Chicago – LA trio Wildcat! Wildcat! don’t play around. That’s not to say they don’t know how to have a good time – as you can see in our interview – but these guys work hard and pride themselves in it. Not only did they perform at Lollapalooza this year, but bassist Jesse Taylor, keyboardist
Chicago – Ready to update your summer playlist? Start with one of the hottest tracks from Joywave: “Tongues.” This New York indie electronic-pop band melds punk, funk, house, and hip-hop on the irresistible How Do You Feel? EP. Back in 2011, the band sprung onto the scene with “Traveling at the Speed of Light,” before the mix
Chicago – Perhaps it was fate that brought Tony Oller and Malcom Kelley together because although their Nickelodeon show was short lived, MKTO was born. In 2010 the two actors met on the set of Giganticand instantly connected over a mutual love of music. Inspired from a variety of genres, from hip-hop and Motown to pop
Nashville – Roadkill Ghost Choir, a six piece indie alt rock band, has so much going for it that the band was invited to Bonnaroo with only one, awesome EP on the books. Andrew, Zach, and Maxx Shepard (a trio of brothers) and three other band members cozied up on the stage at the New
Chicago – Mitchy Collins had been in search of a strong female vocalist to be the June Carter to his Johnny Cash. When he heard Danielle Bouchard belt out Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” he knew he had found his match. In 2013 the two musicians created the indie folk-pop group Oh Honey,
Portland – Bearcubbin’! were picked as having one of the worst band names at SXSW, but don’t be deterred; this Portland trio plays some of the best instrumental math rock out there. Their latest LP, Girls With Fun Haircuts, is a big ‘ol chunk of pure unbridled fun. I like to imagine it’s what the Kool-Aid
Chicago – Childhood friends Alex Caplow and Sam Vanderhoop Lee have been making music together since grade school. The two have upgraded from playing “Mary Had A Little Lamb” on plastic recorders to making “triumphant synth rock” with their Bostonian quintet. A few summers ago, Alex and Sam started writing songs during time off from
Chicago – Phillip Taylor has experienced quite a lot of tragedy and hardship throughout his youth. With every pang of emotion, he has documented his feelings, struggles, and realizations in his songs. This Scottish lad’s honest, raw lyrics are just one of the many reasons critics raved about PAWS’ debut albumCokefloat!. Phillip Taylor and the PAWS boys
Chicago – Every once and awhile you watch a sensational act, capable of sending a chill down your spine, and in that instant you know the artist is destined for fame. That is exactly what happened when I saw Meg Myers - and I am certainly not alone. Meg transfixed everyone at the recent New Music Seminar, including
Nashville – “Do you want some étouffée?” crash holds out a bowl of the steaming crawfish dish that his aunt Kitty brought backstage at the Ryman Auditorium for him. He is as warm and humble towards me, a stranger, as the bowl of homemade goodness he is offering. All smiles and with étouffée in hand,