New York – Total Slacker’s Record Release show at Baby’s All Right Wednesday was a total sold out success. The band took the stage with big grins, and played like it was a party. Their second full length Slip Away just came out the day before, but everyone knew the songs anyway. Total Slacker ripped through their set, with Tucker noting
New York – It’s about that time for our Matchless Showcase! On Wednesday, February 19, we are proud to present another batch of great bands to tune your ears to. For everyone in NYC, don’t let the winter freeze your insides and come out and rock to this desirable lineup: Set times: 10:45pm Old Monk 10pm Dead Waves
Brooklyn – Hiding out in the eye of NYC’s polar vortex early Saturday night, I phoned fellow Brooklyn-dwellers Blue & Gold for an interview. In the conversation that followed, band mates Chloe Raynes (guitar, vocals), Alex Kapelman (guitar, vocals), GG Gonzalez (drums) and Derek Cabrera (bass) spoke graciously with me about their foray into NY’s
New York – Last time I spoke with Total Slacker for BNB, The whole Occupy movement was in full swing, and we were talking about inspiration taken from public assembly, corporate weirdness, and cultural development. That was a little over two years ago, and since then the Brooklyn-based “slimegaze” band has challenged Olive Garden, been
New York – For any tireless music hound seeking the next sonic fountain of youth, look no further than Parisian pop-rock trio We Were Evergreen. With their first full-length album, Towards, on the horizon, the group has just made public a music video for their synth gem “Daughters.” The single itself isn’t scheduled for release
New York – Today NYC electro synth band House of Blondes release their new digital single Stereo 1 & 2. A-side “Are You Boys All Right?” is a dark, ambient pulser that feels like it could be part of a soundtrack to a Wong Kar-Wai film, evoking images of a smokey night punctuated by neon lines of a
New York – Swedish indie pop trio, aka striking lead singer/songwriter Stina Wappling and the production duo Astma & Rocwell, will return to the USA in April for a their first full tour of the states in support of twenty one pilots. A full list of tour dates is below. They are also confirmed
Austin – The Brooklyn indie-alternative band Augustines (formerly known as We Are Augustines) has come a long way since their short-lived career under the name of Pela. In their self-titled sophomore LP, the earnest trio of musicians has created something wonderful. Something hopeful and visionary, taking you somewhere that is far away but feels as
Hey-O, this mixtape is 50. And it’s a good one. First off, I had to reach back and shout out again to the January Showcase we had that was another cool one with more musical discoveries like the spazzy cyber punk trio Alien Trilogy. Later on we also caught Speedy Ortiz at Irving Plaza (pictured), maybe not the best
Los Angeles – Tel Aviv shoegaze band and recent Burger Records signing will make their live US debut at this year’s SXSW music festival in Austin. Stay tuned for their full schedule of SXSW shows. The group is set to play a week-long stint of shows up the East Coast following SXSW, including two New York shows