Austin – The artist known as Slow Magic has so far kept his name and personal life hidden beneath his neon zebra mask and tattered scarf. The costume has gotten a lot of attention in the last three years, while he’s worked almost non-stop between tours and two album releases—his latest, How to Disappear (on
San Francisco – The air was electric at The Fillmore the other night, as UK psych outfit Temples celebrated the midpoint of their West Coast tour with their touring partners Wampire, an indie rock group hailing from Portland, Oregon. Having seen both of these bands separately before, just as they were both gaining ground (Wampire
New York – Multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning recording artist Lorde unveiled her new single, “Yellow Flicker Beat,” the lead song from the soundtrack to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. The single is available now on iTunes and Spotify and will be on all digital retailers on Tuesday. The highly anticipated single offers an intriguing
Seattle – Before Brooklyn alt-pop trio, Little Daylight, rocked the Neumos stage, there was a line down the block outside. It was the typical, young Capitol Hill scene: college hipsters, tattooed boys in skinny jeans, and drunken groups of friends. But it was far from that stiff, music-snob feel some shows can have. The vibe
Chicago – Last year, Midwest four-piece Vinyl Theatre started to make some noise online with their indie-electronica single “I Need You Here” and the EP Gold. After Billboard took notice of the twentysomethings, music lovers from Brazil to Malaysia blew up their Soundcloud. In August Vinyl Theatre announced they had signed with Fueled By Ramen
Brooklyn – Dinosaur Feathers is the umbrella moniker for an indie band that’s seen its fair share of turnover since its inception in 2008. Likewise, the mastermind behind this act, Greg Sullo, is equally comfortable with embracing the unknown with unabashed gusto. Since he started to focus his efforts on making music, Sullo had steadily
Austin – The Preatures’ breakout EP Is This How You Feel? took its queues well. The Sydney band’s 2012 debut, Shaking Hands, introduced us to a group with a nice premise and an ambition to draw from a lot of different music, but arrangements that were too cluttered for the eclecticism to be obvious or
Seattle – Two local indie bands filled Neumos with a celebratory atmosphere the other night when SISTERS and Motopony performed their hearts out to the packed venue. It’s amazing to watch a band grow over the passing of time; what’s even more amazing is when you recognize how much they’ve evolved over the course of
Nashville – Though it’s dubbed “Music City,” Nashville is often pigeonholed as just a town for country artists. Yet just up the road from the crowded honkytonk bars of Broadway sit some amazing indie rock venues. The End, along with the legendary Exit/In sit just steps away from the campuses of Belmont and Vanderbilt Universities.
Austin – At Empire Control Room the other night, 24-year-old electronic musician Will Wiesenfeld, aka Baths, dazzled Austinites with delicately crafted melodies. Accompanied by his live counterpart Morgan Greenwood, Baths demonstrated their skills in creating ornate music without creating clutter. Proving less is more, Baths creates beautifully arranged electronic songs with an acute attention to