On Thursday, Slam Donahue played Glasslands along with Rochester-based eclectic indie band Joywave, and headliner Bear Hands. Now a 4-piece live, Slam Donahue jolted the start of the show with their nervously catchy pop hooks. Led by singer/guitarist David Otto and bassist Thomas Sommerville, they played through some newer tunes off their Hemlock Tea EP,
Brooklyn’s best “nervous soul pop” group Ava Luna has just announced some good news: a new video and a tour! Their Lonesome Tundra Tour 2013 will begin in New London, CT on January 11, wind around the country, and end up back home in NYC at Pianos on January 30. Joining them for select dates
Insert bugle call here – our Mixtape #4 has arrived! This week features our Artist of the Week Lord Huron, a shoutout to Frank Ocean and The Lumineers for their nods from the Grammys and us, Liz Livengood’s favorite track off the Dirty Projector’s new EP, which she reviewed, and a lovely Sóley tune, who
Happy Monday! Allow us to help you start your week with our Mixtape #3, featuring tracks from all our Best Song nominees in the Newbie Awards, plus tracks from last week’s live review of Saskatchewan and Vensaire at Glasslands in Brooklyn, and Katrina’s favorite track from The Babies’ new album, which she reviewed. Bonus track:
Picture a place with beautiful and haunting landscapes, marvelous mountains and foaming seas. It’s full of artists who all make music that reflects the natural beauty, expressed in honest and creative ways. Every song has an interesting story that it tells, and it all comes alive in beautiful and haunting ways, and makes you feel
Last Saturday, Glasslands had a night of East Coast dream rock, and variations on that theme, featuring Saskatchewan, Vensaire, and Orca Orca. Orlando-based Saskatchewan was the headliner, and brought many Florida transplants out to the front row. It was nice to see the sub-tropic south represent a little in the greatest and most eclectic city
Here we have the next installment of our weekly mixtape, with hits from artists we’ve covered and other fresh tracks from this past week. We covered great shows like Rubblebucket and The Helio Sequence, reviewed the new Crystal Castles album, interviewed Brooklyn band on the rise Los Encantados, profiled Singer/songwriter Lianne La Havas for our
Neon colors, LED light accessories, giant dancing robots, sing-a-longs, and crowd-surfing second line parades are some of the things you can expect at a Rubblebucket show. You can expect your face to start hurting from smiling so much, but to not care because you’re at a super fun party where you could get blasted in
Seeing The Helio Sequence live is a cathartic experience. Since they’re touring in support of what may be their most introspective and meditative album yet, Negotiations, this makes complete sense. Guitarist/vocalist Brandon Summers and Drummer/keyboardist Benjamin Weikel come off as mellow, understated folk who have a keen sense for spacious, atmospheric compositions, and who are
This is the first installment of our new weekly mixtape feature. We’ll be putting together mixtapes, highlighting bands we covered during the previous week and other fresh tracks we discovered during the week. We’ll also be including some photos of the bands we’re talking about and links to their sites and to our original articles.