INCOMING: Empires at Chicago House of Blues 6/24, Letterman 6/17 and More

EMPIRES TO PERFORM ON THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN STEREOGUM PREMIERES NEW TRACK PLEASE DON'T TELL MY LOVER GQ MAGAZINE'S 25 BEST SONGS OF THE SUMMER BAND PERFORMING AT BONNAROO, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS & MORE NEW EP HOW GOOD DOES IT FEEL OUT JUNE 17TH ON CHOP SHOP / ISLAND RECORDS      Empires are thrilled to announce they'll make their TV debut on The Late Show with David Letterman on June 17th! That same day, Chop Shop / Island Records will release the band's new EP How Good Does It Feel - a collection of songs that will appear on their major label debut Orphan out later this year. A band hand-picked early on by NPR Music as one their 100 acts to see at SXSW this year, Empires new single "How Good Does It Feel" was recently named one of the 25 Best Songs of the Summer by GQ Magazine. Stereogum is now streaming "Please Don't Tell My Lover" - a new song from the EP which they rave, "Empires make timeless music - upbeat yet melancholy, pleasant but not saccharine, lyrics tangled up in the messy business of romance ... these guys have their own thing going, though, and that thing is highly appropriate for the summer that is about to unfold before us." Empires have already played the Hangout and Bottle Rock Music Festivals, toured with Margot & The Nuclear So and So's and are looking forward to performing at this year's Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits Music Festivals. The band will also hit the road with The Chain Gang of 1974 this July. The EP (and upcoming LP) was produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, The War On Drugs and The Black Angels) and will be available in digital and on limited edition 10" vinyl. Visit iTunes, Spotify and www.weareempires.com for more info. Pre-Order EP How Good Does It Feel here: http://www.myplaydirect.com/empires Stay tuned for more news! Remaining Tour Dates (more to be announced): June 5                         Barboza                                               Seattle, WA                June 6                          Doug Fir                                              Portland, OR              June 7                         Neurolux                                             Boise, ID                    June 9                          Kilby Court                                        Salt Lake City, UT     June 10                       Lost Lake Lounge                               Denver, CO                June 12                       Bonnaroo                                            Manchester, TN June 18                        Mercury Lounge                                 New York, NY           June 20                       Musica                                                Akron, OH                  June 21                        Musica                                                Akron, OH                 June 24                        House of Blues                                   Chicago, IL June 25                        Summerfest                                         Milwaukee, WI July 12                        Common Ground Music Fest            Lansing, MI *     July 16                       Crescent Ballroom                              Phoenix, AZ *     July 18                        The Roxy                                             West Hollywood, CA *             July 19                        Observatory                                        Santa Ana, CA *            July 21                        Bottom of The Hill                             San Francisco, CA *   July 23                        Bunk Bar                                             Portland, OR *   July 24                        The Imperial                                       Vancouver, BC *            July 25                        The Bartlett                                        Spokane, WA *               Sept 6-8                      LouFest                                               St. Louis, MO                         Oct. 3-5                      Austin City Limits                             Austin, TX     Oct. 10-12                   Austin City Limits                             Austin, TX    * With The Chain Gang of 1974    http://weareempires.com http://www.youtube.com/weareempires  https://www.facebook.com/weareempires https://twitter.com/weareempires https://soundcloud.com/weareempires

INCOMING: DEVILDRIVER Announces Second Leg of North American Co-Headline Tour With Trivium #metal

