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Friday, December 30, 2011
News Matrimony signs with Columbia Records
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 9:46 AM
Charlotte folk-rock quintent Matrimony signed a record deal with Columbia Records, they announced during their Dec. 29 concert at the Visulite Theatre. The band is currently writing new material for an album they hope to release in the first half of 2012.
The band originally began as the duo of Jimmy Brown (guitar, vocals) and his wife, Ashlee Hardee Brown (vocals, keys). They self-released their debut album, The Storm & The Eye, in August of 2010.
After going through a few lineup changes, the band is currently completed by Jordan Hardee (bass), C-J Hardee (mandolin, banjo) and Alex Watson (drums). Jordan Hardee is the former drummer for Charlotte rock band The Paper Tongues.
The group played at SXSW in 2011, gaining the interest of record labels, while continuing to tour around the United States.
Their most recent single, "Obey Your Guns," was released for free online.
Columbia Records and its subsidiaries are home to a variety of artists including The Avett Brothers, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Adele, Beyonce, Pearl Jam, Foster the People, Cults and J. Cole.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Live review: Treephort
Posted By Jenny Lou Bement on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 10:47 AM
Treephort
The Milestone
Dec. 27, 2011
When touring musicians make a regular stop at the Milestone, their visit is always looked forward to. After a few rounds of touring, they become part of the long-distance family and are welcomed with smiles and hospitality, like an old friend who has moved away.
Over the years, Treephort — or more accurately, Lee, the original member and front man of the band — has become one of them. The laughter was high and hugs were given out while beers were pounded at the bar — people reuniting and glad to see one another, excited to experience the newest variation on a project known and loved for quite some time.
Treephort is a band that holds many legends, mostly true, of an era of their music with horrendous stage antics to the delight of morbidly curious rock 'n' rollers. Vomit spectacles; sneaking on to the Vans Warped Tour and performing for the majority of the tour until being forcibly removed (once noticed for grotesque, offensive performances); former member, Kyle Knight's signature act of lighting his dick on fire that was eventually carried on to his solo act, The Emotron... The list goes on full of cranium-burning memories the band produced at their peak.
While the Treephort of those days was put to sleep in 2004, Lee resurrected the project within the last few years and began touring, keeping the spirit alive and bringing their music back to familiar and new ears.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
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Live review: Fiona Apple, The Fillmore (9/26/2012) 16
Fans ate it up, but it was a trainwreck of tragic and frustrating proportions.
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Frank Ocean tops Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll
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