Consisting of childhood friends, Darren Weiss (drummer/vocals) and Danny Present, the Los Angeles-based duo of PAPA’s earliest influences were punk rock – and although the band sonically plays indie rock, as you’ll see in this live […]
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With the release of their debut effort, Late for War, the Brooklyn-based duo of Mia Wilson and Quincy Ledbetter, better known as the Bright Smoke, developed a reputation for a crafting music with a moody sensibility and […]
I caught the Brooklyn-based trio Sharkmuffin during a hot summer night at Fort Useless, and was impressive by their energy – at one point, their lead vocalist was standing on her amplifier and wandering around […]
Although A Million Billion Dying Suns formed early last year, frontman Nate Mercereau and the rest of the band have been bouncing around professionally as they’ve collaborated with the likes of Richard Ashcroft, Lauryn Hill and the legendary Chaka Khan. And with a […]
Honduras, Ski Lodge, and Drowners at Bowery Ballroom 1/31/14
Honduras, Ski Lodge and Drowners Bowery Ballroom January 31, 2014 As January 31 was the start of the weekend, I bolted out of the office and rushed down to see Super Bowl Blvd in an […]
Although Thee Oh Sees are on something of an indefinite hiatus as creative mastermind John Dwyer pursues his electronic-based solo project under the moniker of Damaged Bug, fans of Dwyer’s most known project should be […]
The Trouble With Templeton began in 2011 as the brainchild of the 23 year old singer/songwriter Thomas Calder. And by 2012, the band had expanded to a quintet that not only helped fleshed out, it […]
Del Venicci, can trace their origins to when Ross Politti (of Carnivores) offered to record and produce a project that Grace Bellury (of Lille) had been working on for some time. What had started as […]
The Buffalo, NY-based trio of Made Violent consisting of Joe White (bass), Justin Acee (drums) and Rob Romano (guitar) have played together for quite some time. And from band’s first released single “Wasted Days,” their sound […]
The Brooklyn-based quartet of Little Racer, which consists of Eliot Michaud (vocals, guitar), Ish Nazmi (bass), Wade Michael (guitar) and Dave Tedecshi (drums) formed in 2010, and shortly after their formation the band’s eponymous single “Little […]
The duo of Isle of Rhodes — Rob Farren (vocals, keys) and Colin Behram (drums) — have received quite a bit of attention after the release of the first single off their forthcoming EP, Affirmation Caravan, “Islands”; in […]
Originally based in Murfeesboro, TN, Those Darlins started out with a sound that could be described as unrestrained, sleazy but seductive and incredibly dark garage rock that managed to have a sense of danger and unpredictability However, with […]
As we all know, in the UK there’s a deep reverence for American blues and R&B that goes back to the very foundations of much of the music and artists we love and admire today […]
“Inamorata” is the first single off the Los Angeles, CA-based (via Detroit) band the Singles’ forthcoming effort Look How Fast A Heart Can Break, slated for an April 1st release. And although the band has quickly […]
A Q&A with Butcher Knives’ Nikko Matiz
As a native New Yorker, some of my experiences are likely uncommon to most of the country, but what I managed to cherish was the diversity that was just considered a daily part of life. […]