The sun came out just in time for the first day of South By Southwest in Austin, and the big…
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Day One of SXSW: The Walkmen, The Morning Benders, Free Energy, Real Estate, Frightened Rabbit, Broken Bells and More
Today, Wednesday, March 17, is the date that Austin’s South by Southwest fest transitions from a focus on film to…
Best New Releases of the Week: Drive By Truckers, Standard Fare, Casper Bangs, The Rest, Eddy Current Suppression Ring and More
With South by Southwest the major deal this week for most music freaks, it is fitting, and not surprising, that…
SXSW 2010 Bands to See, Vol. I: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Princeton, Real Estate, The Drums and Surfer Blood
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club It’s not a stretch that Black Rebel Motorcycle Club would be high on the list of…
Best New Releases of the Week, Part Two: Broken Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Frightened Rabbits, Mighty Tiger, Thunder Power and More
Yesterday, we published part one of the Best New Releases of the Week; it was necessary to make two installments…
Best New Releases of the Week, Part One: The Morning Benders, Free Energy, Titus Andronicus, Josh Rouse, Ted Leo and More
The Morning Benders widely anticipated new album, Big Echo, officially drops today, March 9th. We have two terrific singles, the…
RIP: Artists Remember Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse (1962-2010)
The alternative rock world has lost another giant. Over the past couple of days the news of the death of…
Band of the Week: Dark Dark Dark Has New EP, Sophomore LP in Process and Three Upcoming SXSW Shows
Their music is carefully crafted and performed brilliantly; it is touching, cinematic and enchanting, not to mention wonderfully experimental. Dark…
Recent Releases That Almost Got Away: The Pass, Secret Cities, City Light, Scanners, Sambassadeur, David Vandervelde & More
Last month, Louisville, Kentucky’s electro pop quintet The Pass dropped their DIY debut EP, Colors. The four-piece outfit, with their…
Singer and Songwriter Spotlight Series Vol. V – Iceland’s Lay Low and California’s Noel Carlon
If you haven’t heard of Lay Low, it’s not because this talented artist’s moniker matches her status within the world…
Best New Releases of the Week, Part II: Twin Tigers, Man/Miracle, Bridges & Blinking Lights, Megaphonic Thrift & More
Straight out of the Athens, Georgia indie rock scene, Twin Tigers mix pop, rock and shoegaze overtones to create a…
Best New Releases of the Week, Part I: Rogue Wave, Portugal The Man, The Whigs, These New Purtians, Peasant, A Weather and More
There are so many great new releases this week, that we had to break them up into two installments (and…