Braids Bring an Early Dose of Summer

Braids live by Sarah Hess

Chicago – Monday night marked the last show till the end of summer at The Riviera Theatre. The humidity seeped through the ornate walls. Sweat dripped down faces. But the heat didn’t seem to bother fans one bit. Flocks of Chicagoans, dressed like they were ready for Coachella, were excited to see Canadian electronic art-rock

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LIVE 105 FM’s BFD Festival

BFD 105 Fest by Corey Bell

San Francisco – This past weekend, throngs of Bay Area youth migrated to the South Bay to gather at this year’s installment of LIVE 105 FM’s BFD (acronym for Big Fucking Day) festival.  Celebrating its 21st edition, this festival is put on by the local alternative rock station LIVE 105, at the Shoreline Amphitheater in

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Villagers Live At The Echo In Los Angeles

Villagers live by Matt Matasci

Los  Angeles – Along with his two backing mates, Villagers head-honcho Conor O’Brien brought his lyrically thoughtful and instrumentally lush folk rock to the friendly confines of Los Angeles’ The Echo. The band recently released its third full-length record, Darling Arithmetic, this April on Domino Records. While United States audiences are just now beginning to

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Eoin Loveless of Drenge on the band’s new album Undertow

Drenge

San Francisco – Early on Drenge’s sophomore LP Undertow, singer-guitarist Eoin Loveless shouts in a tone tinged with obstreperous punk-rocker triumph, “we can do what we want!” That succinct declaration of autonomy and defiance adequately sums up the U.K.-based duo’s musical philosophy. Instead of simply continuing the same blistering sound terrifically exemplified on last year’s

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Corsica Arts Club Release A Summer Soaked EP

Consica Arts Club

Chicago – Everyone get excited because the LA synth-pop connoisseurs of Corsica Arts Club are releasing their debut, self-titled EP just in time for summer! The fresh four-song EP is perfect to add to your mix for pool parties, late night bonfires, and weekend road trips with your BFFs. Long-time besties Brendan Thompson (vocals/guitar) and

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Heat Live In New York City

Heat live by Ruby Hoffman

New York – Montreal band Heat played the first of two New York City headlining shows at hip East Village hotspot Elvis Guesthouse.  The quartet, comprised of Susil Sharma, Matthew Fiorentino, Raphael Bussieres and Alex Crow, are touring in support of their recently re-released EP Rooms (out on Kitsune and reviewed here by BestNewBands), and their

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