Los Angeles – Unless you are punker-than-thou or living under the proverbial music-news rock, you probably know that April 10 marks the start of the first of two Coachella festival weekends. Tens of thousands of hipsters and not-so-hipsters descend upon Southern California’s desert, seeking out the latest and greatest in the alternative music world –
Seattle – Hailing from the small town of Mosfellsbær, Iceland, just outside of Reykjavik, comes indie rock quartet Kaleo. Vocalist and guitarist JJ Julius Son, drummer and vocalist David Antonsson Crivello, bassist Danny Jones, and lead guitarist Rubin Pollock have been crafting songs that blend classic rock with blues and folk, inspired by the beauty
Los Angeles – Portland, Oregon-based experimental country/folk band, Blitzen Trapper, are happy to be sharing a special live track, “Heart of Gold,” via SoundCloud. The Neil Young cover tune comes from the band’s limited-edition Record Store Day LP offering, Live Harvest. The quintet recently performed Young’s Harvest album from start to finish, at the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, during
Los Angeles - Young Fathers, the Edinburgh-based trio of Alloysious Massaquoi, ‘G’ Hastings and Kayus Bankole, have just begun celebrating the release of their newest album, White Men Are Black Men Too, released a few days ago via Big Dada. The eclectic 12-track album follows the band’s last album, DEAD, that made enough of an impression to claim the U.K.’s 2014 Mercury
Los Angeles - Royal Blood, the Brighton-based duo of Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher, return to the U.S. this weekend. The drum and bass bandmates are embarking on a massive tour of the U.S. that will include the band’s debut performance at Coachella the following two weekends. Starting this Monday, April 13, the band will launch a headlining
Los Angeles – LA quintet Fool’s Gold at last return with a powerful mix of eclectic afro-pop tunes for their long-awaited third LP, Flying Lessons. Nearly four years have passed since the band’s previous record, Leave No Trace, debuted to praiseworthy reviews. With this most recent release, Fool’s Gold extends their early resonance to craft
Los Angeles – You either shudder or smile when the term “family band” comes to mind. For every Angus/Malcom Young, or Barry/Robin/Maurice Gibb who successfully perform together for decades, there is a mountain of Davies or Gallaghers who never could cope with the intimacy of sibling collaboration. Perhaps what dooms the band is that one
Los Angeles – The latest full length release from Shlohmo, Dark Red, is a fitting showcase for an artist whose personal life has traversed a cryptically challenging time over the past year. The man behind Shlohmo, Henry Laufner, spends the vast majority of Dark Red’s runtime barraging through a landscape of dissonance, dreariness and despair. This
Chicago - Sharon Van Etten already has four albums under her belt from over the past six years and in that time, she has become one of the most shrewd new cartographers of the heart. Van Etten is able to portray both emotional difficulties and joys with keen lines and a voice that never compromises in the
Portland – It isn’t hard to see why The Bots are already critically acclaimed after seeing one of their shows; just be prepared to be a fan from then on. The LA-based band is made up of brothers Mikaiah Lei and Anaiah Lei, who recorded their first album when they were 15 and 12. They