This Saturday, the 30th, Audiotisic is going down. And rocking one of the four stages (The Boombox stage, to be exact) is hip-hop new kids The Cool Kids. This Detroit/Chicago based duo will be representing that MidWest ruthlessness out in sunny SoCal. Read after the jump to find out a little more about this group,
Ok, so you’ve read the album review, read the interview, have seen the above picture numerous times, and by now are totally like, “THESE DUDES ARE AWESOME, I MUST IMMEDIATELY IMMERSE MY BODY IN THEIR OCEAN OF SOUND” (yes, all caps entirely necessary). Well, as you’ve probably already read, they will be in Los Angeles
The Features—they’re hard to sum up, really. For those who haven’t heard of them, The Features are a four piece southern rock outfit from small-town (they go with Nashville, usually), Tennessee. They’ve been around for some time now and have had somewhat limited success in the States, though they’ve made a solid impression in the
And so Ronnie Vannucci comes crashing into the rock music scene, proving his place as a solo artist and talented musician. The Killers’ drummer and Jason-Lee-lookalike releases the self-titled, debut album from his solo group, Big Talk, comprised of Vannucci on vocals, guitar, drums, bass, and keyboard and Taylor Milne on lead guitar and back-up
Allow me to introduce to you your next favorite band: The Features. From small town Tennessee, this band is rife with a country angst, a subconscious punkiness, a little bit of whimsical sentimentality, and a really funny drummer. Signed to Kings of Leon’s record label in 2007 and straight off the making of their third
In the Mountain In the Cloud is finally here to reaffirm my ongoing love affair with Wasilla, Alaska’s very own Portugal. The Man. Out today, this is this hardworking band’s 6th studio album—they’ve been cranking out one album a year since 2006 (with each album of impressive quality, no less). In the Mountain In the
This past Saturday night, I saw thatwasthen and The Hush take on the Troubadour again. I arrived to venue under the impression that The Hush was taking the stage after thatwasthen, but as I walked in The Hush’s lead singer, Jazmine Giovanni, was winding down the set. However, the two songs that I did catch
If you’re in the San Diego area, or maybe escaping the LA doomsday that will ensue with the closing of the formidable 405, head on out to the Tin Can Alehouse on Saturday, July 16th for some awesome live music. Playing that night is Los Coyotes, Allah-Las (who wowed me when I saw them open
Let me preface this review with this: I know little about electronic music. I’m working with basically Daft Punk, a little bit of Justice and Deadmau5, Air, and Hot Chip as my main references/points of comparison. However, I look at this as a good thing because, with electronic music, I either love it and dance
Dreamy, Folky, Spooky; Vintage, American, Soulful; Haunting, Uplifting, Inspiring. These are all very apt words to describe the Nashville duo The Civil Wars and their new album Barton Hollow (February, 2011). They make me cherish every chill their music brings me, and it’s hard to describe how they layer their sweet, warm coffee shop sound