‘Tis the season to be merry, and what better way to do so than rock out to some of the country’s best new bands. FMLY Fest is the third annual installment of the organization’s self-proclaimed “biggest, wildest, friendliest D.I.T. (do-it-together) music and arts festival.” Spanning the length of two days (December 29th and 30th), FMLY
I discovered Young Magic almost one year ago when the collective’s first single, “You With Air/Sparkly” fatefully landed in my inbox. Needless to say, it was love at first listen. At the time, the only information I knew about this new music was that it was the brainchild of an enigmatic Australian native by the
The Cave Singers could not have chosen a better venue to host its backwoods-inspired folk than the legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood. Astounding history aside, the Los Angeles club’s atmosphere is small and intimate, which is perfect for a band that engages its audience as much as the Seattle-based swamp rockers. Saturday night was not
Before Friday night’s show at Los Angeles’ Bootleg Bar, I had never heard of Ha Ha Tonka. I had never heard the name. I had never heard the music. Hell, I didn’t even know the namesake was a state park in southern Missouri. The Springfield, Missouri-based quartet headlined the show, and to be quite honest,
Tennis sold out The Satellite in Los Angeles on Wednesday. I’ve been to the mid-sized venue plenty of times—and I’ve seen them crowded plenty of times—but never completely sold out. As soon as the trio began to play, it was clear to me why the audience was packed together like sardines. Led by spouses Patrick
It’s been a busy year for Young Galaxy. The Montreal-based electronic duo-turned-quintet released its third LP, Shapeshifting, and then hit the road, touring with fellow experimental electro-poppers Austra. With a month left in the year, the group figured it could squeeze in two more releases. On December 13, Young Galaxy will release a deluxe edition
Last Friday night, Los Angeles’ Silverlake venue, The Satellite, hosted a night of atmospheric dream pop, headlined by singer/songwriter/producer Jason Rober Quever’s ambitious, evocative project, Papercuts. As soon as the San Francisco-based quartet set foot on stage, the crowd rose to its feet and doubled in size, eager to witness the tight, meticulous live performance
It’s been two years since Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter, better known to the masses as electro duo Phantogram, released their breakthrough debut LP, Eyelid Movies. In that time, the two-piece focused on touring in support of the record, leaving little time to sleep, let alone write an album. As a result, the New York-based
It’s not surprising if you haven’t heard of NO yet—the majority of the anthematic indie rock band’s friends hadn’t even heard of them until the last few months. That’s not to say the band is brand new; in fact, founders Bradley Carter and Sean Stentz started writing music under the moniker a year and a
The Norway-based electro-pop outfit Casiokids have been generating a fair amount of buzz in North America this year, stealing the country’s heart with its spectacle of a live show (imagine shadow puppets, animal costumes and video projections). But just because we Americans have recently discovered the fun, childish nature of the Norwegian quartet, doesn’t mean