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PHILM VIDEO CHAT ON MAY 1 VIA YOWIE.COM; LOS ANGELES RECORD RELEASE SHOW ON MAY 15

SpeakeasyPR — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:00:59 +0000

April 26, 2012, Los Angeles — PHILM, the Los Angeles power trio featuring Slayer’s Dave Lombardo, War’s Pancho Tomaselli and Gerry Nestler of Civil Defiance, are taking fan questions on May 1 at 4 pm eastern/1 pm pacific via live video chat site Yowie.com (http://www.yowie.com/videochat/60z-philm).

The three-piece have a busy month ahead with a May 15 release of their debut album, Harmonic, and a hometown show that evening at The Viper Room.

“When people hear about my involvement in PHILM, they automatically assume that it will compare to Slayer’s sound,” explains Lombardo. “They couldn’t be more different. I have scaled down my drum set to a four-piece, reminiscent of the drummers from the late ’60s that influenced me. Each song is unique in itself, I like to refer to it as ‘rhythmic emotion.” It’s almost like taking all the heavy songs of the ’60s and bringing that era to a modern plateau, then blending them with the modern trance and psychedelic sounds of today.”

“We decided to record Harmonic in the intimate setting of a home, with various vintage recording equipment. ” says Lombardo on the band’s debut album. “The music was written collectively in an improvisational manner, unlike the majority of recordings I’ve done before. This was very important given this is my first recording where I’m carrying the title of Producer and performer. The album achieves a dense, unholy convergence of tones and discords. We also touch on haunting, desolate, ambient sounds. Our music tends to be written in a manner where we never know the outcome until we listen back to what we recorded. A Harmonic journey.”

A highly anticipated release, PHILM officially took form in late 2010 with a handful of tour dates and an early four-song demo that quickly began to make the rounds of in-the-know music critics. Noisecreep said the band “has crafted a crunchy, thrashy, yet thoroughly unclassifiable sound” and the OC Weekly said of the trio: “PHILM’s ability to melt down metal influences and mix them with the elements of funk, ambient jazz and punk… is potent and has left audiences wondering how so much noise could emanating from just three musicians.”

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BARONESS REVEAL ART FOR FORTHCOMING ALBUM, YELLOW & GREEN

SpeakeasyPR — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:40:45 +0000

April 25, 2012, Philadelphia — Baroness have unveiled the art for their eagerly anticipated new album, Yellow & Green, which is slated for a July 17 release via Relapse Records.

The album artwork was created by John Baizely, front man for the band who has created all of the band’s artwork as well as artwork for Gillian Welch, Kylesa, Black Tusk and Skeletonwitch. Baizley has become widely regarded for his modernized Art Nouveau style with Juxtapoz Magazine profiling him in their current (April) issue as well as the creation of an online gallery chronicling his creations: www.aperfectmonster.com.

The band has also unveiled a new website at Baronessmusic.com. The new site reflects the artwork from Yellow & Green and is the band’s first official website.

Baroness kicked off their first tour in over a year today with a show at Ace of Cups in Columbus, Ohio. The band joins Meshuggah on April 29 for a Spring trek across North America, previewing material from Yellow & Green. Tour dates are:

April 25 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups*
April 26 St. Louis, MO Firebird *
April 27 Nashville, TN The End *
April 29 Houston, TX House of Blues
April 30 Dallas, TX House of Blues
May 1 Austin, TX Emo’s East
May 3 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
May 4 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
May 5 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
May 6 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
May 8 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
May 9 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
May 11 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
May 13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
May 15 Chicago, IL House of Blues
May 16 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall
May 17 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
May 18 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
May 19 Worcester, MA The Palladium
May 20 Montreal, QC Olympia de Montreal
May 22 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore Silver Spring
May 23 New York, NY Terminal 5

* = Baroness headlines, Royal Thunder opens

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Musicians From ISIS and Deftones Form New Band: Palms

SpeakeasyPR — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:30:46 +0000

Apr. 25, 2012 — Meet Palms, a newly formed Los Angeles based quartet featuring three former members of ISIS (Aaron Harris, Clifford Meyer and Jeff Caxide) with Deftones’ vocalist Chino Moreno.

