Standon Calling 2017 – photo review
Standon Calling Festival in Hertfordshire (UK) took place over three rainy days in July. The festival, in its 12th year, […]
Fleshtones at Nambucca, London , 8 July 2017 (photo-essay)
Paul from Dirty Water Records looks at me with his piercing blue eyes and warns me that tonight is going […]
London Live Music Roundup – June 10th to June 20th
London’s live music scene is thriving. Our photographers in London continue to get out to some of the best gigs […]
The Matinee June 20th
We have some delightful new music on The Matinee June 20th edition. We range across eras and genres and visit […]
Diet Cig – ‘Swear I’m Good At This’
The New York-based duo of guitarist/vocalist Alex Luciano and drummer Noah Bowman, Diet Cig, have garnered a reputation for incredibly […]
Strand of Oaks – “Hard Love”
Timothy Showalter’s days of flying under the radar as one of the best songwriters in the world may be over […]
First Impressions: Ryan Adams – “Prisoner”
Love is Hell. The sentiment that Ryan Adams put forth over a decade ago seems downright prophetic now. His newest LP, Prisoner, is […]
Hand Habits – “Wildly Idle (Humble Before the Void)”
Anyone who as heard music created by Meg Duffy can agree that her talent is undeniable. Whether it’s playing guitar […]
Angel Olsen – “My Woman”
Ever since she released her debut LP, Half Way Home, in 2012, Angel Olsen has been considered one of the […]
Jocelyn Mackenzie – “Unlovely EP”
Pearl and The Beard were one of Brooklyn’s finest bands when they split up last year. The trio created truly […]
Northside Music Day 3 Recap and Review
Over the last two days we covered the first two days of Northside Music, the music portion of Brooklyn’s Northside […]
Xenia Rubinos – “Black Terry Cat”
In 2013, Xenia Rubinos released her fantastic debut record Magic Trix. It was a fun, weird album with music rooted […]
Phosphene – “Breaker” EP
Phosphene has been a band we’ve dug since we first heard “Metric” from their self-titled debut two years ago. Since […]
Frankie Cosmos – “Next Thing”
Next Thing by Frankie Cosmos A little over a week ago, Frankie Cosmos released her second studio album Next Thing […]
The Joy Formidable – “Hitch”
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Damien Jurado – “Visions of Us on the Land”
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/236698342″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”150″ iframe=”true” /] Damien Jurado has always been out of sync with his musical peers. He […]
Hotel Lights – “Get Your Hand in My Hand”
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/251111594″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] For over twenty years, Darren Jessee has been a driving force in alternative […]
Dignitary – “Quite Like You” (single premiere)
The majority of music fans equate dark alternative rock with gritty UK industrial towns instead of southern California. Los Angeles […]
Carter Tanton – “Jettison the Valley”
On March 4th, Carter Tanton released Jettison the Valley, what he considers his first solo record, despite releasing Freeclouds, in […]
Nada Surf – “You Know Who You Are”
Since the release of High/Low twenty years ago, Nada Surf have been releasing consistently great records, and their latest release […]