Los Angeles – Brian Fallon has experienced quite a large degree of success over the course of his career. His most well known project, The Gaslight Anthem, rose from humble beginnings in New Brunswick, NJ to become a genuine crossover hit on major label-backed albums like Handwritten and Get Hurt. In some ways, the band’s
Los Angeles – Today, London-based rock band, Wolf Alice, announce they will be joining The 1975 on their U.S. tour. In addition to Wolf Alice’s own headlining U.S. tour and their dates with The 1975, the critically acclaimed four-piece will be supporting electronic band, Chrvrches, for shows in Oakland and Las Vegas. They will also be making a
Chicago – Awhile back, I came across an email containing the EP Intoxication, by an Austin soul singer named Max Frost. I glanced over the press release, and honestly thought, “Another white boy singing soul music?” Despite my reservations, I took a listen. I’m incredibly thankful I did. I cringe at the thought of a world without
Los Angeles – Those that were able to witness The Black Queen on a chilly winter night in Glendale were treated to an eclectic night of music, capped off by an impressive performance by the super-group from Los Angeles. The choice to perform at Complex in the less-than-trendy city of Glendale seemed a bit surprising,
New York – “Mess Around,” the new single from Grammy-nominated band Cage the Elephant’s fourth studio album Tell Me I’m Pretty, tops the Mediabase Alternative and AAA radio charts. This is the Kentucky rock band’s sixth Alternative #1, joining Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, Green Day, R.E.M. and U2 as one of only seven bands with
Chicago – Earlier this month L.A. based electro folk-pop band Grizfolk released their highly anticipated debut album Waking Up the Giants, via Virgin Records. The band formed in 2012 when Swedish producers Fredrik Eriksson (guitar) & Sebastian Fritze (synthesizer, backing vocals) teamed up with guitarist and vocalist Adam Roth. Later bassist Brendan James and drummer
San Francisco – The last time I saw Canadian duo Majical Cloudz was at Pitchfork Fest 2014, when their musical equipment unexpectedly stopped working and they had to perform the entire set a cappella. It was worrying at first, but they pulled it off with grace and fortitude, relying almost entirely on singer Devon Walsh’s
New York – Following last Friday’s release of Adore Life, Savages are excited to announce the second leg of their 2016 US headlining tour. The band will bring their brutally spellbinding live show to LA, SF, and Pomona the week between Coachella performances, and will play the Midwest and Canada in May, culminating with a
Los Angeles – Ty Segall is relentless in his pursuit of covering the great American rock ‘n roll songbook. He has taken on a number of personas and new incarnations that David Bowie himself would have to be impressed with. His solo career got started with simple garage punk on Lemons and Melted, and then
Chicago – Nashville rockers Bully played Tomorrow Never Knows Fest for the second year in a row, and yet again, they kicked ass! Last year the foursome supported Cloud Nothings. This year it was METZ, who they had been touring the East Coast with. I could definitely become used to Bully becoming a TNK staple!