Portland - filous is the mysterious composer and producer that has managed to create infectious original music all while being entirely self-taught. His debut EP, Dawn, comes after his wildly popular remixes of Jose Gonzalez’s “Heartbeats”, The Glitch Mob’s “Our Demons” and Porter Robinson’s “Divinity”—and that’s naming just a few. Dawn is a five-song compilation of
New York – Because Music/Neon Gold/Atlantic recording artist Christine and the Queens has unveiled an array of plans heralding the North American version of her acclaimed debut album. A still untitled debut album arrives stateside later this year. Christine and the Queens will make her eagerly anticipated network TV debut with an appearance on NBC’s Late Night with Seth
Chicago – Last Friday, Spotify shared a blistering new session in their “Spotify Sessions” series, brought to you by the lads of Twin Peaks. Recorded at the end of SXSW this past March by the wonderful Jim Eno (Spoon), the collection shows a band firing on all cylinders. The three-song set, featuringWild Onion standouts “Making Breakfast” and “Strawberry Smoothie,” as well
Chicago – Portland twosome PRIORY has been making music lovers dance with their recent album Need To Know, and they certainly had fans dancing in Barbados over the Four of July weekend! The Oregon indie dance duo, comprised of Brandon Rush and Kyle Sears, has been making music since 2009, but it was the 2014
San Francisco – Trying to pin a label on the music of Bent Knee is like trying to effectively interpret the series finale of The Sopranos – you can get close but you’ll never figure out the exact meaning. Just what was Tony looking at before the screen went black? And why the hell were
Los Angeles - As relative newcomers to the ever-crowding garage revival scene, White Reaper proudly wear their influences on their sleeves. From “Make Me Wanna Die” to “B.T.K.”, the Louisville, KY quartet dissects punk rock history. They own both the punchy ’77 pop influence of The Buzzcocks and the organ-heavy lo-fidelity influence of Lost Sounds. White
Chicago – The final day of Pitchfork 2015 was hands down the best of the three. The weather was almost perfect, with no rain and temps in the 80s. Yes, we could’ve done without the humidity, but it’s Chicago, so who are we kidding! More importantly, Chicago’s very own Chance the Rapper and The Social
New York – James Bay will perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday July 21, 2015. This marks the acclaimed UK troubadour’s Tonight Show debut. He’ll be playing the latest single from his critically acclaimed full-length debut album, Chaos And The Calm [Republic Records], “Hold Back The River.” On the heels of his previous sold out U.S. run, Bay returns to North
Los Angeles – Coming out on stage with floppy ball-caps and cut-off jeans shorts, Slam Dunk certainly have the look of a road-worn touring band. Despite the fact that the band members played fast-and-loose with their songs’ structures and had no issue taking short break mid-song to goof around with each other, the skuzzy noise-pop
Chicago – Day two of Pitchfork Fest was wet and wild. Rain came pouring down a little after three, forcing the festival to close. People were ushered out of Union Park and readmitted later in the afternoon, when the fest kicked back off at 4:20. Go ahead and laugh. We all did. It made the