Chicago – New York City producers Ben “B-Roc” Ruttner and James “JPatt” Patterson rolled into the Windy City Saturday in their brand new tour bus, ready to get down. The duo have been performing in the Midwest on the Route 55 Tour, in anticipation of their debut full-length album 55. The two friends and businessmen, who perform as The Knocks, sold
New York – Following last Friday’s release of Adore Life, Savages are excited to announce the second leg of their 2016 US headlining tour. The band will bring their brutally spellbinding live show to LA, SF, and Pomona the week between Coachella performances, and will play the Midwest and Canada in May, culminating with a
Los Angeles – Ty Segall is relentless in his pursuit of covering the great American rock ‘n roll songbook. He has taken on a number of personas and new incarnations that David Bowie himself would have to be impressed with. His solo career got started with simple garage punk on Lemons and Melted, and then
San Francisco – We love Skylar Spence. It’s hard not to. Ryan DeRobertis’s debut LP Prom King under the moniker (he formerly produced vaporwave tracks under the name Saint Pepsi, until the soft drink giant issued a cease-and-desist) was an easy favorite of 2015, blending zappy guitars and infectious electronic beats to create a colorful
Los Angeles – South African-born Jean-Philip Grobler, aka St. Lucia is prepared to release his much anticipated sophomore record, Matter via Columbia Records. Grobler, who is now Brooklyn-based, released the first single, “Dancing On Glass,” a fetching 80s-inspired dance track last October. It was teeming with hooks and synth-pop beats. While Grobler has been dropping
Chicago – Nashville rockers Bully played Tomorrow Never Knows Fest for the second year in a row, and yet again, they kicked ass! Last year the foursome supported Cloud Nothings. This year it was METZ, who they had been touring the East Coast with. I could definitely become used to Bully becoming a TNK staple!
Los Angeles – The world has had to wait a relatively long time since it was last graced with a true Ty Segall solo album. Okay yeah, it has been around two years since Manipulator came out, but for a guy that had everyone used to his LP-a-year clip, it feels like a decade. Of
New York – Just home from a European tour, singer-songwriter Trixie Whitley has now announced North American tour dates in support of her highly anticipated new album, Porta Bohemica, due out February 5. The tour starts in Boston on March 3 at Brighton Music Hall and ends in Los Angeles at the Teragram Ballroom on
Los Angeles – Music lovers in Los Angeles were treated to a unique genre mix at the Bootleg Theater. The venue is known for hosting an eclectic range of musicians, but rarely are two bands that are so different placed on the same lineup. This made for an interesting experience for all of those in
London – As Lissie gears up for the release of her new album My Wild West, she is pleased to share the video for the album’s first single ‘Don’t You Give Up On Me’. My Wild West chronicles a 12 year chapter of Lissie’s life spent in California and hints on her desire of a new adventure. The