The WIZARDS OF WINTER Announce the Return of Actor & Former Trans-Siberian Orchestra Vocalist Guy LeMonnier

+ More Tour Dates Added for the 2016 Holiday Season!

*A Theatrical Holiday Rock Event for the Entire Family*

Hear Original Tunes and TSO Favorites!

 

Holiday rock opera ensemble the WIZARDS OF WINTER are pleased to announce that as of today, 2016's holiday tour will now feature three former members of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra with the recent return of lead vocalist Guy LeMonnier. Hailing from Grand Rapids, MI, LeMonnier has performed and toured professionally with TSO and can be heard on their album Beethoven's Last Night, as well as the WIZARDS OF WINTER albums The Wizards of Winter and The Magic of Winter. In addition to his work as an accomplished stage actor, LeMonnier has also appeared on several popular TV shows - including Gotham, Broad City, Quantico, Power and the newest Netflix series Iron Fist - as well as commercials, voice-overs and independent films.

 

LeMonnier states, "I had the fortune of meeting the WIZARDS OF WINTER in 2013, and I found a group of musicians and friends that quickly became family. The excitement on that stage for their craft and their love for the audience is awe-inspiring and I'm thrilled to be back with the pack to rock the nation this holiday season."

 

Guy LeMonnier

 

Aiming to top the success of their 2015 tour - which saw them perform their brand of theatrical yuletide rock to thousands of performance attendees and grabbed the attention of mainstream media such as Entertainment Weekly and Yahoo Music - the WIZARDS OF WINTER are adding even more 2016 holiday tour dates! The ensemble will perform at venues this upcoming November and December in several eastern and central U.S. markets.

 

The WIZARDS OF WINTER recently announced further expansions to their ensemble cast, including the addition of Ted Nugent bassist/vocalist Greg Smith, former Trans-Siberian Orchestra vocalist Peter Shaw, seasoned vocalist Shawna Mehall and accomplished violinist Jenn Hamilton.

 

See below for a full listing of dates and please visit each venue or their websites for ticketing information.

 

The WIZARDS OF WINTER Tour Dates:

11/23 - Syracuse, NY @ Crouse Hinds Theater

11/25 - Staten Island, NY @ St. George Theatre

11/26 - Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Theatre

11/27 - Beverly, MA @ Cabot Theatre

12/1 - York, PA @ Strand-Capitol Perf. Arts Center

12/2 - Binghamton, NY @ The Forum Performing Arts Theatre

12/3 - Scranton, PA @ The Theater at Lackawanna College

12/4 - Plymouth, NH @ Flying Monkey Performance Center

12/7 - Parsippany, NJ @ Parsippany High School - Benefit Concert

12/8 - Tarrytown, NY @ Music Hall

12/9 - Munhall, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead

12/10 - Collingswood, NJ @ Scottish Rite Auditorium

12/11 - Easton, PA @ State Theater

12/15 - Kalamazoo, MI @ State Theatre

12/16 - Waukegan, IL @ Genesee Theater

12/17 - Milwaukee, WI @ Northern Lights Theater (Potawatomi Hotel & Casino)

12/18 - Turtle Lake, WI @ St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake Event

12/22 - Hagerstown, MD @ Maryland Theater

 

Check back for more performance confirmations and ticket links via www.wizardsofwinter.com/tour-dates/.

 

 

About The WIZARDS OF WINTER:

The WIZARDS OF WINTER are an eclectic group of musicians from the NY/NJ/PA tri-state region who perform classical and progressive-influenced rock music woven throughout a theatrical holiday-themed event. While the group's style is undoubtedly inspired by the genius of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO), the WIZARDS OF WINTER are far from a TSOtribute band. The Wizards' diverse array of original material is very unique and has a broad audience appeal, applied in a more intimate setting.

In addition to current WIZARDS OF WINTER and former TSO members Tony Gaynor, Peter Shaw and Guy LeMonnier, both former TSO members Tommy Farese and Michael Lanning have performed with the band on occasion as well.

 

The WIZARDS OF WINTER released their latest original holiday music album, The Magic of Winter, in late 2015.The Magic of Winter is produced by Eric Rachel at Traxeast (Symphony X, Skid Row, Styx) and can be ordered in physical format here or purchased digitally via iTunes. The album features the infectious single "The Spirit of Christmas", which you can watch the enchanting music video for here.

