February 2012
14 posts
Bands?!
For All Eternity clothing are looking for bands to sponsor! Give ‘em a shout!
Nigel Wright - Anna
Dear people from LikesForLocals,
we are a brand new label from Berlin / Germany and we would like to introduce Nigel Wright / USA to you.
See this promo link here :
http://www.butterfly-collectors.com/newsletter/BFLY_press_info_02_2012.html
All the best .. Oli
When Embers Ignite
Would love for you guys to check us out! http://www.facebook.com/whenembersignite. Rock/Post-Hardcore from Baltimore, MD. Thanks so much! Love what you guys do.
-Mike, When Embers Ignite
Overtones
Hey, we are Overtones, a garage rock four-piece based out of Richmond Va. We just put out our debut studio EP, Backburner and would love for people to like our page and give it a listen. Check out our facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/OvertonesRVA), twitter (http://twitter.com/overtonesrva), and official website (http://overtonesrva.com).
Thanks
-Ryan Gunn (Overtones)
Brain from Massillon, Ohio
Hello. Love the site and all you guys do promoting local music when it needs it the most. This is Brain. A funky multi-genre band from Massillon, Ohio. Have yourself a listen and we hope you enjoy. http://www.facebook.com/330brain
Thank you,
Chris Mason
Trees Above Mandalay
www.facebook.com/treesabovemandalay
www.twitter.com/treesnj
-Austen Trees
Guns Out At Sundown
We are a melodical metalcore band from Western Maryland, and we are getting ready to release our second album (well, EP) entitled “Fear Not The Fallen”. Give us a listen, and I’m sure you’ll be happy with what you hear! http://www.facebook.com/gunsoutatsundown
All Over The Place - Indie Ska from Ohio
http://flowerpotrecords.bandcamp.com
www.allovertheplaceband.com
http://www.facebook.com/allovertheplaceband -Wes Meadows.
Band submissions;
We now are accepting submissions to our page, since we aren’t as active on tumblr. You can just go to our page, find the Submission link on the right side of the page click the link and submit your bands following the quick guidelines that we’ve provided. This will allow anyone who follows our blog to see your bands in their dashboard and on our individual page. Go check it out and...
Shades Between! - New metal!
For fans of Avenged Sevenfold, My Chemical Romance, Atreyu, and/or AFI! Check us out!! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shades-Between/116779855035555
SET TO REFLECT!
If you go over to Set To Reflect’s page RIGHT NOW, listen to their stuff, and like them. I can PROMISE you that you will not regret it. They are just a few likes away from 6,000 and they completely deserve that and more! They ARE in my top favorite bands, and they should be in yours too. Please go over there, for them AND for me! They need to be heard! :D♥
Every Word Is True, When We Were Giants we had an Underwater Picnic withNicholas Tetreault, Aaron Charles, and All The King’s Men! It was a real Vision for the Blind! ♥
Mr. Rogers!
Not Even If There’s A Fire are just ten likes away from releasing a new track! Get over there and show some love! ♥
MisterRogers is not only the greatest band name ever!,
I could really use some Kisses For Charity. ♥
Who doesn’t love kisses? Love them as well!
From what I’m seeing on their page, Set Fire, Set Sail are playing a show with Sleeping With Sirens on March 3rd!...
January 2012
2 posts
INTERVIEW with ROB DEAN from SINPHONY!
Kim: How long has Sinphony been a band?. Rob WildChild Dean: I started sinphony in january of 2010.
Kim: Ahh, so you started Sinphony?.
Rob: Yeah, up untill last may, i wrote recorded and produced everything.
Kim: You did all the instrumentals yourself, then?.
Rob: Yeah, it started out as me just messing around with some recording software and then I started writing full instrumentals.
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December 2011
7 posts
Extras.
Lions Among Wolves are getting closer and closer to 1000 likes. Get over there and show them some sweet love. They deserve it. ♥
Head over to Alustrium’s page and check out their album “An Absence of Clarity” there’s some really sick stuff on there that is worth checking out. \M/
Apparel promotions, anyone? AXIS apparel, Arnar Clothing, Selfless Murder Clothing, Get...
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A Collegiate Affair are just three likes away from 400! Go check them out and like their page! :D
Crosstown Collision are a four piece Ska/punk band from Northwest, Indiana! They’re playing a show TOMORROW with These Hearts! Go check ‘em out!
You know we dig The Roos! They’re almost to 1400! Go help our boys out and love their music.
Some NJ Pop-Punk anyone? Check...
Promotion for promotion.
These are some of the best local promoters there are. We are proud to have such an amazing family in the promotion community. It’s really great to have so many people helping the music scene all over the world grow at once. We love you all. ♥ Aesthetic Heart Promotions, ATIP Promotions, Brutal Frogz Promotions, Brutal Tunes Promotions, Blackout Promotions, BlackVenom Promotions, Desolate...
New Project
IMPORTANT NEWS; We’re going to be teaming up with Free On Stage Live and Tip of the Tongue Management for an all new project! Sign up for the Free on Stage Live and Tip of the Tongue Management Email Newsletter. Once your on the list we will be able to book your band and also contact you about Band Management. Sign up here: http://eepurl.com/hNZbg
6:16.
