The 13th annual Millennium Music Conference has extended their deadline for bands to submit their press kits. Bands are chosen to showcase at the event over the course of 4 nights and three days in Harrisburg, Pa. Bands selected in Rounds 1-4 have already been announced.
MMC is one of the most respected and well known music conferences in the country and will be held from Feb. 12-15, 2009.
For more information visit www.musicconference.net
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Local Bands, News | No Comments »The Drama Club returned home to Pennsylvania this week from their tour with Semi Precious Weapons and announced that their guitarist, Jon Novakovich, has left the band to purse his own music. Replacing Novakovich for a few shows in December will be Aaron Fink, guitarist for Breaking Benjamin.
Upcoming Pennsylvania shows include:
Wednesday, Dec. 10 - Crocodile Rock, Allentown, with Saving Abel and Candlebox
Friday, Dec. 19 - Nightcaps, Edwardsville
Alternative rock band LYNCHED will be playing two shows at The Warehouse Cafe in Milton, which is located behind the Milton YMCA. Cost is only $3 and the dates are December 6th & 27th. Visit Lynched on their MySpace!
Local Bands, News | No Comments »OurAfter, who released their EP “Tabula Rasa” on November 11, have just announced two shows in Pennsylvania with national recording artists RED.
The band will be playing December 17 at the Crocodile Rock in Allentown along with RED, Dive, and AJAR (another phenomenal local band). On December 18, they will rock the Chameleon Club in Lancaster with RED.
Another pleasant surprise for OurAfter fans: Chad Szeliga of Breaking Benjamin will be filling in on the drums throughout the month of December.
Ticket information for both shows can be found at www.myspace.com/ourafter.
Local Bands, News | No Comments »Daddy McFatty’s in Northumberland is now calling their Thanksgiving Eve rock show a tradition. Check out KINSEY playing at Daddy’s on the biggest drinking night of the year: Wednesday November 26.
Local Bands, News | No Comments »The Drama Club, who released their self-titled EP on November 11, and are currently on tour with Semi Precious Weapons, hit the charts hard in the first week of the EP’s release.
According to the band’s official Facebook Page, the EP accomplished the following:
-Debut at #127 on Billboards “Heatseeker Chart” selling nearly 600 units first week!
-Debut on Soundscan “Alternative New Artist Albums” ranked at #36 and “New Album” chart ranked at #127
-Ranked #1 on “Gallery of Sound” chain Chart selling 132 units!
Order the EP online at www.galleryofsound.com. Support local bands AND local businesses.
TDC plans to tour with Saving Abel in December, including a date at the Crocodile Rock in Allentown on December 10. For more dates, check out their website.
Local Bands, News | No Comments »A birthday celebration will be taking place on Saturday, November 15, at Nightcaps in Edwardsville. Top bands from the region will be performing.
The rundown:
9:00-9:20: Fighting Zero
9:30-10:00: Lemongelli
10:15-10:45: Stuck in Kaos
11:00-11:30: OurAfter
11:45-12:15am: Forever Oeuvre (featuring Chad of Breaking Benjamin)
12:30-1:15am: Spitcan
1:30-2:00am: Shatter My World
There is an $8 cover charge, 21+ only, and free pizza will be provided by Pizza Bella. The first 100 people through the door will receive a free Spitcan CD.
Local Bands, News | No Comments »Hierosonic’s latest album will drop on January 24, 2009.
“We have FINALLY finished our mixing and mastering our new album ‘Kymatica.’ It’s been nearly 1 full year since we started it. We’re glad to have it done, and stoked to get it out to the world,” said the band in a MySpace blog.
The album release show will be on January 24 at the Dragonfly Nightclub in Harrisburg.
The album will be available for preorder. More details will be announced.
Local Bands, News | No Comments »Evelyns Ashes have just announced that they will be opening for national recording artists Candlebox. The show is Monday, December 8th, at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster. It is all ages and tickets are $18 and can be purchased from Evelyns Ashes by e-mailing booking@evelynsashes.com.
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