Chicago – In the United States, the last few years the music industry has seen a swell of bands that began when the musicians were still teenagers, recording in their bedrooms and basements, rising from the interwebs, signing with labels, and releasing incredible and creative albums. In Chicago we had The Orwells and Twin Peaks.
London – Beings is an accomplished third studio album from Newcastle-based outfit, Lanterns On The Lake, offering up a rich amalgam of post-rock and indie-folk with traditional nuances, fused with a splash of electronica and shoegaze. That may be quite enough labels as the essence is that the band charts a singular course of its
Chicago - Wednesday evening kicked off the start of AudioDamn!’s U.S. tour in collaboration with Communion Music. The trio put on one hell of a performance at Schubas, leaving the Chicago audience in a bit of shock, with plenty of chins on the floor. What they witnessed was an insanely talented band set for fame and ready to take
Los Angeles – It is official: the garage/psych revivalist movement has hit the point of no return. Simply put, there are very few groups capable of creating original sounds by weaving a pastiche out of the fuzz, skronk, and reverb-drenched vocals that have become clichés of so many modern bands. The genre is quickly becoming
Chicago – And just like that, the JR JR tour is gone. See what I did there? JR JR (formerly Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.) played their final show of the JR JR American Fall Tour, in support of the Detroit duo’s third album JR JR. Fans from all over the Midwest, but especially Michigan, filled the ground floor
Los Angeles – Every time Elmhurst, IL-based garage rock band The Orwells take the stage, they leave a trail of dropped jaws and sweat-soaked shirts. And it this point, those jaws are finally not hanging due to the band members’ eye-popping youthfulness. In a move typically reserved for savant-level athletes or academics, the five band
Los Angeles – Historic Filipinotown’s Bootleg Theater has consistently drawn some big names in underground music to this quiet neighborhood wedged between the 101 and Downtown LA. Despite boasting these strong bills, the venue remains one of the city’s best-kept secrets for music fans looking to watch well-known bands perform in an intimate setting. With
San Francisco – “I’m kind of obsessed with Kurt Cobain,” laughed Aleksandra Denton, the gentle, cooing presence behind Shura, the newest Manchester export that virtually takes the physical form of the future of music. Shura graced the stage of San Francisco’s Independent to share with the enthusiastic audience a blast of tracks from her short
New York – Swedish-American trio Miike Snow have released the video for new track “Heart Is Full” from their forthcoming LP, iii, due out via Downtown/Atlantic Records next year. The stunning Lance Drake-directed music video saw its worldwide premiere yesterday. “Heart Is Full,” the band’s triumphant return and first taste of new music in 3 years,
Chicago – Last Saturday night Foxing and The World Is A Beautiful Place & I’m No Longer Afraid To Die rolled into the Windy City on a co-headlining tour, with support from TTNG and Brightside, for a sold-out show at Subterranean. All four have been touring together in one of the best line-ups any emo kid, punk rocker, or