Void The Atlantic (Official)! Go fall in love with them. ♥
Please check out www.standtogether.tv and join the anti-bullying movement. There are over 87,000 people standing together to support the movement already and there could be so many more. Stand up for what you believe in, bullying is wrong! Help out. ♥
Check out Stereotypical and take the anti-bullying pledge! Bullying is wrong, guys,...
October 2011
8 posts
Just a few!
I talked to the manager of Evade The Adversaries the other day, and he was NOT kidding around when he said that those guys are definitely going somewhere. They have a lot of talent and great music! Lets let their fan base explode with fans from all over the world! Go listen to them and like there page. :D
Arnar Clothing have a lot of great shirts for pretty good prices as well. Go check them out...
Who wants stickers?!
Some GREAT songs that you should listen to: “Obsessed by Numbers” - Half Fold The Universe “Bed of Nails” - Arkham “Endure” - As A Heart Attack “I Thought I Thought” - Listen To Reason “I’ll Make Mona Lisa” - Absent Are The Anchors Both “When it Rains, It Pours” and “Iophobia” - In Your Silence “I Am...
Midnight Snack.
Dream For Tomorrow, dude! They’re pretty freaking sick. Both of the tracks that are up, “Words Like Bullets” and “Don’t Look Back, I’m Already Gone” are GREAT! And those are older recordings! I cannot wait to hear brand new stuff. Not only is their music amazing but they have some pretty awesome shirts, too. Go listen to their songs, buy their merch, and...
Conforza- The Acronausium
Be it or be it not that progressive metal is growing to be one of the most musically creative genres, Conforza is definitely proving it to be the former. Heavy smashing (but not overdone at all) breakdowns, grooves you have to move to, and vocals that shatter the minds of the innocent.
Track list:
1. We Are The Servants
2. Of Machines
3. Rotting Away The Impulse
4. Parallels
5. The Human...
Sinphony interview -Jimmy Fasulo
Jimmy Fasulo: Hey guys, hows everything! Rob Dean (Sinphony): Great dude! Derrick Ramage (Sinphony):Yeah dude, everything is good! JF: So, what’s the name of this new album/ep?
RD: Novis Iniitis, It’s Latin for new beginnings
JF: And you picked new beginnings because you’ve acquired new partners in crime, correct?
RD: Exactly. DR: New beginnings because a total change in lineup, style,...
Tadpole Sundae.
Fair Morning, ladies. I’m gonna throw out a few posts right now before I start my day, but my unfortunate news is that I won’t be on a lot over the weekend. I’ll do what I can, though. I love you guys. ♥
Do you guys know and love The Heisman Hopefuls? Well, if you haven’t heard, they’re playing their LAST show this Saturday, and although it breaks my heart, I HAVE to...
Going international.
Anyone up for some German post-hardcore?! Keep It For Tomorrow are stuffed full of catchy instrumentals and unique vocals. They’re just five young musicians living their passion and giving something special to the people by writing music that we all love and enjoy! Check them out.
The light of my day has just ben sparked by an Australian Technical/Abstract Death Metal band. The Schoenberg...
Side note.
I always forget that I’m signed in to this Tumblr and post stuff from my personal Tumblr, because I am a complete loser. If you want you can check out my personal Tumblr, though. whoisdallasbutler.tumblr.com Go follow it. ♥ Stay tuned for more reviews and interviews! :D
September 2011
4 posts
12 tags
HELICOPRIA-HELICOPRIA REVIEW
Prog Rock seems to be growing world wide, and Massachusetts has their place in the action with Boston natives Helicopria. The band consists of: Sirma Munyar- Vocals
Sulene: Guitar/ Backing Vocals
Elijah Melanson: Guitar
Drew Moore: Bass
JP Bouvet: Drums
Helicopria will make you think, dance, head bang, and sit overwhelmed by overall musical bliss. The album flows almost seamlessly...
Interview with A Need For Reason! →
Beight Records!
Please please please check out Beight Records and like their facebook page! They’re launching the label at 1000 likes and they’re ALMOST there. Do what you can to help them out! Spread them like a disease! ♥
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Perils Rise- "PERSEVERE, PERSEVERE" REVIEW
“Persevere, Persevere” by Perils Rise is an excellently produced and executed gem of beautifully blended and original in sound songs (except for one part in Defenders of The Universe, at around the 1:50 mark it sounds strikingly like “The Beautiful People” by Marilyn Manson, I’m sure only coincidentally). After a listen to the entire release, I’m very much...
August 2011
11 posts
NJ/NY BANDS FOR CHARITY SHOWCASE!
Listen up everyone! :D I’m (Jimmy) putting together L4L’s first show this February in South Amboy, NJ! It’s a showcase that will benefit the Brain Injured Children’s organization in Sayreville, NJ. HERE’S THE DEAL! I am looking for 2 bands on here to play! So go add your band to our poll down below, add a band you like, and spread this contest around! NOTE: CHARITY...
Beight Records!
