San Francisco – There is something to the age-old saying, “friends become our chosen family;” it has a certain flair that inspires all of us to appreciate and love the people we surround ourselves with. Friends gained from work can turn out to be some of the best you’ll ever have. But what happens when
New York – British electronic breakout group Clean Bandit have jumped to #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their international smash single, “Rather Be” ft. Jess Glynne, and announced details of their first-ever North American headline tour. The dates (listed below) – which celebrate the group’s new debut album, New Eyes, out now on Big Beat/Atlantic Records – get underway September 15th at Toronto’s
New York – Chelsea Grin’s new studio album Ashes To Ashes (released via Artery Recordings/Razor & Tie) charges onto the charts this week debuting at #27 on the Billboard Top 200 with over 10,100 albums sold in its first week of release. This marks Chelsea Grin’s highest career charting debut and also their biggest U.S. sales week. The album also enters on a number of other Billboard charts including #4 at
Los Angeles — De Lux headlined one of LA’s many weekly free concerts, but Thursday’s performance at Made In LA Music at The Hammer Museum was more than just a live music show; it was a whirling experience for all senses. Visitors got free reign on the museum grounds, taking in the modern art, flowing
Brooklyn – Maryland’s own The Sea Life is a beloved local band well worthy of farther-flung audiences. The group’s work is engineered for lovers of long-game bedroom rock, steeped in sonic dissonance and stewed in lyrical conjecturing. Armed with just enough of a catalog to appeal to an increasing number of fans, The Sea Life has now
Los Angeles – Glasgow two-piece Honeyblood have premiered the eye-catching video for lead single “Super Rat,” along with the release of their critically acclaimed debut album. The video, directed by Camille Bennett, sees the duo “exploding romantic tropes” according to the director, creating a stylish and memorable accompaniment to the air-punching anthem of seismic proportions.
Seattle – Adam Schatz has been around the block when it comes to today’s music scene, after working with the likes of Man Man and Vampire Weekend and curating a jazz festival in New York City. But it’s his main project, Landlady, that’s set to impress with their latest record Upright Behavior. The five-piece outfit from Brooklyn
Bristol, UK - Glass Animals are pleased to unveil their reworking of Kanye West’s ‘Love Lockdown’. Having premiered the track live on Australia’s Triple J earlier this year, the band received an ecstatic reaction to it during their Glastonbury performance last month, and it has subsequently become a live favourite across their current sold-out US tour. Produced
New York – This Saturday at South Street Seaport marked the fourth installment of The Village Voice’s 4Knots Music Festival. As the masses of NYC convened in downtown Manhattan’s historic, waterfront district to revel in a day’s worth of free concerts by a handful of up-and-coming and established indie acts, the natural forces at play
New York – Speedy Ortiz are currently in the midst of a month of festival hopping (Bonnaroo, 4 Knots, NXNE, Pitchfork), which is to say that the extremely hard-working band only has to play one or two shows a week instead of seven. To celebrate this brief respite, the band, in conjunction with Adult Swim,