Chicago – Warning: If you can’t deal with mosh pits, crowd surfing, and a little blood, sweat, and tears, then an Orwells concert is NOT for you… or perhaps you just need to grab a seat in the balcony. But if you can let loose, get crazy, and go with the flow, I highly recommend
Seattle – On one of the first truly sunny days in March (Seattle isn’t just rain, folks), I was driving with the windows down and listening to 90.3 KEXP. A song started to play that instantly captivated me with its beat, attitude, and lyrics, “I am set in stone, I am Rushmore…I change for no
Chicago – Nikki Taylor, Matt Lewkowicz, and Eric Zeiler have been turning heads and heating up dance floors with their official remixes for bands like Passion Pit, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and Atlas Genius. However the Brooklyn trio, known as Little Daylight, are proving themselves fully capable of creating their own catchy tunes.
Nashville – Sylvan Esso is a name that has been popping up on tastemaker music blogs with more and more frequency over the past year. Their music is so electric, so sticky that it’s difficult to declare which of the three songs they’ve released is the strongest. Sylvan Esso delivered on a much anticipated South
Houston – If you’re going to go to Houston, TX, you’ll want Fat Tony to show you around. As I was told by one gentleman, “Fat Tony runs Houston yo.” Luckily, I had Anthony Obi, better known as Fat Tony, to show me around this weekend. Though I’ve seen him many times in Austin and
Los Angeles – Community Music’s crash (versatile vocalist Christopher Richard) is excited to announce a handful of tour dates this spring and summer. He will be supporting Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros for a handful of dates this June, including at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN on June 5. crash is touring in support of the release
Brooklyn – Last Monday marked the announcement of Craft Spells’ sophomore LP, Nausea, due out June 10th via Captured Tracks. Along with news of the release came the first single from this Californian beach-wave wonder. Justin Vallesteros’ songwriting hovers somewhere between dream pop and indietronic, wistful enough to roam to yet bolstered by a concrete
New York – We switched it up this showcase, widening our musical lens to feature artists of the electronic variety. This was also a lineup of solo artists, each with their own highly individual styles on beat wielding and performance art. First up was Quitzow, who was like a human octopus, with a hand on each
Chicago – Unless you’ve been living under a rock, by now you’ve heard the hit single “San Francisco” by the Mowgli’s. Formally an octet, the recently turned septet consists of Dave Appelbaum, Colin Louis Dieden, Katie Jayne Earl, Josh Hogan, Matthew Di Panni, Spencer Trent, and Andy Warren. The California band mixes rock, folk,
Nashville – I always have a great appreciation for a band that doesn’t just play a certain genre of music, but lives and breathes that genre. If you’re not quite sure what I’m talking about, then buy a ticket to see Whiskey Myers. I was lucky enough to see this band take the stage at