I’ve always kind of imagined the members of Fol Chen writing songs the way scientists would conduct experiments in a laboratory, with beakers and Petri dishes and controlled explosions and all that. After speaking with guitarist Samuel Bing and Vocalist Sinosa Loa for 20 minutes while waiting for a round of hot toddies, I learned all kinds of things about Fol Chen, from how they created a tetrahedron musical etch-a-sketch to how they made three songs car crash into one to…

  Eric James and Mason Ingram define their musical genre as “Urban Walking Music,” on their Facebook page, but the Brooklyn jokesters have a lot more to offer than just tunes for mulling around the city. The singer/producer and drummer began playing music together in the beginning of 2010 and early this year released their first LP, Twistification, under the moniker “The Last Royals”. Since then, the anthemic indie duo won over crowds at this year’s SXSW and is gearing up…

If the guys in Audacity know one thing, it’s how to have fun. The Orange County bred punk rockers have been playing music together since Elementary school, and though they have grown up since then, they still focus on having a good time, and it’s worked out in their favor. The quartet is gearing up for a month-long tour with the legendary Man Or Astro-Man?, including a show at L.A.’s The Satellite on Friday, May 10, before playing dates with…

I met up with Elephant Stone in a quintessential Austin-type bungalow in South Austin. Upon my arrival, the group offers me tea and coconut water. We sit down in the living room – myself, Rishi Dhir (bass, vocals, sitar) Gabriel Lambert (guitar, backing vocals), Stephen (Venk) Venkatarangam (keys, bass), Miles Duprie (drums), Rishi’s wife Kirsty, their three year old daughter and band manager Ted. It is an intimate setting. We dive into a conversation of sorts. The Montreal quartet is…