Sacramento – This first weekend of October is turning out to be a hot and sunny one here. With temperatures rocketing up to the mid-90s, it feels more like summer in the desert instead of autumn in California’s capitol city. Nonetheless, the few devotees willing to brave this Indian summer of sorts to bask in
Los Angeles – Brooklyn indie pop misfits, The Drums, are back after three years of turbulence. Founding members Jonathan Pierce and Jacob Graham find themselves back to square one. After the departure of two members between their previous record, Portamento, and this latest one, the duo return with a much darker snyth-pop sound than ever
In an indie music scene replete with guitar-strumming, apathetic lead singers, The Drums’ Jonny Pierce is bringing back the frontman. He led the Brooklyn boys through a near-90-minute set Tuesday night that left the audience panting and drenched in sweat, and not just because of the Echoplex’s poor ventilation. The show, put on by tastemakers
After my first time hearing “Let’s Go Surfing” by the Brooklyn born indie pop band The Drums I was hooked. Their sound is simple, catchy and addictive. Their debut self-titled album (Released in 2010) received a lot of buzz and they are now on the verge of releasing their second album Portamento (9/12). I recently
Looking awesome while playing good music was the common theme I noticed during my second day at Lollapalooza. I started it off by swinging by the Black Lips set. While I watched a bottle of Jameson be placed on the stage for the intended mid show consumption by the band for this early afternoon set
The Drums is an indie-pop band, by way of Brooklyn, New York. Influenced by bands like The Smiths and Orange Juice, Jonathan Pierce and Jacob Graham met at summer camp and formed a mutual interest in music. The pair formed Goat Explosion, before separating and succeeding in different bands. Reforming in 2006, they added drummer