Los Angeles — White Fence’s distinctly warped sound was just what was needed to get a crowd of hipsters’ heads bobbing. Tim Presley and his crew were like something out of the mod era, but rolled around in the dirt. They walked onto the stage with disheveled mop tops and managed to envelop the crowd
Portland - “Show me love. Show me love.” These words seemed suspended in air, plaintive and fragile like snowflakes, before wafting gently into the ears of the audience. The room was almost dead silent when Hundred Waters began their performance Sunday night at Portland’s Mississippi Studios. Each line from the band’s first song, “Show Me Love,”
New York – The John Steel Singers’ Everything’s A Thread is an album characterized by a psychedelic, chaotic, and occasionally hallucinogenic sound. Scott Bromiley, Tim Morrissey, Ross Chander, Pete Bernoth and Luck McDonald have created an album that doesn’t variety much in sound, but rather hunkers down in a direction, solidifying all that dream-like haze
Chicago – The day started off beautifully: the sun was shining, the crowds were pumped, and music was flowing in every direction. Alas, it was all too good to be true. Chicago weather had a different plan. Halfway through the day, the rain came poring down, but that’s not to say the rainy afternoon blues
Los Angeles — Although the Lower 48 have only three members, their collective sound is bigger than most five-piece bands. After relocating to Portland, Sarah Parson, Ben Braden, and Nick Talk have reached a level of style that is endearing, memorable, and will force any listener to get up off their feet and bop to
Los Angeles – Fresh off a European tour that included shows with Kings of Leon and Neil Young and performances at numerous festivals, including British Summer Time in Hyde Park, The Last Internationale will perform at U.S. festivals including Lollapalooza in Chicago (August 2), the Monster Energy Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, CA (September 13) and the Austin City Limits
Portland – Anyone who knows me at all knows that I am a hopeless sucker for bands with a lead female vocalist. Paramore, Beach House, Haim, you name it; I’ll fall head over heels in love with any confident, quirky woman who can sing me pretty words. So naturally I was eagerly anticipating the Pure
New York – Elektra Records has announced the label debut from acclaimed singer/songwriter Fences. “LESSER OCEANS” – which includes the new single, “Arrows” featuring Macklemore and produced by Ryan Lewis – arrives everywhere on October 14th. “LESSER OCEANS” is available for pre-sale beginning today (see below), with all orders receiving instant downloads of both “Arrows”
Chicago – The Boston-based Magic Man had already begun to play “Waves” when lead singer Alex Caplow came energetically skipping out on stage. His enthusiasm held strong all night, leaping feverishly around, tossing himself into the audience, and whipping his microphone cord like a lasso. His fiery showmanship and Magic Man’s fun indie-pop made for one
Seattle – It’s been a long, hot weekend, but Capitol Hill Block Party goers were eager for more music starting under the sun, and going well into the night, on the final day of the festival. Though the biggest draw of the night was A$AP Rocky, plenty other artists earned their fair share of audience members.