San Francisco – On Thursday, New York-based indie dark wave duo MS MR brought the house down at the cozy Rickshaw Stop. The twosome—consisting of vocalist Lizzy Plapinger and producer Max Hershenow (along with their touring bassist and drummer)—played a stellar dozen songs to a enthusiastically rapt sold-out crowd, showcasing several songs off their excellent
San Francisco – Las Vegas native Shamir Bailey—known simply as Shamir—took appropriate time and care when constructing his debut LP Ratchet. According to Urban Dictionary, ‘ratchet’ refers to a state of mind in which one exudes an illustrious diva persona, though often such entitlement is either misplaced or misguided. When talking about Shamir’s debut LP,
Chicago – Since forming in 2011, U.K. six-piece Fat White Family has become known for wild, outlandish live performances complete with nudity, blood, and butchered animal parts. All things considered, this week’s Chicago show at Lincoln Hall was rather tame, but FWF still entertained. Frontman Lias Saoudi climbed speakers and strutted around stage, bathed in
Los Angeles - Tame Impala have announced their highly anticipated third studio LP, Currents, will be released worldwide, Friday July 17. The 13 track album is available to pre-order, offering “Let It Happen,” “Cause I’m A Man” and two brand new tracks, “Eventually” and “Disciples,” as instant grat tracks with the album pre-order. Pre-order Currents here: iTunes Google Play Amazon MP3 Fans went
Brooklyn – Locally based “goth synth” duo Weeknight have just completed a tour that saw them return to Brooklyn on May 5 to play a homecoming gig at hip Williamsburg venue Union Pool, which also doubled as their Cassette Release Party for two recent singles, “California” and “In The Dust.” Best New Bands caught up
Austin – Officially, Mystery Skulls is a product of Los Angeles. It’s where he calls home, and it’s where his career has taken off. But he was proud to tout his Texas upbringing to a packed house at Stubb’s last Friday night. Unsurprisingly, he was well received: we love a hometown hero. In fact Mystery
New York - PINS have just released the new video for their single, “Young Girls!” Directed by Amy Watson, the video perfectly captures what it’s like to be bored in a dull town and searching for excitement. It features the four-piece band roaming the streets of Manchester and fooling around. “I wanted to play around with the usual “girls just wannahave
Portland – Mississippi Studios hosted synth pop duo Wishyunu on Sunday night, which doubled as a release show for their just-dropped (and self-issued) 7’’ Photoplay. Wishyunu’s sound is an experience, one which is almost unexpected. The duo utilizes lead singer Bei Yan’s delicate vocals, guitar and synth machine, and drummer Tony Bertaccini to create their
Los Angeles – On one hand, the rise of METZ in the modern underground music scene is perplexing; the influence of electronic and pop music has slowly whittled down the number of acts that flaunt angular guitar riffs and liberal use of distortion. On the other hand, there have been few contemporary groups able to match
San Francisco – It’s hard to find an indie rock band completely free of irony in the 21st century. Rock artists seem to have a cynical chip on their shoulders these days, unable to enjoy the simple pleasures of loud guitars and pounding drums without a detached sense of humor coating it all. Parquet Courts,