Heavy, fuzzy, psychedelic guitar rock can come from the darndest places. Whether it be the mighty Led Zeppelin, who defined the genre, to Black Sabbath, who obliterated it. Now, there’s a new band that can play a similar role, albeit 40 years later. They hail from Perth, Australia and are called Tame Impala. As we’ve highlighted in our review of...

Tame Impala may be one of the most buzzworthy new bands of 2012. After releasing its lauded sophomore release, Lonerism, in October, the Australian quintet embarked on a sold-out North American tour and on Friday night, the iconic El Rey Theatre hosted the first of two Los Angeles stops. To a beyond full house, Kevin Parker emerged onstage in ...

This year has been one of the best years for emerging bands in recent memories. With hundreds of albums released and countless live shows, the choices were plentiful and there were many bands worthy of inclusion. However, with so many great choices, we could only pick six bands as finalists. That being said, the 2012 nominees for Best New Band ar...

This is one of the things that I love about Brooklyn – amazing art spaces hide in plain sight. During the day, it’s easy to pass what looks like another abandoned, empty warehouse with a garage door rolled down. Who knows what’s in there, if anything. Then at night, the door rolls up, a line forms outside, and what’s in there is a spacious venu...

Melody Prochet recorded her first song at the age of 18 but has been playing music since she was young—growing up with classical training, studying viola and performing in an orchestra. The French multi-instrumentalist recently teamed up with Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, and together the two created Melody’s Echo Chamber. Pulling from influences l...

A breathy, rhythmic voice starts chanting, “I gotta be above it” with chugging drums following suit. Vocals introduce the melody; sounding like a life-changing revelation has just taken place. Grandiose synths interject, creating the feeling of lifting off into the air. This is all a call to get on the psychedelic rock train. All aboard, we’re li...