Ancient Sky Descend into the weekend tonight with psychedelic rock band Ancient Sky’s record release show for their latest LP, T.R.I.P.S., at Death by Audio. This album is certainly a trip, and I would expect their live show to be a reverb-soaked trip down the rabbit hole of rock and roll – especially at this
Cosmic-disco ensemble Phenomenal Handclap Band have their new video for “The Right One,” off their second album Form and Control, posted up on NPR. Director Moh Azima, who previously worked on the band’s “15 to 20” video (below), explains the concept: “I played around with lots of symbolism like triangles, monuments and the eclipse to
Humans Want You to Hook Up At Their Shows By Kelly Knapp Humans are Peter Ricq and Robbie Slade (Image by Justin Tyler), who are two guys who make music to dance to. You could meet your next significant other at one of their shows, or you can just re-discover one of the first things
Gold Leaves is Grant Olsen (Image by Kyle Johnson), who you may know from Arthur & Yu. This has been a busy and productive year for him, culminating in the release of his debut album, The Ornament, followed by a US and UK tour that he just recently wrapped up. On this album, Olsen conveys
Swift Technique is a funk band with Philadelphia in their bones. With a foundation in the roots of hip-hop, drawing on inspiration from Led Zeppelin, James Brown, and the streets of Philly, this six-piece combines hip-hop, funk, jazz, soul, and rock to create their own fresh and unique sound that has gotten kids swinging from
Alabama Shakes are named quite literally. They are from Alabama, and when they play, there is no way to stay still. Even slower numbers like “Hold On” warrant hands in the air, “Can I get a witness”-style. Their sold out show at Brooklyn Bowl was packed with witnesses, all there to absorb the blues, soul,
Ohbijou is Casey Mecija, her sister Jenny Mecija, James Bunton, Ryan Carley, Anissa Hart and Heather Kirby. They had me at their song, “Niagara,” and then their dreamy, atmospheric show at The Rock Shop sealed the deal. But in between, I sat down with the sextet before their last show in NYC, who all turned
As of now, it looks like the number of artists performing at this year’s CMJ Music Marathon is exceeding 1.200. It seems that the folks at CMJ and Music Plus have anticipated some possible head explosions, and created CMJ Discover – a search tool that helps you find the best artists to check out based
On this a rainy Wednesday night, Arlene’s Grocery was dead town. My best guess is that it was quiet all night up until Blah Blah Blah took the stage. I don’t know where everyone came from, but Blah Blah Blah conjured them up from somewhere to get out on the floor. Not that it all
Picked By: Laurel Kathleen Who: Writer Where: The Echo, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday September 19th Doors at 8:30pm Cost: FREE Age Restrictions: 21+ Picked By: Kellly Knapp Who: Olivia Tremor Control Where: Le Poisson Rouge, New York City When: Monday September 19th Doors at 8:30pm Cost: $18 Age Restrictions: 18+ Picked By: Claire