SXSW is electric – everywhere and we do mean each street, bar, corner, park, coffee shop, parking lot and grocery store is bursting at the seams with people indulging in good music. With the worlds best new bands taking to stages just blocks away from one another, our time in Austin has become a delightful
March is an exciting time in Seattle. Not only do the rainy days lessen (if only slightly) and we get more frequent reminders of the that fact that we’re surrounded by some pretty great mountains, but local community radio station Hollow Earth Radio is host to Magma Fest – a month long showcase of
I was lucky enough to get into to the first of two sold out Atlas Genius and Imagine Dragon shows at the House of Blues in Chicago this past week. As I took my place in the photo pit I was able to take a moment and survey the crowd. While the main floor was
In the middle of a gloomy, drizzling freezing wet northeast week, a gem: Jack Daniel’s Presents Hand Crafted: A Celebration of Brooklyn Bicycle Builders. This event, at New York’s Knitting Factory, featured three of my favorite things, two of which are already apparent; whiskey and bicycles. The third is an easy guess as well, since
Monday nights at The Satellite in Silver Lake have long been a bastion for newer and up-and-coming bands to showcase their talents. These free month-long residencies (throughout the city for that matter) allow for musicians to hone their craft and build their fanbase in the most organic of ways: via word of mouth. This past
Los Angeles’ Bootleg Bar could not have chosen a better time to host a Monday night residency with Hunter Hunted. The Los Angeles-based duo of Dan Chang and Michael Garner made their television debut on Conan last week, and by Monday night the buzz had spread like wildfire across the city, alluring a large
When I first heard that The Gaslight Anthem was playing Chicago, I knew their fans would be excited. Besides festival appearances this would be the band’s first headlining show in over two years. What really caught my attention was when I saw who the two opening act were: The Bouncing Souls and Cory Branan.
If you’re at all familiar with Grave Babies, lead singer Danny Wahlfel’s recent response to a question from IntoTheWoods.tv about song meaning might not be all that shocking— “They’re pretty much just all about depression and nihilism. A lot of nihilism going on.” That’s fair, considering the aesthetics of a band that’s LP (Crusher,
Monday night shows usually bring a special type of crowd and The Postelles recent Chicago show at The Bottom Lounge was had exactly that. I followed the sound of screaming youngsters at this all ages event towards the stage and grabbed a spot off to the side. Perfect for watching the openers, Ambassadors and
It’s always interesting to see what similarities or disconnects form when the lead singer of a group breaks out on their own with brand new solo material. Inevitably, you’ll have hardcore fans who clamor for songs from the original outfit, and hopefully some new fans that are coming to the new material all fresh and