“Clifford, Jeff and I started Palms a little over a year ago out of a desire to continue making music together after ISIS ended,” explained Harris. “Chino joined shortly after and our sound took shape from there. We’ve worked really hard on this first release and are excited for people to hear it. It’s nice to be back behind the drum kit, and with this line up.”

“Being a huge ISIS fan I’ve always dug the moods these dudes convey with their sound,” added Moreno. “I am excited to combine my sense of creativity with theirs, and to have fun doing so.”

Palms’ debut album will be issued by ISIS’ former label, Ipecac Recordings, and is slated for a 2012 release with a release date to be announced soon. The album was recorded and mixed by Harris, and produced by Palms.

Palms is Jeff Caxide (bass/keyboards), Aaron Harris (drums), Clifford Meyer (guitar/keyboards) and Chino Moreno (vocals).

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Melvins Lite Trekking Across Canada (and some US dates) This Summer

SpeakeasyPR — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:28:01 +0000

Melvins Lite, the additional incarnation of the Melvins which features Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas) have announced their first round of tourdates, a tour dubbed Melvins Lite Canada +.

The trio’s first release, Freak Puke, is available June 5 via Ipecac.

Upcoming dates (Retox open all dates except July 4):

July 1 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
July 3 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
July 4 Ottawa, ON Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
July 5 Toronto, ON Opera House
July 6 London, ON Call the Office
July 7 Hamilton, ON Club Absinthe
July 9 Winnipeg, MB West End Cultural Center
July 10 Regina, SK The Exchange
July 11 Saskatoon, SK Louis’ Pub
July 12 Calgary, AB Republik
July 13 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room
July 15 Vancouver, BC Venue
July 17 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo House of Music
July 18 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
July 20 San Francisco, CA Slim’s

“The Melvins have a long history of mixing up our line-ups and I think that’s what has kept us relevant for so long,” explains Osborne. “Consider the Freak Puke record the fifth side of the four-sided Melvins triangle.”

Dunn is known as one of rock and jazz’s top bass players, performing on both a traditional and upright bass in a wide range of bands and as a freelance musician. He is currently recording the new Tomahawk album, is a member of Fantômas and was the bassist for Mr. Bungle.

The Melvins, in their current four-piece line-up, appear on Last Call with Carson Daly this Wednesday, Apr. 25.

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PUSCIFER LAUNCH SUMMER TOUR ON JUNE 9 AT BONNAROO

SpeakeasyPR — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:24:57 +0000

Jerome, Ariz., April, 23, 2012 — Puscifer, the electro-rock outfit led by Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle), launch their third tour in support of sophomore album Conditions of My Parole on June 9 at Bonnaroo with a three week tour to follow including a stop at the River’s Edge Music Festival in St. Paul, Minn.

Billy D talks politics and Summer tour dates: http://youtu.be/9yMrFsIc6rc

An ever-evolving performance troupe, Puscifer performances mix music, sketch comedy and video elements to create what The Boston Globe referred to as “musical theater,” the San Francisco Chronicle called “a free for all comedy rock extravaganza” and the Spin described the evening as “seductive.”

Tickets for all shows go on-sale Friday, April 27 via venue box offices, as well as venue and promoter websites. A limited number of “Community Service” VIP packages will be available simultaneously via http://puscifer.frontgatetickets.com. These will not be available for the band’s Bonnaroo or River’s Edge Music Festival performances.

