Cloud Nothings Side Project Total Babes Announce Debut Album, and Offer Free Download!

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Total Babes - Like They Always Do

Old Flame Records and Continental Mind just announced the release of Swimming Through Sunlight, the debut full-length from Cleveland lo-fi rockers Total Babes, on August 30, 2011.

Total Babes consists of Chris Brown, Gary Spolarich and Cloud Nothings' members Jayson Gerycz and Joe Boyer.

The band is part of the Adventure Management music collective in Medina, OH.

Catch them on their US Tour! 

6/19 - New York, NY @ Pianos

6/20 - Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio

6/21 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie

6/23 - Brooklyn, NY @ Public Assembly

6/24 - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog

Cloud Nothings

Total Babes

Interview with Dustin Grove of 7th Cycle (Ear Candi Magazine)

Did you see? New interview up at Ear Candi Magazine with Dustin Grove, lead singer of 90′s nostalgic rock band 7th Cycle.

Enjoy!

Live Show Review: Motograter - Honoring of the Sun Tour

Tribal fury metalers MOTOGRATER played a spellbinding set Wednesday May 25th at O’Sheckys with openers Act of Violence and XFactor1. 

More vicious than ever before, the Motograter beast is back with a sweet tooth for heavy grinding, cranial drilling industrial metal. The jungle-like apocalyptic atmosphere rests in the dark spaciousness of the guitar riffs as Tyler and Nuke sync their strings perfectly with Twitch on the thunderous drums. Angel’s stirring vocals earmark the balance between cryptic pain-marked verses and sweet soaring, melodic choruses which accent the signature sound of pure evil coming from Mark Nosler on the motograter.*  

It was a nonstop party on stage and in the audience as fans were treated to back in the day favorites like Suffocate, Down, and Get Back. We also got a taste of the newest single Start A War, a song I can only describe as an unapologetic onslaught of rebellion and heavy metal aggression! Check out the full set list below and make sure to catch MOTOGRATER on the Honoring Of The Sun Tour coming to a city near you! 

I also had the amazing honor of interviewing Angel. That interview will be posted soon so stay tuned to Ear Candi Magazine for more information! 

*Credit to Bruce Butler, aka Grater, the creator of the motograter.

http://www.motograter.net/

http://www.reverbnation.com/motograter

I also had the amazing honor of interviewing Angel, that interview will be posted soon so stay tuned!

*Credit to Bruce Butler, aka Grater, the creator of the motograter.

Set List

Suffocate

Prophecies

Get Back

Wrong

Red

Salvation

Faceless

Down

New Design

Start A War

ACT OF VIOLENCE

XFACTOR1

MOTOGRATER!

2011 WOODSHOCK: One Rockin' Weekend!

40 bands + 2 stages + Legend Valley = WOODSHOCK 2011!

2011 WOODSHOCK. August 5- 7th. Legend Valley Thornville, Ohio. Rock out for three days to the sounds of over 40 bands including favorite Ohio local and national touring acts like Bobaflex and Kottonmouth Kings. Tickets are $60 which is actually pretty good considering that fee includes camping, shower facilities, and more.  This is one summer festival that you do not wanna miss!

The three must see up and coming Columbus bands during the festival in my opinion are Abstract Absence, 7th Cycle and SEVER. 


Plain City, Ohio hard rockers Abstract Absence are currently working on a new album and will have some fresh tracks to serve at this year’s WOODSHOCK. No stranger to sharing the stage with heavy metal megastars, AA has opened for major label bands such as Cold, Kopek, and Mushroomhead. 
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For a some straight shooting rock n’ roll dipped in early 90’s nostalgia, one band to see during WOODSHOCK is definitely this year’s Rock on The Range, Battle of the Band champs 7th Cycle! Their well deserved success is exploding so it’s only right to see their added awesomeness to this schedule of good times.
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Columbus metal outfit SEVER brings the BROOOTAL! Since the band’s inception in January 2010, SEVER continues to make big splashing waves amidst the Columbus metal music scene, opening for heavy hitters like SEVENDUST, All That Remains, Straight Line Stitch, Flaw and more! Guitarist Aaron Snyder wants you all to know: "SEVER is back by demand for WOODSHOCK 2011 and we have every intention of bringing you one CLASS A FACE MELTING PERFORMANCE! We played last year and it was an Amazing experience! We are looking forward to rocking WOODSHOCK 2011!”
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\m/ Horns up! \m/

Want a discount on your ticket? Use the Abstract Absence source code below!

