Sydney Wayser is one of the musicians I thank the SXSW gods for giving me. Having arrived early for Yukon Blonde’s set, Sydney’s voice parted the cloudy skies for a brief set that gave me a glimpse of what is surely to become a well known name. Mix Grace Potter and Maps & Atlases
The Joy Formidable are going to be performing on tonight’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, which you can watch on ABC at 12 pm/11 Central. The band just began their first 2012 tour of the US this week with two shows in San Francisco and a show last night in Los Angeles – with more
ANR caught my ears as I was shuffling through the many of the unknown acts (to me) that would be part of a showcase. They impressed me so much that they made my Top 5 acts to see down here. Well at The Firehouse, an unofficial showcase, I was able to catch their brief set.
Good Old War’s Come Back As Rain debuts this week at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. The band plays two shows this Friday at SXSW (see below) before heading back into their current 40 city headlining USA + Canadian tour, with support from The Belle Brigade and Family Of The Year. The tour includes stops
The Chicago-based math rock outfit, Maps & Atlases, recently announced a European and national tour set for this spring, in support of its upcoming full-length release, Beware and Be Grateful. The LP is the quartet’s sophomore effort, as well as a follow-up to the band’s critically acclaimed 2010 debut, Perch Patchwork From the looks of
Austin Psych Fest doesn’t really need much of a description. It is exactly what it sounds like: a festival with a lineup entirely consisting of psych rock, experimental, garage noise bands, which takes place in Austin, TX the weekend of April 27-29th. This is a festival for blurring the lines of reality with alternate planes
New album Sounds Like This to be released May 8, 2012 ALO have announced an initial run of US tour dates this spring in support of the group’s forthcoming album Sounds Like This, to be released May 8, 2012 on Brushfire Records. The California-based band will kick off the Spring leg of their tour in Denver,
THE TREWS are returning to the U.S. for another round of tour dates this spring in support of their fourth full-length studio album, Hope & Ruin. The band returns on April 17 and will kick off a 16-city tour in Bridgeport, CT. They will play throughout the northeast hitting Boston, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Nashville and more before wrapping
Preps for U.S. Tour And Releases A Music Video for Their New Single “A Heavy Abacus” The Joy Formidable are about to embark on their first headlining US Tour of 2012, beginning on March 12 in San Francisco, CA. A number of the tour’s dates have already sold out, including two straight nights in San
Yellow Ostrich will take on Los Angeles (fresh off SXSW) next week with their show at the Bootleg Theater. If you haven’t heard of Yellow Ostrich, know that they’re much more cool cat than big bird; that is, their music is innovative and interesting–expect a unique use of of vocals and strangely catchy rhythms over