Nashville – Nikki Lane means business on her second album. Joining up with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys to produce All or Nothin, this singer/songwriter is showing her rebel side, her I don’t really give a shit what you think side. This album is 12 songs; songs of one night stands, bad attitudes, bad
Seattle – As the days are gradually getting shorter, cooler, and cloudier, Seattleites are relentlessly seeking ways to clutch on to those last days of summer. Last week, there was no perfect place to be than in Capitol Hill’s Barboza, where music lovers were treated to the breezy, atmospheric sounds of California-based band, Cayucas, on
Los Angeles – Mont Royal (Roll Call Records) is the grandiose return of Cleveland indie rockers The Lighthouse and The Whaler. It’s been three years since the quartet’s last full-length effort, This Is An Adventure. The record is both sprawling and substantially complex with its incredible build of strings, guitar crashes, and pulsating kick drums.
Chicago – Despite being a Tuesday and a school night, U.K. rockers The Vaccines packed Lincoln Hall, selling out the venue, filling it with excited fans young and old, for the English Graffiti Tour, bringing their fantastic mix of indie, garage rock, and punk. The foursome recently released their third album, English Graffiti, hence the
Los Angeles – It’s hard to believe it has been around four years since Australian band Royal Headache released their self-titled debut full length. From an instrumental standpoint, the band churned out fairly standard fast-paced garage rock; setting the band apart from the hundreds of similar bands hocking that style in 2011 was powerfully expressive
Los Angeles – Until recently, Never Shout Never has always essentially stood as the moniker for Joplin, MO singer-songwriter Christofer Drew. After several albums written only by Drew and supported in a live setting with a hired-gun touring band, Never Shout Never has become a full-fledged band with a solidified lineup. Instead of writing and
Chicago – Australia has been pumping out new bands left and right, giving us amazing acts like Tame Impala, Courtney Barnett, and The Preatures, just to name a few. This summer another group of Aussies, known as DMA’s, began to take the world by storm, touring throughout North America and Europe, playing pretty much every major festival known to man.
San Francisco – Hardly anything is shocking anymore when it comes to the twisted lyrics and aching melodies that escape from the lips of Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd. The 25-year-old Ontario native has spilled more than the lion’s share of heartache, self-deprecation, and raunchy details of his lust-fueled escapades into the microphone over the
Los Angeles – In 2013, Australian band Atlas Genius, featuring brothers Keith and Michael Jeffery, exploded onto the scene with the infectiously catchy, “Trojans.” The hit song had percolated through the minds of many listeners over the course of the following year. Now the band is back with their next intoxicating single, “Molecules.” Easily just
Los Angeles – Founded by A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs and responsible for bringing the world releases by artists such as Kid Cudi, Danny Brown, Duck Sauce, and Run the Jewels, Fool’s Gold Records is one of the premier underground electronic and hip-hop labels in the world. The label is known for its independent spirit and