Los Angeles – Just this past October, Blitzen Trapper released the studio album, All Across This Land to much critical acclaim with Entertainment Weekly hailing it “bigger, synthier, warmer,” and Uncut Magazine claiming it was “an infectious country rocker that deserves to be an enormous hit.” Following in the album’s footsteps, the band just released
London – Glastonbury Festival has just announced details of its Emerging Talent Competition 2016, giving new UK and Ireland-based acts of any musical genre the chance to compete for a spot on one of the main stages at this summer’s Festival which runs from 22nd to 26th June. The winners of the free-to-enter competition will
Chicago – It’s been a gnarly ride leading into the release of Ty Segall’s new album, Emotional Mugger! Beginning with random receipts of a rare VHS promo, leading into the launch of www.emotionalmugger.com which featured the “What Is ‘Emotional Mugging” demonstrational video, followed by the emergence of the Emotional Mugger Hotline (#1-800-281-2968), and then a
New York – Rochester, NY’s Joywave is happy to share a new video for their track “Destruction.” The video was directed by Philip Andelman (Taylor Swift, Jay Z, Ryan Adams, Rufus Wainwright, Beyonce) who stated, “I can’t think of another band that right out of the gate that has created such an interesting canon of
San Francisco – Madrid’s newest export Hinds originally started out as a duo known as Deers, consisting of the two lead vocalists/guitarists Carlotta Cosials and Ana García Perrote, and swiftly grew to include Ade Martin on bass and drummer Amber Grimbergen after the initial success of their demo of the single “Bamboo,” which caught the
New York – M83, aka Anthony Gonzalez, has announced an initial series of North American tour dates, including special performances at the renowned Coachella festival in Indio, CA and The Governor’s Ball in NYC. This summer will see further festival performances across the globe, including stops in Spain, Germany, Sweden and more. Tickets will be
Los Angeles – After about two months of very-light scheduling at music venues across the world, 2016 is here. Last year saw the release of many exciting new albums, and now those artists are taking to the road in support of their newest releases. One such band with a brand new album in 2015 was
Los Angeles – After selling out their LA show at The Lyric Theater in December, KING continue to make waves in the music scene having been recently named one of Boston Globe’s ’16 Artists To Look Forward To Hearing In 2016.’ The innovative LA trio made up of twins Paris and Amber Strother and musical
Los Angeles – This March, Cage The Elephant, Silversun Pickups, Foals, and Bear Hands will embark on Spring Fling Rock AF 2016. The 15-city U.S. arena tour packages some of the best new bands in alternative music today, and harkens back to the days when artists crisscrossed the country together on package tours – often hitting cities and towns that otherwise wouldn’t have access to
Chicago – After releasing the critically acclaimed debut If You Leave in 2013, British indie rock trio Daughter is back with their sophomore album Not To Disappear (4AD/Glassnote). After working out the fruit of the album in London, singer and guitarist Elena Tonra, guitarist Igor Haefeli, and drummer Remi Aguilella spent a summer in NewYork recording