San Francisco – This past weekend, throngs of Bay Area youth migrated to the South Bay to gather at this year’s installment of LIVE 105 FM’s BFD (acronym for Big Fucking Day) festival. Celebrating its 21st edition, this festival is put on by the local alternative rock station LIVE 105, at the Shoreline Amphitheater in
New York – Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff announced today, that the first ever “Shadow Of The City” music festival will be held on September 19, 2015 at The Stone Pony SummerStage in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Antonoff is the curator and founder of this brand new festival. Antonoff says this about the festival: “I believe in music
Los Angeles – Along with his two backing mates, Villagers head-honcho Conor O’Brien brought his lyrically thoughtful and instrumentally lush folk rock to the friendly confines of Los Angeles’ The Echo. The band recently released its third full-length record, Darling Arithmetic, this April on Domino Records. While United States audiences are just now beginning to
San Francisco – Early on Drenge’s sophomore LP Undertow, singer-guitarist Eoin Loveless shouts in a tone tinged with obstreperous punk-rocker triumph, “we can do what we want!” That succinct declaration of autonomy and defiance adequately sums up the U.K.-based duo’s musical philosophy. Instead of simply continuing the same blistering sound terrifically exemplified on last year’s
New York – Loud & Proud Records today announced the signing of Nashville-based band, The Delta Saints and will release Bones on August 7, 2015, the follow up to 2012’s Death Letter. Produced, engineered and mixed by Third Man Records alum, Eddie Spear (Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Neil Young), Nashville’s Sputnik Sound studio provided a ghostly, psychedelic atmosphere
Chicago – Everyone get excited because the LA synth-pop connoisseurs of Corsica Arts Club are releasing their debut, self-titled EP just in time for summer! The fresh four-song EP is perfect to add to your mix for pool parties, late night bonfires, and weekend road trips with your BFFs. Long-time besties Brendan Thompson (vocals/guitar) and
New York – Montreal band Heat played the first of two New York City headlining shows at hip East Village hotspot Elvis Guesthouse. The quartet, comprised of Susil Sharma, Matthew Fiorentino, Raphael Bussieres and Alex Crow, are touring in support of their recently re-released EP Rooms (out on Kitsune and reviewed here by BestNewBands), and their
Seattle – Of Monsters and Men first gained attention in their native Iceland when they won the 2010 Músíktilraunir, the annual “battle of the bands” held in Reykjavik, and in 2011, they launched onto the global stage with their infectious, inescapable hit “Little Talks.” Since then, the Icelandic quintet has captivated audiences with their anthemic
Los Angeles – A bit like the childhood that Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad spend the 10 tracks of their debut full length eulogizing, Before the World Was Big’s brevity makes it feel a little like a blip on the radar — full of bittersweet memories and ending just when it feels like it was
New York – Toronto’s Young Empires graciously hit the public with another catchy single, “Sunshine,” which just recently debuted to much positive reception. Listen and share the audio below! In case you’ve missed it, Young Empires have quickly caught ears with previous singles, “The Gates” and “So Cruel,” which both highlight the band’s penchant for