Tickets are normally $68.50 (includes the fee), but through Abstract Absence and SEVER they are $63.50. Here are the steps in ordering tickets:
1. go to www.woodshock.net
2. click on the LV logo on the home page
3. select how many tickets you want and enter the captcha code given on the page.
4. You will be redirected to a page that will allow you to enter a source code. This step is highly important because it gives you $5 off your ticket and gives us our count for tickets as well.
5. The Abstract Absence code to use for this is 4869.
6. The SEVER code to use for this is 4887.

BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!!!

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Artist Interview: Ryan Mowry (Visions Of Sound)

Ryan Mowry's show of gig posters is bold and innovative. He peers deep into the soul of our image obsessed culture to create a visual history of our musically inclined world. In VISIONS OF SOUND, Ryan pays homage to four of his  favorite bands: Converge, GY!BE, High on Fire, and Wovenhand. It was great to get a chance to beyond the minimally colored surface and tap into the mind of Ryan Mowry before the opening night of his exhibit taking place Saturday, April 2, 2011 at What The Rock.

I would like to thank Ryan again for taking the time to do this interview.

Interview with Ryan Mowry

PH For someone who has never seen your art, describe in your own words, your style of art. How art reflects you and how you convey your sound through your visions.

RM My style is of limited color, high contrast, and a love for black and white! It's also a art forum that I can "arrest motion" with the viewer.

PH Can you tell me a little about the origin of the idea for Visions Of Sound. Why do you choose to focus on music through art as opposed to politics, nature, or another life experience?

RM I choose to focus on gig posters because faith and politics are a constant theme in my art. This time I really wanted to show case my love for the music.

PH  Much like music, art carries emotions, what emotions came up for you when you were creating the idea for Visions of Sound. Did you revert back to being in show audiences, or the first time you listened to a favorite song. Describe that experience.

RM Each piece for the show carries emotions that were taken from the music. For example, the Godspeed You Black Emperor image conveys a game of tension, with explosions of sound, and a mighty fall! Secondly, the Wovenhand image displays three finger 's (like a icon painting) which represents; the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. Thirdly the snake which is a icon of evil and temptation, and lastly the rooster for denial as cast in the Bible and Peter's denial of Christ.

PH Gig posters seem to be what you are most known for and truly enjoy. What was the first gig poster you did and what would be the ultimate gig poster for you to design?

RM The first gig poster I did was for my friends band, Wing and Tusk (highly recommended). As far as the ultimate gig poster, maybe one for Fugazi or the MC5?? Truth be told there are so many I would love to do!

PH Where can we purchase your work prior to the exhibit?

RM You can also purchase some of my prints before the show at www.etsy.com/shop/pencilplan


*Visions of Sound pays homage to four of Ryan's favorite bands: Converge, GY!BE, High on Fire, and Wovenhand. Exhibit will be on display from April 2-30. Tues-Thurs, 12-7 p.m.; Fri-Sat, 12-8 p.m.; Sun, 12-6 p.m. Gallery Hop reception: April 2, 6-8 p.m at What The Rock (Short North)                                                                     
Event Details

For more info on Ryan Mowry visit: www.etsy.com/shop/pencilplan
www.pencilplan.blogspot.com or email Ryan at pencilplan@gmail.com

Bands: Get to Know J&S Media Group

J&S Media Group is an Ohio based booking company created to help independent bands realize their dreams of playing on national tour sets. With services that include booking, promotion, management, and media sales, J&S Media Group works with over a dozen bands from the area's of Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton.

“Basically we are trying to help local bands out by giving them a chance to play with some national touring bands.” said Jesse Kenney, J&S Media Group co-founder.

National acts include A Faylene Sky, Thoughts in Reverse, Side-Lined, and Dead Before Dawn.

With a sweet tooth for heavy metal and a passion for helping emerging artists, Jesse Kenney and Scott Wolf have created an interesting niche entertainment company that is already making quite an impact on local music scenes across the Midwest. If you are in a band and are in need of any promotion, booking, or management J&S Media Group is the company to contact!

Check out the J&S blog where an assortment of music, movies, social commentary, and pop culture are reviewed.

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