Review by Jess Williams Scottish superstar trio, Biffy Clyro, have created a name for themselves across Europe and North America for their electrifying live performances — I would know because I go to every show I can when they’re in town. Many bands that give such mesmerizing live performances can Continue Reading
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Album Review: Sofi Tukker “Treehouse”
When you think of tropical house music, I can almost promise you that your mind does not instantly go to the grimy and cold streets of New York City. In fact, your mind goes to the exact opposite, right? Well, New York based electronic duo Sofi Tukker have created a Continue Reading
Album Review: Casey “Where I Go When I Am Sleeping”
Words by Nina Tadic Where I Go When I Am Sleeping, Casey’s highly anticipated sophomore record, has been released for less than a day, and in that time has made waves. On the band’s 2016 release, Love Is Not Enough, the band did an good job of establishing their style, both sonically and Continue Reading
Album Review: Together Pangea “Bulls and Roosters”
California has been known for pumping out their own breed of bands over the years and have come to create a genre of music that is inherently “Californian”. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, take a listen to Wavves, FIDLAR, SWMRS, The Frights, King Shelter Continue Reading
Album Review: Neck Deep “The Peace and The Panic”
Wrexham, UK based band Neck Deep are no strangers to the pop-punk industry. In fact, over the last couple of years since their previous release the band has climbed their way to fame, recently completing a headline world tour that took them through 15 countries and sold over 52,000 tickets. Continue Reading
Album Review: Kesha “Rainbow”
Kesha rose to fame in the 2010’s as she dropped track after track that that filled our high school mix tapes. “Tik Tok” followed by “We R Who We R” followed by “Die Young”, the hits were endless. But us listeners knew little about what was happening behind the scenes. Continue Reading
Single Review: Porn and Chicken “Zipper” and “Bread”
(Photo from Spring Awakening, courtesy of Kate Scott Daly) Chicago is synonymous with a few things: hot dogs, the Chicago Cubs, and house music. It’s been widely accepted that house music was created in Chicago in the 1980s, and since then, some of the greatest DJs and dance artists have Continue Reading
Mac Demarco – Phoenix – Lemon Twigs // Los Angeles, CA 6.15.17
Words by Emily Truong This past week I was able to catch Mac DeMarco in Los Angeles at The Hollywood Bowl. Playing at the Hollywood Bowl is a huge achievement on its own, but both Mac DeMarco and Phoenix are veterans to the stage. Originally from Canada, Mac DeMarco brought Continue Reading
K. Flay // London, UK 06.28.2017
K.Flay / Mirror Fury Camden Assembly, London, UK 28 June 2017 Photos and Words by Katie Frost K.Flay (Kristine Flaherty) is an American singer-songwriter who has had growing success on this side of the pond following tours with electro-rock singer-songwriter Lights in early 2015, and alt-rock band PVRIS in April Continue Reading
Album Review: Misterwives ‘Connect The Dots’
The New York based five piece band, Misterwives, delivered fans with a quite notable debut release just over two years ago. Garnering attention for their rock ‘em, sock ‘em musical style and positively inspirational lyricism, Misterwives have a lot of pressure on them to deliver an even better record this Continue Reading
Album Review: Paramore “After Laughter”
Nestled in Franklin, Tennessee in 2004, one of the greatest pop-punk bands was born: Paramore. Little did they know that in just thirteen years, they would be releasing one of the most highly anticipated albums of 2017. Over the course of their career, Paramore has become known for their insane Continue Reading
Album Review: Vinyl Theatre “Origami”
Fueled By Ramen has bolstered quite the roster of bands and among them is Milwaukee’s own Vinyl Theatre. After releasing their debut album through FBR in 2014, Vinyl Theatre began to build a name for themselves by embarking on tour with twenty one pilots as well as a nationwide headlining Continue Reading