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Album Review: Kisses, Kids In L.A. Featured Artist: Cayucas Holy Ghost! Lights Up The Troubadour New Song By Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros Mixtape 23: The Holydrug Couple, Elephant Stone And More Album Review: The Lone Bellow Laura Marling Charms Seattle at The Columbia City Theater Album Review: Savages, Silence Yourself Premiere: Armed With Legs - “Little Sinner” (Video) Hangout-Y’all: A Recap of Alabama’s Beach Festival Hangout Festival Album Review: The Weeks - Dear Bo Jackson
Album Review: Kisses, Kids In L.A.
It’s been three years since Kisses released its first album, and in that time Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson have looked outward, replacing the punch-drunk mood and theme of their debut with - - - READ MORE
Featured Artist: Cayucas
Over the past few years, along with electronic music, indie pop bands have found themselves in the unfamiliar position of becoming fixtures on alt rock stations, but also pop radio. Groups like Grouplove - - - READ MORE
Holy Ghost! Lights Up The Troubadour
Monday night’s Holy Ghost! Show at the Troubadour confirmed that in-the-know music listeners could turn literally any venue into a dance party. Even the most hallowed of rock halls in Los Angeles. - - - READ MORE
New Song By Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros
We're excited to share a new song from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero! "Better Days" will appear on the band's forthcoming self-titled third studio album out July 23rd via Community Music. - - - READ MORE
Mixtape 23: The Holydrug Couple, Elephant Stone And More
More new bands discovered at APF. Brigit came out digging The Holydrug Couple, who was one of “those new bands that maybe you didn’t come into the festival knowing but came out of loving.” - - - READ MORE
Album Review: The Lone Bellow
When an album of incredibly dizzying heights, regardless of textbook genre definitions, is ignored by the populous and somehow taps into the euphoric balance of heartfelt storytelling, melodic - - - READ MORE
Laura Marling Charms Seattle at The Columbia City Theater
Laura Marling is simply too charming. Marling played the Columbia City Theater in Seattle’s Columbia City last week. The old Baroque-style theater housed a quiet night of female singer-songwriters who - - - READ MORE
Album Review: Savages, Silence Yourself
When it comes to Savages’ debut album Silence Yourself only one thing is certain: this is a confrontational piece of music. It’s a smack of spittle to the face; the recoil of a revolver blast; the hang time of - - - READ MORE
Premiere: Armed With Legs - “Little Sinner” (Video)
Jim Vermillion and Nick Krivchenia have been making music together for several years, and on June 11, the duo is releasing its debut, self-titled album, Armed With Legs. To celebrate its release, - - - READ MORE
Hangout-Y’all: A Recap of Alabama’s Beach Festival Hangout Festival
Hangout Festival is a festival for everyone – the kind of music celebration that takes relaxation to the next level of intimacy. Located on the stunning beaches of Gulf Shores, Ala., the three-day festival - - - READ MORE
Album Review: The Weeks - Dear Bo Jackson
The Weeks are a band to watch for. There is much to say about this raucous group of four and their extremely talented surrogate keyboardist Alex Collier who has taken a full forward position on their - - - READ MORE
The Jacob Martin Band Blazes a Trail at Nashville's 12th and Porter

The Jacob Martin Band Blazes a Trail at Nashville's 12th...

24 May 2013

The Jacob Martin Band is electrifying. Possessing mainstream country-pop appeal blended smoothly together with a rock and blues-infected charm, the group -- comprised of...

Tom Van Buskirk of Javelin Talks Boom Boxes, Hi Beams and Familial Telepathy

Tom Van Buskirk of Javelin Talks Boom Boxes, Hi Beams...

20 May 2013

Javelin is Tom Van Buskirk and George Langford, two cousins from Providence, RI who began playing music together in 2004. But unlike many of...

Album Review: Kisses, Kids In L.A.

Album Review: Kisses, Kids In L.A.

24 May 2013

  It’s been three years since Kisses released its first album, The Heart of the Nightlife, and in that time Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson...

Features

Featured Artist: Cayucas

Featured Artist: Cayucas

23 May 2013

Over the past few years, along with electronic music, indie pop bands have found themselves in the unfamiliar position of becoming fixtures on alt rock stations, but also pop radio. Groups like Grouplove, fun. and Passion Pit, have redefined what it means to be a popular band...

Mixtape 23: The Holydrug Couple, Elephant Stone And More

Mixtape 23: The Holydrug Couple, Elephant Stone And More

22 May 2013

More new bands discovered at Austin Psych Fest. Brigit came out digging The Holy Drug Couple, who was one of “those new bands that maybe you didn’t come into the festival knowing but came out of loving.” Kristen was there too, and raved about the effulgent future...

