Berlin – Raised in New York by world renown Congolese performers, Young Paris crafts a unique sound that threads the boundary between rap and electronic dance music and samples heavily from traditional African drumbeats. Along with 5 of his brothers and sisters, he performs an exuberant live show that merges dance, performance art, and an
Atlanta – Trend-setting Los Angeles radio station KCRW has just premiered the video for Jet Trash’s new single “What They Want,” from the California garage rockers’ recent self-titled debut EP. Jet Trash know what it means to be a quintessential West Coast band. They proudly carry the torch of their predecessors The Sonics and
Chicago – You may not have heard of AudioDamn! yet, but trust us when we say they’ll soon be on everyone’s radar, thanks in part to their soulful single “Radar.” The trio, made up of Austrians Oliver “Oli” Wimmer (vocals and guitar), Ali Grumeth (guitar), and Daniel “Mudi” Mudrack (drums), mix rock, pop, and soul. Best New
London – The Holidays are a time of good will and perhaps also one when the definition of what precisely constitutes new in the Best New Bands lexicon gets a little clouded. Most stuff is written at least a year before it’s released so who’s counting the days either. In that spirit we present 10
Los Angeles – When it comes to the world of mainstream alternative rock n roll, it is difficult to find a band that does it better than Cage The Elephant. While it is true that the quality of artists featured on your local modern rock station has been slightly improved over the last five years,
Los Angeles – Twenty One Pilots continue their Alternative Radio reign at #1 this week with their new single “Stressed Out,” which is also rapidly scaling the Top 40 radio chart. “Stressed Out” is the band’s first #1 at Alternative and second Top 5 single from their new record BLURRYFACE. The track has earned more than 40 million
Chicago – Austin based, Toronto born band Black Pistol Fire kicked off their North American tour in the Windy City this past week. The rock duo sold out their show at Schubas so quickly it was moved to Schubas’ larger sister venue, Lincoln Hall, and in turn, guitarist Kevin McKeown and drummer Eric Owen sold out Lincoln Hall. Fans
New York – This evening, THE WEEKND released the music video for his latest single, “In The Night.”Directed by the acclaimed duo BRTHR, this new nocturnal affair was shot in Brooklyn, NY last month and stars supermodel Bella Hadid. The sexy, stunning, and soaring visual upholds a tradition of unforgettable and cinematic music videos from the Grammy Award®-nominated multiplatinum
Chicago – This past weekend PUP rolled into Chica… er, Palatine, Illinois, with Modern Baseball, Tiny Moving Parts, and Jeff Rosenstock, playing an all-ages sold-out show at Durty Nellie’s. Killer line-up, right? But man, a show in the suburbs! Between the show being on a school night and being in boofoo Egypt, this teacher was questioning her
Rotterdam – Grey skies ignited with a blaze of sunset red gave way to a reasonably temperate evening – well, for November – as music fans headed downtown to one of the Dutch sea port’s lively venues, Rotown. Tagged in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2016 as a top 10 city destination, Rotterdam is immediately