Much has been said about Alan Palomo. Since rising from obscurity to bandblog sensation, his group, Neon Indian has become one of the de facto emissaries/new bands for a movement popularly known as “chillwave”—I’m guessing you’re familiar. To be sure, there are plenty of bands out there that draw parallels to Neon Indian, with woozy
I don’t know about anybody else, but I never really thought “beach and music destination” when I thought of Gulf Shores, Alabama. As the name of the city implies, it’s on the gulf, where it’s highly unlikely you’ll ever get a decent wave, but if there is anything this tiny stretch of ‘Bama sandwiched between
The 20th installment of the Noise Pop music festival was in full swing in San Francisco last week. Last Tuesday night was highlighted by the colorful stage show of the Flaming Lips playing to a packed house at the less than 700-person capacity venue Bimbo’s 365 Club. I was disappointed not to have landed a
It’s not often that as a musician that you can brag about touring with Wilco, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam and The Black Keys, but Liam Finn has done exactly that. Perhaps helped by his impressive pedigree (his father is legendary Australian musician Neil Finn of Crowded House), the indie rocker’s second proper studio album (along
Artist: Portugal. The Man Genre: Psychedelic/progressive rock From the political uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East to the Midwestern United States, a sense of awareness and community seems to be spreading throughout the globe. Personally, I can’t get enough of that hope-y, change-y feeling – but then again, I’m about as far to
A larger version of this poster can be viewed at The Portland Mercury Music fans of the Pacific Northwest are in for a treat this Memorial Day weekend, as the 10th anniversary of the Sasquatch! Music Festival in Gorge, Washington promises a myriad of musical legends, as well as your favorite indie bands. Sasquatch! will
The world’s first ever Yorkshire/Oklahoma-based band, Colourmusic deal in deliciously heavy euphoria, with front man Ryan Hendrix coming on like a cult-leader: spooky, uplifting and ever so slightly odd. Signing to Memphis Industries, home of The Go! Team, Field Music and many more, the band have spent the past year hard at work, crafting an
Last night the usually cavernous Echoplex was packed, couples and small groups spilling over into all major walkways and any nook they could squeeze into to get a better look at the stage. Apparently, word had spread that Australian power pop trio Midnight Juggernauts was the band to see in Los Angeles. They’ve toured with
I made a little star by Thee Oh Sees‘ name when making my must-see list for FYF Fest tomorrow after listening to their latest album Warm Slime. There was something about their edgy, willing-to-try-everything-yet-gloriously-well-put together sound that was incredibly appealing to me. I skimmed through 2008′s The Master’s Bedroom Is Worth Spending a Night In