What’s the first thing you think of when someone mentions Thee Oh Sees? Probably their riot-sparking live show, right? Visions of a guitar-chewing, melody-maiming John Dwyer careening across your cranium, rounded out by a wild-eyed wrecking crew that drives every last hook home like it’s a nail in the coffin of what you thought it
Alt-folk artisans OF MONSTERS AND MEN have set April 3, 2012 as the release date for their debut album, My Head is an Animal via Universal Republic Records. My Head is an Animal follows up their debut Into the Woods EP, which garnered unanimous critical acclaim. Production on the new record was handled by the band as well as
The very best type of pop music is the kind that mixes sweetness and light with dissonance and darkness, the sort which injects a perfectly addictive harmony with something sadder, stranger. Think of the gloomy melodrama of “Tell Laura I Love Her”, which kickstarted the “teenage tragedy song” craze in the 60’s, the bleak farewell
Rodrigo Y Gabriela And C.U.B.A. To Tour This Spring First Ever Tour With Backing Band New Studio Album “Area 52″ Out January 24th On ATO Records Confirmed For 38th Season Of “Austin City Limits” ATO Records is excited to announce Rodrigo y Gabriela’s spring 2012 tour dates in support of their soon to
Welsh trio The Joy Formidable are happy to announce headlining tour dates across the United States for March of 2012. The tour will begin on March 12 in San Francisco and end on April 2 in Toronto. On the way, the band will play such major markets as Los Angeles at The Music Box on
It was a busy 2011 for Canadian rock band Yukon Blonde. Playing over 130 shows along with the release of their EP, Fire/Water on Dine Alone Records the band has certainly been on their game. The EP was written partially while on the tour,and partially while off the road at a cottage in the Comox
So, since writing about the Dawes and Blitzen Trapper Tour Sampler EP, I got to thinking about what a great idea this so called tour sampler is, so I’ve decided to try my hand at it. Basically, I’m just going give you info about a tour and the low down on the bands playing is
When people hear Craigslist experiences, they only think of the gloom and doom that could occur from these chance meetings. But fortunately for Queens, New York-based Freelance Whales, the results couldn’t have gone more swimmingly. The band’s name is derived from lead singer Judah Dadone’s near death experience when he nearly drowned during his childhood
Fall is just around the corner, and you know what that means? Tours, tours, and more tours! Luckily for you, we are here to bring you the latest tour announcements from our favorite emerging bands. Below are some new dates from bands we think you will very much enjoy. Foals add US dates to world
Portland indie-folksters Blind Pilot have just announced a brief fall tour, the last one, they say, until a new album is fully recorded. The charming sextet will head out on a tour of the west this fall, ironically skipping Portland. Perhaps this snub is aimed to create a more dramatic comeback with their upcoming sophomore