Los Angeles – Thundercat will embark on an extensive live tour through the US and Europe in 2017, kicking off with two nights at The Independent in San Francisco. It marks the first headline North American tour for the virtuosic bassist / singer-songwriter since the fall of 2015, He will be joined on stage by longtime bandmates Dennis Hamm
Richmond, Virginia – St. Louis band Foxing released a stunning new video today for the song “Indica,” featuring a new version of the song with guest vocals from Tancred’s Jess Abbot. Directed by John Komar and Foxing bassist Josh Coll, the affecting video explores the far reaches of the song’s dark content. “Indica” is from Foxing’s sophomore
New York – The Head and the Heart are excited to announce that after spending 9 weeks at #1 at Triple A (and still remain in the top 5), their single “All We Ever Knew” off of their latest album Signs of Light has reached #1 at Alternative this week. In other exciting news, The
London – It’s unusual to begin a review with the punch line but after tonight’s London show by Newcastle’s Lanterns On The Lake I seriously doubt if there is another band playing quite such stately, elegiac and emotive music anywhere else right now. The austere grandeur of Islington Assembly Hall seemed wholly appropriate and it
London – On its fifth London gig in the space of a fortnight, Brooklyn band Pavo Pavo could be excused for starting to think of the city as its second home, or at least by now might have memorised the London Underground map, in its North and East quadrants. The short European hop started with
New York - Bonnaroo - the four-day long camping festival in Manchester, Tennessee - wants all of its fans to be Happy Together on the farm in 2017, and in the name of happiness, the legendary festival today announced that the 2017 ticket pre-sale starts this Friday November 25 at Noon ET. To celebrate the pre-sale, watch London Souls, Joseph,
Los Angeles – On a mellow night, in Downtown LA, at a little known venue known as The Teragram Ballroom, Bad Suns performed to an electric sold-out crowd. Off the heels of its fantastic sophomore LP, Disappear Here (which is a favorite of Vinyl Theatre’s Keegan Calmes), the hometown quartet performed 17 songs, to a packed 600
New York - Fresh off releasing the new smashing single, “HEAT” (feat. Sam Nelson Harris), New York based electronic duo The Knocks (known for its critically-acclaimed sold-out live shows) announced a massive 2017 North American Feel Good Feel Great tour. The Knocks has curated a support lineup that boasts a diverse mix of “who’s next” in electronic and dance music, including Manchester, UK multi-platinum
New York – Today MØ released her new music video for “Drum,” her new hit single co-written with Charli XCX and Noonie Bao and produced by BloodPop. The video finds MØ reunited with director Georgia Hudson, dancing on the beach, telling the story of lovers moving in separate directions, as they ultimately follow their own
Los Angeles – With 2017 just around the corner, annual “Best Of” lists will soon begin to circulate, and while we here at Best New Bands have begun reflecting on the bands that have shown brightly this year, it is clear Maryland-born, Brooklyn-grown synth-pop trio Prinze George has been staking its claim as one of the