June 2012
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Marriages Announce North American Tour Dates with...
Marriages will head out on their first US tour this August in support of their debut release Kitsune. All shows will be supporting Russian Circles and Chelsea Wolfe. Dave Turncrantz from Russian Circles will be pulling double duty playing drums in Marriages as well on these shows. RUSSIAN CIRCLES/ CHELSEA WOLFE / MARRIAGES Aug 6, 2012 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club Aug 7, 2012 - St Louis, MO @...
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East Bay Express: Getting Up-Close and...
The young members of the San Francisco black metal-shoegaze band discuss why their music tends to provoke some people, and why others are eating it up.
George Clarke and Kerry McCoy live in what looks to be the ultimate musician’s bachelor pad: crude graffiti on the walls, piles of clothes on the bed (actually a mattress on the floor), bong in the corner, dirty dishes on the table, pedal...
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Sargent House & 1656 Music Presents A Night Of All...
This show on June 29th at The El Rey Theater in Los Angeles is a bill we are beyond proud to present. Such a stellar bill and all four bands are part of our Sargent House and 1656 Music family. Join us, it’s going to rule. Russian Circles, Chelsea Wolfe, And So I Watch You From Afar & Deafheaven GET TICKETS
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Fang Island release new single with Anamanaguchi...
Fang Island have released the first single from their forthcoming sophomore album, Major. The digital single for album track “Sisterly” comes paired with a remix version by Anamanaguchi and is available digitally everywhere now. Fang Island has also added new dates to their upcoming summer headlining tour, with support on partially overlapping stretches from Sargent House label...
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The Needledrop Features No Spill Blood's "Good...
No Spill Blood’s debut EP coming out this Fall on Sargent House
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Metal Hammer Album Review: Marriages' Kitsune
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Drowned In Sound Album Review: Marriages "Kitsune"
Marriages’ debut is a wonderfully thickly textured release. Comprising six tracks of heavy, swirling guitars and the occasional distant vocals of Emma Rundle, Kitsune evokes a sensation of departing-consciousness - the gentle noise before sleep or the static background sounds of transmission. Marriages accordingly turn the volume up or down on their compositions to phase the listener...
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Vancouver Weekly Live Review of Russian Circles &...
The doors opened twenty minutes late last Friday as an eager line-up formed outside the Biltmore Cabaret. Russian Circles fans clearly made up the majority of those in attendance, but an impressive number of giddy and devoted And So I Watch You From Afar fans made their presence known. We happily filed in around 8:30 p.m., chilled from the rain, and scrambled to secure a prime spot in one of the...
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No Spill Blood Video Interview & Live Clip Feature...
A Video interview with Matt and Ruadhan from No Spill Blood talking about their new EP and signing with Sargent House. The video also features a live performance of their track Good Company taken from the Community of Independents documentary “A Joyful Slog” shot at the Button Factory, Dublin in May 2012.
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PITCHFORK: Chelsea Wolfe "Flatlands" Glassroom...
CHELSEA WOLFE TOUR DATES 06/29 - Los Angeles, CA - The El-Rey % 08/06 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club ! 08/07 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird ! 08/08 - Louisville, KY - The Veron Club ! 08/09 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree ! 08/10 - Tallahassee, FL - Retrofit ! 08/11 - Orlando, FL - Will’s Pub ! 08/12 - Tampa, FL - State ! 08/13 - Jacksonville, FL -...
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STRAIGHT: An Interview with Russian Circles' Mike...
Want to know when you’ve arrived as a musician? A good sign is when Guitar World magazine comes calling to pick your brain about seminal influences, go-to pedals, and, of course, that one axe you’d throw yourself in front of a Japanese bullet train to save.
Russian Circles guitarist Mike Sullivan is one of those who’s received his own spread in the American glossy. As someone who spent more than...
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Altar TV Live Video: Native's New Track "Books On...
Native is a four piece band from Indiana with one of the coolest/weirdest sounds in recent memory. It’s heavy and aggressive and discordant but the members of Native are also absurdly proficient from instrument to instrument, so it makes for a pretty awesome combination of technicality and slush. A new album is due out sometime in 2013 on Sargent House and “Books On Tape” is...
