Chicago – As we begin to face the throes of winter, this week’s collection focuses on 5 tracks that will help prepare you for the frozen tundra that lies ahead. These ethereal, spine-chilling tracks will evoke imagery of snow-shrouded landscapes so vividly that you will have to layer up to get through all of them.
London – Down in the depths of Boston’s independent music scene, Guerilla Toss have been causing a bit of a stir. As well as earning a reputation for some more than left-field live performances (including frequent full-nudity), the band have been putting out music on East Coast labels Feeding Tube Records and John Zorn’s Tzadik
New York – Being a city filled with music and a very strong culture of it’s own, New Orleans has produced some crazy talented artists. The Revivalists, a seven piece band that’s been touring pretty nonstop for the past six years, is one of them. They draw heavily on the brass, jazz, and jam-based roots
New York – It is Tuesday afternoon in NYC but in Brussels, an ocean away, it’s show time. I caught Deap Vally’s drummer Julie Edwards just as she was gearing up to take the stage at Botinique, on the last leg of the bands’ Euro tour. Breathless from sound check, Edwards took a moment to
New York – Grouplove have released a video for “Shark Attack,” the second single off their recent album, Spreading Rumours (Atlantic). The clip was directed by Cameron Duddy, who also directed the video for “Ways To Go,” the LP’s first single. The “Shark Attack” vid features actor John Hawkes, known for his role in HBO’s
Los Angeles – Delta Rae is named after a fictional little girl who awakens the Greek gods to save the world. The character is from a novel by siblings Eric, Brittany and Ian Holljes’s mother, and oddly enough, it is a perfect description of their band live. Playing from atop the world at member-exclusive Soho
New York – Cashmere Cat is the moniker for Magnus August Høiberg, 26-year-old Norwegian DJ and wunderkind producer. This Oslo native’s sound is soft enough to hold close but wild enough to reign as king of the concrete jungle. Høiberg has just hit us with his new single, “With Me.” This track is the first
Nashville – Kate Tucker & The Sons of Sweden like to do things a little differently. Their new album, The Shape The Color The Feel, is due out in February of 2014, and it promises to be anything but a typical album release. The music will be accompanied by a slew of musicians, producers, filmmakers,
Nashville – Chvrches debut album, The Bones of What You Believe, was released just over two months ago. In two months, word about the trio’s 80s, synthpop sound spread from the UK to the rest of the English speaking world. Nashville hopped right on the wave. Chvrches played a sold out show at Exit/In. This
Austin – In the endless debate over the true purpose of art, I have encountered two opposing schools of thought. Vaguely put, the first revere’s art as sacred and inimitable. Hence the existence of museums. The second aims to make art user-defined and accessible in every way. Art can either be contained, or it can