Austin – From the moment the doormen checked IDs and stamped hands, music fans knew that The Parish was throwing a party. Austinites, of course, will find any excuse to celebrate, and Thursday’s call for merriment boomed louder than the bass vibrating the speakers. February 18th wasn’t just the date of another concert. It was the birthday of
Los Angeles – Like all good New Jersey boys, Brian Fallon grew up with a love of Bruce Springsteen. The searing commentary and bittersweet melodies of The Boss have captivated the entire nation, to be sure. But folks from Jersey share a special bond with the rock and roll icon, a more intimate understanding of the locations, principal
Bristol, UK – This is the third year now that the 6 Music Festival has taken over a city – a different one each time – and got a certain type of music fan, in that city, very excited. Well, momentarily excited anyway, before then feeling crushingly depressed because they’ve failed to get tickets to a hugely popular
San Francisco – Multi-instrumentalist and delightful weirdo Luis Vasquez is no stranger to the fickle streets of Oakland, CA. Vasquez’s musical invention—his noisy post-punk project The Soft Moon—recently played a couple of shows on his home turf in the Bay Area, the first of which was a headlining slot at Oakland’s New Parish, a smaller
Chicago – Awhile back, I came across an email containing the EP Intoxication, by an Austin soul singer named Max Frost. I glanced over the press release, and honestly thought, “Another white boy singing soul music?” Despite my reservations, I took a listen. I’m incredibly thankful I did. I cringe at the thought of a world without
San Francisco – Another week–and a new month–in San Francisco brings more fabulous music to the famed venue The Fillmore, which rests on holy ground on Fillmore St. and Geary Blvd., mere meters from the city’s celebrated Japantown area. And while the first night of February at the Fillmore did not feature any new bands
Los Angeles – Those that were able to witness The Black Queen on a chilly winter night in Glendale were treated to an eclectic night of music, capped off by an impressive performance by the super-group from Los Angeles. The choice to perform at Complex in the less-than-trendy city of Glendale seemed a bit surprising,
San Francisco – The walls of San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium tell quite a story. Everything from the countless concert flyers lining the perimeter of the aptly-named Poster Room to the giant, almost life-sized photo portrait of Jerry Garcia located above the eastern stairwell’s landing speak volumes to the venue’s vast history as a space to
San Francisco – The last time I saw Canadian duo Majical Cloudz was at Pitchfork Fest 2014, when their musical equipment unexpectedly stopped working and they had to perform the entire set a cappella. It was worrying at first, but they pulled it off with grace and fortitude, relying almost entirely on singer Devon Walsh’s
Chicago – New York City producers Ben “B-Roc” Ruttner and James “JPatt” Patterson rolled into the Windy City Saturday in their brand new tour bus, ready to get down. The duo have been performing in the Midwest on the Route 55 Tour, in anticipation of their debut full-length album 55. The two friends and businessmen, who perform as The Knocks, sold