THE SKULLERS RIP IT UP IN THE SUN AT LUCKY 7’S BBQ
“This show was a lot of fun.” Jack Skuller had read my mind, but it was still cool hearing that the band had enjoyed…
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PARIS MONSTER BRING FUNKY GROOVES TO VAULT ALLURE
It was supposed to be a night off; one of those free neighborhood shows attended just for fun as normal observers – but it…
WE’RE SO READY TO THRASH WITH KING GIZZARD AT SUMMERSTAGE
If you’ve ever loved a band so much that you feel inclined to persuade random strangers to come out to their show – with…
SCREAMING FEMALES STUNNED AT INDUSTRY CITY WITH SWEARIN’
We didn’t need to see the size of the crowd to get revved up for Screaming Females’ Brooklyn show on Friday night, but the…
BILL PLYMPTON DREW & MATT JAFFE JAMMED AT NATIONAL SAWDUST
“First, I was actually just thinking it would be great if I didn’t actually have to be involved in the video,” confessed Jaffe with…
NEW NAYTRONIX ALBUM ‘AIR’ IS A DREAMY EXPERIMENTAL TREAT
When you can’t find a way to describe the sound or vibe to someone without pausing to hunt for descriptors, you know you’ve stumbled…
BLACK PISTOL FIRE’S ERIC OWEN SHARES RAD STORIES, DETAILS ON NEW LP & MORE
“This is actually a very interesting time that you called. We’re in Richmond, Virginia, and our van is not broken down, but we can’t…
AN ENERGIZING TALK WITH SUNFLOWER BEAN: ‘THERE’S SO MUCH POTENTIAL IN YOUR ANGER’
Watching Sunflower Bean bewitch and amaze the large outdoor crowd during their headlining Waking Windows set, it was surreal to think we had just…
CHATTING WITH PARROT DREAM AFTER THEIR WAKING WINDOWS SET
“It’s fun to play festivals, because you kind of never know what’s going to happen,” said Kiki (a.k.a. Christina Appel) of the indie-psych-dream-pop band…
BLACK PISTOL FIRE ROCKED MHOW INCREDIBLY HARD
This is no exaggeration: there was a moment when Kevin McKeown moved so quickly between the strobe lights that I screamed like a jump-out…