LOLZ With Junior Prom

Junior Prom

Chicago – On the night of All Hallows’ Eve, drummer Erik Ratensperger and guitarist Mark Solomich of Junior Prom were enthusiastically describing their costumes over chips and salsa and a bucket of Halloween candy in the green room of The Vic in Chicago. The up-and-coming Brooklyn indie-pop duo was in town supporting Andrew McMahon, and

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Meet The Unlikely Candidates

The Unlikely Candidates by Tessa Barton

Chicago – One of the joys of music festivals is discovering new bands. This year Riot Fest introduced Best New Bands to dozens of new acts, including the rock ‘n’ roll five-piece The Unlikely Candidates. At the heart of this Texas band are long-time friends and Fort Worth natives Kyle Morris (lead vocals) and Cole­­­

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Hookworms Deliver Noteworthy Psych Rock LP, ‘The Hum’

Hookworms live

Los Angeles – With a sound that blends an amalgam of influences while retaining a solid psych-rock core, the buzz around the Leeds-based five-piece Hookworms has grown in anticipation for their new release, The Hum.  The band’s second widely distributed full-length album, The Hum, is just out on Domino Records imprint Weird World.  Since forming in 2010, Hookworms have

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Junior Prom Offer ‘Cheap Thrills,’ Tour Dates

Junior Prom live

 New York – Brooklyn’s raucous electro-pop duo Junior Prom is back with a catchy new single, “Cheap Thrills,” out today through Elektra Records (iTunes). The band has also premiered a lyric video for the song. Junior Prom is a music duo comprised of Mark Solomich and Erik Ratensperger. “Cheap Thrills” is their first new single

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Cult of Youth Continue to Cultivate Their Sound With ‘Final Days’

Cult Of Youth

Los Angeles – Cult of Youth have just released their third full-length release for Sacred Bones this week.  Ominously titled Final Days, the record sees the five-piece band from Brooklyn reaching a full-realization of their evolving blend of post-punk and neo-folk.  Though the band’s rough-around-the-edges 2008 debut drew comparisons to genre-luminaries like Current 93, the band

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