The "California Groove Machine" DEVILDRIVER will be hitting the road tomorrow in support of their latest release Winter Kills.  This co-headlining run with Trivium features support from Sylosis and After The Burial and will run through October 17th.  Tickets for these shows are available now. Today DEVILDRIVER has announced a second leg of the North American Co-Headline tour with Trivium.  Support on this leg will come from After the Burial and Thy Will Be Done.  The dates begin November 5th in Seattle and will run through December 14th in San Diego, CA.   Shows on our radar: Winter Kills is the sixth DEVILDRIVER studio album and their first for their new label home, Napalm Records.   Winter Kills hit charts all over the world, with some of the band's best chart numbers to date.  In North America, Winter Kills came in at #32 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart (The band's highest chart debut ever), #3 on the Billboard Hard Music Chart, #10 on the Billboard Rock Chart and #13 on the Billboard Independent Chart. Winter Kills is available in four configurations including a Deluxe Digibook with CD (including two bonus tracks: "Shudder" and "Back Down to the Grave") and Live DVD (Featuring 40 minutes of live raw DEVILDRIVER power. No studio over dubs at all just the band at their best and includes fan favorites "Clouds over California" and "The Wretched"), standard CD version, digital version and for the first time in DEVILDRIVER history, a 2LP Gatefold edition.  The band recorded the album in Florida at Audio Hammer Studios and vocals in Los Angeles, CA at Dez's home studio with Mark Lewis (Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, All That Remains) handling production duties.  DEVILDRIVER has worked with Lewis previously on "Beast" and "The Last Kind Words" and producer Mark Lewis's prolific leadership of the new school of metal has yet again helped DEVILDRIVER deliver another epic heavy metal record.  This record melds what the band does best. In your face power as well as the California Groove sound the band pioneered. DEVILDRIVER recorded a cover of the AWOLNATION hit single "Sail" for Winter Kills.  Check out an exclusive stream of the cover courtesy of Crave Online HERE The video for the song "The Appetite" can be viewed HERE.  The video was directed by Dan Burke of PianoFight Films. Best Buy stores are offering an exclusive edition of Winter Kills.  The package comes with the Deluxe Digibook version of the CD, the DVD and an exclusive t-shirt, designed specifically for Best Buy's exclusive edition.  This version can be ordered on BestBuy.com and is available in stores in North America Winter Kills is available on iTunes. The album can also be ordered on Amazon DevilDriver with Trivium, After the Burial and Sylosis: 9/12: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory 9/13: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory 9/14: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom 9/16: Calgary, AB @ Macewan Ballroom 9/17: Edmonton, AB @ Union Hall 9/18: Saskatoon, SK @ Odeon 9/19: Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick 9/21: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue 9/23: Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall 9/24: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix 9/25: Montreal, QC @ Corona 9/27: New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater 9/28: Boston, MA @ House of Blues 9/29: New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place 9/30: Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts 10/2: Silver Springs, MD @ Fillmore 10/3: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues 10/4: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE 10/5: Detroit, MI @ Harpos 10/7: Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore 10/8: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade 10/10: Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom 10/11: Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion 10/12: Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall 10/13: Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater 10/15: San Francisco, CA @ Regency 10/16: Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues 10/17: San Diego, CA @ SOMA DevilDriver With Trivium, After The Burial and Thy Will Be Done: 11/5: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market 11/6: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater 11/7: Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory 11/8: Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue 11/9: Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater & Club 11/11: Lawrence, KS @ Granada 11/12: Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's 11/13: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater 11/15: Lexington, KY @ Expo Five 11/16: Sauget, IL @ Pop's Nightclub 11/18: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live 11/19: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues 11/21: Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall 11/22: Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live 11/23: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room 11/24: Orlando, FL @ House of Blues 11/26: Nashville, TN @ Exit/In 11/27: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel 11/29: Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall 12/1: Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa 12/4: Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom 12/5: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection 12/6: Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere's 12/7: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave 12/8: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues 12/10: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues - Cambridge Room 12/11: San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit 12/13: Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theater 12/14: San Diego, CA @ Soma For More Info Visit: http://www.devildriver.com https://www.facebook.com/DevilDriverOfficial http://www.napalmrecords.com https://twitter.com/evilriver

TONIGHT: Mathien Record Release-Darling Television, How Far to Austin, Jackpot Donnie, and more at HOB (17+)

Chi, IL Live Shows on our radar


House of Blues in Chicago will be jammin' tonight!!   

