Los Angeles – West Palm Beach, Florida surf-rock auteurs Surfer Blood have arrived with their follow up to 2013’s Pythons. The band has turned a new leaf by leaving their major label (Warner Bros. Records) and heading back to their D.I.Y. roots by signing with indie label Joyful Noise Recordings. However, an unfortunate situation has
New York – Of Monsters And Men exclusively premiere their new music video for “Crystals”. It’s the first single from the group’s anxiously anticipated second full-length record, Beneath The Skin [Republic Records], in stores everywhere and available through all digital partners on June 9, 2015. You can pre-order the album HERE! In the video directed by Arni & Kinski and shot in Iceland
New York – Leeds based band, alt-J, is proud to announce their largest North American show to date, at the Hollywood Bowl on October 15, 2015. The band will also play Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre on October 13, 2015. Artist pre-sale tickets for both shows are available tomorrow, May 12, 2015, at 10AM
Chicago – In the midst of summer festival performances and a September European tour, Mac DeMarco will release his Another One mini-LP; the next great offering in what is quickly becoming a classic catalog. He’ll follow this mini-LP’s release with a four-night run of shows in New York City, playing the Bowery Ballroom, Webster Hall, Music Hall of Williamsburg and Warsaw
Los Angeles – Swedish indie pop troupe Urban Cone may specialize in infectious electropop, but they bring a different approach than their US counterparts. The quintet consists of Rasmus Flyckt (vocals, keyboard), Emil Gustafsson (bass), Magnus Folkö (drums), Tim Formgren (guitar) and Jacob William Sjöberg (keyboard) who all met in high school. In 2013, through
San Francisco – On Thursday, New York-based indie dark wave duo MS MR brought the house down at the cozy Rickshaw Stop. The twosome—consisting of vocalist Lizzy Plapinger and producer Max Hershenow (along with their touring bassist and drummer)—played a stellar dozen songs to a enthusiastically rapt sold-out crowd, showcasing several songs off their excellent
Chicago – Since forming in 2011, U.K. six-piece Fat White Family has become known for wild, outlandish live performances complete with nudity, blood, and butchered animal parts. All things considered, this week’s Chicago show at Lincoln Hall was rather tame, but FWF still entertained. Frontman Lias Saoudi climbed speakers and strutted around stage, bathed in
Los Angeles - Tame Impala have announced their highly anticipated third studio LP, Currents, will be released worldwide, Friday July 17. The 13 track album is available to pre-order, offering “Let It Happen,” “Cause I’m A Man” and two brand new tracks, “Eventually” and “Disciples,” as instant grat tracks with the album pre-order. Pre-order Currents here: iTunes Google Play Amazon MP3 Fans went
New York - PINS have just released the new video for their single, “Young Girls!” Directed by Amy Watson, the video perfectly captures what it’s like to be bored in a dull town and searching for excitement. It features the four-piece band roaming the streets of Manchester and fooling around. “I wanted to play around with the usual “girls just wannahave
Los Angeles – On one hand, the rise of METZ in the modern underground music scene is perplexing; the influence of electronic and pop music has slowly whittled down the number of acts that flaunt angular guitar riffs and liberal use of distortion. On the other hand, there have been few contemporary groups able to match