Small, intimate venues can kiss Local Natives goodbye. They’re ready for amphitheater settings, as they recently proved at Live on the Green, a weekly series of free, outdoor concerts hosted by the city of Nashville and its favorite independent radio station, Lightning 100. Local Natives commanded a huge stage and all the bodies that could
With each venue stacked and crammed throughout Austin on this heated Friday night, we know the one and only place to be. That friends, is at our preferred venue, Mohawk, to see the likes of a talented goth-folk queen in the flesh – Miss Chelsea Wolfe. The L.A. singer-songstress embodies the heart of atmospheric wasteland
MusicfestNW has been a Portland staple since its creation in 2001. In the following decade, both the local community and international music scene have helped MFNW evolve into the third largest indoor festival in the United States. More than 30,000 music lovers descend on the City of Roses for the six-day fest, which hosts more
The punk drummer, truck driver, deep-voiced experimental country crooner Daughn Gibson rolled through Brooklyn recently, playing an enigmatic set with a backing band at Glasslands. I saw him once before at Knitting Factory during CMJ last year, when he was just with his drum machines, samplers, and librarian-esque keyboard player. This time around he was
The late evening hours are beckoning hours in Austin. They call for the strange, the enthusiastic, the music-lovin’ Texans and company to come out of hiding from the heat to enjoy the bountiful tunes in the city that is the live music capital of the world. Last Tuesday night was no exception – Austin’s Mohawk
The second day of Bumbershoot had some pretty big names. It was “Barsuk Records Day” (celebrating the label’s 15th birthday) so we were treated to The Joy Formidable, David Bazan and Death Cab for Cutie playing Transatlanticism straight through. Oh, and the Zombies and the Breeders also played so it was definitely a big day
Standing out amongst an eight-band lineup is no small feat, but The Get Togethers did just that when we saw them play a quick, three-song set at a showcase series hosted by Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) and Nashville’s Mercy Lounge music venue. The Get Togethers were unique in their accessibility. Their songs were both emotive
Old Monk is one of the first bands that I became aware of because of a post on BestNewBands.com, back in 2011 when our past writer Jesse wrote his review on the band, colloquially complimenting the band on their outstanding musicianship and instinctual genre-bending. Just from this description I felt that this was something I could
The word “Bumbershoot” is apparently defined as a combination of umbrella and parachute and in the early 1970s it was used to describe a Seattle festival that celebrated northwest arts – performing arts, visual arts, musical arts. Today the same holds true as the 2013 Bumbershoot, in its 43rd year, is already covering a vast
It’s late August and it’s hot in Austin. Not even a few, cold Lonestars have enough cooling powers to combat the 100-degree weather. It’s the presence of PAPA, the Los Angeles brainchild of drummer/lead vocalist Darren Weiss and bassist Daniel Presant, backed by guitarist Evan Weiss and keys player Ben Usen, that bring the