamb Of God, but with melodic sways in the choruses that have this Linkin Park feeling. A pretty brutal banger nonetheless, it’ll be the featured attraction of the “Over The Limit” tour slamming into Championships Sports Bar and Grill (931 Chambers St., Trenton) Sunday afternoon. Show starts at 2. Texas In July, Where the Ocean Meets The Sky, The World Ends With You, A Tragedy Foreseen, Morgan’s Accident, Through The Flood, Years After Life, Deception Theory, Embracing Disaster and We Were Once Heroes round out the bill. Tickets cost $12 in advance, $14 at the door. All-ages.
Even with a tour with Despised Icon now in the distance, the B-More death grinders are back on their death roll – spinning their own brand of chaos-conjured slam-core onto Championships Sports Bar and Grill (931 Chambers St., Trenton) Monday afternoon. Show starts at 4. Sus Domesticus, Legionary, Korotory and Pound For Pound play, too. Tickets cost $10 in advance, $12 at the door. All-ages.
The grunge-punks – think Shellac mixed with The Melvins and Pats!e - open for Local Demise at The Mill Hill Basement (300 S. Broad St., Trenton) Tuesday night. Show starts at 10. Tickets cost $5. 21-plus.
Time-machine me back to 1971 and I’d be all about getting my brand new key into this singer’s “new pair of roller skates.” She was a cute little thang back when “Brand New Key” was tearing up pop radio and reaching the top of the Billboard charts. Hmmm … Maybe it’s that the song got Roller Girl in the mood to test out Marky Mark’s bloated member, in that tantalizing scene from “Boogie Nights,” that brings on the erotic sweats? Man, that song’s sexy! Melanie, now 63, has become a folk icon since going gold with “Brand New Key,” with a recent press quotes out of England stating it’s “hard to disagree that Melanie has earned her place alongside Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell and Marianne Faithful in the pantheon of iconic female singers.” In a rare, up-close and personal showcase for Trenton-area folk fans, Melanie is slated to headline two shows at The Record Collector (358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown) this Wednesday and next Thursday night. Show starts at 7:30. Tickets cost $30. All-ages. Wednesday’s show was added after tickets to next Thursday’s show nearly sold out. Only general admission spots left for the Oct. 21 show.
Fitting smack dap in the center of that indie rock spectrum popular among underground bands these days that runs from country folk to Whisky-bred punk comes “Rebellion” (Paper + Plastick) – the road-tested new offering from these Richmond rockers. The record shows off the band’s Social Distortion influences – especially in the real-to-life lyrics of singer Brett Adams – and sounds like Gaslight Anthem and Let Me Run mixed with Good Riddance and Avail. Good stuff. Their “Dive Bars & Burritos Fall Tour” crashes into Asbury Lanes (209 4th Ave., Asbury Park) Wednesday night. Show starts at 8. Red City Radio and Trenton’s The Great Explainer play, too. Tickets cost $10. All-ages.
Scott Frost’s On The Beat concert listing appears in The Trentonian and at www.trentonian.com every Thursday. If your band is playing around town, email the On the Beat web line at djscott111@aol.com.
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G. Love has a new record coming out, Fixin To Die, and a tour, too. But so far there's been no Philly date announced. Sounds like a diss to us!
