GUYS. Everyone's favorite down-to-earth, sweet-honey harmonizing Los Angeles band, Lady Danville (fresh off the release of their gorgeous new EP, Operating--listen below), is holding a album art design contest!  You, oh lucky one, get a chance to design the art for singles "Sophie Roux" and "Kids (MGMT Cover)" which are being released soon on iTu...

Punk rock has always been about two things: simplicity and keeping it real. When the first bands busted out of New York City in the late ‘70s and Southern California in the early ‘80s, they made sure regardless of their future stature, to never lose sight of what punk music is about. The latest of these bands, FIDLAR, has taken Los Angeles by sto...

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS TODAY NEW DATES IN JUNE ANNOUNCED FAN PRE-SALE FOR THE SUMMER DATES STARTS ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 Barsuk Records is excited to announce that Nada Surf are releasing The Dulcitone Files EP today, March 20. It is available now at digital retailers everywhere. In celebration, Nada Surf are premiering "Looking Thro...

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is excited to release the video for "Hysterical," the titular track off their latest album. Their first-ever official music video, the Kris Moyes directed "Hysterical" was premiered via MTV.com and was featured on MTV2's "120 Minutes." Hysterical from CYHSY on Vimeo. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah also confirmed a spring to...

The Los Angeles-based sextet, RACES, had a great 2011, which found the band signing with French Kiss Records, playing numerous shows in its hometown, and geared up for a record release. But last year was just a push for what the indie-folk outfit has in store in 2012. Not only is the six-piece’s debut full-length, Year of the Witch, slated for...

One thing I have learned from shooting as many shows as I have, is that opportunities often randomly present themselves and lead to some crazy outcomes. That was the exact thing that happened the last night at SXSW. A friend scored Sleigh Bells and Nas passes, sadly I couldn't make it in time for Sleigh Bells, but I was all ready for Nas to take ...