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By: Lucy Sky – L evitation festival is celebrating its ninth anniversary in 2016 and what a year it’s going to be! The Carson Creek Ranch in Austin will be packed from April 29 to May 1 with memorable performances from Brian Wilson, who is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Beach Boys’ classic album Pet Sounds … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – C anada’s own Royal Wood is back with his new album, Ghost Light, out April 22nd. Wood released the album in the midst of his ongoing Canadian tour, which includes a special album release show at Ottawa’s NAC South Hall on May 6th, followed by shows at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall and three … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – M ost know him as the bass player for acclaimed Canadian indie rock band Metric. But Joshua Winstead is about to release his debut solo album, MMXX, on June 3rd via Royal Cut Records. The album features Winstead in his own space, and utilizing a variety of instruments to create a sound much different from … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – W hen Los Angeles-based indie rock band ViceVersa received a cease and desist letter from Vice Media, they were stunned. The alternative youth media empire headed by CEO Shane Smith, is demanding that the struggling band immediately shut down their online presence, and stop selling any branded merchandise. In addition Vice Media wants to see … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – S he Drew The Gun is a band on the rise. Having recently won the Glastonbury Music Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition, which awarded them the chance to hit the main stage at this year’s festival, the UK psych-pop band will release their debut album, Memories of the Future, on April 22nd, which was produced … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – B est known for his astounding storytelling abilities, Andrew Bird recently released a new album that has propelled him into a new category of American songwriters. Are You Serious is a powerful trip through Bird and his wife’s struggle with a life-threatening illness, their first born child and their beautiful love story. … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – D an Boeckner is a busy guy. In 16 years of recording and touring with bands Atlas Strategic, Handsome Furs, Wolf Parade, Divine Fits and (most recently) with Operators, he’s put out over 14 albums and toured the world extensively with bands like Future Islands and the New Pornographers. Most recently, life … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – J unior Boys are back with their new album Big Black Coat, released February 5th via City Slang. A strikingly energised and intuitively dynamic set of songs, Big Black Coat is shaped by what Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus have been doing in the five years since their last release, It’s All True, in 2011. … Continue reading
By: Gemma Mastroianni – When Jack Tatum (aka Wild Nothing) began work on Life of Pause, his third full-length to date, he had lofty ambitions: Don’t just write another album; create another world. One with enough detail and texture and dimension that a listener could step inside, explore, and inhabit it as they see fit. This album goes … Continue reading
By: Gemma Mastroianni – Lucius released their new album, Good Grief, on March 11th via Dine Alone Records. The band, who is led by its co-founders and vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, met in 2005 while attending Berklee College of Music. Following a nearly two-year touring cycle in support of their critically acclaimed debut album, Wildewoman, the Brooklyn-based quintet … Continue reading
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