Chicago – Australian rockers The Rubens are set to release sophomore album Hoops this March, in the U.S. In 2012, the five-piece, comprised of the three Margin brothers, Zaac (guitar), Sam (vocals/guitar), and Elliott (keyboards), and long-time friends Scott Baldwin (drums) and William Zeglis (bass), earned critical acclaim with a chart-topping, self-titled debut album. The Rubens’ marvelous mix
New York - Friends since childhood, Patrick Phillips (vocals/guitar) and Tyson Moore (lead guitar) found each other again in a Bushwick basement where they began writing much of what would become Honduras’ early material. Inspired by late 70’s punk, but mixing in aspects of garage and indie, Honduras played Brooklyn’s DIY venue scene tirelessly and garnered
Los Angeles – The Echo boasted an incredibly stacked lineup on Wednesday evening, hosting two of the Pacific Northwest’s hottest new indie bands: Deep Sea Diver and Radiation City. Seattle, Washington’s Deep Sea Diver technically served as the opener for Portland, Oregon’s Radiation City, but the club in Echo Park was packed from the moment Jessica Dobson
Los Angeles – Like all good New Jersey boys, Brian Fallon grew up with a love of Bruce Springsteen. The searing commentary and bittersweet melodies of The Boss have captivated the entire nation, to be sure. But folks from Jersey share a special bond with the rock and roll icon, a more intimate understanding of the locations, principal
Los Angeles – Need Your Light, the new record from indie-pop vanguards Ra Ra Riot, is the band’s brightest and most inspired work yet. The once baroque-pop, Brooklyn quintet is now utilizing synthesizers more than ever before. This was quite apparent on their 2013 record Beta Love, a rapid change in direction for a band with such
Berlin – For those that were on the fence on the survival of electro-punk rock, fret not. The music industry – and many of its genres – is always subject to peaks and valleys. For fans of a certain sound, there have been questions as to who would arrive on the scene to save rock – specifically the
Los Angeles – These days, it is a pretty tall order for an indie rock band to create an original sound. It seems like every single combination and crossover that can be thought of has been done ad nauseum. There are folk songs with electronic dance breaks and country duets with rappers, just to name a few
Chicago – LA trio LANY creates catchy electro-pop with 80s vibes and hints of R&B. Catchy is perhaps an understatement; LANY is set to be your latest obsession! That is, unless you’ve already discovered the sexy, seductive tunes of LANY. Then you know and are in the know. When LANY first began releasing music online, in
Chicago – L.A. indie rock band Harriet recently released the fabulous debut album American Appetite via Harvest Records. The album was produced by Sean O’Brien (The National) and Tony Berg (The Replacements) and “touches on themes of money, greed, power, and corruption.” Harriet was formed in 2011 by singer, song-writer, and keyboardist Alex Casnoff, after leaving
Chicago – San Francisco indie rock band Finish Ticket had a pretty great 2015. The five-piece released the EP When Night Becomes Day and hit the road with Twenty One Pilots, for two months, on the sold-out Blurryface Tour. 2016 is set to be just as amazing for the members of Finish Ticket. Vocalist Brendan Hoye, bassist