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TV Appearance: LA rockers @BewareoDarkness just made their network TV debut on @ConanOBrien. New album and tour. http://t.co/F2bkpYkoKR
Interview: Samuel and Sinosa of LA avant pop band @folchen discuss their latest album and musical etch-a-sketch. http://t.co/yzE3rFnINV
Review: Limits of Desire from Small Black. The "drum and drifting voice carries us through." @SmallBlk @jagjaguwar http://t.co/Q4PcACz0sa
I’ve always kind of imagined the members of Fol Chen writing songs the way scientists would conduct experiments in a laboratory, with beakers and Petri dishes and controlled explosions - - - READ MORE
Small Black proves that they know how to place themselves perfectly amidst their fellow, reputable acts of the “chillwave” (a label the band eschews) persuasion, while breaking free of such genre ties - - - READ MORE
After long or short trips to and from (and perhaps at) Austin Psych Fest, many of the attendees and bands have found themselves safely, and maybe a bit post-festival sickly, at home and in bed. - - - READ MORE
In a time when the Internet is a kingmaker, it’s hard for a band to come from literally nowhere to land on the airwaves across the globe. But when you’re a band from the farthest stretches of Los Angeles - - - READ MORE
There’s something pure about seeing a three-piece band rock like they’re playing in their garage or rehearsal. Yes, many of the big outfits over the years have been quartets, but that doesn’t take away - - - READ MORE
Eric James and Mason Ingram define their musical genre as “Urban Walking Music,” on - - - READ MORE
The new Wild Nothing EP, Empty Estate, takes a minute of getting used to. It’s seven songs recorded in ten days, and it translates that feeling of being swept up rather quickly before regaining - - - READ MORE
If the guys in Audacity know one thing, it’s how to have fun. The quartet is gearing up for a month-long tour with the legendary Man Or Astro-Man?, including a show at L.A.’s The Satellite, before playing - - - READ MORE
Jonathan Bates discovered the freedom of making music digitally after buying his friend Alessandro Cortini’s (Nine Inch Nails) laptop. Shortly thereafter, Big Black Delta was born. - - - READ MORE
Little Daylight started off remixing the likes of Freelance Whales and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, but 2013 sees the Brooklyn-based trio step out from behind the remix mask, and boy are we - - - READ MORE
The varying equation of determining what is a best new band, a rising band or a potential star is often a complex one. But above anything else, the one prerequisite that’s more important than - - - READ MORE
Synesthesia is defined as “The production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body” and couldn’t be a better title for Hands’ - - - READ MORE
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Featured Artist: The Neighbourhood
In a time when the Internet is a kingmaker, it’s hard for a band to come from literally nowhere to land on the airwaves across the globe. But when you’re a band from the farthest stretches of Los Angeles county and have only been together for 18...
Mixtape 22: Warpaint, Pyyramids And More
This week we're revisiting our coverage of the Austin Psych Fest. The first day of the festival Kristen immediately took to some awesome bands between hitting up $1 Lonestars and salt lick BBQ, including the brilliant ladies of Warpaint. Kristen also reviewed Pyyramids’ (the duo of Tim...
Featured artist: Born Ruffians
The varying equation of determining what is a best new band, a rising band or a potential star is often a complex one. But above anything else, the one prerequisite that’s more important than anything else is that band needs to be great and have its brighter...
Of Monsters And Men, Vampire Weekend, Kanye To Close SNL Season
Season 38 of NBC standby Saturday Night Live will finish with a musical flourish after a three-week hiatus. This Saturday (4), guest host Zach Galifianakis will be joined by Of Monsters and Men. A week later (11), SNL alum Kristen Wiig hosts musical guests Vampire Weekend. And...
Featured Artist - Fitz And The Tantrums
One of the freshest sounding new bands to emerge from Los Angeles in the past handful of years is Fitz and The Tantrums. Though they’ve been pigeonholed as a neo-soul ensemble, there’s much more to them than this. For starters, they’re dynamic entertainers with an incredible, high-energy...
Mixtape 21: Savages, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds And Many More
Last week took a walk on the darker side, in a good way. The first half of this mix exemplifies that feeling of dancing in the shadows, starting off with a track from Savages (https://www.facebook.com/savagestheband), who Brigit saw live at Neumos in Seattle. Then we get lighter...
Featured Artist: Dawes
When a band is labeled as a throwback, it could be a blessing or a curse. On one hand, it means that you understand the history and foundation of where great music is made and are honoring that tradition. Contrarily, it could mean that you haven’t adapted...
Mixtape 20: Earl Sweatshirt, Pinkunoizu, The Men and More
This was a strange week, in that a lot happened but it feels like nothing happened at the same time. It’s like when you take a vacation, and a lot happens, but when you get back and your friends ask you what you did, you can’t really...