When I walked into Jesca Hoop’s dressing room at The Music Box, I felt at ease immediately. Perhaps it was the familiar, intoxicating scent of my favorite hairspray, or perhaps it was Jesca’s faded Andrew Bird tee. Or maybe it was the larger-than-life singer herself, whose unusually magnetic persona seemed to barely fit inside her
A ‘dream pop’ trio that claims both Brooklyn and Puerto Rico as home, Kordan was very much at home at last night’s Culture Collide Festival at The Echo. I got a chance to speak with the three members in the green room before their set, so fellow BnB staffer Lauren Novik and I headed upstairs
Here We Go Magic is like an ambient/psych/folk/jam band. The mix of styles is diverse, and the group’s ability to create such a textured yet cohesive sound is like a salve for the eclectic at heart. In addition to extensive upcoming tours in the US and Canada, Here We Go Magic‘s latest album Pigeons was
Young Man is actually the musical moniker of Colin Caulfield, a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who is currently living and going to school in Chicago. I did not know that until I spoke to him on the phone this afternoon, nor did I know exactly how thoughtfully planned and orchestrated Young Man truly is. In addition to discussing
Meridene sounds like a beastly, high-energy version of The Shins: a creature with an outer shell of post-modernist disillusionment and a soft underbelly of cautious hope. Their sophomore effort was just released a few days ago, and they are currently on tour throughout the Midwest and Northeastern United States to promote the short but sweet
There was a distinctly reverent vibe in the audience at Echoplex last night. Though the crowd applauded as much as is deemed polite, Active Child’s performance was less like like a concert-going experience and more like watching a man plumb the depths of his own faith in himself, proving time and time again that he
Twin Shadow is the sort of indie pop that you can dance yourself silly to, pondering the deeply intimate lyrics paired with lush synthetic melodies and strung out disco funk beats. Twin Shadow is essentially the brainchild of George Lewis, Jr., whose debut album Forget was recently released this summer as well as a split
Miniature Tigers are four busy cats. In addition to the nationwide tour they’ve embarked on in support of their second album Fortress (available here), the modern art/beauty pop foursome has received nods from the likes of Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and NPR. After hearing the first 10 seconds of the cheery ‘Bullfighter Jacket’ coupled with
I saw Steve Liriks a few weeks ago at the MTV VMA L.A. Breakout Artist Showcase, where he was nominated along with two other local bands The Divine and It Boys (for the full article, click here). Though The Divine was declared the winner and recipient of MTV press as a buzzworthy band, there was
Last night I traveled to beautiful downtown Santa Barbara to see the Easy Star All Stars perform with Cas Haley at the Soho Restauarant and Music Club (check out my review of Cas live at The Roxy here). Easy Star All Stars have garnered many fans with their cover albums of Radiohead‘s OK Computer, The