Brooklyn – Florida indie rockers Surfer Blood played Music Hall of Williamsburg May 11th in support of their just released third LP, 1000 Palms, noted as “their most mature record to date” by Best New Bands here and released on indie label Joyful Noise. Despite a turbulent couple of years that saw the band dropped
Portland – The Goodfoot experienced the infectiousness of Jakubi on Thursday night. The venue was one of the first stops on their second U.S. tour and follows the release of their single “Couch Potato.” The Melbourne-based five-piece already have a substantial following both in the U.S. and Australia. Their music is a twist on the
Austin – Seeing Mystery Skulls name in the SXSW music guide was liking seeing a high school classmate on the news. His name was familiar from the time we overlapped in Dallas—me going to college, him working on a nascent music career—but he was always one of those artists you tell people you’ll “check out
New York – Walk The Moon announces their “TALKING IS HARD Tour: Fall 2015″ today. The band will kick off another round of explosive live shows on October 3rd at Austin City Limits and wrap on October 26, 2015 at the Masonic in San Francisco. Walk The Moon is set to perform their multi-format, number one, certified platinum hit, “Shut Up and
San Francisco – It doesn’t seem like The Tallest Man On Earth is planning to settle down anytime soon. The ramblin’ man persona singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson cultivated back in 2008 with his full-length debut Shallow Grave holds just as strongly on his latest effort Dark Bird Is Home. That’s not to say his sound hasn’t
Brooklyn – Local duo Weeknight, formed in 2012 and comprised of Andy Simmons and Holly MacGibbon, have been on tour across the East Coast promoting two new singles “In The Dust” and “California,” which culminated in a release party for the physical cassette tape of the two tracks, out on Dead Stare Records, at Union
Chicago – Over the last several years, Nashville’s music scene has been reborn. The city that was once known as a Country Mecca has now become the new hub for modern music, from punk and garage rock to indie and pop. It’s become the home for big dogs like Kings of Leon, Jack White, and
London – Anti-folk revivalists, The Milk Carton Kids, release their new album, Monterey, through Anti- on May 18, 2015. The two years since their breakthrough album, The Ash & Clay have been significant ones for the band; gaining recognition that has included a Grammy nomination for ‘Best Folk Album’ and winning ‘Group of the Year’ at the 2014 Americana Music Awards.
New York - Courtney Barnett’s debut album, which was released in March on Mom+Pop Music, has taken the music world by storm. Critics are hailing the Melbourne-based artist as one of the most important songwriters of her generation. Those who have never seen these songs performed now have their chance with Barnett and her band, The Courtney Barnetts,
Austin – Cherub takes the stage skipping, grinning, waving, apparently thrilled to be there. It’s just Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber wielding guitar, bass and talkbox, no drum kit in sight, and you get the impression that you’re watching a couple of best buddies. Except for being perfectly competent musicians, they play like they took