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
Brooklyn – Dinosaur Feathers is the umbrella moniker for an indie band that’s seen its fair share of turnover since its inception in 2008. Likewise, the mastermind behind this act, Greg Sullo, is equally comfortable with embracing the unknown with unabashed gusto. Since he started to focus his efforts on making music, Sullo had steadily
Chicago – Thank goodness the temperature dropped the other night because Subterranean was packed to the rafters. With Fall approaching, the usually stuffy venue was cooler than normal, making the show much more enjoyable. Über cool LA trio Sir Sly and UK symphonic rockers Wolf Gang sold out the Wicker Park concert hall. These Cherrytree
Chicago – Irish rockers Wounds are ready to unleash their hardcore punk on the world. Brothers Aidan and James Coogan and Craig McCann just signed a multi-album deal with Razor & Tie Records. (If you’ve been following Wounds for a bit, it seems the foursome has become a trio, with bassist Aaron McGrath leaving the
San Francisco – This past Friday at San Francisco’s Fillmore, LA newcomers In The Valley Below were given the chance to stretch their legs and show their stuff as the opening act for fellow SoCal residents The Airborne Toxic Event on the first night of their tour together. They played a short, yet powerful, six-song
San Francisco – Back in 2012, the UK’s Alt-J put forth their eerily fascinating debut LP, An Awesome Wave, and quickly made a name for themselves in the realm of rock music. Their debut is wrought with homemade time signatures and viscous modulation, all pulsing gracefully under the canopy of singer/guitarist Joe Newman’s mysterious and
New York – Since the early nineties, the Madden Brothers have played in the pop punk band Good Charlotte. Their side project, The Madden Brothers, began taking shape in 2011, but it wasn’t until this week that they released Greetings From California (on Capitol). The record is a hodgepodge of radio pop, country and adult
New York – Avi Buffalo is a four-piece indie act out of Long Beach, California, founded by Avi Zahner-Isenberg back when the singer-songwriter and guitar slinger was but 19 years old. Now 23, Avi Buffalo is about to resurface with an arsenal of fully realized alt experimentalism that’s solid enough to cement this act in
Seattle – Last week, Los Angeles psychedelic rockers The Entrance Band played to an enthusiastic crowd at Seattle’s all-ages venue, The Vera Project. The trio’s groovy distortion, hypnotizing bass, and overall energy kept bodies swaying and heads bobbing all night. Though the musicians of The Entrance Band have been on the scene for quite some
Brooklyn – Courtney Barnett spent the summer zipping across North America, playing several major music festivals, bringing her standout rock and roll show to audiences across the country. Barnett and her band The Courtney Barnett’s stole the show and played to her biggest crowd yet at Firefly Festival. They continued on to wow crowds at