Chicago – Last week Foxygen took the Windy City by storm. The LA psychedelic rockers sold out two shows at Lincoln Hall, and their performance on Chicago’s WGN Morning News was the talk of the town. Even English rockers Temples swung by Lincoln Park to watch frontman Sam France put “the LA in Chicago.” With
New York – Indie folk rocker Courtney Barnett and her band are beginning a month-long North American tour, co-headlining with avant-garde outfit San Fermin. Hot off the heels of a sold-out run of shows in her native Australia and New Zealand, the singer-songwriter will be playing songs from her critically acclaimed release, The Double
New York – Indie pop band HAERTS will release their self-titled full-length on October 27 via Columbia Records. A new song, “Heart,” is now available exclusive at iTunes. Fans who pre-order the album now will instantly receive six of the album’s tracks, including “Heart” as well as the lead single, “Giving Up.” The Brooklyn-based
San Francisco – The air was electric at The Fillmore the other night, as UK psych outfit Temples celebrated the midpoint of their West Coast tour with their touring partners Wampire, an indie rock group hailing from Portland, Oregon. Having seen both of these bands separately before, just as they were both gaining ground (Wampire
Seattle – Before Brooklyn alt-pop trio, Little Daylight, rocked the Neumos stage, there was a line down the block outside. It was the typical, young Capitol Hill scene: college hipsters, tattooed boys in skinny jeans, and drunken groups of friends. But it was far from that stiff, music-snob feel some shows can have. The vibe
Chicago – Last year, Midwest four-piece Vinyl Theatre started to make some noise online with their indie-electronica single “I Need You Here” and the EP Gold. After Billboard took notice of the twentysomethings, music lovers from Brazil to Malaysia blew up their Soundcloud. In August Vinyl Theatre announced they had signed with Fueled By Ramen
Los Angeles – Longtime friends Brandon Rush and Kyle Sears are the duo behind the electro-pop band, Priory. This relatively unknown band from Portland, Oregon that originally debuted a folky guitar-driven self-titled record in 2011 on a small label are currently on tour opening for UK act, The Kooks. While mainstreamers The Kooks are
Nashville – Though it’s dubbed “Music City,” Nashville is often pigeonholed as just a town for country artists. Yet just up the road from the crowded honkytonk bars of Broadway sit some amazing indie rock venues. The End, along with the legendary Exit/In sit just steps away from the campuses of Belmont and Vanderbilt Universities.
New York – We’ve been hearing some good buzz around Priory lately. The Portland duo have released a new track, “Call To Arms,” which will be on their forthcoming album. The electro-dance-pop act, made up of Brandon Rush and Kyle Sears, met in a Portland flophouse, built a studio in an old cement factory, made
New York – Fresh off their recent, successful performances at Riot Fest, Irish rockers Wounds have signed a multi-album deal with Razor & Tie. The first LP under the new agreement will be Die Young, to be released in North America on November 25. Here’s a brief trailer for the album: Dublin-based Wounds have released