Chicago – What is it about Iceland? With a total population of only 300,000+, the Nordic island cranks out über talented musicians left and right, from Björk to Sigur Rós and now Asgeir. The 22-year-old singer-songwriter, born Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson, effortlessly creates stunning, melodic folk. After releasing his premiere LP Dýrð í dauðaþögn in 2012,
Chicago – The holidays tend to halt most tours, making it the perfect time of year for local bands to showcase their talents at larger venues. This was the case for The Way Down Wanderers Thursday night at Lincoln Hall, where the Chicago transplants put on a show for their latest release: a cassette tape!
Los Angeles – Grizfolk has experienced quite the year. Opening up for Bastille, releasing the anticipated EP, From The Spark, and receiving many acclamations from critics, the band’s future is looking quite assuring. Though the quintet initially formed in Los Angeles, the members are from different parts of the world. (Ed., click HERE for our
Austin – “Are you going to ACL this year?” Since 2009, my answer was always “No.” I could never remember which day I’m supposed to spend refreshing the page for ticket sales, and I could never remember to save the money for scalped/second-hand tickets. For the scatterbrained and the sweat-averse, the ACL Late Night circuit
Sea Wolf will release its third album, Old World Romance, September 11 on Dangerbird Records. Old World Romance is the highly anticipated follow up to Sea Wolf‘s successful sophomore LP, White Water, White Bloom. Sea Wolf‘s founder and leading man, Alex Brown Church (writer/guitar/vocals), shares “After the last record, which was written and recorded far from
We’re very excited to tell you about a new remix for Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros‘ “Man on Fire” from NY’s Little Daylight. The track is now available as a download on Soundcloud. Man on Fire (Little Daylight Remix) – free download: http://soundcloud.com/edward-sharpe-mag-zeros/man-on-fire-little-daylight Man on Fire: http://soundcloud.com/edward-sharpe-mag-zeros/man-on-fire The original track appears on ESMZ’s new album Herethat was just