Los Angeles – For all intents and purposes, Silicon’s debut release Personal Computer (Weird World) feels a whole lot like a concept record. However, it is unclear whether sole member Kody Nielson is crafting a narrative throughout the album or simply repeatedly tapping into a rich thematic well. No matter what the approach is, throughout
Nashville – Nathaniel Rateliff. The name is getting bigger by the day. His new album is pumping life into the Rhythm and Blues section of the record store. A section maybe a little overlooked lately. He and his band, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, just dropped their self-titled album on August 21, and it
Seattle – Though the Pacific Northwest skies are darkening earlier, the forecast predicts a sunny, temperate Labor Day weekend – perfect for the thousands of music lovers flocking to Seattle Center to attend the annual Bumbershoot music and arts festival. Now in its 45th year, Bumbershoot has become a Seattle cultural touchstone, presenting diverse acts
Los Angeles – Action Bronson had the honor of headlining Fool’s Gold Records mini-festival, Fool’s Gold’s Day Off at the Shrine Auditorium on Saturday. Because the venue is on USC’s campus, most of the crowd was young and vibrant, clad in jean shorts and snapbacks, and spent the majority of their time dancing wildly to
LOS ANGELES, CA - September 2, 2015 - Atlas Genius’ new album, Inanimate Objects - the follow-up to the band’s breakthrough debut, When It Was Now - is out now and available HERE. The band has unveiled the official video for the first single, ”Molecules.” Directed by longtime collaborator Claire Marie Vogel. The Australian band performed “Molecules” last night during a return visit to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” View
London – Departures is the full-length debut from Owl & Mouse, the London-based quintet built around Brisbane songstress and ukulele player, Hannah Botting (sister of Allo Darlin’s bassist, Bill) and also featuring sibling Jen on backing vocals. Augmented by bassist Tom Wade, Emma Winston on keyboards and Dan Mayfield on violin and baritone ukulele, the
Los Angeles - Australian singer/songwriter Fraser A. Gorman is getting ready to head Stateside, bringing with him his unique brand of roots, folk, psych, rock and soul, drawing comparisons to everyone from Cass McCombs and Bill Callahan to Woody Guthrie and Beck. After releasing his album ‘Slow Gum’ in Europe and Australia to unanimous acclaim back in June, Fraser
Chicago – LA band PHASES has literally gone through some phases. What started out as JJAMZ, with Z Berg (The Like), Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet), James Valentine (Maroon 5), Jason Boesel (Rilo Kiley, The Elected, Bright Eyes), and Michael Runion, has turned into PHASES, with all original members, minus Valentine, who has been busy devoting himself to
San Francisco – Kanye West wishes he was the voice of a generation. FIDLAR actually is, because few artists have better articulated the rather pathetic state of arrested development many millennials find themselves trapped in today. Alienated by suburban sprawl, disillusioned from an overdose of mass media marketed dreams of easily attainable happiness and utterly
New York – Fueled By Ramen recording group Twenty One Pilots are marking the end of their most successful summer so far with a wide array of upcoming activity, including high profile TV performances and the start of a fully sold out North American tour. The fun began last night as Twenty One Pilots tore