With the end of May comes Wakarusa Festival, running from May 31st to June 3rd in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. With that kind of scenery, the nature aspect is just as much a part of the festival experience as the music, and the two together is surely a powerful force. As a result, the
West London’s The Vaccines are one of the hardest new bands to peg at times. On first listen, they’ve totally got one of those late ‘50s, early ‘60s pop revivalist things going, except with a little more reverb and maybe a pinch more aggression. But if you listen a bit more closely, the lines begin
Night Beats I walked into Music Hall of Williamsburg to music already playing, and I knew from the heavy-reverbed note bending that sounded like a portal straight back to Texas psych rock from the ’60s, that Night Beats was on stage. Singer D. Lee Blackwell split his time between growling and yelping into the mic
Of Monsters and Men, a clever play on Of Mice and Men are a fun band. They exude fun, there’s really no better way to put it. They’ve been all over our site recently and with good reason. The group’s album, My Head Is an Animal, dropped April 3rd and it is absolutely beautiful. For
The Lumineers were formed by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites in New York. After battling the city’s cutthroat music scene and impossibly high cost of living, the two decided to expand their horizons. They packed everything they owned and headed for Denver, Colorado, where they met cellist Neyla Pakarek. And so The Lumineers sound took shape;
“brainy pop music is having its day in the sun” - BBC Music “I was so thrilled to come across Jonquil’s ‘Point of Go’… I recommend it highly.” - USA TODAY Watch Jonquil’s Take Away Show performances of “It’s My Part” and “Real Cold“ Oxford, UK-based quartet Jonquil has been added to the first
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is excited to release the video for “Hysterical,” the titular track off their latest album. Their first-ever official music video, the Kris Moyes directed “Hysterical” was premiered via MTV.com and was featured on MTV2′s “120 Minutes.” Hysterical from CYHSY on Vimeo. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah also confirmed a spring tour, which takes them
Prior to Meiko taking the stage at The Hotel Café Showcase, I had already heard people in the crowd talking about how excited they were to see her. I knew I was in for a treat. The showcase was held at St. David’s Sanctuary. The church atmosphere really added to the intimate feel and the
A couple days after I wrote my Top 5 bands to see down here list, Rolling Stone came out with their 25 can’t miss acts, low and behold we had one in common Motopony. We are both on to something with this band. After being introduced to them because of SXSW get to know the
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