Los Angeles – Wild Child has a ton of L.A. groupies. It’s surprising—a gypsy band from Texas, whose main components are a goofy guy with a thick mustache and a ukulele, and a barefoot, bed-head blonde playing a violin. They’re not exactly Justin Bieber swoon-worthy. But their performance felt less like a stop on their
New York – Every month, Red Bull puts on this concert series called Red Bull Sound Select, where they get a collective of local curators in a city to put on a show where they introduce new bands they think people should hear about. The latest Sound Select show was curated and hosted by East Village
Seattle – Those Darlins and Diane Coffee played Seattle’s Barboza. I’m going to assert that Those Darlins were having an off night because I refuse to accept that a band with such promise and clout as performers regularly put up such a tiresome act. I still have faith in Those Darlins. Diane Coffee, on the
Los Angeles – Last American Buffalo is a very accurate description of what this band is: ‘70s cowboy. A cross between hoedown and Led Zeppelin, with the flannel shirts, high-heeled boots and bolo ties to match, they’re like the American buffalo itself – steeped in history and representing an all but forgotten genre. Playing at Silverlake venue The Satellite, to a sparse hipster crowd
New York – What is it about “girl bands” that makes us feel the need to include the gender qualifier? It’s not like all girl bands are super rare or play any differently than a band with all guys, or guys and girls. Or is it? What’s the difference? Sure, it’s not impressive unless the
Seattle – Deltron 3030 played Showbox at the Market November 17. Any Deltron 3030 fan has been waiting patiently for the Oakland trio to give us some new music and new shows and they’ve finally delivered. It was well worth the wait. A “lead” (if you will) rapper can easily become the show and overshadow
Los Angeles – A$AP Ferg is under the weather. The Turnt x Burnt tour is Ferg’s first as a headliner. He’s brought his A$AP Mob cohorts (minus Rocky) with him on the road and tonight’s sell out at the Glasshouse is exactly the midway point of their cross-country trek. 14 shows remain and sold out houses have been the norm. Ferg’s tour manager
Austin – Twenty One Pilots has cultivated a reputation for putting on enthralling live shows, and on Saturday, this reputation was put to the test. Consisting of vocalist/pianist Tyler Joseph and drummer/keyboardist Josh Dun, the young duo managed to sell out their show at Emo’s, which is certainly no small achievement for a new band. However, they refused
Los Angeles – Lost in the fiery Nirvana Bleach era fuzz of Derek Watson’s guitar Isabel Almeida, vocals, points her finger toward the exposed ceiling. Pink hair falls in her face as she grips the microphone tightly. In the closing moments of the grungtastic “Acid Head” her blood-curdling wail has gotten everybody’s attention. Hunters is
London – Since the release of their exceedingly well received debut album “Sistrionix” in June this year, much fuss has been made about Californian duo Deap Vally. After meeting at a needlework class (really!) in 2011, Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards have developed an unconventional sound which is mesmerising, yet hard to pin down. There’s