Friday 05/03/2013
Doors: 06:30 PM
Show: 07:30 PM
Prices:
$15.00 - GA - Advanced
$20.00 - GA - Day Of
Ages: 17+

House of Blues Chicago
329 N. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 923-2000

Headlining Artist:  Mathien

Other Artists at this Event:

    •    How Far to Austin
    •    Zaramela
    •    Jackpot Donnie
    •    Paige & The Reverent Few
 
**Go EARLY and catch Jackpot Donnie.**

 

Then our old friends, How Far to Austin are on at 9:45 SHARP.   The took a bit of a baby break to have a 2nd child Isabelle in December, but they're back and ready to rock.

As if that's not enough, the show tonight is MATHIEN'S RECORD RELEASE PARTY FOR DARLING TELEVISION.

Over 2/3 of the available tickets are already SOLD OUT, all of the opera boxes are SOLD OUT, but still plenty of floor tickets left - snatch them up while you still can:

Click here for tickets at cost ($15 )--without all the fees that Live Nation & Ticketmaster charge.   We'll see you there!

HFA says:  We're back at the world famous House of Blues in Chicago on Friday May 3rd, for our first live performance in over 9 months!!

Buying your tickets here in advance saves you more than $10 on Ticketmaster & Venue fees, and helps us show the venue how hard we work to spread the word about our performances . . . your physical tickets will be waiting under your name at the House of Blues box office on the night of the show!

Mathien "Darling Television" Record Release w/ How Far to Austin, Zaramela, Jackpot Donnie, and Paige & The Reverent Few



UPCOMING:   Click here for details on Mathien w/ Todd Kessler at Lincoln Hall 5/29

Click here for our past photo filled coverage of Mathien.

Click here for our past video interview & photo filled coverage of How Far to Austin.

Check back with ChiIL Live Shows like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often.   We have more unreleased LIVE show shots of both Mathien at Reggies Rock Club and HFTA at HOB coming soon.

 

Clutch LIVE at House of Blues Chicago 4-12-13 #originalphotos #showshots

Photo Credit:  Bonnie Kenaz-Mara for ChiIL Live Shows.com    
Clutch 4-12-13 House of Blues, Chicago

We'll forgive them for skipping Chicago on the last tour.   Clutch made it up to their Chi-town fans with an excellent, hard rockin', sold out show last Friday at The House of Blues.   It was our pleasure to shoot stills and again catch them in action.   

The set list was a sweet mix of old favs and new Earth Rocker Material which was extremely well received.   Generally it take live crowds a while to warm up to new material, but Earth Rocker is so good, it's contagious.   A good chunk of the crowd was already belting out the lyrics and even those who didn't know the new stuff yet were completely into it.

We scored a press preview of the album and it's been in heavy rotation here at ChiIL Live Shows.   Clutch is a band that's been ahead of their time for twenty years, but the rest of the world seems to finally have caught up with their March release of, Earth Rocker.   








We've been digging their vision & sound since the beginning, but there were comparatively few fans for years.   Of course we didn't mind catching them at small venues like the Logan Auditorium and Cubby Bear, when few knew the name Clutch, but we don't mind sharing a good thing.  And we love to see creative, talented people get the recognition they deserve.   

Clutch has played metal their own way, completely unabashed, for years, not caring whether mainstream metal liked them or they achieved commercial success.   Their diehard fans have always grocked the genius and enjoyed their music, despite their genre defying sound.   Staying true to their own style and voice is at last paying off for Clutch.

If you didn't catch our original interview with frontman, Neil Fallon, check it out here.

CLUTCH's Earth Rocker 

Enters Billboard Charts at #15!

In mid March, WEATHERMAKER MUSIC released the highly anticipated new studio album Earth Rocker from CLUTCH.   Earth Rocker entered the Billboard Top 200 Charts at #15 marking the highest Billboard Chart debut in the band's storied career.  The album came in at #1 on the Hard Music Chart and #3 on the Independent Album Chart.

