I caught the Los Angeles, CA-based trio the Vim Dicta at Piano’s on Monday night, and from this live footage that I shot, their sound owes a debt to Soundgarden, Led Zeppelin and the like […]
i’ve been caught the Octopus Project twice when they’ve stopped in the NYC area, and live the band plays with an infectiously joyous, gleeful energy – that is while having a sound that kicks ass. […]
Dent May, a Mississippi-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist will have his third full-length effort, Warm Blanket released through Paw Tracks on August 27th. Although May had recorded most of the album’s instruments by himself, he enlisted some local […]
Album Review: Charles Bradley’s Victim of Love
Charles Bradley Victim of Love Daptone Records Release Date: May 28, 2013 Track Listing 1. Strictly Reserved For You 2. You Put The Flame On It 3. Let Love Stand A Chance 4. Victim […]
The NYC-based 17 member group Escort, which was founded by producers Eugene Cho and Daniel Balls, and fronted by the incredible vocals and stage presence of Adeline Michele have developed a reputation for a sound […]
The Milwaukee, WI-based emcee Juiceboxxx has developed a reputation for a sound that ’s heavily influenced by old school hip hop – with his bratty, nasal snarl and playfully complex samples, his sound has an […]
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=2503482070/size=medium/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/transparent=true/ Formerly known as Daniel G. Harmann and the Trouble Starts, the Trouble Starts will be releasing their latest and forthcoming effort East on August 13th. “Glaciers,” the first single off the new effort, is a great […]
New Music Seminar Festival NY 2013 — Day 1: Ahmir, Etivan, 2AM Club, Baby Bee, and the Soul Rebels at Webster Hall 6/9/13
New Music Seminar Festival NY 2013 Day 1: Ahmir, Etivan, 2AM Club, Baby Bee, and the Soul Rebels Webster Hall June 9, 2013 The New Music Seminar can trace its history back to the 1980 […]
Glass Animals released their debut EP Leaflings last year, and the band spent the past year writing and recording material for a full-length debut in a make-shift studio in the Oxfordshire forest. Reportedly, the isolation of the […]
Happy 3rd Birthday — to the Joy of Violent Movement
I started this site three years ago today, and in the past three years I’ve had some amazing experiences that I’ll remember for the rest of my life – thanks in part to the work […]
The Mynabirds’ Laura Burhemn spent a year touring with the rest of the band to support their latest effort, GENERALS and she’ll be joining the Postal Service’s touring band this year. Shortly before she joined the Postal […]
French DJ and producer Simon Delacroix writes, records and performs under the moniker the Toxic Avenger. Delacroix has developed a reputation for a sound that fuses club-ready, pulsing electronica with a pop sensibility – in […]
Based in Oklahoma, BRONCHO’s debut effort, Can’t Get Past the Lips was recently re-released by Fairfax Recordings. “Psychiatrist,” the latest single (and video) from the album, should immediately bring to mind the sneeringly ironic, “don’t give a […]
With the end of a long-term relationship, there’s obviously quite a deal of heartache but in many ways ghosts almost always manage to linger. Certainly, singer/songwriter Alela Diane can attest to this, as her latest […]
Critical Heights Records will be releasing Virginia Wing’s “Red Sails” single on July 2nd. “Creation” is the B-side of the single, and with it’s jangling guitars drenched in reverb, the track sounds as though it […]