Spotlight: @alicesweetalice Embarks On New Adventure

Alice Sweet Alice releases New Album and embarks on Midwest Tour:

Fuse fearsome dedication with four diversely talented musicians, a mind-boggling work-ethic and a positive mission, and you’re facing an unstoppable force. Welcome to Alice Sweet Alice, a Kansas City alt. rock hybrid, whose tasty tunes, stylistic diversity and passionate live show are paying dividends with a hard-to-ignore street buzz.  A.S.A. is female fronted indie alternative rock with teeth.                      

Kansas City’s ALICE SWEET ALICE (ASA), understand hard work and obstacles. After ASA’s near dissolution in 2016 due to interpersonal relationships going south, it was decided that it would take more than that to derail 9 years of hard work. 

“I decided that I wasn’t ready to stop.” says ASA front man Scott Martinez (bass/vocals), “I have personally poured everything I have into this band and ASA’s music is more than a soundscape for me – it’s like a diary.  Some of the other members agreed with me, and have their own reasoning’s for wanting to forge ahead, but it all comes down to individual passions merging into one shared, powerful purpose.”

Releasing “Viola Organista…and Other Impossible Dreams” in 2016 just preceded the band’s breakup, and so the album never really got off the ground.  In March, a remixed, mastered and composed version of this album, which is entitled “Viola Organista – The Macabre Carnival”, will be released – a stronger, more passionate, and better sounding album than its’ predecessor.  Martinez states, “The earlier album was rushed and there were many things about it that bothered me.  But the main reason for redoing it has been the fact that the songs have evolved and we have new members that have adapted the songs to their own styles, and it just seemed natural to release an album that better reflected our new members and growth.”

Alice Sweet Alice will begin touring the Midwest, and have just completed a handful of local gigs to warm themselves up.  The real kickoff will be when Alice Sweet Alice plays with Icon For Hire on March 6^th, and will include a string of shows that are still being assembled, but include the AMB Fest (with the likes of Bobaflex headlining) just outside of Chicago this summer.

Please visit Alice Sweet Alice’s excellent website at http://www.alicesweetalice.com for much more information, and view Alice Sweet Alice’s online press kit at http://www.reverbnation.com/rpk/alicesweetalice for streaming audio, videos and press photos.

ACR Web: www.audiocaverecording.com

ASA Web: www.alicesweetalice.com

The Black Out Tour: @ravinerband w/ #Railhazer @T_Fightclub @angelheadstl 11/9 @theheavyanchor (STL), Then w/ @RVCMusicTweets @alicesweetalice @ZoeRoarz 11/10 @daveys_ uptown (KC)

The Heavy-Rock, Dark-Pop act from Nasville, TN. Raviner will be hitting our area going into next weeked for a double header. Both show bills look solid too. The first stop is in St. Louis at The Heavy Anchor on Thursday, November 9th. Supporting acts sharing the stage with them are Railhazer, Toddler Fight Club and Angelhead. This is a 21 and up show going from 9:00 pm to midnight. Visit HERE for event details on Facebook.

Then Friday, November 10th Raviner will be rocking with Red Velvet Crush celebrating their "State Of Emergency" (Music Video Release), Alice Sweet Alice (10th Anniversary Show) and Zoe Roarz @ Davey's Uptown Rambler's Club in Kansas City, MO. This event lasts from 8:00 pm to 11:00pm. Visit HERE for event details on Facebook. Continue on for more on the artists and where to find them online to check out what they are doing.

- Raviner : (Nashville, TN)
Heavy Rock, Dark Pop.
"The Black-Out Tour"

* New Album "Beast" Available Now *

https://www.facebook.com/ravinerband/

With a sound that blends the nuanced composition of pop and singer-songwriter music with the power and dynamics of hard rock. Raviner is a band declaring their own direction and writing their own rules.Based out of Nashville, the band has constructed a sound that is aimed to catch the listener off guard, seamlessly shifting from powerful intensity to quiet, careful stillness and back again.

- Railhazer : STL, Heavy Rock.

http://www.railhazer.com/

https://www.facebook.com/railhazer/

Railhazer is a 5 piece genre bending, heavy rock band from the sludgy STL banks of the Mississippi.

- Toddler Fight Club :  STL Rock, Metal.

https://www.facebook.com/toddlerfightclub/

The band Toddler Fight Club was formed in 2015 by four friends that from day one poured their hearts and souls into their music. After finishing their 1st song, they sought to find a name to make them stand out from all the rest. After bouncing a few ideas around, it was decided that the name Toddler Fight Club was just crazy enough to turn some heads. After finding a bassist & playing a long string of shows, TFC faced the departure of two of it's founding members to pursue their main project. The remaining members are moving forward in high hopes for the future.

- Angelhead : STL, Rock.

https://www.facebook.com/angelheadmusic/

https://angelheadmusic.bandcamp.com/

Angelhead has been hitting pavement hard. Playing shows, networking, etc. Their music does stand out from what most of the others are doing. They do it DIY style. HERE is a artist spotlight/interview on the band by Kill The Music.

Plus, they just covered a Smashing Pumpkins song. Find out which one HERE
thanks to New Noise Magazine.