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The VSS: Announce Re-Issue on Sargent House and...
The VSS reunite, planning dates and reissues
“The VSS began in Boulder, Colorado in January 1995 and ended unceremoniously in July 1997. In that time the band relocated to San Francisco, toured the U.S. twice and Europe/UK once, released a series of 7-inch EPs and issued Nervous Circuits, its only full length album. It was recorded and mixed over the course of one week of sessions...
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NME: Live Review of Chelsea Wolfe // Malmo Sweden
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ITUNES Picks their Best Albums of 2012 So Far: ...
Good Old War’s Come Back As Rain has made the ITUNES list of Best Albums of 2012 So Far… In honor of this they have made the Deluxe version with bonus tracks of Come Back As Rain only $7.99 all this week at Itunes. Thank you for the support, it’s so appreciated!
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Fang Island Premiere new track from Major...
Click above to Hear Fang Island’s new track Sisterly Fang Island’s new album Major is coming out on July 24th, 2012 on Sargent House and to celebrate they will be headlining across the USA to play shows! Joining them on a whole bunch of them will be Sargent House mates Zechs Marquise and Adebisi Shank with some more special guests to be announced soon… Stay tuned! And Rock that...
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Zechs Marquise Add Another Tour in August with...
Zechs Marquise will be joining Fang Island’s headline tour promoting their new album Major coming out on July 24th, 2012 on Sargent House. Zechs will be meeting up with them right off the back of our tour with And So I Watch You From Afar . Joining us on a few shows as well will be Sargent House’s other Irish lads Adebisi Shank - P.A.R.T.Y.
ZECHS MARQUISE // FANG ISLAND & ADEBISI...
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PITCHFORK: Show Photos from Deafheaven in NYC
Brandon Stosuy’s Show No Mercy metal column and Wierd Records co-hosted a showcase at this year’s Northside Festival at St Vitus Bar in Brooklyn on Friday night. Deafheaven, Indian Jewelry, Vattnet Viskar, and Pinkish Black performed after an opening DJ set by Pieter Wierd.
The New York-based (((unartig))) was on hand and shot video footage of the sets, including these clips of...
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Violitionist Sessions: Zechs Marquise // 3...
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3 QUESTIONS
ONE: What is the music climate like right now in El Paso, Texas?
Marfred Rodriguez Lopez: I guess it’s random, really. Matthew Wilkson: It’s super random.
Marcos Smith: There’s definitely not one genre that’s huge right now in El Paso. There’s a couple of venues coming up, so that’s good, but for the most part, it’s not like...
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Happy Birthday to Dave Turncrantz
Today is the Birthday of one of my absolute favorite drummers on this planet. Dave Turncrantz of Russian Circles. There aren’t really enough words invented to describe the love I have for you! We’ve been in this thing together for a long time now and you make me laugh my ass off every day. Enjoy your birthday in Winnipeg, ( well at least its a Hockey town) I love you and baby...
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Adebisi Shank Come to America! Touring with Fang...
The almighty Irish Return! Adebisi Shank will be coming over to the US to support their Sargent House brothers Fang Island on half of their tour in celebration of Fang Island’s new album MAJOR. Joining them on a few of the shows as well will be Zechs Marquise. Now that’s a whole lot of Family Riffage - What a tour! FANG ISLAND & ADEBISI SHANK //MAJOR TOUR 2012 08/10 Los Angeles,...
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Happy Birthday to Daniel Brandon Allen of Indian...
A big Happy Birthday and Happy Fathers Day to Dan from Indian Handcrafts. Thanks for the present you gave us when you sent that new album of yours - Damn, that is a record I’m so proud to be able to release. We hope you have a great day today DBA. Have a great time on those upcoming shows this week with our boys Russian Circles and And So I Watch You From Afar. Wish I was in Canada too! We...
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Fang Island's Sisterly Single w/ Bonus Remix by...
