Los Angeles – It is official: the garage/psych revivalist movement has hit the point of no return. Simply put, there are very few groups capable of creating original sounds by weaving a pastiche out of the fuzz, skronk, and reverb-drenched vocals that have become clichés of so many modern bands. The genre is quickly becoming
Chicago – And just like that, the JR JR tour is gone. See what I did there? JR JR (formerly Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.) played their final show of the JR JR American Fall Tour, in support of the Detroit duo’s third album JR JR. Fans from all over the Midwest, but especially Michigan, filled the ground floor
Los Angeles – Every time Elmhurst, IL-based garage rock band The Orwells take the stage, they leave a trail of dropped jaws and sweat-soaked shirts. And it this point, those jaws are finally not hanging due to the band members’ eye-popping youthfulness. In a move typically reserved for savant-level athletes or academics, the five band
Los Angeles – Historic Filipinotown’s Bootleg Theater has consistently drawn some big names in underground music to this quiet neighborhood wedged between the 101 and Downtown LA. Despite boasting these strong bills, the venue remains one of the city’s best-kept secrets for music fans looking to watch well-known bands perform in an intimate setting. With
San Francisco – “I’m kind of obsessed with Kurt Cobain,” laughed Aleksandra Denton, the gentle, cooing presence behind Shura, the newest Manchester export that virtually takes the physical form of the future of music. Shura graced the stage of San Francisco’s Independent to share with the enthusiastic audience a blast of tracks from her short
New York – Swedish-American trio Miike Snow have released the video for new track “Heart Is Full” from their forthcoming LP, iii, due out via Downtown/Atlantic Records next year. The stunning Lance Drake-directed music video saw its worldwide premiere yesterday. “Heart Is Full,” the band’s triumphant return and first taste of new music in 3 years,
Chicago – Last Saturday night Foxing and The World Is A Beautiful Place & I’m No Longer Afraid To Die rolled into the Windy City on a co-headlining tour, with support from TTNG and Brightside, for a sold-out show at Subterranean. All four have been touring together in one of the best line-ups any emo kid, punk rocker, or
Berlin – With the release of their self-titled debut LP this week, Fold is laying down a gauntlet of musical influences that encompasses elements of funk, jazz, hip hop, and alternative rock across ten reflective tracks. Live instrumentation is another layer to this Leeds band that listeners will appreciate, as the band throws the entire
Austin – The line toward the entrance stretched longer with each passing groan. The fun fun fun pulsed through the gates, but Mother Nature held her grip. The weather delay cancelled many of the opening acts for day two of Fun Fun Fun Fest, but the Welsh band Joanna Gruesome luckily made the cut. After
Chicago – A little after three in the afternoon girls began lining up outside Subterranean. No, they weren’t there for the six o’clock show with Foxing and TWIABP. (Though Best New Bands was. Stay tuned for the review!) They were waiting anxiously to see the evening show with Hippo Campus. Yeah, the one that was set to start