The monthly Scion Label Showcase event captures bands from the same record label playing at the same venue on the same day. In February 2012, four bands for Relapse Records converged on the Roxy on Sunset in Hollywood.

At a backyard party not too long ago, DJ Dave Nada of Nadastrom codified a beguiling blend of reggaeton and house and he called Moombahton. Spilling outwards from the parties held Washington, D.C.’s U Street Music Hall...

Levi Maestro is an agile force. A young impresario known for his on-line video series Maestro Knows (maestroknows.com), Levi has his mitts on the pulse of street culture. He recently took his show on the road...

The monthly Scion Label Showcase event captures bands from the same record label playing at the same venue on the same day. In January 2012, four bands for Prosthetic Records converged on the Roxy on Sunset in Hollywood.

Moodymann is the nom de disc of Detroit native Kenny Dixon, Jr. An iconoclast with a funkdafied hairdo, Moodymann has built up a devoted listenership over the past two decades with his unique, mutant productions.

Oakland, California metal supremos All Shall Perish deliver a Scion A/V first: a song guaranteed to sear off your eyebrows and stir up the pit, en espanol. Unison deathcore riffage and multiple pummeling breakdowns make this one truly epic.

Richmond, Virginia's Municipal Waste is a thrash band turned repo men. Or at least for this exclusive Scion A/V 45, anyway. A-side "Repossession" catches that band at their caustic, concise best, with a killer solo by Ryan Waste and the...

Stylish and sucka free, Danny Brown is a Detroit rapper like none other. His punchline-stuffed 2011 album XXX landed high on many best-of year-end lists and deservedly so. On his new Scion A/V single "Grown Up" Brown reminisces about being...

“‘I Am Colossus’ is way more straightforward than the thrash metal we grew up with. At the same time, it does pose its own difficulties for us as players. It will probably be one of the first songs we attempt to play on tour...

The Melvins formed in 1983, kicking off what would be a seismic shift in heavy music and focusing the epicenter of modern music firmly on the Pacific Northwest for the next decade plus. The band blended punk, metal, hard rock to...

Treasure Fingers is the DJ and producer born Ashley Jones. With his distinct blend of twisted disco, the Atlanta-bred DJ/producer is one of those mavericks whose moniker is perfect. Y’know, like, at his fingertips there’s treasure?

(thee) Mike B is a lynchpin of the rich and strange L.A. scene. His trendsetting DJ styles have profoundly influenced the four-on-the-floor sound of today’s pop and hip-hop. But (thee) Mike B knows where his bread is buttered...

12th Planet is known as the “U.S. dubstep godfather” for his influential bass-heavy productions and commitment to delivering the goods live. With his 28-city North American tour set to kick off in Miami on February 2, enjoy 12th Planet’s new...

The monthly Scion Label Showcase event captures bands from the same record label playing at the same venue on the same day. In November 2011, four Nuclear Blast bands converged on the Roxy on Sunset in Hollywood. Exodus, All Shall Perish...

Fresh off their rafter-raising North American tour, it's the UK's preeminent dubstep duo Skream & Benga. Know for their bass-centric brand of sci-fi sonics, the pair now scorch Scion A/V with this new five-track EP. From their early studio...

Reigning Sound who is made up of garage, punk legend Greg Cartwright (vocals/guitars), Benny Trokan (bassist), Mike Catanese (guitar), Mikey Post (drums) and Dave Amels (keyboardist) formed in 2001, releasing music at a feverish...

Every generation gets the showman it deserves. But does that truly explain the one and only King Khan? Having delighted the world with his groups King Khan and the Shrines and the King Khan and BBQ Show, our rambunctious, combustible hero now...

It's always a dastardly dance when Nadastrom are on the decks, but never more so than on their brand spankin' new El Baile Diabluma EP. Here, Dave Nada and Matt Nordstrom deliver four original tracks and a pair of lunatic remixes...

Franki Chan is taking his long-running weekly L.A. party Check Yo Ponytail to another level. As The First Ever Check Yo Ponytail Tour kicks off October 20 in Los Angeles, Scion A/V is proud to...

Providence is the all-new five song release from Yonkers, New York death metal champs Immolation. An EP with as much explosive menace as the fleet of stealth fighters depicted on its artwork, Providence...