Tour dates:

June 9 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Festival
June 11 Tampa, FL Ferguson Hall @ Tampa Performing Arts Center
June 12 Miami, FL Olympia Theatre @ Gusman Performing Arts Center
June 13 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
June 15 Baltimore, MD Lyric Opera House
June 16 Asbury Park, NJ Paramount Theatre
June 17 Reading, PA Soverign Performing Arts Center
June 18 Richmond, VA The National
June 20 Buffalo, NY Riviera Theatre
June 21 Columbus, OH LC Indoor Pavilion
June 24 St. Paul, MN River’s Edge Festival
June 27 Houston, TX Bayou Music Center
June 28 San Antonio, TX Lila Cockrell Theatre
June 30 Prescott, AZ Yavapai College Performance Arts Center

www.puscifer.com
www.facebook.com/puscifermusic
www.twitter.com/puscifer

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CARINA ROUND’S “GIRL AND THE GHOST” FREE MP3 AVAILABLE AT FILTERMAGAZINE.COM

SpeakeasyPR — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:20:29 +0000

LOS ANGELES, April 18, 2012 — “Girl and the Ghost,” a song from Carina Round’s forthcoming album Tigermending (May 1, Dehisce Records), is now available as a free mp3 via Filter Magazine’s website here: http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/media/entry/mp3_carina_round_premieres_girl_and_the_ghost_filter_exclusive.

Tigermending is Round’s first release in five years and follows a particularly productive period of time that found the LA-by-way-of-England singer collaborating with a variety of musicians on both her own and other projects including vocals on The Twilight Singers’ song “Dynamite Steps,” co-writing and vocals on Puscifer’s album Conditions of My Parole, reuniting with producer Glen Ballard for a song in the “Valentine’s Day” film and launching alt-country side project, Early Winters.

The 11-track Tigermending is now available for pre-order via Carinaround.spinshop.com and iTunes (itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/tigermending-bonus-track-version/id513585733). Two mixes of the exclusive, non-album track “Got To Go” are available with the pre-order. Pre-orders through Topspin will be accompanied by a Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) mix of the song titled “Got To Go (Billy Corgan 2000 BC Mix)” while iTunes pre-orders will be packaged with alternate version “Got To Go (LA Song).”

Carina Round tour dates:

May 1 San Diego, CA Casbah
May 2 Los Angeles, CA The Satellite
May 8 San Francisco, CA Cafe du Nord
May 16 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe
June 9 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Festival (as member of Puscifer)
June 24 St. Paul, MN River’s Edge Festival (as member of Puscifer)

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Caduceus Cellars & Merkin Vineyards Spring Releases

SpeakeasyPR — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:19:13 +0000

Jerome, Ariz., Apr. 12, 2012 — Caduceus Cellars and Merkin Vineyards, one of the Verde Valley’s pre-eminent wine producers, have announced nine new vintages including the award winning artisanal Nagual de la Naga (Cabernet, Merlot, Sangiovese and Tempranillo) and Lei Li Nebbiolo Rose’. The bottles are available now via vino.Caduceus.org and at the Caduceus Cellars and Merkin Vineyards Tasting Room (158 Main St., Jerome, Ariz).

Several debut blends are included in the Spring releases including Caduceus Cortigiane ONESTE (a 50/50 mix of Barbera and Merlot), Merkin Vineyards’ Chupacabra ROSA (primarily Sangiovese with Montelpulciano and Cabernet Franc) and Merkin Vineyards’ Chupacabra BLANCA (a five-grape blend of New Mexico fruit including Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Gerwurtztraminer, Chenin Blanc and Vermentino). A straight Sangiovese Grosso varietal also has been added to the Caduceus roster, the supernatural Kitsune’.

“We’re really beginning to find our way here in the high desert. Minerality, high acid, fruit but not jam, solid but subtle structure, age ability. These are just a few of the common threads we’re seeing show up across the board. Very inspiring to say the least.” explained vintner and Caduceus/Merkin founder Maynard James Keenan. “It’s a beautiful thing to watch these wines develop, evolve, and finally come into their own. Much like songs on an album, they each have their individual and collective story to tell.”

