The Filter
Posted January 22, 2008 — in Music News
The 2008 Coachella lineup can be found here.
The Wall Street Journal interviews Terra Firma Guy Hands
The Filter: Who wants to weed through 100,000 new record releases and 200 million videos on Youtube? You don’t, but we will. Check out The Urgency who hails from Brooklyn, New York. The Urgency performed the east coast leg of the Warped Tour ‘07 and toured the northwest with Alien Ant Farm. They played Saratoga Performing Arts Center with 311 and Matisyahu and have a strong Vermont following, bringing 400+ headlining the Higher Ground venue. The Urgency is the 2006 winner of John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the “Rock” category and has steady radio play with WEQX 92.7 Albany, NY. Their track “Move You” was featured on CBS series “Close To Home” and they are currently recording at The House of Loud with producer David Bendeth (Paramore, RJS, and Breaking Benjamin). Listen to the track Fingertips. Email here for more information.
Rock act Kill The Alarm will headline NYC’s Bowery Ballroom Thursday January 24th. KTA had already been featured on “Real World/Road Rules”, “Whittaker Bay”, “Keeping up with the Kardashians”, “America’s Psychic Challenge”, “Dr. Steve-O”, and “CW11’s Morning Show”. For guest list or information email here.
Canadian rock act Veer has signed with Universal/Motown Records. Veer is in the same vein as Daughtry, Hinder, and Nickelback. The band will enter the studio with producer Greg Archilla next month and will begin recording for a summer release. Listen to the track Youth of Yesterday.
Veer sounds pretty good - from Canada too. Canada breeds good bands.
Comment by liz — January 23, 2008 @ 1:23 pm
I saw The Urgency on Warped Tour ‘07 in Virginia. They were great live - great sound - high energy. Their Myspace tracks really rock. It would be great to see them on a big stage on the next Warped Tour.
Comment by Dellrio — January 24, 2008 @ 4:33 pm
Yeah The Urgency were one of my favorite bands to check out this summer at warped tour (FL), I went there for bands like Paramore and Circa Survive, but when i was walking between sets i noticed these guys and watched their entire set and i was really impressed. They are definitely going to blow up soon.
Comment by Travis — January 25, 2008 @ 7:44 am
The Urgency has got to be one of the best bands I’ve seen live in a looong long time. Glad to see they’re still going strong. Can’t wait to hear the new album!
Comment by Michelle — January 27, 2008 @ 11:00 am