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Carousel Announce New LP 2113 Due Aug. 28
A wiser person than myself once opined that there are two kinds of people in this world, Rush fans and everyone else. Pittsburgh heavy rockers Carousel obviously know their target demographic lies...
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Vultures of Volume II Adds King Giant, Ruby the Hatchet and Carousel
The Maryland-based festival Vultures of Volume II has continued to add to its already-righteous lineup. Actually, it started out on more than solid footing with the likes of Solace and Righteous Bloom,...
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Lineup Announced for Cosmic Sonic Rendezvous; Saviours, Witch, The Skull and...
Respected purveyor Tee Pee Records will host what they’ve dubbed the Cosmic Sonic Rendezvous on Sept. 5 and 6 at The Wick in Brooklyn. The two-day fest is headlined by Witch and Saviours, and will...
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Carousel, 2113: Strange Revelations
[NOTE: Press play above to hear the full stream of Carousel’s 2113. Thanks to the band, label and PR for letting me host the premiere.] Don’t let its minimalist cover fool you, Carousel‘s 2113 is...
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Front to Back: Vultures of Volume II Day Two in Hagerstown, MD, 09.05.15
The hotel breakfast — not so much. I woke up pretty early after Day One of Vultures of Volume II, drawn by the allure of free scrambled eggs or at very least some carbs to start the day, but some...
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Carousel Flip Van in Wyoming
Pittsburgh heavy rockers Carousel wrapped up their string of West Coast dates a few days earlier than expected. The four-piece, who released their second album through Tee Pee Records, 2113 (review...
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Deserfest London 2016: Final Headliner Announced and Lineup Complete
Well, that’s a wrap for Desertfest London 2016… unless, you know, you count the actual holding of the fest in April. Which you should probably count. Okay, maybe not a wrap at all. But the lineup is...
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Elder Announce European Tour with Carousel
Been a minute since Massachusetts trio Elder were announced for Desertfest in London and Berlin, so maybe it’s not a revelation that they’re going to tour Europe in Spring 2016, but you know, nice to...
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Roadburn 2016 Goes Apeshit and Adds Like 30 More Bands to Complete its Lineup
Every year, without fail, there comes a point at which one is forced to wonder if Roadburn has lost its damn mind. So it is today as the news hits the inbox of Roadburn 2016 “rounding out its lineup”...
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Doomed Gatherings III: Crowbar, Elder, Toner Low and Many More Announced
You know how I know Doomed Gatherings III has its shit together? Yeah, they’ve got Elder, Crowbar, Trouble, Monolord, Egypt, Ramesses, Mantar and so on confirmed to play over the course of the...
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Carousel Call it Quits
Whatever else you can say about Pittsburgh heavy rockers Carousel, they certainly had their adventures. The classically-styled outfit were brash, and their material brazenly took on ’70s stylization...
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Roadburn 2016 Audio Streams: Carousel, Crumbling Ghost, Zone Six, Night...
Always one of life’s great pleasures to revisit Roadburn via the subsequent audio streams that emerge from each edition of the Netherlands-based megafest/underground gathering. I’ll admit that most of...
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Lineup Announced for Cosmic Sonic Rendezvous; Saviours, Witch, The Skull and...
Respected purveyor Tee Pee Records will host what they’ve dubbed the Cosmic Sonic Rendezvous on Sept. 5 and 6 at The Wick in Brooklyn. The two-day fest is headlined by Witch and Saviours, and will...
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Carousel, 2113: Strange Revelations
[NOTE: Press play above to hear the full stream of Carousel’s 2113. Thanks to the band, label and PR for letting me host the premiere.] Don’t let its minimalist cover fool you, Carousel‘s 2113 is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Front to Back: Vultures of Volume II Day Two in Hagerstown, MD, 09.05.15
The hotel breakfast — not so much. I woke up pretty early after Day One of Vultures of Volume II, drawn by the allure of free scrambled eggs or at very least some carbs to start the day, but some...
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Carousel Flip Van in Wyoming
Pittsburgh heavy rockers Carousel wrapped up their string of West Coast dates a few days earlier than expected. The four-piece, who released their second album through Tee Pee Records, 2113 (review...
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Deserfest London 2016: Final Headliner Announced and Lineup Complete
Well, that’s a wrap for Desertfest London 2016… unless, you know, you count the actual holding of the fest in April. Which you should probably count. Okay, maybe not a wrap at all. But the lineup is...
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Elder Announce European Tour with Carousel
Been a minute since Massachusetts trio Elder were announced for Desertfest in London and Berlin, so maybe it’s not a revelation that they’re going to tour Europe in Spring 2016, but you know, nice to...
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Roadburn 2016 Goes Apeshit and Adds Like 30 More Bands to Complete its Lineup
Every year, without fail, there comes a point at which one is forced to wonder if Roadburn has lost its damn mind. So it is today as the news hits the inbox of Roadburn 2016 “rounding out its lineup”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Doomed Gatherings III: Crowbar, Elder, Toner Low and Many More Announced
You know how I know Doomed Gatherings III has its shit together? Yeah, they’ve got Elder, Crowbar, Trouble, Monolord, Egypt, Ramesses, Mantar and so on confirmed to play over the course of the...
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