San Francisco – Every October, for ten years, concert fans in the Bay Area have been flocking to the Treasure Island Music Festival, a small oasis located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay promising a weekend filled with music and celebration. Plagued by several last-minute artist cancellations and a very rough period of
Joshua Tree, California – “Pretty much everything about this festival is unprofessional.” That was the easiest way to reflect upon Desert Daze 2016, as we walked back to our camp Sunday night following the Brian Jonestown Massacre’s closing set. This is in no way meant as a criticism either. Desert Daze was described as the “no rules
New York - After recently unveiling the title, date, and cover art for his debut album, BIG BABY D.R.A.M., chart topping singer/songwriter/rapper D.R.A.M. released the visual for “Cash Machine,” which will appear on BIG BABY D.R.A.M. when it’s released on October 21st. The video was shot in Atlanta, GA. It was directed by Lacey Duke and is continues the fun, colorful style D.R.A.M.
New York - Acclaimed U.K. indie-folk band Bear’s Den made its U.S. network television debut on “CBS This Morning: Saturday,” with performances of “Red Earth & Pouring Rain,” “Dew On The Vine” and “Emeralds.” The songs appear on Bear’s Den’s new album, Red Earth & Pouring Rain, which debuted top 10 in the U.K. and continues to receive critical acclaim. Further more, after
London – For a relatively new band like Curse of Lono, the homely North London pub The Islington offers a ready springboard for the upwardly mobile. It boasts the kind of intimate atmosphere favoured by genuine music fans, with a decent PA system and acoustics to match. You can just about shoehorn a five-piece on
London – Perhaps it’s no accident that the acronym of new spin-off band from the UK’s Morton Valence, Black Angel Drifter, is BAD. Not that its eponymously titled debut album is at all bad – far from it – but it is typical of the black humour that MV’s front man Robert “Hacker” Jessett employs.
San Francisco – Well, it was a good run, but you can’t outrun the cruel hand of overdevelopment forever, it seems. That’s right folks: after ten years the Treasure Island Music Festival—billed as “the Festival in the Bay”—will be celebrating its last installment on the island that gave this festival its name. For those who
Los Angeles - From Indian Lakes is the multi-genre conception of California-based multi-instrumentalist Joey Vannucchi. The moniker is derived from Indian Lakes, California, where Vannucchi started writing and recording songs at the age of twenty. Over the course of three full-length albums, Vannucchi has steadily evolved both sonically and emotionally. His proclivity for subdued guitars and
New York – This weekend ushers in California’s 5th annual Desert Daze in Joshua Tree, where for three days, from October 14-16, festivalgoers from around the world will experience “what music festivals once were, while illuminating the future of what music festivals can be.” I am hoping that by the end of this weekend I will
Oakland – We all have that friend… you know the one: that one guy or gal that claims that the title of the best band they’ve ever seen live, or the best studio sessions they’ve ever surrendered to happen to belong to some random, semi-esoteric duo or trio, despite the fact that you know they’ve