London – Born out of experiences from an extensive bout of touring on the back of its stellar 2013 debut album, Wildewoman, the 2016 follow-up Good Grief by Brooklyn five-piece Lucius, is as individual as its predecessor. There’s a stylishness to co-founders Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig’s music and aesthetic that defines the essence of Lucius; a gloss
Chicago – Last week, Londoner Eliot Sumner made a stop at Schubas, in Chicago, during a mini North American tour, before heading to Austin, Texas for South By South West. Sumner, who is the daughter of Sting and Trudie Styler, released the debut album Information, this past January. Though, debut is a loose term. Sumner, who
Chicago – L.A. duo Cardiknox is ready to unveil Portrait, the indie pop band’s debut album. The masterminds behind Cardiknox – Lonnie Angle and Thomas Dutton – have been hard at work, making their dreams come true, despite the occasional obstacles here and there. The two met in Seattle, became friends, and together moved to New
Chicago – Friday night, the Ones To Watch sponsored co-headlining tour with Finish Ticket and Vinyl Theatre blew into the Windy City. Hoards of teenagers and twenty-somethings lined up outside West Loop venue Bottom Lounge, down Lake Street, wrapped in blankets to keep the chill out. The passing Green Line EL train blew snowy gusts as
Chicago – Despite it being a cold and snowy Wednesday night, fans packed Bottom Lounge in Chicago’s West Loop to see Kaleo. After witnessing the Icelandic band live, I completely understood why. The four-piece indie-folk band, comprised of Jökull Júlíusson (vocals and guitar), Davíð Antonsson (percussion and vocals), Daníel Ægir Kristjánsson (bass), and Rubin Pollock
Los Angeles – First things first: James Supercave is not an actual person, but the result of a long running collaboration between three musicians based in Los Angeles. Joaquin Pastor, Patrick Logothetti, and Andrés Villalobos have been playing together for years, and for the last three years they have called their current project James Supercave. The band released its debut
Los Angeles – In 2013, London based rock band Yuck lost their lead vocalist and guitar player, Daniel Blumberg. Instead of letting this setback derail their future as a band, the remaining three members trudged on. Max Bloom (guitar), Mariko Doi (bass), and Jonny Rogoff (drums) added guitarist Ed Hayes to the lineup. They released their sophomore album
Los Angeles – Following their hotly anticipated London return – where they sold-out Heaven in 3 hours – and with new album Too inching ever-closer, LA punks FIDLAR are following news of their infectious new single ‘West Coast’ by announcing their biggest UK tour to date. The band will be hitting the UK this November. Starting at Bristol’s O2
Los Angeles - Night Beds is the musical project of Colorado Springs native Winston Yellen. In 2013, the twenty-six year-old singer/songwriter crafted his faultless debut album, Country Sleep. He scored much recognition for Country Sleep’s towering vocals and arduous take on alt country. While the effort was quite memorable and beautiful, Night Beds has experimented down
Portland - Freshly graduated from high school, Austrian producer filous just dropped his first EP of original material, Dawn, July 17th. The 18-year old has taken great care not to reveal his name, or even his whole face, making his filous persona completely separate from his personal one. He plays at least 20 instruments, all of