Stand out on your roof tops and shout it out to the world Beight Records! Both Jimmy and I (Dallas) work for an up and coming record label called Beight Records and we want you all to go check out and show some love! www.facebook.com/BeightRecords
-Dallas Butler
SET REVIEW- NAME THE CREATURE AT SUMMER SLAUGHTER,...
Coming on right after fellow NJ opener Thanatotic Desire completely tore up the stage, Name The Creature came up to a receptive and eager (myself included, I’d seen them before and KNEW they were amazing.) crowd. Opening with crowd favorite “Returners,” it was already clear that Creature was going to put on a great performance, the crowd was really into it, and their fans all had...
LIKES FOR LOCALS INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW TATE OF...
Likes For Locals’ team member Jimmy Fasulo caught up with bassist Andrew Tate of Within The Ruins today after Summer Slaughter at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ. Before I go on with this interview I just want to say that I understand that Within The Ruins is NOT a local band, but I had a good time with this interview, and I think you guys will enjoy reading it, so yeah! lol here it...
SINPHONY UPDATE!
L4L interview alumni artist SINPHONY has just signed to HAZY PRODUCTIONS! GO CONGRATULATE THEM! :D
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sinphony/103747016332084?ref=ts
CHIMP CHANGE- BRUISES REVIEW
Giving us way more than just that great H2O and Sick Of It All sound, Chimp Change is tearing up Canada. Simply calling themselves punk, they really have taken influence from every branch of the genre they could find, some more poppy sounding (Noob Saibot) others sounding more like heavier hardcore punk (Mars, Bruises), and some bluesier classic rock sounding ones as well (Waste). Versatility is...
UPDATES!
We’re going to be posting updates on our Tumblr about the bands we’ve reviewed/interviewed, so stay tuned! :D
LIKES FOR LOCALS INTERVIEW WITH SINPHONY FRONTMAN...
Likes For Locals: Hey dude, I know it’s late but are you down for an interview now?
Rob Dean: Yeah man, I can’t sleep till like 5 AM anyway (laughs)
L4L: Why not?
R: I don’t know, some sort of insomnia, I don’t really know, I’m a rocker, not a doctor (laughs)
L4L: I’m a rocker not a doctor, (laughs) I like that. What would you say really sets you apart from the rest of the metal bands in your...
BEFORE YOU FALL- YOU LOOKED BETTER ON FACEBOOK EP...
Take the clean singing of Asking Alexandria, the instrumentals of Born of Osiris, and perfect vocals, and you get California’s Before You Fall. Their EP entitled You Looked Better On Facebook is kind of a funny name for their EP, considering when you look at their facebook page, what you see is what you get. You see heavy, you get heavy. This band isn’t one for the slow catchy...
Interview with Chase Buchanan, lead singer of...
Likes for Locals: So far what has been your best experience with your band?
Chase: Well the whole thought of being ourselves, writing music and pretty much not fit in to a certain stereotype, we have fun, that’s the main thing.As far as playing we just played a weeklong tour which was a load fun!
L4L: What did you like most about touring?
Chase: We had some kinda funny experiences lol,...
Compilation Albums!
We put together some compilation CD’s for local bands. There’s a Harcore/Metal one and a Pop-Punk one so far. We’re going to do multiple volumes as well as more genres. So far we have those two up on MediaFire for free download and I think you will all like all of the local bands on the albums! Check them out here:
Hardcore/Metal - http://www.mediafire.com/?64cs4xm5o5dgvv5
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July 2011
17 posts
JAKE DOWN- SONGS TO SPUR YOU ON EP REVIEW
Jake Down’s Songs to Spur You On EP is simply riveting. Though only 3 songs in length, the record fits in enough imagery, feeling, and emotion to fill an entire LP. Mr. Down is a poet. Simply put, his songs are gorgeous poems put over soothing acoustic guitar (along with some bass, percussion, and accordion all recorded by Matthew Eastman), that when combined together make this EP the most...
Recording!
Bands all over: Chcek out Metro 37 Recording Studio! Recording is $45 an hour, $350 a day and $40 per song for mastery AND he’ll give a 10% discount to anyone who mentions Likes for Locals! He can even sleep 6 people, so if you’re coming from a distance you can stay there! Sounds legit to me, check it out.
www.metro37.com
HELP US GROW!
HEY GUYS! If you appreciate what it is we do here at L4L, please post a link to this tumblr page on your wall on fb! OR reblog us a billion times! We only get so much exposure on the facebook page, because we get so many posts on there per day that even if we post a status about the tumblr account, it’s only visible for a good 4 or 5 minutes! So help us help your scene! :D
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The Sweet Escape interview by Jimmy Fasulo
LIKES FOR LOCALS INTERVIEW WITH THE SWEET ESCAPE FROM PORT ST.LUCIE, FL L4L= Likes For Locals (Jimmy Fasulo) TSE= The Sweet Escape
L4L: Hey dudes how’s it going?
TSE: Good, we’re actually going to the radio station 103.1 the buzz for an interview tonight, I don’t know if you’re from Florida, but that’s pretty big news haha.
L4L: Nah I’m not from Florida,...