Lynnwood Presley King fronts The Heroine, a local band that once showed its colors at a venue that despises them.

At the end of a head-banging show in Dallas, King collapsed on stage in a heap of delirium and rock-infused sweat. Stunned at the abrupt end of a hammer-swinging performance, the crowd did not recognize the fall for what it was. Fake.

As King lay motionless, legs splayed and eyes closed, lead guitarist Dibby Disaster draped a dark covering over the bearded frontman. As if energized by some supernatural force, King rose. He grabbed the corners of the covering and unfurled a flag.

Forty five minutes of “wow” turned into 30 seconds of “what?” King handed the banner to Disaster and sprinted off stage. The guitarist waved the flag, sliver and black with large lettering that spelled, “The Power of the Spurs.” Boos exploded and the curtain fell.

“They loved us until the end,” Disaster says. “It was worth it.”

Heralded by the San Antonio Current as the city’s Next Big Thing, The Heroine may be the only band in Texas to mix metal with raw in-your-face NBA allegiance. The devotion bleeds into their music.

Take the opening salvo to “Playing For Keeps.” Disaster and The Kid unleash an incendiary dual guitar riff. Johnny Thunder pounds a driving roll on the snare. King screams, “C’mon boys, bring the noise!” Then five rockers shout, “Spurs!”

You can hear it for yourself on May 26. The Heroine will appear at the inaugural Bud Light River City Rockfest, an outdoor AT&T Center show headlined by Guns N’ Roses and Alice in Chains. Other artists include Grammy-winning Halestorm, Bullet For My Valentine and Skillet.

Read the full story here:

http://www.nba.com/spurs/features/130426_rodriguez_heroine

Executive Music Group and Nimbus Universal Records celebrates the latest single, “Have a Toast,” from Atlanta’s renowned native DJ Unk, known for his top hits “Walk it Out” and “2 Step.”

Electronic dance music has always sparked the interest of DJ Unk, who felt his creative flare could enter a new genre. DJ Unk and Robert Thorn together made this new direction possible, but they also credited the sound to Grammy award winning producer Vinny Venditto, who produced the hot new dance track. The single will have Atlantans raving and is sure to spread quickly to DJ Unk’s fans across the globe.

The new DJ Unk single will release worldwide on April 23rd.

          
Three new releases this week from Three amazing artists and all Three are FREE!!!  Click on each of the CD covers to get each of the Three songs!  Enjoy…..

Chris Medina  |  12 Stones  |              Jovany Javier

Check it out!  Spotify is featuring The Katinas “Love Chapter”, and it’s now live in the store! The promotion features “Love Chapter” and calls out the original versions of the track. This is style of cross promotion for albums like Love Chapter.

Feature is in the Playlist Playlist Poetry microsite. Spotify has also posted on their blog and social media channels in support of the feature.

Check it out here: http://playlistpoetry.com/

We’ll be heading down to SXSW again this year, but will be doing it a little different style. Last year we had an amazing showcase with our own artists, and some amazing other artists that we are good friends with. This year however, we will not be having a full blown EMG showcase, but many of our artists will be down there performing and hanging out! Check back throughout February to find out who is going, and where they are playing! We will roll out announcements as they happen!