It has been an amazing week for Now, Now and their sophomore record Threads, released last Tuesday March 6th on Trans- Records. Threads landed as the #4 Most Added record on the CMJ charts last week, and debuted on the FMQB Albums Chart at #3 this week. Leading up to their appearance at SXSW 2012, the band
March 7, 2012 After a five-year hiatus, James Mercer and his band The Shins are back with a new lineup and one of the year’s most anticipated new albums, Port of Morrow. Watch the group play old and new songs in an NPR Music Presents show at NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge.
Ivan & Alyosha is a four-piece that began as a solo project for Tim Wilson a few years ago, quickly growing to include Ryan Carbary, Tim Kim, and Pete Wilson. I was at first intrigued by the blend of americana and indie rock and their traditional yet deeply thoughtful songwriting. But after I saw a
I admit, it was the name that originally piqued my interest in Elizabeth and the Catapult. But after listening to their Myspace page, I adored the group’s music as much as the thought-provoking moniker. When I got an opportunity for a phone interview with Elizabeth herself, I jumped at the chance. She was delightfully spunky
I first met Active Child’s Patrick Grossi while he was opening for Islands and Steel Phantoms at The Loft in Dallas in July. We chatted about how the tour was going, and he gave me a copy of his Curtis Lane EP. At first, I was struck by the nonchalanct generosity with which he gave