Editor’s Note: Our Zach Klassen was on hand at Sasquatch! this year. Here are his dispatches from the event. DIIV If I had any doubts about DIIV before, I now realize it is only because I hadn’t seen them live. Sure, most bands benefit from a live setting, as the tension from an audience can
This year has been one of the best years for emerging female artists in recent memory. With hundreds of albums released and countless live shows, the choices were plentiful and there were many worthy of inclusion. However, with so many great choices, we could only pick five as finalists. The 2012 nominees for Best New
Reading and Leeds are technically the same festival, held over the same three-day weekend, with all the same bands performing across seven different stages. What’s the difference, then? Just that one is held in Reading, England, and the other is in Leeds, England. Reading is the original leg of the two, and is in fact
Having established itself of the hottest festivals in the country, the Pitchfork Music Festival, which takes place in Chicago, is one of the best places to find new and old indie music. Taking place in from July 13-15 in Union Park, this year’s headliners include Feist, Grimes and Vampire Weekend. That being said, here our
With a handful of upcoming US festival appearances and a string of Canadian Dates with Skrillex and Diplo, Grimes is now announcing the Mythical Gymnastics tour. An extensive North American Fall headlining tour, Grimes will be joined on the road by Myths and Elite Gymnastics. Click here to see the Mythical Gymnastics tour art, designed by artist Leif Podhajsky. Photo
June 20 – 23 – Calgary, AB, Canada FEIST, THE HOLD STEADY, ARCHERS OF LOAF, STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS, GRIMES, TIMBER TIMBRE, ANDREW W.K., THURSTON MOORE & Many More Confirmed! Olympic Plaza Tickets To Go On Sale Saturday at 10am via www.sledisland.com or www.ticketmaster.ca Festival Passes On Sale Now! Western Canada’s largest