Nashville – Best New Bands had the pleasure of chatting with one of the brightest and most promising new acts to come out of Atlanta, The Shadowboxers, prior to their show here at the Mercy Lounge. This close-knit group—comprised of founding trio Scott Schwartz, Matt Lipkins, and Adam Hoffman—brings loads of charm and a spunky
Seattle – Two Portland-based bands recently brought stunning, infectious indie electro-pop to The Crocodile, thrilling the crowd with catchy melodies, impressive beats, and strong female vocals. Headlining the night was Radiation City, a five-piece with Portland origins going back to 2010. Comprised of Cameron Spies (guitar, vocals), Elisabeth Ellison (vocals, keys), Randy Bemrose (drums), Patti
Austin – Future listeners won’t have trouble pegging the early Charli XCX as music from circa 2013. That’s not a knock against Charli or last year’s praise-deserving True Romance. All I mean is that it bears pointing out Sucker’s less obvious vintage. Its raw material is taken from an earlier era, mostly punk and power
London – Let’s face it; there is just so much music out there. If you are privileged enough to get to write about music, one trick friends then play on you is to try to find new bands you’ve never come across. “You mean you really haven’t heard Mall Flood?!?” Partly this is to catch
Los Angeles – While at this very moment Kat Dahlia may not be at the top of the mainstream consciousness, her time out of the spotlight is waning incredibly thin. The genre-hopping singer-songwriter is prepared to release her debut studio album, My Garden, which will be available January 13 on Epic Records imprint Vested in
Brooklyn – In order to really appreciate tUnE-yArDs, you have to see them play live. Only after you witness with your own eyes the layered madness that leading lady Merrill Garbus sets into motion will you really value what her band does sonically. The clockwork of drumbeats and looping vocals is impressive when you listen
Nashville – For those of us already fed up with colder temperatures and shorter days, the latest release from Cristobal and The Sea is finally here. The group’s characteristic warm, summery sound is showcased beautifully on their Peach Bells EP (out this week on City Slang), and if tropical vacations emanated a sound, this is
Nashville – There’s a high demand for good, live R&B in this music-rich city, but unfortunately, it’s met with limited supply. Enter Mocha: possibly the youngest, funkiest, and most energetic R&B group to hit the Music City scene in a long while. Led by enigmatic vocalist Sakari Greenwell, Mocha is an eight-member ensemble complete with
With the release of PRhyme’s self-titled debut, 2014 will undoubtedly go down as the year of the rap “super-duo.” The two-piece hip-hop project joins critically acclaimed duo Run The Jewels in releasing one of this year’s most anticipated albums. Consisting of Royce Da 5’9” rapping over DJ Premier’s instrumental tracks, PRhyme, self-released this week, shows
Los Angeles – Catfish and The Bottlemen is an indie garage rock band hailing from Llandudno, North Wales. The quartet has been piloting the U.K. indie rock circuit for several years with a few EPs under their belt. This past year, Van McCann (lead vocals), Johnny Bond (lead guitar), Benji Blakeway (bass guitar) and Bob