 

"As we near ever closer to the arrival of Santa Claus, the WIZARDS OF WINTER have graced us with a wonderful soundtrack for the festive season. Whether you're putting up the tree or wrapping presents, this 10-track CD provides endless amounts of joy... Give the WIZARDS OF WINTER a chance; you won't be disappointed." -BraveWords

 

"The band features original members of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, so it comes as no surprise to hear sweeping, dramatic arrangements of holiday songs and classics on The Magic of Winter - a fine record to get your Santa spirit flowing in full force..." - CraveOnline

 

"It's a Christmas album that both metalheads and non-metalheads can enjoy."

- About.com

 

WIZARDS OF WINTER is:

Scott Kelly - Music Director, Keyboards

Sharon Kelly - Flute, Vocals

Fred Gorhau - Guitar

Guy LeMonnier - Vocals

Mary McIntrye - Keyboards, vocals

Tommy Ference - Drums

TW Durfy - Guitar

Vincent Jiovino - vocals

Tony Gaynor - Narration

Greg Smith - Bass

Peter Shaw - Vocals

Jenn Hamilton - Violin

Shawna Mehall -Vocals

 

To learn more about the WIZARDS OF WINTER, please visit www.facebook.com/TheWizardsofWinter and www.thewizardsofwinter.com.

MUSIC NEWS: PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS Release Lyric Video for First Single "Big Mouth"

Watch/Listen to "Big Mouth" Now

 

Motörhead Guitarist Teams with his Three Sons & Vocalist Neil Starr to Release Debut Self-Titled EP

Out November 18, 2016 via Motörhead Music

 

Pre-Order Now via iTunes - Get "Big Mouth" as Instant Grat

 

 

 

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons are about to fly a mighty Welsh-born rock'n'roll flag in your direction! 

 

Legendary Motörhead guitarist, Phil Campbell, has teamed up with his sons Todd, Dane and Tyla, plus vocalist Neil Starr, to record their debut self-titled five track EP, which will be released via Motörhead Music on November 18, 2016. Today, the band released their first single "Big Mouth" via lyric video. Watch here: https://youtu.be/rKkQKXD5zLE

 

Produced by Todd Campbell at their own Stompbox Studios in Wales, UK, and mixed by Motörhead's producer Cameron Webb, PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS loudly shoves you head-first into its raw, gritty, classic and instantly-accessible rock n' roll charms. Whether it's the speedy biker-charged refrain of "No Turning Back", the crunchy catchy jump of "Big Mouth" or the beautiful, yet bombastic, balladry of "Life In Space", PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS brings uniquely organic life and verve to every last riff and stomp, with Starr's sensational vocals ensuring this EP will be the surprise of the 2016 rock n' roll release calendar.

Stay tuned for more coming soon from PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS.

 

The band are touring throughout Europe and the UK for the remainder of 2016. The tour dates are:

 

Nov 18 The Venue - Selby, UK

Nov 19 Kasbah - Coventry, UK

Nov 24 Boston Music Room - London, UK

Nov 25 Open Club Room - Norwich, UK

Nov 26 The Gateway @ Seaton Town Hall - Seaton, UK

Dec 2 Planet Rockstock - Porthcawl, UK

Dec 31 The Muni - Pontypridd, UK

 

Purchase tickets via www.philcampbell.net.

 

PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS EP Track-listing:

1. Big Mouth

2. Spiders
3. Take Aim
4. No Turning Back
5. Life In Space

 

PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS is:

Phil Campbell - guitar

Todd Campbell - guitar

Dane Campbell - drums

Tyla Campbell - bass

Neil Starr - vocals

 

PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS online:

www.facebook.com/PhilCampbellATBS

www.motorheadmusic.com/

www.udr-music.com 

Opening Day Memo - Sundance Sensation THE EYES OF MY MOTHER - Opens 12/2 in NY and LA

MAGNET

presents

THE EYES OF MY MOTHER

Written and directed by NICOLAS PESCE
Executive Produced by BORDERLINE FILMS

OPENS IN NY AND LA ON DECEMBER 2ND

 

*SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL - OFFICIAL SELECTION*

"It claws into your subconscious and lingers there. A simmering nightmare of a movie.”
– Bilge Ebiri, NEW YORK MAGAZINE

“An exquisite waking nightmare. An impressive, highly original horror fable.”
– Guy Lodge, VARIETY

"Equal parts Ingmar Bergman, Tim Burton and Tobe Hooper. The discovery of this year’s Sundance Film Festival.”
– Eric Kohn, INDIEWIRE

Synopsis:

Francisca has been unfazed by death from an early age—her mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, imbued her with a thorough understanding of the human anatomy. When tragedy shatters her family’s idyllic life in the countryside, her deep trauma gradually awakens some unique curiosities. As she grows up, her desire to connect with the world around her takes a distinctly dark form.

