Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Daniel Merriweather Rerun from February 18. Australian singer/songwriter Daniel Merriweather performed “Red,” off debut album Love & War. Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC): Black Lips “Flower-punk” band Black [...]
Dengue Fever is anything but your average indie-rock combo. Based in Los Angeles, the exotic six-piece outfit is fronted by Chhom Nimol, who sings in her native Cambodian dialect, backed by guitarist Zac Holtzman, his brother Ethan (keyboards), Senon Williams (bass), David Ralicke (horns) and Paul Smith (drums). Some photos of the boys in the [...]
Minus The Bear‘s modern, driving, indie-rock sound has been steadily evolving for almost a decade. Although the Seattle band has toyed with negative space, its virtuosic guitar work (performed by former math-metal stalwart Dave Knudson), off-kilter beats and synth sequences and earnest (though snarky) lyrical delivery have defined the group’s approach since its inception. “My [...]
Dengue Fever is anything but your average indie-rock combo. Based in Los Angeles, the exotic six-piece outfit is fronted by Chhom Nimol, who sings in her native Cambodian dialect, backed by guitarist Zac Holtzman, his brother Ethan (keyboards), Senon Williams (bass), David Ralicke (horns) and Paul Smith (drums). Some photos of the boys in the [...]
Need a healthy dose of flair to go with your music? Then check out this video for Deluka’s glam-dance tune “Cascade,” in which sleek leather jackets and flashing lights complement the song’s glittery synth and Ellie Innocenti’s dynamic vocals. The video’s stylish look can be credited to its director, renowned fashion photographer Antoine Verglas. “Cascade” [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC): The Airborne Toxic Event The Airborne Toxic Event is promoting its series of four free shows, which the band will play to work on songs for its new record.
Dengue Fever is anything but your average indie-rock combo. Based in Los Angeles, the exotic six-piece outfit is fronted by Chhom Nimol, who sings in her native Cambodian dialect, backed by guitarist Zac Holtzman, his brother Ethan (keyboards), Senon Williams (bass), David Ralicke (horns) and Paul Smith (drums). Some photos of the boys in the [...]
No stranger to painting metaphorical and literal vignettes of America’s most forgotten spaces (start with “Ohio,” “Abilene,” “Omaha” and “Yuma, AZ”), Damien Jurado introduces us to his ninth LP, Saint Bartlett (Secretly Canadian), by way of “Arkansas.” With few exceptions, Jurado’s poignant work is marked by its stripped, spartan delicacy, and “Arkansas” reminds us that Jurado can [...]
Merge Records just released Let’s Wrestle’s debut studio album, In The Court Of The Wrestling Let’s, which boasts peculiar songs about subjects like “getting a job so you can buy girls drinks at clubs, a really famous crack addict, and how bass player Mike Lightning’s hair looks like Princess Diana’s from the point of view [...]
