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
New York – Singer, songwriter and producer of self-described “cosmic dream pop electronica”, Luna Aura, is set to release her new EP Supernova on August 7th . This is the Phoenix Arizona native’s follow-up to her 2014’s self-titled debut EP. Luna Aura’s music has already been featured on soundtracks across VH1 and MTV, and she’s
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
Chicago – Day one of Pitchfork 2015 was a HOT one. Yes, I did just scream hot at you with aid from the caps lock. It was that hot. While temperatures soared into the 90s, with the added humidity, the real feel was in the 100s. Keeping cool and hydrated was a definite priority, but
San Francisco – Kevin Parker is no stranger to chaos. The 29-year-old mastermind behind the Australian psych-rock outfit Tame Impala has been toying with the ideas of randomness, turbulence, and cosmic madness ever since the release of Tame Impala’s 2010 debut LP InnerSpeaker. With Currents — Tame Impala’s third full-length — Parker has scaled down the
Los Angeles – Music fans at Hollywood’s venerable Hotel Cafe were treated to an impressive display of songwriting and instrumental talent thanks to Dillon Hodges and his firekid project. Raised just across the Tennessee River from Muscle Shoals, firekid displays ample amounts of the region’s musical influence. Performing as a three piece, that included a banjo
Chicago – Missouri sibling trio Radkey rolled on into Chicago to do what they do best: rock hard. Best New Bands caught Radkey opening for Fu Manchu at the Double Door. Now you’d think that since the punk band wasn’t headlining, they wouldn’t draw in much of a crowd, but you would be greatly mistaken.