Shot in crisp black and white, the haunting visual compositions of THE EYES OF MY MOTHER  evoke its protagonist’s isolation and illuminate her deeply unbalanced worldview. Genre-inflected but so strikingly unique as to defy categorization, writer/director Nicolas Pesce’s stunning feature debut allows us only an elliptical presence in Francisca’s world, guiding our imaginations to follow her into peculiar, secret places.

Produced by Max Born, Jacob Wasserman and Schuyler Weiss.  Executive produced by Antonio Campos (CHRISTINE), Sean Durkin (MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE) and Josh Mond (JAMES WHITE).

NEWS: MISKATONIC Monster in the Closet

Thursday Nov 17, 2016
7:00pm-10:00pm
$12

Instructor: Maitland McDonagh

Monsters in the Closet examines the intersection between gay erotic novels of the 1970s and the conventions of genre fiction formulas that lent themselves to sexually explicit variations, which adults-only publishers mined with exemplary vigor. I began collecting them not for the colorful covers but because they were windows onto a world of familiar stories with a twist, like the European exploitation movies I sought out in Times Square. I gravitated towards horror and thrillers, a natural adult-novel match—consider the phrase "scared stiff"—that produced tales of gay vampires, psycho killers, demonic possession and restless spirits no closet can contain.

And while these books are pulp fictions through and through, they're far from unsophisticated: The teaser for Vampire's Kiss, in which a tediously ordinary, suburban wage slave chronicles his induction into the world the queer undead, wonders disingenuously whether he's "a vampire?—Or... merely rationalizing his homosexuality?" Free of the scrutiny afforded gay literary novels, gay pulps dared to be cheeky, to riff on pop culture and flirt with subversiveness: Gay Vampire gives a shout out to supernatural soap opera Dark Shadows, the thriller Man Eater to every dark tale of mirror-image cops and criminals... gay pulps shone a light under the bed, into the corner and, yes, the closets, calling out the monsters in all their fabulous freakiness.

About the Instructor:

Maitland McDonagh is the founder of 120 Days Books, a small press dedicated to republishing gay erotic pulp novels of the 1970s, a film critic with a predilection for horror and the author of books that including Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds: the Dark Dreams of Dario Argento and The 50 Most Erotic Films of All Time.

For further information please contact Miskatonic.london@gmail.com
www.miskatonic-nyc.com
www.morbidanatomymuseum.org

my top 13 "Final Girls".... #3

What's a 'Final Girl' you might ask? She's the last woman standing at the end of a horror film. Usually the one who defeats the killer. In this list, I'll give you my top 13 'Final Girls' in horror of all time. Without furtur ado....

#3: Nancy Thompson from 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' played by Heather Langenkamp
When people think of the "Final Girl", Nancy Thompson always comes to mind first. She survived both dreams and reality coming to kill her, before Kristen Parker came on the scene and took up her mantle. Nancy grew up fighting Freddy Krueger and was strong enough to live throughout the entire franchise.

5 Serial Killer Movies You May Have Not Yet Seen (and Should) The Complete List

There's no secret that some of our favorite horror movies deal with those creepy bastards that stalk us and want to do unspeakably horrible things to us. From 'Psycho' to 'Hannibal' they have endeared us with their quirkiness, style, and finesse. With glorious one liners and clever kills, they are a fascination both in fiction and reality. Hell, how do think the Creepercast got its name? Speaking of how we got our name, two of the films on this list helped make Creepercast great and connected us with amazing film makers and actors we now call friends. So, without further pontificating, here are 5 serial killer films we believe deserve your attention a little more than the rest...

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)

Nice, normal-looking Leslie Vernon (Nathan Baesel) has an obsession with movie-style slashers like Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. Leslie decides to follow in the footsteps of his heroes, and, ever the self-promoter, invites a documentary filmmaker (Angela Goethals) and her crew to follow him around as he constructs his own grisly legacy.