Los Angeles Kicks Off Summer With The Jubilee Music And Arts Festival

Los Angeles Kicks Off Summer With The Jubilee Music And Arts Festival

21 May 2013

  Nothing says summer like outdoor music festivals, and though there are plenty of heavy hitters spanning the country and beyond in the next few months, Los Angeles is celebrating early with the Jubilee Music and Arts Festival - a two-day all-ages event that includes indoor and outdoor...

Premiere: Armed With Legs - “Little Sinner” (Video)

Premiere: Armed With Legs - “Little Sinner” (Video)

19 May 2013

Jim Vermillion and Nick Krivchenia have been making music together for several years, and on June 11, the duo is releasing its debut, self-titled album, Armed With Legs. To celebrate its release, we’re proud to premiere the Seattle-based two-piece’s first official music video for “Little Sinner”. The video documents the evening of...

Featured Artist: The Neighbourhood

Featured Artist: The Neighbourhood

15 May 2013

In a time when the Internet is a kingmaker, it’s hard for a band to come from literally nowhere to land on the airwaves across the globe. But when you’re a band from the farthest stretches of Los Angeles county and have only been together for 18...

Mixtape 22: Warpaint, Pyyramids And More

Mixtape 22: Warpaint, Pyyramids And More

14 May 2013

This week we're revisiting our coverage of the Austin Psych Fest. The first day of the festival Kristen immediately took to some awesome bands between hitting up $1 Lonestars and salt lick BBQ, including the brilliant ladies of Warpaint. Kristen also reviewed Pyyramids’ (the duo of Tim...

Featured artist: Born Ruffians

Featured artist: Born Ruffians

08 May 2013

The varying equation of determining what is a best new band, a rising band or a potential star is often a complex one. But above anything else, the one prerequisite that’s more important than anything else is that band needs to be great and have its brighter...

Of Monsters And Men, Vampire Weekend, Kanye To Close SNL Season

Of Monsters And Men, Vampire Weekend, Kanye To Close SNL Season

03 May 2013

Season 38 of NBC standby Saturday Night Live will finish with a musical flourish after a three-week hiatus.  This Saturday (4), guest host Zach Galifianakis will be joined by Of Monsters and Men.  A week later (11), SNL alum Kristen Wiig hosts musical guests Vampire Weekend.  And...

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Album Review: Reptile Youth

Published in Album Reviews
Thursday, 01 November 2012 18:17
    Vocalist Mads Damsgaard Kristiansen and bassist Esben Valløe started making music under the moniker “Reptile Youth” in 2009, and though it took the duo three years to releases its debut record, it wasn’t because of a lack of focus. In the interim, the Denmark-based two-piece has been making a name for itself by touring the globe and along w...

Album Review: Ultraísta--Ultraísta

Published in Album Reviews
Thursday, 18 October 2012 17:41
Ultraísta may be a brand new band, but its members are far from amateurs. The London-based trio comprises Grammy-winning producer Nigel Godrich (better known as Radiohead’s fifth member), journeyman drummer Joey Waronker and Goldsmiths College alum, vocalist Laura Bettinson. The three-piece admits that it came together through a mutual love for A...
Trying to decide who to see at my first full day at Bonnaroo was an easy selection: The Dirty Guv'nahs. Since  I missed their main set yesterday, I knew I had to catch them this time and I'm glad I did. The band drew a nice crowd when you take into consideration their early set time and small stage, but they surely didn't let the stage siz...

Crystal Fighters Tear Down The Echoplex

Published in Live Reviews
Wednesday, 06 June 2012 22:11
Tuesday night marked my second venture to a Check Yo Ponytail 2 event, and just like my first experience, the night included energetic, electronic, dance-inducing acts, with Crystal Fighters as the headliner. Before this show, I honestly did not know much about the London-via-Spain electronic five-piece, but as soon as the performance ended, I r...

Album Review: Miike Snow, Happy To You

Published in Album Reviews
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 22:09
If Miike Snow’s eponymous debut is this relatively new band’s introduction to indie-friendly electro-pop music, then this sophomore offering by Stockholm-based trio is their gate to top-40 success. For some this is a revelation, but if you found comfort in the band’s mid-tempo beats, twinkling synths and easy-listening rendition of Scandinavian e...

5 More New Bands To Check Out At Coachella

Published in Featured Artist
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 11:16
Over the past week, we’ve showcased the best new bands to check out at Coachella. Like last week, we’ve dedicated our Artist of the Week feature will again take a look at some of our favorite new bands to play at the festival that we didn’t have a chance to cover last week. Without rambling anymore, here are some more highlights from our Coachell...