“For me it was an approach… an attitude, but it’s also ambiguous, the tension and balance that those two words represented is across the whole record”, says Brooke Fraser of her…
Monday: Chris Forsyth and The Solar Motel Band Art rock? Cosmic Americana? Experimental folk? Whatever you want to call it, Chris Forsyth’s sound is attracting national buzz. Long active in…
L.A. rapper Blu burst onto the scene in the late ’00s with the widely acclaimed Exile collaboration Below The Heavens, igniting a West Coast hip hop renaissance in the process. In the years since, the enigmatic…
Mandolin Orange’s music radiates a mysterious warmth —their songs feel like whispered secrets, one hand cupped to your ear. The North Carolina duo have built a steady and growing fanbase…
With a name like the Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, you might be forgiven for thinking that the Vancouver-‐based duo is some sort of concept group, based on a hypothetical…
Wooden Shjips’ rise to prominence from the psychedelic underground to the rock and roll overground has been a steady sojourn. With each consecutive release, the band has found new ways…
Richie Ramone – THU JULY 3 in 7th St Entry Richie Ramone is the fastest, most powerful drummer who ever played with the legendary punk rock band the Ramones. He…
Take the 101 north out of Los Angeles, and you’ll pass by Agoura Hills, where the core duo of the band Dub Thompson grew up. Whatever you see in that…
MONDAY: Say Hi | Big Scary Eric Elbogen, or Say Hi, is on tour this spring with Big Scary. As Barsuk labelmates, Say Hi and Big Scary make for an…
Ambulance Chaser consists of four songwriters that have all fronted their own bands. The members have shared the stage with Dogstar (featuring Keanu Reeves), Jackson Browne, Tommy Stinson (the Replacements/Guns…