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
San Francisco–This past Thursday, psych-dance rock duo and former San Francisco residents–‘We don’t live here anymore, but it’s still our favorite place to play!’–Painted Palms brought down the house at San Francisco’s Rickshaw Stop in celebration of their upcoming sophomore release Horizons, which is due to hit shelves next Friday (September 4th). On their second
Nashville – Nikki Lane means business on her second album. Joining up with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys to produce All or Nothin, this singer/songwriter is showing her rebel side, her I don’t really give a shit what you think side. This album is 12 songs; songs of one night stands, bad attitudes, bad
Seattle – As the days are gradually getting shorter, cooler, and cloudier, Seattleites are relentlessly seeking ways to clutch on to those last days of summer. Last week, there was no perfect place to be than in Capitol Hill’s Barboza, where music lovers were treated to the breezy, atmospheric sounds of California-based band, Cayucas, on
Nashville – The charismatic qualities of Houndmouth run amok onstage at Live on the Green in Nashville on this beautiful Thursday night. All smiles, as band members Matt Meyers, Katie Toupin, Zak Appleby, and Shane Cody begin to play their first song. First act of the night, Houndmouth was thrilled that the Nashville crowd did
Los Angeles – Mont Royal (Roll Call Records) is the grandiose return of Cleveland indie rockers The Lighthouse and The Whaler. It’s been three years since the quartet’s last full-length effort, This Is An Adventure. The record is both sprawling and substantially complex with its incredible build of strings, guitar crashes, and pulsating kick drums.
Chicago – Despite being a Tuesday and a school night, U.K. rockers The Vaccines packed Lincoln Hall, selling out the venue, filling it with excited fans young and old, for the English Graffiti Tour, bringing their fantastic mix of indie, garage rock, and punk. The foursome recently released their third album, English Graffiti, hence the
Los Angeles – It’s hard to believe it has been around four years since Australian band Royal Headache released their self-titled debut full length. From an instrumental standpoint, the band churned out fairly standard fast-paced garage rock; setting the band apart from the hundreds of similar bands hocking that style in 2011 was powerfully expressive