Fang Island’s single Sisterly from their album MAJOR is now available exclusively on ITUNES with a special bonus Re-Mix of the track by Anamanaguchi - Good times for all. You can also pre-order MAJOR on Vinyl, CD or Digitally now!
DON’T Miss FANG ISLAND out on Tour all Summer with Special Guests Zechs Marquise and Adebisi Shank - CLICK TO SEE ALL SHOWS
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Sled Island Festival 2012 // Get To Know: And So I...
And So I Watch Your From Afar will be playing with Russian Circles and Indian Handcrafts on June 20th at Dickens / Sled Island Fest then will be touring with them in the the US through June 29th where they will meet up with Zechs Marquise and tour through to New York. SEE ALL DATES HERE “My first thought upon hearing Belfast, Ireland’s And So I Watch You From Afar was essentially, “this...
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BBC Feature /That New Band Smell: No Spill Blood &...
No Spill Blood - Good Company We have a real treat to finish of this weeks That New Band Smell. They are No Spill Blood, a bit of a Southern supergroup containing members from Adebisi Shank, Hooray For Humans and Crayonsmith. They formed in the Winter of 2011 shrouded in mystery, playing inaugural secret shows around Dublin, sometimes even going under a different moniker. This track will rattle...
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Fang Island's MAJOR CD & VINYL Pre-Orders, New...
Pre-Orders are now up for MAJOR we have both VINYL and CD Bundles as well as sold separately. We also have some new shirts - CHECK IT ALL OUT HERE It’s Better On Fang Island
Early Stream of 2 Songs now from Major here
<a href=”http://fangisland.bandcamp.com/album/major” data-mce-href=”http://fangisland.bandcamp.com/album/major”>Major by Fang...
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Good Old War Video Premiere "Amazing Eyes"
Good Old War’s video for Amazing Eyes from their new album Come Back As Rain is now premiering on MTV, VH1 and CMT ! and if you think you recognize that beautiful girl with Amazing Eyes, it’s Peyton List who plays Jane Sterling on AMC’s Mad Men. Beautiful.
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Russian Circles announce North American and...
Russian Circles announce North American and Australian/New Zealand headlining dates beginning this month and running well into Fall. The band will be supported by a plethora of Sargent House family bands along the way, including And So I Watch You From Afar, Chelsea Wolfe, Marriages, Indian Handcrafts, Deafheaven and Crypts. Please see complete dates below and for all updates and show Details GO...
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Crypts Release video for "Fancy" from their debut...
Crypts have released their first video from the upcoming self titled album out on September 4, 2012 on Sargent House. Crypts will be touring in September with Chelsea Wolfe tour dates coming soon. Filmed by: Christian J Petersen of Dumb Eyes and Patrick Richardson Wright Concepted, Directed, Edited, Synthesized, Vectorized by Nick Bartoletti of Crypts GET TO KNOW CRYPTS...
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Indian Handcrafts - Civil Disobedience For Losers...
Indian Handcrafts unleash the first video promo for their upcoming album “Civil Disobedience For Losers” featuring the track “Terminal Horse”. All footage was shot by Brad Conrad of Trigger Pictures during the bands recording sessions in Los Angeles at Entourage Studios and at the Melvins rehearsal room. The album was recorded and mixed by Toshi Kasai with special drum...
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Pitchfork's Show No Mercy/Wierd Showcase at...
Brandon Stosuy’s Show No Mercy metal column and Wierd Records will co-host a showcase at this year’s Northside Festival. It goes down Friday, June 15 at St Vitus Bar in Brooklyn. Deafheaven, Indian Jewelry, Vattnet Viskar, Pinkish Black, and DJ Pieter Wierd of Wierd Records are set to perform. Tickets are $12; they’re available here.
Pitchfork’s Show No Mercy and...
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MTV Iggy's Top Ten List: The Next Generation of...
7. Wata
Another one-name beast from the land of the rising sun, Wata of experimental metal band Boris is not content to shred on a guitar. She’s out to shred your mind. Like many great players, she got her start playing in hardcore bands before getting involved with the genre-annihilating evil that is her current venue.
See Boris live and you’ll understand that only a project as mercurial and...
