Sometimes for a musician, it’s all about the journey to get to a particular destination. Just ask Field Report’s Chris Porterfield. As we showed in our Artist of the Week a few weeks ago, Porterfield’s path from DeYarmond Edison to Field Report has been unorthodox with many bumps along the road. We caught up with the Wisconsin-native ahead of his band’s tour with Aimee Mann, here’s what happened. DK: How old are the songs on the album? CP: I think…

Not many bands can say that they run their own label, put together a festival on a cruise ship, tour consistently, and manage to break out new material in between all of that. Nashville garage rockers Turbo Fruits can, and still find the energy to rock your face off. I recently engaged in some interesting banter with the band, discussing how Spoon’s Jim Eno influenced some song choices on their latest record, partying hard in a cave in South Dakota,…

Since its inception in 2009, Atlas Genius has been a roller coaster ride for vocalist/guitarist Keith Jeffery and the other members. The band’s humble beginnings started with playing gigs in its hometown of Adelaide, South Australia. Without songs written, the four-piece chose cover songs from bands like The Beatles and Rolling Stones to fill its set lists. But after completing a two-year project of building their own studio, the indie-rockers recorded their first song, and future hit single, “Trojans.” In…

Having a hit record is tough, but topping your native land’s album chart on your first LP? That’s something even more remarkable. But that’s how it’s gone for Rita Ora. Discovered by Jay-Z and Roc Nation three years ago, the petit singer’s distinguishable vocals and catchy tunes have made her a fixture on pop radio with her song, “How We Do (Party).” She’s worked with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and pop, including Kanye West, will.i.am, Drake and…