London – Let’s face it; there is just so much music out there. If you are privileged enough to get to write about music, one trick friends then play on you is to try to find new bands you’ve never come across. “You mean you really haven’t heard Mall Flood?!?” Partly this is to catch
Austin – By Saturday morning Fun Fun Fun Fest had gotten the gates under control, by which I mean it was elbow-to-elbow in the festival grounds. I can only assume things got weird in the designated make out area. Very few people seemed to mind. Saturday featured some great sets, including Twin Peaks’ daytime set.
San Francisco – We’re in the thick of festival season and this weekend brings one of the best festivals for new bands. Outside Lands offers a broad spectrum of acts from different genres over four main stages, while in addition offering a comedy venue and a DJ tent to boot. Like many festivals of this
Chicago – The final day of a weekend festival is always bittersweet. Even though you are exhausted, you dance and sing as if there’s no tomorrow, fighting off the inevitable: the wave of melancholy that will wash over you when you exit the festival grounds with the masses, calmed only by thoughts of doing it
New York – April was a strange month of extremes, and so naturally this mixtape is bound to be. Prepare for a winding road that features the joyful new Record Store Day release from The Julie Ruin, the wild careening of Greys, a deliciously ominous production from Son Lux featuring Lorde, heavy soul from Silent
Also taking place over New Year’s weekend, where the climate is currently more temperate, is Pyramid Rock Festival. The backdrop for this fest is Phillip Island, which apparently is renowned for some of the best surf and swim beaches in Victoria, AUS. It’s a great place to hear new music. All tickets to the
As of now, it looks like the number of artists performing at this year’s CMJ Music Marathon is exceeding 1.200. It seems that the folks at CMJ and Music Plus have anticipated some possible head explosions, and created CMJ Discover – a search tool that helps you find the best artists to check out based
Who: Trip Like Animals with The Brambles and guestsWhere: The Sunset – Seattle, WAWhen: Wed., October 5, 2011Cost: $6.00Age Restriction: 21+ Who: Radical FaceWhere: Brick and Mortar Music Hall – San Francisco, CAWhen: Thursday October 6, Doors – 8:00pm Show – 9:00pmCost: $10 Advance, $12 DoorAge Restriction: 18+ Who: PS I Love You w/ SUUNSWhere: Mercury Lounge –