With the release of Celebration Rock, Vancouver, BC-based duo, Japandroids have been relentlessly touring to support the effort. The band’s spring/summer 2013 tour includes stops in Oakland, CA; the Coachella Festival; Milwaukee, WI; Indianapolis, IN; Lawrence, […]
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TEEN, a quarter comprising of the Lieberson sisters – lead singer and multi-instrumentalist Teeny, keyboardist Lizzie, drummer Katherine and bassist Jane Herships – will be releasing the Carolina EP on May 28th. Carolina is a follow-up to their debut […]
La Musique Numerique (it’s French for “Digital Music”), is the forthcoming sophomore effort from the Los Angeles, CA and London, UK-based duo of AM and Shawn Lee. With this new album, the band cements their reputation […]
The Vancouver, BC-based Lions in the Street specialize in a straightforward, balls-to the-wall kind of rock ‘n roll akin to that of the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – and they’ve been compared in some circles […]
Formed in 2004, the members of the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based Shout Out Out Out had been in a number of that area’s punk and rock bands – but it was shared interest in synthesizers and […]
Sub Pop labelmates Shabazz Palaces and the Helio Sequence are touring as part of a co-headlining tour throughout January and February — you can catch them in Atlanta, GA; Miami, FL; Asheville, NC; Orlando, FL; Nashville, TN; Louisville, KY; St. Louis, MO; and ending in Bloomington, IN before the […]
Sub Pop labelmates Shabazz Palaces and the Helio Sequence are touring as part of a co-headlining tour throughout January and February – you can catch them in Atlanta, GA; Miami, FL; Asheville, NC; Orlando, FL; […]
Album Reviews
Before I get to the year in review, there are a few more albums that I received last year – it still seems strange to say that – that I wanted to discuss before going […]
Occasionally, I’ve come across something so stunningly beautiful that it stops me in my tracks – such was the case with Silvana Kane’s “Cruces” off her debut solo effort, La Jardinera. Born in Lima, Peru, Kane’s […]
I saw the Vancouver-based indie rock act, Yukon Blonde play a live set with Alcoholic Faith Mission some time ago, and I was quite impressed. The band released their latest effort, Tiger Talk earlier this year to […]
Volcom Entertainment have released a split single featuring Vancouver, British Columbia’s Nu Sensae, and Nashville, TN’s Useless Eaters. Nu Sensae’s “Sleeping Blouse,” is a grungy, quick paced bit of punk thrash, and it should have […]