Villagers Live At The Echo In Los Angeles

Villagers live by Matt Matasci

Los  Angeles – Along with his two backing mates, Villagers head-honcho Conor O’Brien brought his lyrically thoughtful and instrumentally lush folk rock to the friendly confines of Los Angeles’ The Echo. The band recently released its third full-length record, Darling Arithmetic, this April on Domino Records. While United States audiences are just now beginning to

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Heat Live In New York City

Heat live by Ruby Hoffman

New York – Montreal band Heat played the first of two New York City headlining shows at hip East Village hotspot Elvis Guesthouse.  The quartet, comprised of Susil Sharma, Matthew Fiorentino, Raphael Bussieres and Alex Crow, are touring in support of their recently re-released EP Rooms (out on Kitsune and reviewed here by BestNewBands), and their

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The Moth & The Flame live at The Echo

The Moth And The Flame live by Matt Matasci

Los Angeles – For the past few weeks, The Moth & The Flame have graced The Echo’s stage during their co-residency alongside Freedom Fry. The Los Angeles-by-way-of-Provo, UT band is gaining attention for their catchy and well-produced brand of alternative-pop. Plenty of Los Angeles locals made their way to the venue to take advantage of

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SANDY Alex G at Mississippi Studios

SANDY Alex G live by Dakota Smith

Portland – “You all seem like nice people” was wunderkind Alex G’s reaction to a crowded Mississippi Studios, where he proved that his uncanny knack for songwriting has spanned far beyond the basements of Philadelphia house shows. No longer a solo act, SANDY Alex G is the songwriter’s new live experience that has brought his

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Wolf Alice Takes Austin Back to the 90’s

Wolf Alice live by Will Jukes

Austin – North London’s Wolf Alice supposedly has roots as a folk band, but you would never guess it hearing their Holy Mountain set in Austin last Friday. The setlist was front loaded with the group’s loudest indie/hard rock hybrids, songs like “Fluffy” and “She”, carefully engineered with lengthy instrumental breaks for relieving head-thrashing urges.

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Speedy Ortiz Delivers at The Echo

Speedy Ortiz live by Matt Matasci

Los Angeles – It was pretty fitting that just before the four members of Speedy Ortiz took the stage at Los Angeles’ The Echo, Pusha-T’s boastful trap-hop single “Numbers on the Boards” pulsed through the venue’s PA. Sadie Dupuis and company’s latest release for Carpark Records, Foil Deer, has been universally praised for its powerful

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