Los Angeles – On their third album, No Joy does not attempt anything that has not been done by the myriad “nu-gaze” bands of the last few decades; they just do it better. Yes, the band loves guitar tones that are dripping with distortion; but they make them more aggressive and engaging. The time signatures
New York – Jack + Eliza have released the latest song from their upcoming debut album, Gentle Warnings, out August 7th on Yebo Music and available for pre-order now on iTunes. Paired with footage of the duo as they make their way through the city in scenes that look like b-roll outtakes from a modern
Los Angeles – While there is no question that psychedelic music is making a huge comeback in both the underground as well as the mainstream, it has mostly skewed too heavily in the pop-oriented direction, losing the roughness that gave it an edge over traditional rock. On the other hand, there are bands like Ancient
New York – Crocodiles played the penultimate date of their North American tour at Mercury Lounge in the Lower East Side on June 7th. The band has been touring in support of their recently released album Boys, out on Zoo Music (lead vocalist Brandon Welchez’ and his wife Dee Dee Penny’s [of Dum Dum Girls]
Portland – J Fernandez is bringing his bedroom pop to fruition with his latest release, Many Levels Of Laughter. The solo artist recorded the entire album alone in his Chicago bedroom, which is an impressive feat since each song’s production requires layers of instrumental elements to accomplish the innovative sound. Fernandez’s pop embraces the experimental
Chicago – Monday night marked the last show till the end of summer at The Riviera Theatre. The humidity seeped through the ornate walls. Sweat dripped down faces. But the heat didn’t seem to bother fans one bit. Flocks of Chicagoans, dressed like they were ready for Coachella, were excited to see Canadian electronic art-rock
San Francisco – This past weekend, throngs of Bay Area youth migrated to the South Bay to gather at this year’s installment of LIVE 105 FM’s BFD (acronym for Big Fucking Day) festival. Celebrating its 21st edition, this festival is put on by the local alternative rock station LIVE 105, at the Shoreline Amphitheater in
New York – Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff announced today, that the first ever “Shadow Of The City” music festival will be held on September 19, 2015 at The Stone Pony SummerStage in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Antonoff is the curator and founder of this brand new festival. Antonoff says this about the festival: “I believe in music
Los Angeles – Along with his two backing mates, Villagers head-honcho Conor O’Brien brought his lyrically thoughtful and instrumentally lush folk rock to the friendly confines of Los Angeles’ The Echo. The band recently released its third full-length record, Darling Arithmetic, this April on Domino Records. While United States audiences are just now beginning to
San Francisco – Early on Drenge’s sophomore LP Undertow, singer-guitarist Eoin Loveless shouts in a tone tinged with obstreperous punk-rocker triumph, “we can do what we want!” That succinct declaration of autonomy and defiance adequately sums up the U.K.-based duo’s musical philosophy. Instead of simply continuing the same blistering sound terrifically exemplified on last year’s