The Black apples have been getting a lot of buzz lately- I’ve heard their name brought up in several Silverlake venues, before SXSW, and when I saw them on the lineup for the Silverlake Jubilee I knew I needed to catch their set! Especially after listening to “winter is new” for the majority of my
Going to a new festival can be a bit of a gamble, and going to a new festival to see a new band (well new to me, anyway) can be a recipe for disappointment. Saturday’s crowd at the Silver Lake Jubilee was relatively tame compared to the drunken hordes at last year’s Sunset Junction, and
Get excited: The NYC Popfest 2011 is happening this weekend! This festival is in it’s 5th year, and while not one of the bigger ones out there, it has been growing in popularity and notoriety since its first incarnation in 2007. It’s not going to headline Radiohead anytime in near future; instead, expect a lineup
Festivals editor Lauren Novik and I are super psyched for the upcoming Sasquatch! Music Festival this Memorial Day weekend, so when she recommended Head Like a Kite as a must-watch performance, naturally I had to investigate and see what all the fuss was about!
It takes a lot to make it in the rap scene nowadays. Mostly because the often fruitless endeavor is chalk-full of been there done that’s whose expiration date was so five minutes ago. But every so often there’s that old school sound with a new school vibe, something tried and true that still keeps a
Well we’ve officially sprung into Spring and at the end of this month, Sasquatch Festival! What better way to kick off Summer fest season that with the likes of Iron & Wine, (New!) Death Cab For Cutie, (New!) Foo Fighters, and a several other of my close personal faves!
Artists Covered: fun.Jack’s MannequinWiz KhalifaDeath From Above 1979 Sunday rolled around as it always does, and I was sad to feel this epic weekend slipping through my fingers. But, alas, I had no time to wallow; two of my favorite bands were playing today—fun. and Jack’s Mannequin—and I had to prepare. Unfortunately, the cruel temptresses
Some dude getting in the way of my totally awesome wide angle Coache11a sunset shot. Thanks, bro. Artist Covered: Arcade Fire Following Mumford & Sons the night grew darker and cooled off significantly (thank you lord), and I went and got some food while I caught glimpses Animal Collective’s psychedelic slideshow on the giant Main
Artists Covered: FoalsBright EyesMumford & Sons Foals The next day—a hot and lovely Saturday morning—I awoke bright-eyed with a smiling face and thrust forth my arms in a wonderful stretch! The birds sung to me and doe-eyed forest critters brought me my dressing gown. We warbled a quick song whilst I brushed my silken hair
Some sweaty and tatted dude in the Gobi Tent Artists Covered: Cold War KidsInterpolSleigh BellsThe Black KeysCrystal Castles Cold War Kids Following Odd Future last Friday at Coachella, I headed over to the Outdoor Stage to check out Cold War Kids, whose most recent 2011 album, Mine is Yours, has been on repeat for me.