Los Angeles – Up and coming singer-songwriter, Zella Day, who’s been hailed “the happier Lana Del Rey,” opened for veteran musician LP Friday night at The Roxy. Despite the misconstrued description, there’s still an essential sadness embedded in Day’s songs. The eclectic crowd was spellbound by the songstress’ bohemian vibe. Day was dazzling at her
Los Angeles – Electric Youth features L.A. and Toronto-based couple Austin Garrick (he) and Bronwyn Griffin (she). The electronic pop duo have been producing beautiful music together for several years, including the collaboration with David Grellier (aka College) on “A Real Hero,” which was featured in few momentous scenes in the film, Drive. Their long-awaited
Chicago – Never before had I seen the Beat Kitchen so packed. The 17 and over show filled the room with tons of teenagers, who pushed themselves against the stage, excited to see Drowners. As the New York post-punk rockers walked on stage, I heard an “Oh. My. God.” Wide-eyed girls screamed in excitement. Lead
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
Los Angeles – Longtime friends Brandon Rush and Kyle Sears are the duo behind the electro-pop band, Priory. This relatively unknown band from Portland, Oregon that originally debuted a folky guitar-driven self-titled record in 2011 on a small label are currently on tour opening for UK act, The Kooks. While mainstreamers The Kooks are
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