Beach Weather // Chicago, IL // 06.20.23

Beach Weather House of Blues Chicago, IL June 20, 2023 Review and Photos by Nina Tadic Alternative indie outfit Beach Weather has got it down – their sound, their aesthetic, their energy – and it shows the second they hit the stage. Opening for Lovelytheband., on their current US tour, Continue Reading

Slow Teeth premiere their debut single “Still You Speak”; embark on tour today with Easter Island

Slow Teeth’s debut single, out today, titled “Still You Speak,” took a remarkable journey before its release. The band’s formation and songwriting process began in Saxapahaw, North Carolina during the summer of 2021. Initially, it served as an opportunity for Robert Chamberlain (drums, synthesizers), Justin Ellis (bass, vocals, keyboards), and Continue Reading

Alternative Rockers WHITEHALL Release New Album ‘Maizy’; Fall Headline Tour Announced

Brooklyn, NY (by way of Charleston, SC) indie rockers Whitehall have released their Enci Records label debut, Maizy, produced by Kevin Ratterman (My Morning Jacket, White Reaper). Maizy was written in about two weeks on a writing trip the band took to the mountains in North Carolina. The band has Continue Reading

Alt singer-songwriter joe p heralds upcoming EP French Blonde with newly released single “Happy People”; Sold Out North American Tour supporting Spacey Jane starts October 10th in Toronto

Rising alternative singer-songwriter joe p returns today with “Happy People,” available now via Neon Gold/Atlantic Records. The single will also be featured on joe p’s eagerly anticipated new EP, French Blonde, due everywhere on Friday, October 7. Pre-save HERE. Joe P says, “Happy people is a song about being envious/jealous Continue Reading

84 Tigers (Feat. Members of Small Brown Bike, The Swellers) release music video for “Great Basin” off upcoming debut LP ‘Time In The Lighthouse’ out October 21 via Spartan Records; Appearing at The Fest 20 in Gainesville, Florida this October

MI’s 84 Tigers — consisting of Mike Reed (guitar/vocals), Ben Reed (bass), and Jono Diener (drums)– debuted their music video for “Great Basin” on No Echo. The song, which first premiered on Brooklynvegan in May, appears on the band’s upcoming debut LP Time In The Lighthouse, out October 21 on Continue Reading

Poolside glitter punks Hayley and The Crushers announce 3rd album Modern Adult Kicks, out September 13th via Kitten Robot Records; Foreboding punky, power pop single “Taboo” out now; Upcoming tour starts September 23rd

One part pop, one part poison, all “poolside glitter punk,” California-to-Motor City transplants Hayley and the Crushers offer up a tsunami of bold, bad girl power. Anointed as “the naked embodiment of power pop punk” by New Wave icon Josie Cotton (who signed the band to her Kitten Robot Records in 2021), Modern Adult Kicks is the Continue Reading

Drowning Pool announce intense and heavy new album ‘Strike A Nerve’, first new album in six years, and release first single “Mind Right”; Fall tour launches September 17 at Central Florida Metal Fest

Texas hard rock stalwarts Drowning Pool are proud to officially announce Strike A Nerve, their first new record since 2016. In addition, the band have released “Mind Right,” the first, intense taste of Strike A Nerve and a perfect re-introduction to the band for the 2020s. Their heaviest record to Continue Reading

Pale Waves release new album ‘Unwanted’ via Dirty Hit, featuring new track & video “Clean”; North American headline tour kicks off September 18

Critically acclaimed indie darlings Pale Waves have released their anticipated new album Unwanted via Dirty Hit. Pale Waves have also unveiled the video for new single “Clean,” a queer, starry-eyed anthem about the honeymoon stage of a relationship where you want to be with someone every second.   “It’s bold Continue Reading

IDLES RELEASE VIDEO FOR “STOCKHOLM SYNDROME” + US TOUR DATES THIS MONTH

IDLES’ new album CRAWLER was released last fall and cemented their status as one of the most important bands making music today. Coming on the heels of their first ever Coachella performance & an appearance at last weekend’s Lollapalooza, the band have shared a new music video for album highlight Continue Reading

Poolside Glitter Punks Hayley and the Crushers announce Modern Adult Kicks Tour, co-headlining select shows with Wicked Cool recording artist Soraia; First full-length album via Kitten Robot Records to be released this Fall

Hot off the heels from making the move from California to Detroit, power trio Hayley and the Crushers have announced their Modern Adult Kicks tour. Kicking off in Fort Wayne, IN on September 23, the tour will feature Wicked Cool Recording Artist Soraia as a co-headliner for select shows and will visit Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Nashville, Detroit and more before concluding on November 26 in Los Angeles.     Helmed Continue Reading

Comedic alt-pop artist corook reminds us “it’s ok!”, creates adult lullaby for when life is just too much; Supporting X Ambassadors for “a night benefiting reproductive rights” at The Troubadour on 8.22 ; Debut achoo! EP out now

Self-described “singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and huge f*ckin dork,” corook [pronounced ‘co-rook’], has created an adult lullaby, “it’s ok!”, for when life is just too much. After teasing snippets of the unreleased track in several of her videos on TikTok, the song started to garner an incredible response, earning nearly Continue Reading

Princess Goes To The Butterfly Museum Kicks Off Summer Headline Tour Today

On the heels of an electrifying, sold-out series of spring tour dates, Princess Goes To The Butterfly Museum (Michael C. Hall, Peter Yanowitz & Matt Katz-Bohen) will kick off their summer headline tour today in Baltimore at Soundstage before making stops in Detroit, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta and more. Led by Continue Reading