Kansas City – Snow. Or as we call it: snow, I mean no….. We call it “Schnee” which sounds a bit like the sound your Macbook makes when you send an email…if…you use your imagination at least. We did see a lot of it when we woke up after our show in Davenport (#Quadcities). After
Chicago – Lights and co-headliners The Mowgli’s performed for a packed House of Blues, having sold out the downtown venue. While fans, young and old, excitedly waited for the show to begin, I found myself questioning if I should be there, knowing just blocks away Chicago youth were protesting the murder cover-up of Laquan McDonald, who
London – Somehow, a strong whiff of marijuana doesn’t feature too highly in the list of things you expect to encounter at a gig by teen-friendly indie band The Vaccines. Sure, you could locate other shows in London’s 2015 diary where the combination might feel more jarring – Catfish & The Bottlemen, S Club 7,
London – Cage the Elephant, who release their new album Tell Me I’m Pretty through Columbia Records on 18th December, have confirmed a string of European shows in February. The gigs will be the bands’ first since playing with Foals at Alexandra Palace in Feb 2014. The Times raved about those shows, reporting, “charismatic singer Matt Shultz
San Francisco – It seems like everyone has been getting sick lately. I’ve been ill on-and-off for the past few weeks, the professors at my school have been canceling classes left and right, even my cat seems a little under the weather. But a cold couldn’t hold back Trevor Powers and his project Youth Lagoon,
New York – Today, London rockers, Wolf Alice, reveal the music video for “Freazy”, the latest UK single off of their debut album My Love Is Cool. The band worked with up and coming directors, Youth Hymns, to create a mind-bending video, in which the foursome explores the secrets of a psychedelic forest in a
Minneapolis – Sometimes you wake up and you ask yourself how you want to start your day. You know…you have one or two hours until you start working and there’s a ton of possibilities. For instance, you could stay in bed, call your family, buy a cat, even a lizard or, you could invest in
Nashville - Nashville Indie Spotlight, now in it’s fourth year, has released its latest compilation, out today on Tone Tree Music. This latest installment features 24 songs from 24 independent artists, and is now available for purchase and streaming at all digital services. Physical copies of NIS 2016 will be sold exclusively at Grimey’s in Nashville. Nashville Indie Spotlight has released
(Publisher’s Note: Audiodamn! is a new band from Germany. They’re touring the U.S. for the first time and have agreed to send Best New Bands exclusive updates on their experiences. Their debut EP will be out on January 8th on Epic Records.) Chicago - The first statement that came to mind when we arrived in Chicago
New York – London-based rock band, Wolf Alice, announce their U.S. Spring Headline Tour in support of their debut album entitled My Love Is Cool, out now via Dirty Hit/RCA Records. The tour will begin April 1st in Philadelphia, PA and will include stops in Boston, MA, New York City, and Denver, CO. Tickets go on sale this Friday, November