Austin—Why do punk and blues make such great, timeless bedfellows? What synergy has kept Jack White, the Black Lips, and the Black Keys popular since the turn of the century? How, 15 years later, has Benjamin Booker made something new and thrilling in a subgenre that appeared to be all out of new frontiers? Whatever
New York – Indie rock band, On An On, are excited to announce the upcoming release of And The Wave Has Two Sides, which comes out July 24, 2015 via Roll Call Records. The Minneapolis based trio recorded the follow up to their debut album, Give In, at the famous Sunset Sound studios in Los Angeles with legendary producer
Chicago - Django Django, the British quartet made up of Dave Maclean (producer/drummer), Vinnie Neff (singer/guitarist), Jimmy Dixon (bass) and Tommy Grace (synths), are about release their sophomore record, Born Under Saturn, which comes out next week via Ribbon Music (and Because overseas). Today, the band present the music video for their second single, “Reflections,” which shows
New York – Foxtrax, an emerging, New York based, indie rock / alternative group, isn’t letting their status as a young band stop them from going places. The band, Ben Schneid (Vocals, Guitar, Keys), Jared Stenz (Bass) and Jon Stenz (Drums) has been steadily releasing singles over the past few months, gaining fans along the way. The most recent
Chicago – Milky Chance first stole hearts with their irresistible single “Stolen Dance.” Then came the release of their debut album, Sadnecessary, through their label Lichtdicht Records. Now the German duo is seizing emotions and selling out shows, touring the world. Singer and guitarist Clemens Rehbein and producer slash percussionist Philipp Dausch, along with guitarist
Brooklyn – San Francisco indie folk duo, The Dodos, have just debuted a new video for their single “Goodbyes & Endings,” which we have here for watching below! This music video represents the exciting completion of a three-part video series and the sixth overall installment for Meric Long and Logan Kroeber, the gentlemen of The Dodos.
Los Angeles – With a voice that could move mountains filling every corner of The Echo on Thursday, one would expect the source of these resonant sounds to be of substantial proportions; instead, Lady Lamb leader Aly Spaltro is a young woman of pint-sized stature. Just as Spaltro’s diminutive stature belies her power as a
Los Angeles – In March, Oxford, Mississippi five-piece Young Buffalo debuted their first LP House via Votiv Recordings. Coinciding with the release, the indie rock act, which was formed by high school friends Ben Yarbrough and Jim Barrett in 2009, played at last month’s SXSW festival. Leading up to their proper debut record, Young Buffalo
Chicago – U.K. duo Nai Harvest is back with LP number two, or what guitarist Ben Thompson calls their “proper” debut. Hairball (Top Shelf Records) is a change of pace for Nai Harvest, previously known for making emo girls swoon with 2013’s Whatever (Dog Knights Productions). Thompson and drummer Lew Currie held on to that
Portland – The Crystal Ballroom saw one of its hippest crowds Wednesday night, and they were there to dance to the sweet, sweet weirdness of Mac DeMarco. The crowd had an energy quite like DeMarco’s—serious in their dedication to truly good music, absolutely no qualms with breaking rules, and an almost contagious effervescent attitude. Demarco’s