Started on May 15th, new annual members to Daytrotter can select a band to designate $5 of their annual fee to. On the purchase page, all they have to do is write the band’s name in a box (which will auto-fill the band name as they continue typing – making the process as quick and easy as possible) located right before they confirm. Bands can choose to have the money go directly to them, to a charity or use this feature to help raise money for a tour or wherever else they could use the help.

Also, we’ve redesigned our site to make all shared links frictionless, meaning that if a link to a session is shared on Facebook, Twitter or a website, fans will be able to listen to that session for free, without needing a Daytrotter account or to log-in. They won’t be prompted to do anything until they try to listen to a second session, at which point they will be encouraged to become a member. This will allow truly effortless sharing of sessions, which we feel will go a long way to increase overall sharing and general promotion of these one-of-a-kind sessions and the work we’re doing here at Daytrotter.

We are really proud of these two new features, as we believe they are going to do a lot to help give bands another significant revenue stream and, in turn, help us reach new listeners who we think will be happy they finally found Daytrotter.

– Sean Moeller, Daytrotter founder

THE ARISTOCRATS, the white-hot rock/fusion instrumental virtuoso power trio featuring celebrated musicians Guthrie Govan (guitar), Bryan Beller (bass) and Marco Minnemann (drums), will release their new album, Culture Clash, onJuly 16, 2013 via BOING Music.

Culture Clash will be sold in both regular and deluxe editions. The deluxe package will contain a bonus DVD called, “Accept The Mystery: The Making Of The Aristocrats’ Culture Clash”, a 33-minute DVD documentary shot while THE ARISTOCRATS were tracking the album in Nashville, TN between January 15th-21st. Containing both studio footage and exclusive interviews with each member of the band, this is a special behind-the-scenes look at THE ARISTOCRATS that fans have never seen before.

In a statement, the band says, “AMARANTHE are now extremely proud and very excited to announce our very first USA headline tour! After a fantastically successful The Nexus World Tour in Europe and one in Asia, consisting of almost 50 shows, it is now time to bring this monster to the U.S.! The fans across the Atlantic have been very supportive since AMARANTHE’s early demo days, and it has long been a dream for us to properly perform there. The trek will go from east to west, and more than the initially released dates will announced shortly! Support will come from KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, a great up and coming Canadian heavy metal act, and more bands will open for this core package. See all of you American fans in July!”

Confirmed AMARANTHE U.S. Headline dates:

July 17    The Gramercy Theatre – New York (NY)

July 18    The Note – West Chester (PA)

July 19    The Middle East – Cambridge (MA)

July 22    Bottom Lounge – Chicago (IL)

July 23    Station 4 – St Paul (MN)

July 25    Marquis Theater – Denver (CO)

AMARANTHE released their new album, The Nexus, on March 26th. The album landed on the iTunes Metal chart at #1 on the first day of release. Additionally, first week numbers showed the album poised at an outstanding #12 on the Soundscan Heatseeker chart, #36 on the Current Hard Music Albums Core Stores chart, and #61 on the Hard Music Albums chart.

AMARANTHE’s new music video for ‘The Nexus’ has racked up OVER 1.9 MILLION views since its release earlier this year! The video is available for viewing now on VEVO at this link. The video was directed by Patric Ullaeus, who has worked with names such as In Flames, Arch Enemy and Dimmu Borgir; he was also responsible for AMARANTHE video for ‘The Hunger’, the lead single from the band’s highly successful debut, now at a whopping 4 million YouTube views (and counting).

AMARANTHE is: Andy – vocals, Jake E – vocals, Elize – vocals, Olof Mörck – guitars & keys, Morten Løwe Sørensen – drums, Johan Andreassen – bass.

Filligar has produced a prolific catalog of original music, called “a breath of fresh air” by the powerhouse Consequence of Sound” and recognized by the American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers (ASCAP) as “of prestige value.” Their latest release The Nerve was nominated for a 2012 Independent Music Award for Best Rock Album.

They have a new LP to be released in the coming months.

Tour Dates

5/21/2013  Denver, CO  -  Larimer Lounge
5/24/2013  Iowa City, IA – The Mill
5/25/2013  Geneva, MN – Bella Music Festival
5/26/2013  Chillicothe, IL – Summer Camp Music Festival
5/28/2013  Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
5/29/2013  Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar
5/30/2013  Washington, DC – Living Social – 918 F Street
5/31/2013  Asbury Park, NJ – Wonder Bar
6/1/2013    New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
6/2/2013    Burlington, VT – Club Metronome
6/4/2013    New Haven, CT – Cafe Nine
6/5/2013    Cambridge, MA – TT the Bear’s
6/6/2013    Hunter, NY – Mountain Jam Festival
6/7/2013    Pittsburgh, PA – Smiling Moose
6/8/2013    Columbus, OH – Woodlands Tavern
7/27/2013  Chicago – Taste of Lincoln Ave

Jon Pareles (New York Times)  commented on one of  the band’s SXSW performances, stating, “FIDLAR, from Los Angeles, worked a sly paradox. In songs about characters leading dissolute, drug-addled lives, the music is as cleanly executed as punk could be; unisons are perfectly tuned and timed, like one big shared instrument, pounding home riffs like a stainless-steel railroad spike.”

Don’t miss FIDLAR’s racous live show, and check out their latest video for “Max Can’t Surf” here.

Tour Dates

8/29/13 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
9/01/13 – Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot Festival
9/02/13 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
9/19/13 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
9/20/13 – Santa Barbara – CA – Velvet Jones *
9/23/13 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress *
9/24/13 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom *
9/26/13 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge *
9/27/13 – Kansas City, MO – Czar Bar *
9/29/13 – St. Louis, MO – Firebird
9/30/13 – Columbia, MO – Mojo’s *
10/02/13 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn *
10/4-6 +10/11-14 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/07/13 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks *
10/08/13 – Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon *
10/14/13 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In *
10/18/13 – Toronto, ON – Hard Luck *
10/19/13 – Montreal, QC – Il Motore *
10/23/13 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair *
10/24/13 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
10/25/13 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church *
10/26/13 – Washington, D.C. – Rock and Roll Hotel *
10/28/13 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Smiling Moose Upstairs *
10/29/13 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop *
10/31/13 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean *
11/01/13 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon *
11/02/13 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry *

* w/ The Orwells