Category: Indie

House

Happy art pop meets Australian disco with Glass Animals and Rufus Du Sol at Revention Music Center in Houston, TX on October 13th, 2017 [Event Preview]

It’s the month of Halloween, and the 13th just happens to land perfectly on a Friday. How’s that for a spooky treat? For Houstonites, this month’s Friday-the-Thirteenth delivers two perfect acts to balance all things superstitious and unlucky! Australian act Rufus du Sol is coming back three years after their first album with a fuller, […]

Oct 9, 2017 Read →

Festival Coverage

Riot Fest Reaffirms Its Stand As Chicago’s Favorite Rock Festival [Festival Review]

Riot Fest stomped its way through Chicago’s Douglas Park on September 15-17th and reaffirmed its stand as one of the country’s most original and sought after music festivals. Bringing Punk, Industrial, Rap and Rock heads together to mosh in one place at one time in a Carnival-style atmosphere with a skylined backdrop certainly made for […]

Sep 30, 2017 Read →

Guest Posts

Seu Jorge performs The Life Aquatic Sessions as tribute to David Bowie in Boulder, CO | September 8th, 2017 [Show Review]

The other day, I saw a show that genuinely made me feel  –  all the feels – as one could say. It was a tribute to David Bowie by Brazilian artist Seu Jorge at the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder, Colorado. For all my love for the music of that era, I got into Bowie very […]

Sep 11, 2017 Read →

Electronic

Smiles for Miles: Arise Music Festival celebrated their biggest year yet | August 4th-6th, 2017 [Festival Review]

Ahhh. As we near the end of summer, the only thing not winding down are the many music gatherings across the country. Luckily for us, we have one of the best in our backyard, and it’s called Arise Music Festival. There are several things that set this fest above the rest, but the communal and […]

Aug 17, 2017 Read →

Electronic

Weekdays are the new black: 5 Denver music residencies that are taking over the weekends

Weekdays are the new black: 5 Denver music residencies that are taking over the weekends Meadowlark’s Jazz Jam Where/When: Every Monday at Meadowlark What: Jazz/Blues Why it’s worth checking out: It’s nice to see instruments on a stage, right? It can be hard to switch it up living in the day and age of electronic […]

Aug 8, 2017 Read →

Indie

Washed Out’s latest album, Mister Mellow, is a brief and beautiful masterpiece [Album Review]

Mister Mellow is Ernest Greene’s first album in seven years. Though Greene has kept his moniker Washed Out, a break from his previous label Sub Pop marks a momentous change in musical direction as Greene has signed on to the hip-hop label Stones Throw Records. The label, once only signing hip-hop acts, boasts a diverse […]

Aug 7, 2017 Read →

Indie

BrightSide Blue is coming to a venue near you! Tour announcement and more [Event Preview]

BrightSide Blue is on their way to a venue near you! Coming fresh off of their debut EP “Two Hearts, One Take,” the talented duo of Lindsay Bellows and Ananda Vaughn will be trekking through the Pacific Northwest for multiple tour dates between August 2nd-August 24th. Catch the two at one of their dates below and click your area’s date […]

Jul 31, 2017 Read →

Electronic

Sound on Sound Fest 2017: The creative minds behind the most brilliant lineup of the year [Interview + Preview]

After taking in such a monstrous lineup, you’d be surprised to learn that 2017 will mark only the second year of Sound on Sound Fest. Who says newcomers can’t knock the big boys from the top? Their inaugural year was executed effortlessly, even when the fest was met with mother nature’s rainy wrath. Walker Margin, the A […]

Jul 31, 2017 Read →

Indie

How to be a human being: Glass Animals and Little Dragon bring the rain to Red Rocks Amphitheatre | July 26th, 2017 [Show Review + Concert Photography]

Words by Daniel Keppe and Tai Carpenter Glass Animals are back in the United States and they did not disappoint at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on July 26th, 2017! The only downside to the show minus the rain….the lack of an opener, as the rail entrance to the venue was jam packed with fans missing half […]

Jul 29, 2017 Read →

Electronic

Glass Animals and Little Dragon to headline Red Rocks Amphitheater | July 26, 2017 [#DroolMode]

Music lovers will get a rare treat for this weeks’ humpday: Little Dragon and Glass Animals are headlining the majestic Red Rocks, and to be excited is an understatement. If you’ve yet to witness the aesthetically pleasing quirk of Glass Animals, we can assure you won’t be disappointed. Rubber plants, moody lighting and sensual soundscapes […]

Jul 25, 2017 Read →