The full list of upcoming releases:

2010 Caduceus Nagual de la Naga (Arizona)
46% Cabernet, 23% Merlot, 23% Sangiovese, 8% Tempranillo

2010 Caduceus Anubis (Arizona)
80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petite Sirah, 8% Syrah

2010 Caduceus Cortigiane ONESTE (Arizona)
50% Barbera, 50% Merlot

2010 Caduceus Kitsune’ (Arizona)
100% Sangiovese Grosso

2011 Caduceus Lei Li Nebbiolo Rose’ (Arizona)
100% Nebbiolo

2011 Caduceus Dos Ladrones (Arizona)
50% Malvasia Bianca, 50% Chardonnay

2011 Merkin Vineyards Chupacabra Blanca (New Mexico)
26% Pinot Grigio, 26% Sauvignon Blanc, 22% Gerwurtz, 12.5% Chenin Blanc, 12.5% Vermentino

2011 Merkin Vineyards Chupacabra Rosa (Arizona)
80% Sangiovese, 12% Montelpulciano, 8% Cabernet Franc

2011 Merkin Vineyards The Diddler (Arizona)
80% Chenin Blanc, 12% Malvasia, 4% Albarino, 4% Chardonnay

About Caduceus Cellars and Merkin Vineyards
Caduceus Cellars and the Merkin Vineyards are located in the Verde Valley along the Verde River and border three national forests. The boutique winery, established in 2004, is noted for their painstakingly crafted blends with single varietals recently joining their small-run catalog of wines.

Arizona Stronghold founder and Caduceus Cellars & Merkin Vineyards winemaker Maynard James Keenan is also known as the front man of Puscifer, A Perfect Circle and Tool. His quest to bring notoriety to Arizona winemaking has been profiled in the award-winning documentary Blood Into Wine. To learn more:

The Wine: vino.caduceus.org
The Journal: www.caduceus.org
Wine Club: www.velvetslippersclub.com
Twitter: @caduceuscellars
Facebook: www.facebook.com/caduceuscellars

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BARONESS’ YELLOW & GREEN CONFIRMED FOR JULY 17 RELEASE

SpeakeasyPR — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:16:26 +0000

April 11, 2012, Philadelphia — Baroness, the Savannah-based quartet whose two prior releases (Red Album and Blue Record) were awarded record of the year honors from both Revolver and Decibel Magazines as well as repeatedly placing on year-end best of lists from Pitchfork and Village Voice, return with a new album titled Yellow & Green on July 17 via Relapse Records.

Yellow & Green reunites Baroness with Blue Record producer John Congleton (Explosions in the Sky, St. Vincent, Xiu Xiu) following both the band’s busiest period (multiple worldwide tours including stops at Coachella, Bonnaroo and Soundwave) and most luxurious year, having taken nearly all of 2011 off to freely write and demo for the 2CD/LP album.

“We had been on tour for eight years, and we decided to take a break from our adventure to dig our heels in at home and write a new record,” explains John Baizley, front man for the band and the artist responsible for Baroness’ now iconic album art (an article profiling Baizley as a graphic artist is in the April edition of Juxtapoz). “We spent the entirety of the past year dedicating ourselves to the new album. Without the break from touring and the time we took to rest and reflect, we would have been entirely unable to write this new record.. We have become re-inspired. Now it’s time to get back out on the road.”

Baizley also recently spoke with Alternative Press regarding the recording of Yellow & Green, which can be read here: http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/baroness_john_baizley_studio_interview.

Baroness embark on their first tour dates since 2010 as they join Meshuggah for a Spring trek across North America, previewing material from Yellow & Green. Tour dates are:

April 25 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups *
April 26 St. Louis, MO Firebird *
April 27 Nashville, TN The End *
April 29 Houston, TX House of Blues
April 30 Dallas, TX House of Blues
May 1 Austin, TX Emo’s East
May 3 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
May 4 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
May 5 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
May 6 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
May 8 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
May 9 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
May 11 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
May 13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
May 15 Chicago, IL House of Blues
May 16 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall
May 17 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
May 18 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
May 19 Worcester, MA The Palladium
May 20 Montreal, QC Olympia de Montreal
May 22 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore Silver Spring
May 23 New York, NY Terminal 5

* = Baroness headlines, Royal Thunder opens

Baroness is John Baizley (guitars, vocals), Pete Adams (guitar, vocals), Allen Blickle (drums) and Matt Maggioni (bass).

