Chicago – So far 2015 has been pretty, prettttty, pretty good for Meat Wave. The Chicago punk band signed with SideOneDummy, played Riot Fest, released their sophomore album Delusion Moon, and they just headed off on a three month tour. Not bad, Meat Wave, not bad at all. Meat Wave consists of bassist Joe Gac, drummer Ryan Wizniak, and guitarist
Berlin – Following up on the release of their well-received singles ‘Chemicals For Breakfast’ and ‘Zebra’, Psyence is back with another single that is sure to expand their fan base and introduce them to an even larger audience. Their latest single is already being touted as their best yet, and it is certain to become
San Francisco – Ah, Treasure Island Music Festival. It’s such a glorious event: beautiful weather, no overlapping sets, minimal panic-inducing crowd swarms. The annual two-day event is a great festival for locals, due to its conveniently close-to-everything location smack dab in the middle of the bay between San Francisco and Oakland, and the price is
Los Angeles - With the release of his critically acclaimed debut LP “Slow Gum” earlier in the year, Fraser A. Gorman established himself as one of the best and brightest new talents around. Now he announces an October tour, bringing his beautifully offbeat, sun-baked brand of rootsy indie to European shores. In addition, Gorman also shares the fantastic new video to ’Never Gonna Hold You (Like I Do)’, the third in
Los Angeles – There is nothing glamorous about Protomartyr. The band dredges the depths of the psyche, unearthing melancholic themes of misery and malevolence in the process. On a purely superficial level, the Detroit, MI four-piece lacks that certain “panache” that so many buzzy blogosphere-driven indie-rock bands possess; they are fronted by a slightly balding
San Francisco – Alan Palomo’s Neon Indian project is a hard one to pin down when it comes to genre. Generally, the whole concept of genres—in terms of modern musical expression—are thought of in either one of two ways: there are those that find comfort in their specifications, and there are those who see those
Chicago – For months I had been told to check out Wolf Alice, and for months I disobeyed the orders. From friends and fellow music journalists, to DJs on the radio, it seemed everyone and their mom was praising the U.K. foursome, who I knew only from the alternative radio single “Moaning Lisa Smile.” When I
Los Angeles – For someone that was essentially making his first ever live appearance in the United States, Fraser A. Gorman had an incredible sense of serenity on stage last Tuesday evening; he nailed every song in his set, even ad-libbing during an awkward moment after not one, but two of his guitar strings snapped
Chicago – London six-piece Skinny Lister has been winning the hearts of U.K. punks and folk lovers since 2009, but it’s only been the last few years that Dan Heptinstall (guitar), Max Thomas (melodeon & mandolin), Lorna Thomas (lead vocals), Michael Camino (bass), Thom Mills (drums), and Sam “Mule” Brace (guitar, concertina, & mandolin) have been finding
Los Angeles – While awareness of Greg Holden’s music is just now beginning to grow, the seeds of his prominence were sown over the last decade. His first taste of the spotlight was winning Lancashire Evening Post’s 2005 battle of the bands, and followed that victory with several Youtube-based video series. His channel in turn