This bio is from Indie On The Move:

Angelhead is a shoegaze/ ambient grunge band based out of St. Louis, MO. With wide-ranging influence and interests the band has crafted 13 tracks for their forthcoming debut full-length, Polarity, which was engineered and produced by Matthew Amelung (Story of the Year, Greek Fire, Everything Went Black) at Encapsulated Studios.

Having all gotten their start in the punk/ hardcore scene, the four members of Angelhead wanted to create beyond the boundaries of the styles that gave them their start, while incorporating everything they had learned up to the point of writing Polarity. In celebration and support of the release, the band will be embarking on their first tour in August, a route taking them through the Midwest and the South.

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- Raviner : (Nashville, TN)
Heavy Rock, Dark Pop.
"The Black-Out Tour"

* New Album "Beast" Available Now *

https://www.facebook.com/ravinerband/

With a sound that blends the nuanced composition of pop and singer-songwriter music with the power and dynamics of hard rock. Raviner is a band declaring their own direction and writing their own rules.Based out of Nashville, the band has constructed a sound that is aimed to catch the listener off guard, seamlessly shifting from powerful intensity to quiet, careful stillness and back again.

- Red Velvet Crush : KC, Pop Rock.
"State Of Emergency"
(Music Video Release)

https://www.facebook.com/redvelvetcrush/

5x award winning female-fronted pop, rock band from Kansas City, Missouri and built on dreams and a passion. Through song, Red Velvet Crush tells the stories of courage, motivation and of making choices to make a change for the better. Realizing what you know and what you dream to create the life you desire, the person you aspire to be, to move past what has held you back in life. Plus, to always strive to move forward to break boundaries im your life to achieve your dreams and your goals.

- Alice Sweet Alice: KC, Rock, Electro, Jazz, Blues, Punk. (10th Anniversary).
"Strange Things" single & video release.

http://www.alicesweetalice.com

https://www.facebook.com/alicesweetalice/

Alice Sweet Alice plays genre-bending music that resists description, classification, or categorization - yet sounds intimately familiar. There are definite rock overtones sometimes paired with electronica, jazz, blues, post-punk that ignite the senses with progressive compostion and meanimgful lyrics.

- Zoe Roarz : KC Alt, Punk Rock
(New single available.)

http://www.zoeroarz.com/

https://www.facebook.com/TheZoeRoarz/

New single 'The Adventures of Moonbear and Meels' off the new album Vomited Explanations. Full album was released 9/29/17 on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and many more.

#100th post feat. new J. Boozer & Alice Sweet Alice! Plus, important announcement! #STL #MUSIC

J. Boozer plays a lot of shows. 272 last year to be exact. He is throwing out some exclusive new music for you! Grab and or stream these two tracks below. Catch him live on April 20th at the Tin Can on Morganford. *Cough* All of these 420 posts lately are starting to give me second-hand exposure. Seriously, that is just another hint to get you to check out his show. Hence, the cough. I also noticed he posted a new song on YouTube, so that is the #VideoOfTheWeek! The photo in the video is by Crista Lea Photography. It was taken at his recent show at The Big Muddy Pub in Alton, IL. Check out the one-man phenomenon that is J. Boozer:



Click HERE to download J. Boozer - When Saturday Night Turns Into Sunday Morning.



Click HERE to download J. Boozer - Pawn Shop.




Alice Sweet Alice is a female-fronted alt. rock outfit from Kansas City. Recently, Alice 102fm asked them to represent the station on their St. Patrick's Day float. Also, this past February, the group received a "Best Alternative Band" & "Best Album" nomination in the Midwest Music Awards. ASA came up with one word to describe their sound,"Electropostpunkadelic".

On Thursday, April 19th they will be rolling through St. Louis for an all-ages show at The Crack Fox on their "Singularity" tour. Local support for this show will be Ockum's Razor and Fer De Lance, plus DJ sets in between acts by Typewriter Tim Jordan.



Click HERE to download Alice Sweet Alice - Flight Of Tonight.



Click HERE to stream Alice Sweet Alice - Doesn't Matter.


This is the 100th STLMU blog post! Well, I'm excited. It has been almost two years of pecking away at this thing. If you are reading this, you are the first to know about the first quarterly STLMU meeting that will be taking place at The Old Rock House on Tuesday, April 17th. It will begin at 6pm and end at 8pm. Why the Old Rock House, you may be wondering? Because last year they announced to all musicians that if you email them your band name and info. at least a week before the show you want to attend, they will put you on the guest list. To me, I think that makes them a good candidate for hosting and I really appreciate them doing this. Via Dove is the local support for the show that night. The show begins after the meeting. The main part of the meeting will be highlighted by speakers from festivals around town. The point is to help expose these events to musicians and create awareness on what they are about and how to get involved and or get the chance to perform at them. Make sure to join the facebook group page for STLMU if you haven't yet. It is for anyone interested and it is a public group. I thought it would be fitting to have the meeting about festivals since the season is now underway. Speaking of festivals, I recently received this info-graphic below. Considering the biggest apps from SXSW often become the next year’s gotta-have apps, the people at PromotionalCodes.net thought they’d do a graphic on the insanely successful start-ups launched at past conferences and help you decide which mobile app darlings of 2012 you really do need to get right now. Check it out and let them know your favorites and what you think of it via email:
matt (AT) promotionalcodes (DOT) net

Source: PromotionalCodes.net

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