Seattle - Jose James came through town for a perfect weekday show, visiting The Crocodile in support of his new album on the legendary Blue Note label, While You Were Sleeping. The singer-songwriter put on a relaxed show full of talented musicians. The result was a sultry, soulful, and sexy show. When James entered, the crowd
New York – On Wednesday night, TEEN brought their A-game to Baby’s All Right. Plenty of Brooklyn bands produce a similar style of synth pop, but TEEN’s live performance sets them apart and leagues ahead of the others. However, you wouldn’t know it looking at them. No offense intended, but with a name like TEEN
Austin – Brooklyn chillwave quartet Small Black came through Austin on Tuesday, to play a quick set on the outdoor stage at The Mohawk. An outdoor show at the tail end of the lengthy Texas summer had the kind of mixed results most people would have predicted. Lead singer Josh Kolenik commented on the heat
New York – Northampton, Mass.’ Speedy Ortiz brought its unique brand of indie rock to Irving Plaza this past Saturday night. The show was part of the Oh My Rockness Turns 10 Fest, which continues next Saturday. For opening night, the band was joined by D.C.’s Give and Ontario’s Fucked Up. Speedy Ortiz opened with
New York – Wisconsin’s PHOX are excited to announce that they have confirmed a run of tour dates with Paolo Nutini, followed by a string of dates with The Head and The Heart. After dazzling audiences on a largely sold-out US headlining tour this summer, this new excursion will find the band playing legendary rooms like
Chicago – Over the past month, Jesse Marchant has been surfing U.S. highways in his Audi station wagon, drifting from one city to the next, putting on a one-man show, with songs new and old. Thursday night Jesse Marchant found his way to Schubas, where an admiring Chicago audience took in his bewitching performance. The
Los Angeles – New York City band SKATERS are gearing up to hit the road for a national fall tour with The Orwells, kicking off Sept. 8 in Columbus, OH, and including stops in San Francisco, LA, Philadelphia, DC, and their hometown of NYC. See below for a full list of tour dates. SKATERS have been hard at work
Brooklyn – Courtney Barnett spent the summer zipping across North America, playing several major music festivals, bringing her standout rock and roll show to audiences across the country. Barnett and her band The Courtney Barnett’s stole the show and played to her biggest crowd yet at Firefly Festival. They continued on to wow crowds at
New York – Indie-rock trio Augustines have announced their upcoming fall North American headlining tour. Touring behind their recently released self-titled sophomore album, Augustines will be making 13 appearances across the west and east coast of the U.S. as well as parts of Canada. Beginning on Wednesday, September 17 at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA, the tour will
Chicago – Sunday night the main floor of Chicago’s House of Blues was tightly packed with gaggles of girls. The last time I found myself in such close quarters with so many screaming teenagers, I was at NKOTB’s The Magic Summer Tour. This time around I wasn’t a crying tween excited to see my favorite