Chicago – If you haven’t heard, Chicagoans love a good street festival. There’s nothing better than taking in some people watching over a nice cold beer while listening to some of your favorite local bands just blocks from your home. This past weekend in Rogers Park, two up and coming Chicago bands played the Glenwood
Portland – The second day of MusicFest Northwest turned out to be just as satisfying as the first, and not just because I had a delicious grilled cheese and pesto sandwich for lunch. Maybe I was just happy that Fucked Up singer Damian Abraham posed with me for a sweaty, shirtless selfie during his band’s
Brendan Benson and Readymade Records present the new music video for the song “Pretty Baby” off of the beloved songwriter and co-founder of the Raconteur’s fifth solo effort What Kind of World. The Los Angeles Times calls the album “as solid as its predecessors, with sparkling power-pop gems (“Light of Day”), fuzz-garage rave-ups (“Happy Most of the
If you’re not familiar with the back-story of Savoir Adore, what began as a 48-hour challenge between two best friends blossomed into one of Brooklyn’s most exciting and unique young bands. With an experimental approach to their writing and recording, Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro weave a magical musical tapestry with their distinct voices, lush
For this video, RACES teamed up with director Edward Chase Masterson, who directed their previous music video for Big Broom. The band is excited to premiere the video for Lies on Noisey / Vice. Click Here To Watch ‘Lies’ Wade Ryff of RACES says, “It was sort of surreal shooting this video for a number of reasons.
Sea Wolf will release its third album, Old World Romance, September 11 on Dangerbird Records. Old World Romance is the highly anticipated follow up to Sea Wolf‘s successful sophomore LP, White Water, White Bloom. Sea Wolf‘s founder and leading man, Alex Brown Church (writer/guitar/vocals), shares “After the last record, which was written and recorded far from
Barsuk Records is excited to release the video for Yellow Ostrich’s “The Shakedown,” off the band’s sophomore full-length, Strange Land. Directed by the band, the clip premiered via NYLON today. Singer/guitarist Alex Schaaf described the making of the video: “We made this video ourselves in Michael’s basement. With no budget and minimal gear, we explored the
One of the more indefinable acts to emerge from Montreal’s burgeoning indie scene in recent years, Parlovr is a trio built on unrelenting creativity, ambitiously pushing towards a blend of retro surf and soul nestled within hyper modern pop songs quickly earning global attention. Here’s their latest video. It’s directed by Scott Cudmore who has also
Covered in a purple sequin and fringe dress, that she made sure to shake at every opportunity, Sharon Jones she sprang to life as she took the stage. This woman is not to be missed. Her energy and talent are captivating. A late starter, she didn’t enter the music industry till her forties. She certainly has made
We’re very excited to tell you about a new remix for Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros‘ “Man on Fire” from NY’s Little Daylight. The track is now available as a download on Soundcloud. Man on Fire (Little Daylight Remix) – free download: http://soundcloud.com/edward-sharpe-mag-zeros/man-on-fire-little-daylight Man on Fire: http://soundcloud.com/edward-sharpe-mag-zeros/man-on-fire The original track appears on ESMZ’s new album Herethat was just