Yellow & Green track listing and album art to be revealed soon.

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ROYAL THUNDER SHARE NEW SONG, PRE-ORDER DETAILS, COVER ART AND TRACK LISTING FOR CVI; ADD TOUR DATES WITH BARONESS

SpeakeasyPR — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:13:36 +0000

PHILADELPHIA, Apr. 11 — Royal Thunder has a lyric video for “Whispering World,” a new song from their forthcoming album, CVI (Relapse, May 22), available on their Facebook page (facebook.com/royalthundermusic).

The co-ed Atlanta quartet will join label mates Baroness for a trio of dates later this month kicking off on Apr. 25 in Columbus at the Ace of Cups. Royal Thunder will also perform a hometown show on Decibel Magazine’s May 2 tour stop at The Masquerade.

CVI is now available for pre-order via www.relapse.com/label/cvi-cd.html.

Royal Thunder tour dates:

April 25 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups *
April 26 St. Louis, MO Firebird *
April 27 Nashville, TN The End *
May 2 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade **

CVI follows an incredibly well-received EP debut in late 2010 which won praise from a wide variety of outlets including Paste Magazine (“blues-infused rock’n'roll, wrapped in protective barbed-metal packaging”), NPR (“a revved-up Southern hard-rocker that howls like Led Zeppelin astride a psychedelic unicorn”) Brooklyn Vegan (“Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde fronting Black Sabbath”) and Terrorizer (“‘Royal Thunder’ grabs you right from the first listen”).

CVI track listing:

1. Parsonz Curse
2. Whispering World
3. Shake and Shift
4. No Good
5. Blue
6. Sleeping Witch
7. South of Somewhere
8. Drown
9. Minus
10. Black Water Vision

* = w/Baroness
** = w/Behemoth, Watain, The Devil’s Blood (Decibel Magazine Tour)

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Retox Spring dates w/Jello Biafra, OFF!, Narrows

SpeakeasyPR — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:11:10 +0000

Retox, the SoCal punk quartet who released their debut album in late 2011 (Ugly Animals, Ipecac Recordings), have several West Coast tourdates ahead including one offs with Jello Biafra and OFF! as well as joining mathcore outfit Narrows for a trio of dates that cover Seattle, Portland and Seattle.

Retox tour dates

April 26 Long Beach, CA Alex’s Bar (w/Japanther)
April 27 San Diego, CA Brick by Brick (w/Jello Biafra)

May 14 San Diego, CA The Casbah (w/OFF!)
May 15 Los Angeles, CA Center for the Arts (w/Black Dice)
May 20 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw (w/Narrows)
May 22 Portland, OR Rotture (w/Narrows)
May 23 Seattle, WA El Corazon (w/Narrows)

On Ugly Animals…

“Retox owes its real allegiance to classic L.A. punk – imagine the Circle Jerks forced into San Diego’s noise-rock woodchipper.” – Revolver

“Animals crams 11 slamming defibrillations into a mere 13 minutes, bolting through its furious post-hardcore convulsions so quickly that your brain barely has time to register each song before the band moves on to its next speedy freakout.” – SF Weekly

“The cumulative effect of Ugly Animals feels like you’ve fallen off a skyscraper, stopping in intervals to smash through 37 sheets of plate glass. But you’ll want to get back on the elevator to the top floor to take the trip again.” – Alternative Press

“Retox evoke the dirty, chaotic and unruly feel reminiscent of bands like The Germs.” – Crustcake Blog

“8/10″ – Vice

“It’s noisy and angry but has plenty of riff hooks, balancing speed and intricacy with easily digestible melodies…” – Alarm

“Retox is so well-crafted, concise, and loose, that instead of battering the listener, it seems to lend support to shaking bodies. This isn’t so much “noise rock” as it is rock that is really noisy…but it still rocks.” – Punk News

“Ugly Animals proceeds with the frenzied breathlessness of a bulletin from the world’s last moments, with 11 tracks of unrelenting hardcore scattering images of apocalypse into the wind” – Willamette Week

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