By: Staff – Time to hop in the car, load up the playlists and snacks, and join Weezer and some of the biggest names in indie rock for what will be the tour of the summer. Introducing (*drum roll please*)… Weezer’s Indie Rock Roadtrip! A 30-city run of Weezer shows, Weezer’s Indie Rock Roadtrip! pairs … Continue reading
Photos by: Katherine Colwell – Synthpop band Future Islands, who released their newest album, As Long As You Are, on October 9th, 2020 via 4AD, which featured the singles “For Sure”, “Thrill”, “Moonlight”, and “Plastic Beach”, performed at Midway in Edmonton, Alberta last night (May 19th) with Olympia, Washington-based indie rock band Oh, Rose, who released their newest album, While My … Continue reading
Photos by: Cameron Bartlett – Synthpop band Future Islands, who released their new album, The Far Field, on April 7th, 2017 via 4AD, which was produced by John Congleton (Spoon, St. Vincent, Modest Mouse), and featured the singles “Ran”, and “Cave”, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night (Oct. 6th) with Raleigh, North Carolina-based dream pop band Jenny Besetzt, who … Continue reading
By: Staff – If you’re anything like us and never quite got over Is This It by the Strokes and have had the new Spoon record on repeat, you’re going to fall head over heels for The Technicolors. Inspired by garage rock and mid 90’s Brit-pop, The Technicolors aesthetic is the perfect soundtrack for summer. Their debut album, … Continue reading
Photos by: Joshua Mellin – Synthpop band Future Islands, who will release their new album, The Far Field, on April 7th via 4AD, which will feature the single “Ran”, which will serve as the first Future Islands album to feature live drums by Michael Lowry, who joined the band prior to their sensational performance of ‘Seasons (Waiting On You)’ on David Letterman, performed at House of … Continue reading
By: Staff – Future Islands will release their fifth studio album, The Far Field, on April 7th. The Baltimore-based trio’s first single ‘Ran’ can be streamed below. The Far Field refines and builds on the breakthroughs of their 2014 album Singles, bursting with undeniable hooks and disarmingly honest lyrics written by Samuel T. Herring (vocals, lyrics), William Cashion (bass, guitars) and Gerrit Welmers (keyboards, programming). After the success of Singles and the hundreds of Future Islands shows … Continue reading
By: Staff – BadBadNotGood have announced their fourth album, appropriately titled IV. Having already collaborated with Ghostface Killah on last year’s critically-acclaimed Sour Soul, IV represents the first time that BadBadNotGood have employed guest vocalists on one of their own albums. It also marks the official addition of longterm collaborator and touring partner Leland Whitty as a permanent member of the band. Despite appearances from Samuel … Continue reading
By: Koury Angelo & Drew Gurian – Toronto-based experimental jazz trio BadBadNotGood took the stage at a sold-out show at the Tower Theatre in Los Angeles last night with Sam Herring of Future Islands making a special guest appearance on two songs, including Future Islands’ “Seasons” as part of the Red Bull Sound Select Presents: 30 Days in LA … Continue reading
Photos by: Kari Terzino, Reagan Hackleman, Roger Ho, Greg Giannukos, Jackie Young, Chad Wadsworth, & Dave Mead – The third and final day of Fun Fun Fun Fest 2015 in Austin, Texas on November 7th featured performances by Acclaimed hip-hop-soul singer Lauryn Hill, who released her first new song in over a decade called “Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)”, on May 4th, 2013, and … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford & Justin Roth – Day one of the inaugural Wayhome Music Festival featured performances by iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, Irish indie rock-blues-soul singer-songwriter Hozier, who released his eponymous debut album on September 19th, 2014 via Rubyworks/Island, Baltimore-based synthpop band Future Islands, who released their fourth album, Singles, on March 24th, 2014 via 4AD, mash-up artist Girl … Continue reading