Los Angeles – The Griswolds are an indie-pop foursome hailing from Sydney, Australia. On Thursday night at the sold-out Hollywood Palladium, the group performed songs off their 2014 debut LP, Be Impressive. The band’s members include Christopher Whitehall (vocals), Daniel Duque-Perez (lead guitarist), Tim John (bass), and Lachlan West (drums). Their wild mix of youthful
Los Angeles – Last December, the Ohio dance-pop act Walk The Moon released their second major label album Talking Is Hard. Since the release, they’ve been popping up everywhere, including on late night variety shows such Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. I reviewed the record for Best New Bands calling
New York – Girl Band has hamstrung themselves with their terrible name. It’s almost impossible to catch anyone’s attention in the infinite, overwhelming virtual SXSW of the Internet, so a first impression via a name can be of crucial importance. A band doesn’t want to allow a potential listener to write them off without hearing
Austin – SXSW starts this weekend, and it’s time for Austin to do what Austin does best: effuse about tech, gripe about traffic, and feast on live music. To the surprise of no one, this year’s sprawling lineup features lots of emerging talent. Here’s the short list of the new bands we’re most looking forward
Los Angeles – Celebrating the release of their warmly received second full-length, EarthEE, the members of THEESatisfaction put on a powerful performance at the history-filled club Jewel’s Catch One on a recent night. The dark, smoke-filled downstairs room of the huge ex-disco complex was the perfect setting for THEESatisfaction’s thought-provoking yet highly danceable brand of
Los Angeles – Despite the extended daylight and blisteringly warm weather outside, 2:54 preferred to keep things a little darker inside Los Angeles’ Echoplex. The band’s brooding yet melodic sound is best enjoyed with the lights turned way down and a healthy helping of machine-made fog flooding the stage. Led by the sister-duo of Colette
Nashville – The End is an intimate, favorite venue amongst the city’s natives. Attracting an array of different acts from young locals just starting out, to more seasoned musicians simply stopping by Nashville, The End is a preferred place to hear live music in Music City. However, it’s small, it’s gritty, and it’s dark. It’s
Austin – “I hope I made you uncomfortable,” said Mick Jenkins, catching his breath after shouting his way through “Treat Me Caucasian.” The audience whooped. “I hope I got you thinking,” he continued. But he was preaching to the choir here. Holy Mountain never closes the big garage door that opens onto the patio, and
Los Angeles – Jordan Corso is the LA-based singer/songwriter known as Cotillon. And for his set at The Echo last Thursday, he was joined by Bret Leinen (bass), Michael Mederios (drums) and Zachary Miller (guitar). (They were the second of three acts to perform, as Eleanor Friedberger was the night’s headliner.) Cotillon is a perplexing
Chicago – “It’s always fun to play a sold-out show. It’s like, ‘That’s tight!’” Marlana Sheetz of Milo Greene earned a few laughs and plenty of applause from the Chicago crowd for her 90s-esque commentary Thursday night. Sheetz and the rest of Milo Greene – Robbie Arnett, Graham Fink, Andrew Heringer, and Curtis Marrero –