Another week passes, and another opportunity to share some great new music on the Weekend Showcase 3.15 edition. Find an even 50 songs from some of indie’s greatest artists and bands to hidden gems who are on the verge of stardom. Fourteen (14) countries are represented, including: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Iceland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, […]

The Matinee April 20th takes flight with nine new music singles. There are a couple of familiar names and others that you will want to take note of immediately. We start things off with one of indie’s great singer-songwriters.   Waxahatchee – “Silver” (Philadelphia via Birmingham, Alabama, USA) RIYL: Liz Phair, Vivian Girls, Angel Olsen Since the start of the […]

It’s been a week of firsts. Slowdive released their first new song in 22 years. News leaked that Liz Phair was working with Ryan Adams on a double album, marking her return after seven years. And several newcomers released their debut singles, some of whom are featured on the first Weekend Showcase of 2017. As usual, the Weekend Showcase 3.01 […]

What happens when two of Los Angeles’ great, under-the-radar bands get together on a project? The answer obviously is something spectacular. Alone, Dear Boy and Pr0files have established significant online followings (ignore Facebook likes and focus on the number of Spotify and SoundCloud plays) thanks to their personal and often creative takes on the genres they occupy. Last year, both […]

Over the past week, we shared the stories of artists who attended SXSW last month. Fifty-three (53) musicians and bands told us about late nights, encountering the characters of Austin, broken vans, last-minute gigs, illnesses, Bill Murray, thunderstorms, sneaking into gigs, finding solace away from the chaos, attending frat parties that are just out of a movie, and, of course, […]

We continue our Memories of SXSW ’16 – Artist Edition series with more great stories from five bands. If you missed the first two features, here are Part 1 and Part 2. But be sure to read these great stories, which everything from meeting Nardwuar to people-watching to Austin cuisine to a Starship Enterprise home. While perusing the stories, listen […]

We had an extremely busy week and, as a result, we have our longest mega-playlist of the year. We had the pleasure of sharing three premieres, looked at seven albums, shared six remixes, one great cover song, and 41 new singles. That all adds up to 57 songs on the Weekend Showcase 2.07 edition. Twelve countries are represented: Australia, Brazil, […]

When a genre grows in popularity, like synth-pop, it becomes extremely difficult for a band to separate itself from the masses. Songs and even albums begin to sound like the other and trying to differentiate one group from the next becomes an arduous task. Now imagine what it’s like for people who write about music and trying to choose which […]

The Weekend Showcase celebrated its first anniversary this past week. To celebrate this milestone, we opted to make some changes. The first change is obvious – we’ve moved it to Sunday in order to accommodate an additional day to The Matinee – otherwise known as the Saturday Sampler. The other change is that The Weekend Showcase will list all the […]

The year is off to a blistering start. We’ve been inundated with some great singles, as evidenced by the first 18 songs we’ve already shared this week. Here are six more tracks on The Matinee January 14th Edition to blow your minds. Army of Bones – “River” (Brighton, UK) We kick off The Matinee with a track that can best […]