New York – Fresh off the heels of a successful worldwide tour, including a performance at LA’s “The Music of David Lynch” celebration, Zola Jesus announces another series of tour dates, including festival performances in the US, Canada, the UK, and Belgium. 2014 saw the release of TAIGA on Mute Records. (CD / LP / Digital) Nika’s live performance is not to be missed.
Berlin – Founded in 2011 by Andrija Spicanovic and Stevan Cirovic, VVHILE is a punk rock band that has done what many bands in their native Serbia have managed to do as of late, escape the boundaries of their small eastern European country and make an impact throughout Europe. Blending elements of experimental and pop
Los Angeles – Formed in Tel Aviv just three years ago, Vaadat Charigim has rapidly risen to the forefront of the alternative music world with 2013’s The World is Well Lost. Sinking as a Stone, their sophomore LP, is slated for release this week on Burger Records. The three piece outfit creates a sound that
Chicago – U.K. five-piece Joanna Gruesome built a heavy fan base with their 2013 debut Weird Sister. Their fuzzy noise pop had critics drooling, while feminists worldwide applauded them for being outspoken on misogyny in music, putting a definite pressure on Alanna McArdle (vocals), Owen Williams (guitar, vocals), Max Warren (bass), George Nicholls (guitar), and
Los Angeles - Fraser A. Gorman’s beautifully offbeat, gloriously sun-baked debut LP, slow gum is hurtling our way this summer. (Out on June 29, 2015 via House Anxiety / Marathon Artists / Milk! Records). The new single from the rapidly ascending, Australian troubadour is titled “Shiny Gun.” It premiered today with a music video featuring Courtney Barnett and the video shows
Brooklyn – Florida indie rockers Surfer Blood played Music Hall of Williamsburg May 11th in support of their just released third LP, 1000 Palms, noted as “their most mature record to date” by Best New Bands here and released on indie label Joyful Noise. Despite a turbulent couple of years that saw the band dropped
Portland – The Goodfoot experienced the infectiousness of Jakubi on Thursday night. The venue was one of the first stops on their second U.S. tour and follows the release of their single “Couch Potato.” The Melbourne-based five-piece already have a substantial following both in the U.S. and Australia. Their music is a twist on the
Austin – Seeing Mystery Skulls name in the SXSW music guide was liking seeing a high school classmate on the news. His name was familiar from the time we overlapped in Dallas—me going to college, him working on a nascent music career—but he was always one of those artists you tell people you’ll “check out
New York – Walk The Moon announces their “TALKING IS HARD Tour: Fall 2015″ today. The band will kick off another round of explosive live shows on October 3rd at Austin City Limits and wrap on October 26, 2015 at the Masonic in San Francisco. Walk The Moon is set to perform their multi-format, number one, certified platinum hit, “Shut Up and
Brooklyn – Local duo Weeknight, formed in 2012 and comprised of Andy Simmons and Holly MacGibbon, have been on tour across the East Coast promoting two new singles “In The Dust” and “California,” which culminated in a release party for the physical cassette tape of the two tracks, out on Dead Stare Records, at Union