Los Angeles – I had the emphatic delight of seeing the amazing talent of James Keogh, also known as Vance Joy, perform Friday night at the Henry Fonda Theatre. His ukulele-driven single, “Riptide,” has been a huge hit over the airwaves this past year. When his album, Dream Your Life Away, was released in September
New York – Fort Lean is a rock ‘n’ roll, static-hued band out of Brooklyn that’s been bowling audiences over since its debut in 2011. The band couples together evocative lyricism with electrifying technical execution, and cements its sound with inimitably solid compositions. This is a band that’s hard to place in one set genre,
New York – To follow-up his first two compilations The First Three Years and The Second Three Years, English folk singer-songwriter Frank Turner released the aptly titled The Third Of Three Years. The record comprises live, acoustic and demo versions of songs from Turner’s past releases, including “Hits & Mrs” off 2013’s Losing Days EP,
London – An early Thanksgiving came to West London Wednesday night in the shape of Indiana-raised Lily & Madeleine, here as part of a 14-date European tour. The Jurkiewicz sisters were clearly impressed by the grandeur and, indeed, civility of Bush Hall; a live music venue that has witnessed a fair number of earlier incarnations
Los Angeles – With a powerful performance before a packed house in West Hollywood’s famed venue The Troubadour, this show felt a lot like a homecoming for Los Angeles-based Mr. Little Jeans. The synth-pop band effortlessly flowed through their headlining set, punctuated by a strong vocal performance from bandleader Monica Birkenes. The crowd quickly filled
San Francisco - Sky Ferreira celebrated the second night of her three-night residency at The Independent with a tremendously energetic concert. The 22-year old Los Angeles native—along with her backing 4-piece band—played more than a dozen songs for a highly energetic crowd, drawn mostly from her debut LP Night Time, My Time, which was released last
Chicago – When does an underground hip hop group officially become mainstream? For Run The Jewels, perhaps the answer may be as simple as when you need to add a second show because the first instantly sold out. Rappers El-P and Killer Mike played back-to-back shows at The Metro Saturday night. The duo has only
Austin – You’ll never know who your real fans are until you’re performing on a night when there is flash flooding and torrential thunderstorms all over town. On my way to see Sarah Jaffe at the Parish on Saturday night, I was curious to see the extent of the 28-year-old’s fan base in the midst
New York – The Real Friends show started with a Wentzian voice over. The light rasp of lead singer Dan Lambton’s voice came in over the loudspeakers as the band took the stage. The sentiments, like “I only miss you late at night,” sounded like pop punk lyrics in paragraph form and sent the audience
Best New Bands and Columbia Records are giving away a vinyl copy of Hozier’s acclaimed debut album, Hozier, signed by the performer himself! The Irish singer-songwriter had a breakthrough song this year with “Take Me To Church” and the artist’s continuous touring has made Hozier a huge hit. Best New Bands saw him perform last month at