Chicago – Back in 2013, when L.A. punk rockers FIDLAR released their self-titled debut, the foursome quickly built a reputation for partying it up (perhaps a little too hard) and letting loose on stage (never too hard on this end though), making for one of the best live shows around, complete with massive mosh pits
Nashville – Nathaniel Rateliff. The name is getting bigger by the day. His new album is pumping life into the Rhythm and Blues section of the record store. A section maybe a little overlooked lately. He and his band, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, just dropped their self-titled album on August 21, and it
Chicago – Australia has been pumping out new bands left and right, giving us amazing acts like Tame Impala, Courtney Barnett, and The Preatures, just to name a few. This summer another group of Aussies, known as DMA’s, began to take the world by storm, touring throughout North America and Europe, playing pretty much every major festival known to man.
Chicago – Some time ago I had the pleasure of sitting down with Good Graeff. Truth be told, I hadn’t heard of the Graeff sisters till I got an email suggesting I check out their show. I took a listen to their indie-folk and thought, “Not bad.” So I found my way to Lincoln Hall
Portland – Alaskan transplants to Portland, Animal Eyes, are gaining traction as a psych rock band to watch. Their first two EPs, Found In The Forest and Ursus focused heavily on their roots in Alaska, but also provided an outlet for their experimental pop sound which borderlines folk and rock. They try to never stick
Chicago – Every so often a band comes along that just melts your mind, blows you out of the water, and plenty more idioms that I’m too lazy to google. Bully is one of those bands. In just a short amount of time, the Nashville rockers have built a strong fan base and developed a
Portland - Freshly graduated from high school, Austrian producer filous just dropped his first EP of original material, Dawn, July 17th. The 18-year old has taken great care not to reveal his name, or even his whole face, making his filous persona completely separate from his personal one. He plays at least 20 instruments, all of
Chicago – Portland twosome PRIORY has been making music lovers dance with their recent album Need To Know, and they certainly had fans dancing in Barbados over the Four of July weekend! The Oregon indie dance duo, comprised of Brandon Rush and Kyle Sears, has been making music since 2009, but it was the 2014
Chicago – Santa Barbara native Nick Long is no stranger to the music scene. During his younger years, the LA transplant was a member of prominent Cali punk bands Staring Back and Dead Country. Now he’s going it alone and revealing a softer side through his new project Dark Waves. Dark Waves leans more towards
New York - I had the chance to chat with Simon Stalhamre of Small Feet just after he’d performed his first NYC gig at Pianos in the Lower East Side. We talked about finding the right label, recording in the wilderness and his longtime affinity for the English language. Firstly, how did you come up