By: Staff – Toronto-based punk band METZ have released a disorienting and frenetic new video for their forthcoming single, “Eraser,” directed by Nathan Joyner and starring Alia Jyawook of the San Diego band Hot Nerds. Watch the video below. METZ’s 2016 headlining world tour resumes this Saturday, January 9th in Boston at the Sinclair and runs through February 20th in … Continue reading
By: Staff – Psychedelic rock band Dr. Dog has announced that they will release a new version of their 2001 debut album, The Psychedelic Swamp, on February 5th. Stream the first track “Bring My Baby Back” below! From the press release: In the waning days of our previous millennium, an envelope arrived at the Dr. Dog Bungalow. Initially misplaced among … Continue reading
By: Staff – BottleRock Napa Valley 2016 has announced its fourth annual festival lineup today, which includes award-winning headliner artists Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Wonder, and Florence + the Machine. The three-day music, wine, food and craft brew festival will take place in the heart of the City of Napa at the Napa Valley Expo, May 27 – 29, … Continue reading
Photos by: Raymond Ahner (@photoray) – Iconic punk rock band Rancid, who released their eighth album, …Honor Is All We Know, on October 27th, 2014 via Hellcat/Epitaph, which serves as their first album since 2009’s Let the Dominoes Fall, and their second album to feature its current line-up of Tim Armstrong, Lars Frederiksen, Matt Freeman and Branden Steineckert, performed at The Warfield in … Continue reading
Photos by: Kari Terzino – Reaction NYE 2015 took place at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Chicago from December 30-31, and featured performances by Scottish electronic band CHVRCHES, who released their second album, Every Open Eye, on September 25th, 2015 via Virgin/Glassnote, which follows up their debut album, The Bones of What You Believe, out September 20th, 2013 via … Continue reading
By: Staff – OG Maco is ringing in the new year with the release of his anticipated mixtape, The Lord Of Rage, streaming live via SoundCloud and his official site www.thelordofrage.com. The tape features 9 tracks including the recently released standout first single, “Ape Shit”, and features the Atlanta native’s explosive delivery over an array of production handled by long time collaborator, … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – A fter 17 years in Europe, Chilly Gonzales will be coming back to Canada for the final shows on his Chambers tour with Kaiser Quartett, before he takes a yearlong sabbatical to focus on new musical and conceptual ideas. Toronto will greet him at Massey Hall on February 5th, followed by Montreal … Continue reading
Photos by: Joshua Mellin (@extinctionblues) – Chicago-based indie rock band The Hush Sound, who released a two-song EP called Forty Five, on August 26th, 2013, which serves as their first new music since their 2008 LP, Goodbye Blues, performed a hometown show at Thalia Hall in Chicago last night.
By: Josh Terzino – As 2015 comes to a close, the big shows and must-hear albums come to a halt. Until New Year’s Eve, that is. NYE is a chance for everyone to let their hair down and celebrate their triumphs of 2015 and look to new beginnings in 2016. React Presents has put together the two-night … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Lemmy, aka Ian Fraser Kilmister, a founding member and frontman for iconic heavy metal band Motorhead, died around 4pm on Monday at the age of 70. A cause of death has not yet been released. Radio and TV host Eddie Trunk was the first to break the news. Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne also paid tribute via Twitter, … Continue reading