Austin – “I hope I made you uncomfortable,” said Mick Jenkins, catching his breath after shouting his way through “Treat Me Caucasian.” The audience whooped. “I hope I got you thinking,” he continued. But he was preaching to the choir here. Holy Mountain never closes the big garage door that opens onto the patio, and
New York — Handsome Ghost, the hardly definable, “indie prom” band from Massachusetts, has just released their debut EP, Steps via Photo Finish/Republic Records. The six-track project is now available through digital retailers. This follow-up set to 2014′s well received “Blood Stutter” single, takes listeners on a sonic journey along the artistic vantage point of the band’s lead
Chicago – On a cold Sunday night, hoards of teenagers and twenty-somethings packed Reggie’s Rock Club in Chicago to see FrnkIero AndThe Cellabration. Concertgoers cheered, whistled, and clapped… but it wasn’t Frank Iero who was getting the love (although he surely would later). They were falling hard for The Homeless Gospel Choir. THGC is Derek
Meg Myers, a fast-rising musician originally out of Tennessee, (last reported on by Best New Bands senior editor Sarah Hess as having put on a great show at 2014′s Lollapalooza,) is about to depart on a headlining tour that will begin at the end of the month and take her all the way into June and the starting
Los Angeles – Orange County, California singer/songwriter Nic Hessler has a new perspective on music and well, life too. About four years ago, the Captured Tracks artist known at the time as Catwalk was sidelined after being diagnosed with Guillain–Barré Syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder often mistaken for Multiple Sclerosis. After leaving him partially paralyzed
Los Angeles – Jordan Corso is the LA-based singer/songwriter known as Cotillon. And for his set at The Echo last Thursday, he was joined by Bret Leinen (bass), Michael Mederios (drums) and Zachary Miller (guitar). (They were the second of three acts to perform, as Eleanor Friedberger was the night’s headliner.) Cotillon is a perplexing
Chicago – “It’s always fun to play a sold-out show. It’s like, ‘That’s tight!’” Marlana Sheetz of Milo Greene earned a few laughs and plenty of applause from the Chicago crowd for her 90s-esque commentary Thursday night. Sheetz and the rest of Milo Greene – Robbie Arnett, Graham Fink, Andrew Heringer, and Curtis Marrero –
Los Angeles – The self-proclaimed “Hip Pop” duo of Aluna Francis and George Reid, better known as simply AlunaGeorge, have just released word that they plan to travel back to the U.S. in late April, for a pair of bookend-style coastline shows, as well as a set of west coast festivals (Sasquatch and Lightning in
Los Angeles – The intimacy of the Sunset Strip’s State Social House was the perfect setting for soul singer-songwriter Joe Marson to showcase his superb musical talents. The upstairs space is designated as “The Attic,” a fitting title for what is literally an attic – exposed rafters and all. With the lights turned down low
New York – We missed Heems. He put out two excellent mixtapes, Nehru Jackets and Wild Water Kingdom, in 2012, just before the official dissolution of his group Das Racist that December. Until Eat Pray Thug, his only musical endeavor since the breakup was a collaborative EP with London rapper Riz MC under the moniker