Seattle – Many turned out to Tractor Tavern on Saturday night to celebrate the release of local favorite The Horde and the Harem’s new EP Fairweather Friends. It was a night filled with great music, dancing, camaraderie, and costumes made from Goodwill bed sheets. The Horde and the Harem took the stage with a palpable
Nashville – I’m just going to lay it out there: roots/bluegrass/folk music is not my thing. If I had to pick one genre to avoid, this would typically be it. However, when I saw that Whiskey Shivers was playing at the Basement, I decided to give the genre a shot. I have never been so
Seattle – Wednesday night at Seattle’s Neumos, the audience was treated to vibrant, energetic sounds of psychedelic pop rock and post-punk, thanks to Temples and Drowners. Coming from an afternoon of KEXP live studio sessions, the groups were warmed up and ready to take the stage with their too-cool-for-school attitude and infectious swagger. As Temples
Austin – I’m standing on the top floor of the three-tiered Mohawk. From my vantage point, you can see straight down Red River, past the neon Cheer Up Charlie’s sign, past Stubbs BBQ, all the way past The Swan Dive, where 6th st. meets Red River. The Mohawk sits at Red River and 10th, so
Chicago – My Friday night was simply fabulous. The weather was finally nice enough to walk around in a t-shirt, it was the start of spring break (Lemme get an “Amen,” fellow teacher friends!), and most importantly, I soaked up the vibrant, heady electro-pop of Little Daylight. I walked into the Bottom Lounge smiling ear-to-ear,
Nashville – The Sea The Sea is the brainchild of Mira Stanley and Chuck E. Costa. A new folk music duo promoting their debut album Love We Are We Love, I had the great pleasure of seeing them on one of the last nights of their tour before they headed home to Connecticut. After actively
Chicago – Have you ever been to a show so euphoric and emotionally charged it transforms you? Last time I felt that way was when I saw Sigur Rós. CORRECTION: Last time I felt that was this past Friday night when London Grammar made music a religious experience. Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic ‘Dot’
Austin – It makes perfect sense to turn a downtown church in to a concert venue. With echoing acoustics and the lights dim save for a single cross hanging backlit on the wall, almost eerily, it allows for the music to become somewhat of a religious experience. Music can save. Music can lift us up.
Seattle – Since the release of her debut single “Somebody Loves You” (and its inclusion in that one minor marriage proposal viral video), Australian artist Betty Who has been poised to become the next big pop star. And since she’s kicked off her first US tour, audiences across the country have fallen in love with
Nashville – When I prepared to go to the Deorro show at Anthem, I was not entirely sure about what I was going to be walking into. I am not typically an EDM fan (EDM, for those of you unfamiliar with the genre, stands for Electronic Dance Music) and so I was not positive I