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Le Butcherettes Announce Tour Dates with The Mars...
Le Butcherettes will be playing with The Mars Volta on ten shows overseas. We will also be adding a few of their own shows on the off days, so stay tuned for announcements on those. And yes, Omar Rodriguez Lopez will be pulling double duty playing bass in Le Butcherettes then guitar in The Mars Volta. Hardest working guy I know. THE MARS VOLTA With Special Guests LE BUTCHERETTES June 11 - Tel...
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Happy Birthday To Mick Roe
Adebisi Shank’s very own Mick Roe may not wear a mask, but he certainly wears a lot of hats. A Huge Happy Birthday to my friend and ally Michael Roe today. When he’s not completely kicking the shit out of those drums in Adebisi Shank he’s managing some of the sweetest bands around including The Cast of Cheers and Squarehead. He is also one of the founders of The Richter...
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V Magazine: Chelsea Wolfe Track "Moses" Scores A...
Chelsea Wolfe’s hauntingly beautiful track “Moses” from the album The Grime And the Glow scores this art film by Richard Phillips featuring Sasha Gray. SASHA GREY Directed by: Richard Phillips and Taylor Steele Director of Photography: Todd Heater Costume Designer: Ellen Mirojnick Creative Director: Dominic Sidhu Art Director: Kyra Griffin Editor: Haines Hall Color mastering:...
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Russian Circles Announce Australian & New Zealand...
Russian Circles will be heading back to New Zealand and Australia to headline some shows with Southern Lord band Eagle Twin joining them on all shows. Tickets for the shows go on sale June 4th and if it’s anything like Russian Circles first tour there I’d buy them in advance! And ASIA look out for announcements of tour dates from them coming soon. RUSSIAN CIRCLES / EAGLE TWIN NEW...
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Good Old War, On Tour Forever Starting June 9th
Time for Good Old War to get back out on the road and play, they have so many great shows coming up. Starting in June they will be part of The Outlaw Roadshow w/ Counting Crows, Foreign Fields & Filligar. Then they play a few festivals and some make up shows before spending time with Dispatch. Get your dancing shoes ready. Check here for all Show Details and Updates GOOD OLD WAR LIVE Jun 09,...
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Good Old War's Tim Arnold Recounts For Matador "...
Good Old War drummer and singer Tim Arnold recounts what it’s like to play for the “towering ginger man who cracks jokes.”
I’M IN LA and I am laying in bed, at the crack of dawn. Yesterday I was in Boise. How does this happen to me?
Really feeling strange on a Z-pack as a result of bronchitis. I take a shower and attempt to squeak out some notes. It goes OK but mostly what I’m thinking about...
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Good Old War Performing At The Phillies Game
Good Old War singing God Bless America at the Phillies game today, June 3, 2012. That’s some sweet Philly Pride right there.
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Photo of the Week: Game Of Thrones Joffrey Loves...
Dublin, Ireland, The Button Factory and look who turned up to the show to see his favorite band Tera Melos. Why, it’s the evil King Joffrey Baratheon from Game of Thrones one of my favorite shows going right now! Now this guy whose real name is Jack Gleeson, is an absolutely incredible young actor. He’s so so good that I hate his character with such venom, he’s that convincing....
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Huge CD Sale: Pick Any 5 CDS for Just $25
In case making ALL our Digital albums only $1.99 each all weekend wasn’t enough for you. We have another great sale going on, pick any 5 CDS for just $25 at the Sargent House / Rodriguez Lopez Store we have added a ton of new titles to the selection with album choices from:
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Adebisi Shank And So I Watch You From Afar Boris bygones Cast Spells Chelsea Wolfe ...
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American Songwriter: Chatting It Up With Good Old...
Dan Schwartz can sing higher than you. He’s been schooled by Jerry Douglas, he wears a size 8 shoe, and he spends most of his ‘alone’ time in a van on the road with Keith Goodwin (who can dance better than you) and Tim Arnold (who can hambone better than you). When he’s not spending his down time with two other dudes, he’s playing two guitars at once for Good Old War.
In order for us to have...
