Chicago – Marlon Rabenreither is a magical man of many talents. The Los Angeles painter and mixed media artist turned musician first drew attention to himself with his persona Johnny Ruby, the founding member of Sister Ruby Band. Now he’s taken on a new alias with his brilliant solo project. As Gold Star, Rabenreither seems
New York – One month ago, the weary world rejoiced as the rock band Titus Andronicus, (hereafter +@), unleashed its single “Dimed Out” and gazed, amazed, as The Most Lamentable Tragedy,(hereafter TMLT, available July 28 from Merge Records), rocketed from its lowly status as a little-believed legend, to the most anticipated rock and roll record of 2015.
New York – Braids are a three-piece experimental pop band from Montreal, Canada. Braids decamped to a series of retreats in the mountains of Arizona, Vermont, and upstate New York to record their third album, Deep In The Iris. Surrounded by nature in all its warm vitality, the long time bandmates strove to shed the fabric of
New York – Jack + Eliza, comprised of childhood friends Jack Staffen and Eliza Callahan played a homecoming show at Mercury Lounge. The band had just returned from a short UK tour that saw them play Dot to Dot festival, showcasing a variety of up and coming acts, across the three UK cities of Nottingham, Bristol
Portland – Slaves is asking Are You Satisfied? with their latest release. The duo is bringing the best of hardcore punk to the masses with their manic, attacking sound. The Kent-based band is making waves with their success in the genre and for good reason. They are unabashed about their opinions on success, social norms,
Los Angeles – Multi-platinum group, Neon Trees, shared a music video for their new single “Songs I Can’t Listen To” with fans today. The video follows just under a month from when the song was first shared by the band. Check out the sharable clip below. The video co-stars writer, director, producer, and LGBT rights activist Dustin Lance Black,
Austin – Dawes are six years and four albums deep into their career now that All Your Favorite Bands is out (as of June 2nd). They’re still a young band, but not exactly a new one. All Your Favorite Bands seems like a good place to take stock. What have they done since emerging from
Austin – At a glance you could mistake the cover of Communions’ new self-titled EP for a movie poster. Probably that’s because it’s using the same tactics for conveying seriousness that you see in the branding for Blackfish, Short Term 12, and so on: light tint, minimal pallet, a subject unaware that it’s being watched
New York – Grammy award winner, Jack Antonoff, announces the release of Bleachers’s EP, “Like A River Runs,” which is out today, and available now, at all digital providers. “Like A River Runs” is Bleachers’ third single off the critically acclaimed debut album “Strange Desire”. The EP features special guests that include Bleachers’ label mate Sia
Chicago – The end of winter marks one of our favorite things: festival season! In your best Oprah voice, let me hear you say, “Bonnaroo!” Okay, now that you’ve gotten that of your system, Best New Bands is here to help weed through the line-up for some of the bands you might not be hip