Q&A with Raggi of Of Monsters and Men

Published in Interviews
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 10:03
As we’ve written about over the past few months, Of Monsters and Men are one of the breakout new bands of 2012. During their first proper U.S. tour, they’ve sold out almost every venue they’ve played and their song “Little Talks” has been on radio stations everywhere. Before they played their last show of their tour in Seattle, we caught up with ...

Dot Hacker Shares New Video

Published in Breaking News
Tuesday, 17 April 2012 13:44
The music of Dot Hacker is architectural, built on a foundation of bold, manipulated tones and supported by lush eclectic textures and angular rhythm. The band’s enigmatic sound comes from the collaboration of friends and founding members, Josh Klinghoffer, Clint Walsh, Eric Gardner and Jonathan Hischke. Before forming Dot Hacker in 2008, the fo...

Wakarusa Festival 2012

Published in Festivals
Monday, 16 April 2012 19:45
With the end of May comes Wakarusa Festival, running from May 31st to June 3rd in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. With that kind of scenery, the nature aspect is just as much a part of the festival experience as the music, and the two together is surely a powerful force. As a result, the lineup is a goldmine of world, roots, funk and psychedelic...

GOLD MOTEL Album Release

Published in Breaking News
Friday, 13 April 2012 10:38
GOLD MOTEL has announced the release date of new self-titled release.  The band's second album will be out July 3rd on their Good As Gold imprint with the band's new partner, Thirty Tigers.  

The press announcement was made today, but the band leaked a teaser video of the new material last night so their fans had the scoop.  You can ...

DIAMOND RUGS Premiere New Single, "Country Mile,"

Published in Breaking News
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 11:13
PLAYING LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN ON JUNE 25th; DEBUT S/T RECORDOUT APRIL 24th Having returned from an outstanding run of shows at SXSW, Diamond Rugs are excited to premiere the new single off their forthcoming debut, Diamond Rugs, which will be released on April 24th on Partisan Records.  "Country Mile," which features lead vocals by Dead...
For the first time ever the Parisian clothing and music emporium has compiled an eclectic selection of fresh new faces on the North American front with Kitsuné America. After booming in Japan, expanding in South East Asia and steadily developing in France and Europe, Kitsuné felt it was time to jump the (other) pond and land firmly in the USA --...
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