Photos by: Theo Rallis – Son of country music icons Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, Shooter Jennings, who released his newest EP, Countach, in November 2014 via Black Country Rock, which capped off a very productive year for Jennings who released four new releases, including an album with his late father titled Fenixon, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Russian-American electronic-industrial-classical-goth-experimental rock singer-songwriter Zola Jesus, who released her fifth album, Taiga (the Russian word for boreal forests), on October 6th, 2014 via Mute, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto last night.
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – F or several years, Cardiff, UK’s Until the Ribbon Breaks have been a crucial part of expanding on songs by the artists you already know and love. The collective of Peter Lawrie-Winfield, Elliot Wall and James Gordon have created textured, layered re-imaginings of songs like Phantogram’s “Fall in Love”, Tegan and Sara’s … Continue reading
Photos by: Dawn Hamilton – Hamilton Leithauser, who is best known as the frontman for Boston-based garage rock band The Recoys, who broke up in 1999, and New York City-based indie rock band The Walkmen, who released their seventh album, Heaven, on May 29th, 2012, and who are currently on hiatus, and who released his debut … Continue reading
Photos by: Christian Gonzalez – Newly reunited post-hardcore band Saosin, who’s last album, In Search of Solid Ground, was released on September 8th, 2009 via Virgin, performed at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA last night with lead singer Anthony Green, whose other band Circa Survive released their fifth album, Descensus, on November 24th, 2014 via Sumerian … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – F ive years may seem like a long time between records for fans of Glasgow’s Belle and Sebastian. In almost two decades since Tigermilk debuted in 1996, the band has never waited more than 3-years to cut and release a new LP. The band has never surprised their fans and critics alike as much as … Continue reading
By: Ryan Maresca – Shred Kelly’s new album Sing to the Night is cutting through the haze of indie folk rock with a wide variety of tones and moods that could please even the most uncompromising of listeners. Following the success of 2012’s In The Hills, fans of Shred Kelly craved their unique sound, and this album delivers with their best … Continue reading
By: Staff – The Park Avenue Sobriety Test: Is it the name of a band? A metaphor? A Dartmouth rite of passage? An acronym? It’s a bit of all those, and a bit of a mystery too. It’s also the name of Joel Plaskett’s new album (out March 17th via Pheromone Recordings), another collection of songs … Continue reading
Photos by: Joshua Mellin (@extinctionblues) – Chicago-based garage rock band Twin Peaks, who lifted their name from the early-’90s cult series of the same name, and who released their second album, Wild Onion, on August 5th, 2014 via Grand Jury Music, performed a hometown show at Metro Chicago last night.
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Belle and Sebastian’s masterful new album, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, is a snapshot of the band for the ages: so influential are this group of twee songwriters (easily discerned from a quick glance at the shoegaze genre) that the influence of their catalogue may even extend to their contemporary selves. Iconic producer Tony Hoffer … Continue reading