Sacramento – The last day at TBD Fest drew a larger crowd than I had seen all weekend, especially during the evening sets. (Ed., Best New Bands’ Day One coverage is HERE; Day Two is HERE.) The festival was clearly coming to a close, and while I was exhausted, my lungs were full of dust,
Austin – One of the biggest names in music festivals is getting bigger this year, growing to a second weekend to accommodate a larger lineup, and, maybe more importantly, a larger crowd. Austin City Limits presents a mix of pop music’s biggest new names and some welcome reunions (Outkast and The Replacements? My mind has
Chicago – The three-piece family band Tiny Moving Parts is becoming known for making marvelous math rock. Brothers Matthew and William Chevalier and their cousin Dylan Mattheisen grew up in the small town of Benson, Minnesota. With not much to do for fun in the middle of nowhere, they started making music. They’ve been playing
New York – Last year Canterbury’s Moose Blood’s released their EPs Boston//Orlando and Moving Home. The releases came only a year after the band formed and showcased such potential for young act. In only a few tracks Moose Blood breathed new life into the emo genre. Next they released their debut full length I’ll Keep
New York – Indie pop duo Tune-Yards have a new video for “Real Thing” from their recent album Nikki Nack on 4AD. Tune-Yards has also confirmed a string of December dates including four intimate nights at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg fromDecember 4-7 and a performance at LA’s Wiltern Theatre on December 10. A limited ticket pre-sale has begun
New York – Friday night’s Shakey Graves performance in Manhattan was wonderful and wild, and welcomed the weekend with a bang. The indie musician played in support of the mega-beloved blues-rock outfit Tedeschi Trucks Band, and the turnout was awash in blues fans of all generations. On stage, Alejandro Rose-Garcia is a lit stick of
Austin – “Are you going to ACL this year?” Since 2009, my answer was always “No.” I could never remember which day I’m supposed to spend refreshing the page for ticket sales, and I could never remember to save the money for scalped/second-hand tickets. For the scatterbrained and the sweat-averse, the ACL Late Night circuit
New York – Sallie Ford will begin her North American tour this Friday. Her new album, Slap Back, will be released next week (October 14), but fans can pre-order the album now on iTunes and the Vanguard Records Store. Slap Back, produced by Chris Funk (Decemberists, Black Prairie, Red Fang), introduces the indie rocker’s all-new line-up
Sacramento – The heat came back with a vengeance on the second day of TBD Fest, yet the excitement and the energy of the festival made it totally bearable. The second day had a little more variety in terms of the artists performing and tons of great new bands to check out. Drowners First up
Seattle – It all started 10 years ago when Zach Williams’ young wife broke her neck in a horseback riding accident. Told by doctors that she would never walk again, Williams took to writing down his thoughts and emotions in a journal. However, after months of rehab at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, his wife