Kemado Records
Drag City to release 'Dragonslayer,' throwing a party @ Rodan
Seminal Chicago label Drag City Records are getting ready to premiere their second-ever feature length film, Dragonslayer, on home turf. In conjunction with Killer Films, the label bring you a tale of youth in revolt, centered around the skateboarding scene in Fullerton, California…
Danava releasing 'Hemisphere of Shadows', touring w/ Thrones (song premiere & dates)
Danava will head out on the road supporting Thrones for a string of US dates that will include TWO NYC shows, 10/27 at Acheron and 10/28 at Union Pool with La Otracina, both BrooklynVegan/Order Of The Serpent productions…
listen to new Fucking Wrath from 'Valley Of The Serpent's Soul' (song premiere & dates too)
Enron got in trouble for it. So did most of Wall Street. And while the art of Valley Of The Serpent’s Soul isn’t exactly a federal offense, some may claim that it borders on deceptive practices; the skulls/dragons/warrior indicate a throwback to a retro-Dio style wail, high-tops, and a hesher type attitude…
Saviours releasing "Death's Procession" (song premiere & upcoming dates too)
Saviours during Fun Fun Fun Fest (more by BBG)
There’s a fine line between embracing your roots and aping them. While Oakland’s Saviours wear their influences proudly ( Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden, Motorhead and gods of the 70/80s riff), the band has always distinguished themselves from their retro-leaning peers with great songwriting and a fun live show…
Moab releasing 'Ab Ovo' (song premiere)
DOWNLOAD: Moab – “So On” (MP3)
LA trio Moab may worship at the altar of bands like Hawkwind, Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath and similiarly riffy 70s gods, but this band hasn’t forgotten what it’s like to be modern…
check out Futur Skullz (MP3 from their new Kemado LP)
DOWNLOAD: Futur Skullz – “Gun Fund” (MP3)
Futur Skullz artFutur Skullz is a band from San Francisco, CA.
They are old dudes.
They play metal that is punk…
True Widow releasing an LP on Kemado (MP3 premiere), playing SXSW, touring w/ Surfer Blood & Trail of Dead
DOWNLOAD: True Widow – “NH” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: True Widow – “Skull Eyes” (MP3)
Reverb-drenched shoegaze, 70s-riffery and the slow-burn of Low converge on the latest True Widow, a Dallas band whose new LP As High As The Highest Heavens And From The Center To The Circumference Of The Earth, via Kemado…
Stream a new Graveyard track, and side project Spiders too
DOWNLOAD: Spiders – “High Society” (MP3)
Though their similarly monikered Spanish brethren carry the old-school death-metal torch, it’s Sweden’s Graveyard that riffs like that classic rock gods of yesteryear…
CMJ 2009 - Bill's Friday daytime picks
Fake Male Voice @ Glasslands in February (more by Jacob Blickenstaff)
Thanks to everyone who came out to our day party at Pianos yesterday…
Washed Out's NYC debut (& 2nd show ever), Real Estate's LP, tour dates & CMJ (Mexican Summer showcase, Kidrockers)
DOWNLOAD: Real Estate – Beach Comber (MP3)
Real Estate @ Brooklyn Bowl in August (more by Oren Loloi)
Real Estate have only been around short time, but it seems like hardly a week goes by without a show from the band or one of its member’s solo projects (Ducktails, Predator Vision, etc…