Writer/Director Scott Glosserman presents a behind the scenes look at what it takes to be a successful serial killer. Nathan Baesel has razor sharp creep and comedy timing and we even get to see his humble beginnings as his mentor, played by Scott Wilson of 'Walking Dead' fame, steals the spotlight for a moment. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is the perfect storm of suttle and in your face horror homages. We were extremely fortunate in our early days to have Glosserman on the podcast to discuss Behind the Mask. Look for it I'm sure its somewhere on the nets!

Creep (2014)

Aaron answers an online ad and drives to a stranger's house to film him for the day. The man wants to make a movie for his unborn child, but his requests become more bizarre as the day goes along.

Comedian Mark Duplass embodies the hilarity and straight up creepiness of the title of this film.
"It's not often enough that a film comes along that surprises you. I've been lucky enough to have a few of them in the past couple of months. 'Creep' was one of them. I wish I could explain the last 30 minutes in great detail and why it turns into something so incredibly realistic and terrifying, but almost absurdest all at the same time. Mark Duplass turns in a tour de force performance, that proves he's got chops for anything you throw at him." CLICK HERE for Joel's full review.

I Saw The Devil (2010)

On a dark road, a taxi driver comes across a scared female motorist stranded in a broken-down vehicle. He pulls over -- but not to help her. When the woman's head is discovered in a local river, her devastated fiancé, a trained secret agent, becomes obsessed with hunting down her killer. Once he finds him, things get twisted. After brutally beating the murderer, Kim lets him go free, and a demented game of cat and mouse begins.

A tale of murder and revenge from Korean genre master KIM Jee-woon. Oldboy's CHOI Min-sik as our serial killer and Lee Byung-hun who has continued to have martial arts fame. There are several aspects of this film that place it above all others. The most important being the blurred line between revenge and torture for the fun of it making the hero appear a lot like the killer. The other important element is the behind the scenes life of a serial killer and the fringe culture they may have if they did co-habitate, swap stories, and give each other tips and tricks to better their killing experiences. I dare you to not switch sides often while watching!

The Last Heist (2016)

A vicious serial killer targets armed thieves inside a bank while police surround the building.

Written and directed by Mike Mendez, The Last Heist is a crime/serial killer mish-mash with Henry Rollins in the cold blooded killer role. Rollins has been a tour de force in independent films recently. With 'He Is Not Dead' and now this one, he's proven he can be the lead, kick ass, and still be the most humble bad ass Hollywood has ever met. Now, finally, we get to see Rollins turns on the creep as a serial killer that just happens to be visiting the same closing bank our rag tag outfit of robbers has picked to for the big heist. The title takes on a double meaning as the action and blood commences.

Some Guy Who Kills People (2011)

A formal mental patient's repressed anger reaches the boiling point, leading him to embark on a mission of revenge against the thugs who once subjected him to severe physical and mental trauma.

Jack Perez (director) and Ryan Levin (writer) present a kill your bullies masterpiece starring Kevin Corrigan, Barry Bostwick, and the late Karen Black. The title 'Some Guy Who Kills People' is by “design.” There is this amazing juxtaposition between literal and metaphorical killing at work that is both exhilarating and cathartic. Ken Boyd is “Every-Guy-Who-Has-Survived-Childhood-Prosecution-But-Not-Without-Several-Years-of-Therapy” because he represents geeks, nerds, and outcasts who can feel for, nay, identify with the mentality that lead to Ken murdering these bullies on the page. But is he responsible for the literal killings going on around town? CLICK HERE to read a full review, and HERE for the Barry Bostwick interview!



Honorable Mention goes too...

Darling (2015)

A lonely young woman descends into madness when she becomes the caretaker of a mysterious New York mansion that has a troubled past.

Mickey Keating's decent into madness tale that may or may not have a ghost involved. Brought to us from Glass Eye Pictures and featuring Lauren Ashley Carter, Darling is a wicked entry into the Death Wave phenomenon currently sweeping through horror. Deliciously dark and devious.

Voices (2014)

A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.

Ryan Reynolds is well known for sneaking a few unexpecteds into his repertoire, and this time he took Anna Kendrick with him. A brilliantly dark humored trip into the mind of true madness. Also contains commentary on how drugs may be keeping us from seeing the reality of the horrors we are faced with daily.

A Terror Time Out for Thanksgiving: A Still from 'Kristy' (2014)

A family film about isolation, loneliness, and creepy killers.