Rockers Red Sun Rising has been riding high on the strength of their recent album Thread (Razor & Tie). After performing in Boston, the band stopped by to hang out with radio host Mistress Carrie of WAAF to perform some tracks unplugged and chat about the tour. Watch the videos at the link below.Continue reading
Philly based post-hardcore shoegazers Nothing have shared acoustic footage of their summer time performance at Chicago’s Penguin Clothing store, right after they performed at this summer’s Lollapalooza. You can see the clips below: Continue reading
In Flames, minus the rhythm section, had a very intimate listening party for their new album Siren Charms (RED/Sony Music Germany), which took place in Manhattan NYC at The Bowery Electric, just across the street from where CBGB’s once stood. The evening started off with a few spins of their new album. After an hour so of mingling and a lot of free drinks, singer Anders Friden, along with guitarists Bjorn Gelotte and Niclas Engelin took to the stage. In between drinks and clearly nervous laughter, Anders commented about them never before doing something like this. All awkwardness aside, playing an acoustic set seems like the next logical step in the ever evolving world of In Flames.
Supported by only an ambient backing track, they started what turned into a two-song mini set with ‘Dead Eyes’ from Siren Charms. Anders sounded possibly even more powerful on the chorus on this rendition of the tune. They continued the show with the lead single off the new album, ‘Through Oblivion’. It sounds a lot more eerie this way and I’m having a tough time not hearing it this way again. These songs fit extremely well within the acoustic realm, the right songs for the right occasion. It was very short and pretty freaking sweet. Perhaps they will do it again…
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