In addition to the impressive chart positions stateside, the band continues their global domination entering the German Top 100 Media Control Chart at #71. 

In the UK 

Earth Rocker charted at #50 on the Top 200 Album Chart, #3 on the Top Rock and Metal Albums Chart and #11 on the Top Independent album chart.

Earth Rocker is continuing to make an impact at radio. The album is #1 at CMJ Loud Rock, and their second single, "Crucial Velocity" was added to SiriusXM channels Octane, Liquid Metal and Faction. 

The band has also released a lyric video for "Crucial Velocity". The video was done by animator James Appleton and can be viewed below.

"WEATHERMAKER MUSIC is thrilled with this result. The release campaign began 6 months ago. We executed on our worldwide plan by integrating touring, promotion, retail and digital marketing as well as Specialty/Metal and Active Rock radio campaigns in a perfect sequence. Our partners around the world backed us up. RED Music's extraordinary support made much of this possible. But in the end none of it would have been the same without this great album.  CLUTCH is the quintessential American rock band!" says WEATHERMAKER MUSIC Label Manager Stefan Koster.

Earth Rockeris available for purchase at the CLUTCH Merch Store.  CLUTCH is currently out on the Earth Rocker North American Tour.  The tour runs through April 20th ending in Baltimore, MD.  Supporting on the first leg is Orange Goblin, Lionize and Scorpion Child.  The second leg of the Earth Rocker North American tour was recently announced and will kick off May 1st in Richmond, VA and run through May 26th in San Antonio, TX.  Support on this run comes from The Sword and Lionize.

All Remaining Tour Dates and Ticket Links Can Be Found Below.

Earth Rocker World Tour

North American Tour Leg 1

4/15: Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater 4/16: New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place 4/18: Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy 4/19: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE - Indoor 4/20: Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live - SOLD OUT!

North American Tour Leg 2  5/1: Richmond, VA @ The National  5/2: New York, NY @ Terminal 5   5/3: Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall  5/4: Portland, ME @ State Theater 5/5: Boston, MA @ House of Blues 5/7: Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend 5/9: Tampa, FL @ State Theater  5/10: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution  5/11: Orlando, FL @ House of Blues   5/12: Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall   5/14: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues   5/15: Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage 5/17: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory 5/18: Columbus, OH @ Rock on the Range* 5/19: Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue - Tickets 5/21: Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hill Ballroom   5/22: Fargo, ND @ The Venue 5/23: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theate  5/24: Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma*  5/25: Houston, TX @ House of Blues

European Tour Dates: 6/7: Zeppenlinfeld, Germany @ Rock im Park*  6/8: Nurburgring, Germany @ Rock Am Ring* 6/10: Potsdam, Germany @ Waschhaus 6/11: Heidelberg, Germany @ Karlstorbahnhof  6/13: Madrid, Spain @ Gloos Club 6/14: Barcelona, Spain @ Music Hall Barcelona 6/15: Bilbao, Spain @ Sala Santana* 6/17: Bordeaux, France @ Le Krakatoa 6/18: Lyon, France @ Transbo Club (at Le Transbordeur) 6/19: Milan, Italy @ Flame Festival* 6/20: Zurich, Switzerland @ Earshakerdays @ Volkhaus* 6/22: Cognac, France @ Les Anciens Abattoirs 6/23: Clisson, France @ Hellfest* 6/26: Thessaloniki, Greece @ Principal Club Theater 6/27: Athens, Greece @ VOX IERA Odos 6/29: Bremen, Germany @ Tower 6/30: Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting* 7/1: Deventer, Netherlands @ Burgerweeshuis 7/2: Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Effenaar 7/4: Hisingen, Sweden @ Metaltown* 7/6: Munster, Germany @ Vainstream Rockfest* 7/13: Stavern, Norway @ Stavern Festival* *Denotes Festival Date*

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For More Info Visit: Earth Rocker Pro-Rock WeatherMaker Music Clutch Merch