New York – Breakout British band, Catfish and the Bottlemen, will kick off a headline tour June 9, 2015, at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN. The run, which follows the band’s sold-out spring tour of the U.S., includes a show at New York City’s Webster Hall (June 16). See below for itinerary. (Check out this
Chicago – L.A. glam rockers Mini Mansions have been making the rounds lately, in support of their sophomore album The Great Pretenders (Capitol Records). Good friends Zach Dawes, Tyler Parkford, and Queens of the Stone Age bassist Michael Shuman formed Mini Mansions back in 2009, while Queens was on a break from touring. After a
Chicago – Jackson-X, the alter ego of Jackson Begley, is a 17-year-old high school senior from Oshawa in Ontario, Canada, who began singing at age three. “I remember that my dad would play cassettes in the car, and I would sing along to them.” Begley’s father noticed he was actually singing along on key and
Chicago – Marlon Rabenreither is a magical man of many talents. The Los Angeles painter and mixed media artist turned musician first drew attention to himself with his persona Johnny Ruby, the founding member of Sister Ruby Band. Now he’s taken on a new alias with his brilliant solo project. As Gold Star, Rabenreither seems
New York – One month ago, the weary world rejoiced as the rock band Titus Andronicus, (hereafter +@), unleashed its single “Dimed Out” and gazed, amazed, as The Most Lamentable Tragedy,(hereafter TMLT, available July 28 from Merge Records), rocketed from its lowly status as a little-believed legend, to the most anticipated rock and roll record of 2015.
New York – Braids are a three-piece experimental pop band from Montreal, Canada. Braids decamped to a series of retreats in the mountains of Arizona, Vermont, and upstate New York to record their third album, Deep In The Iris. Surrounded by nature in all its warm vitality, the long time bandmates strove to shed the fabric of
New York – Jack + Eliza, comprised of childhood friends Jack Staffen and Eliza Callahan played a homecoming show at Mercury Lounge. The band had just returned from a short UK tour that saw them play Dot to Dot festival, showcasing a variety of up and coming acts, across the three UK cities of Nottingham, Bristol
Portland – Slaves is asking Are You Satisfied? with their latest release. The duo is bringing the best of hardcore punk to the masses with their manic, attacking sound. The Kent-based band is making waves with their success in the genre and for good reason. They are unabashed about their opinions on success, social norms,
Los Angeles – Multi-platinum group, Neon Trees, shared a music video for their new single “Songs I Can’t Listen To” with fans today. The video follows just under a month from when the song was first shared by the band. Check out the sharable clip below. The video co-stars writer, director, producer, and LGBT rights activist Dustin Lance Black,
Austin – Dawes are six years and four albums deep into their career now that All Your Favorite Bands is out (as of June 2nd). They’re still a young band, but not exactly a new one. All Your Favorite Bands seems like a good place to take stock. What have they done since emerging from