Elle King, a brand new RCA Records artist has been hand-picked as the opening act for OF MONSTERS AND MEN on a slew of upcoming theater dates. Before heading out on tour, Elle King will be performing at the CMJ Music Festival in NYC on October 17th at RockwoodMusic Hall (at 10:30 pm). Comments Elle on
On January 22 (and February 4 for our friends in the UK), our favorite new punks FIDLAR are finally releasing their eagerly anticipated self-titled debut album via Mom & Pop (Wichita in the UK). If that’s not enough, new track “White on White.” some of the songs are repeats from the band’s EP, if you
Canadian rockers Arkells are excited to return to the U.S. for a 4-week tour with Lights, which begins October 23 in Seattle. The band has had a busy summer, having been on a three-month American tour before hitting the festival circuit, including the Osheaga Festival. On top of that, the band released a cover of
UK electronic duo Simian Mobile Disco are set to release A Form Of Change next Tuesday, October 2 on Wichita Records. The 4-song EP comes from the same recording sessions as their critically praised albumUnpatterns, released earlier this year. The collection is another sterling example of Simian Mobile Disco’srestless creativity, and their yen for refining and redefining
Partisan Records is excited to announce that Deer Tick has confirmed a run of October headlining tour dates. The 9-date tour, in support of the band’s 2011 full-length, Divine Providence, and 2012 EP, Tim, begins on October 13th at Putnam Den in Saratoga Springs, NY and culminates with a performance by John McCauley (and friends) at WFUV’s
Earlier in the year, M83 made a stop at the historic 9:30 Club on their Spring tour and NPR was their to capture the magic and brilliance that is this band live. The recording, which includes the latest single “Reunion” and the ever-hypnotizing “Midnight City“, transports you to the mystical, dream-like world ofM83. As a wash of
A quick note: Frank Ocean is appearing on Saturday Night Live, hosted by Seth MacFarline, this Saturday. Check out our review of his album Channel Orange and see him perform live on the show. He’s great.
UK-based band Alt-J are honored to announce their nomination for this year’s Mercury Prize, the annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. Past winners of the Mercury Prize include PJ Harvey, Portishead, Pulp, Arctic Monkeys, and The xx. This year’s nominees include albums from Michael Kiwanuka, Ben Howard,
If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out the music video from ARMY NAVY for their new single, “World’s End.” Directed by Mark Schoenecker and starring Martin Starr (Freaks and Geeks,Party Down) and Camille Cregan (The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks), the video for “World’s End” takes place in the television studio
After taking some time off to work on their second album, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. will be hitting the road this week along with two shows at the beginning of October. These will be DJ sets so don’t expect the duo to take the stage, unless you count being behind the decks. “Being in a