Some people just have music in their blood, and it’s safe to say that Jamie Jackson is one of those people. Ever since she can remember, she has been singing—whether it be to the radio or as part her church choir—but the chanteuse didn’t publicly share her gift with the world until later in life.
Timothy John Masters, Evan Michael Harfield, G Alan Busch Jr., and Ryan Pedron have all been making music for years, just not together. After moving from Gainesville, Florida to Brooklyn, New York for their own personal reasons, the four musicians reconnected in the Big Apple to experiment with new material, and thus, Conveyor was born.
What happens when a band hits its peak? In the case of Animal Collective, the answer is reverting back to the past. The most obvious indication of going back to the old days is the return of Deakin, the band’s keyboardist/percussionist/sample-maker/electronics whiz. As a quartet, the band agreed to move back to its hometown of
I saw White Arrows perform live for the first time as the opening act for UMO at the Echoplex about a month ago and instantly fell in love with this new band. Led by visionary Mickey Church, the L.A.-based quintet wooed me with their creative songwriting and energetic performance. After a successful jaunt at SXSW,
Austin Psych Fest doesn’t really need much of a description. It is exactly what it sounds like: a festival with a lineup entirely consisting of psych rock, experimental, garage noise bands, which takes place in Austin, TX the weekend of April 27-29th. This is a festival for blurring the lines of reality with alternate planes
Matthew Dear is a man who wears many hats. At once, a DJ, a dance-music producer, an experimental pop artist, and a band leader, the New York-based producer, and co-founder of both Ghostly International and its offshoot Spectral Sound, knows no musical boundaries. This was evident last Wednesday night at Los Angeles’ up-and-coming venue, Center
Deleted Scenes is comprised of four ambitious musicians who have all been writing and performing music since grade school. In 2009, the Washington, D.C.-based quartet released its debut LP, Birdseed Shirt, to welcoming ears, and hit the road. Since then, the experimental indie rockers have played, on average, over 100 shows a year. Amidst the
‘Tis the season to be merry, and what better way to do so than rock out to some of the country’s best new bands. FMLY Fest is the third annual installment of the organization’s self-proclaimed “biggest, wildest, friendliest D.I.T. (do-it-together) music and arts festival.” Spanning the length of two days (December 29th and 30th), FMLY
The Background: Ah, White Denim. I remember the very day when my love affair with their distinctly deft sounds began. ‘Twas a chilly October night last year. I was at the El Rey, seeing Portugal. The Man for the first time (read about my second time seeing them in Anaheim here!). Unsuspectingly, I stood in
On their second album, North Carolina natives EAR PWR’s sophomore effort explores an expansive set of auditory contours and certain themes that are due to the growth in their songwriting. Devon Booze’s homemade synthesizers make their debut on the duo’s self-titled follow up to 2009’s Super Animal Brothers III. The album opens up with Booze-led