Tag: pop

Electronic

Shooting Stars in the City of Roses: Cannons and The Knocks at the Roseland Theater in Portland, OR | Oct 29, 2022

Last night, the City of Roses welcomed electronic duo The Knocks and disco-house band Cannons with a sold-out room for their co-headlining Roseland Theater stop. As the second to last show date on tour, both acts delivered a flood of infectious energy that provided fuel for a bouncing crowd all night long.  Cannons, an electronic […]

Oct 31, 2022 Read →

New Music

How Luna Li’s new single, “Cherry Pit”, makes me question everything I once thought I knew about pop

I used to denounce anything pop. For a long time, I skirted noisily around the term, diving deep into the antithesis of the genre – covering my ears with indie rock, psychedelia, stoner metal, and a particular flavor of neo-soul that my friends would chuckle to themselves that “of course you listen to this kind […]

Mar 15, 2021 Read →

Electronic

Capyac! at The Disco | A New Year’s Eve to Remember Dec 31st, 2019

If you’ve yet to experience Capyac live, there is no better time than now. The imagination that goes into their performances is unparalleled, so you know they pulled out all the stops for their New Year’s Eve show in Austin, thrown by Vibe Vessel. Joined throughout the night by rotating collaborators, Capyac set lasers to […]

Jan 7, 2020 Read →

Electronic

Gibbz and Cobrayama debut first single ‘Letting You Go’ from upcoming collaborative album [New Music Monday]

If you’ve yet to be swept off your feet by epic songwriter/romance enthusiast/pop dreamboat Gibbz, please consider this a formal introduction. After completing a lengthy string of shows with Cobrayama this past Spring, we were anxiously looking forward to what would transpire from the creatives spending time on the road. The result? A collaborative album, […]

May 27, 2019 Read →

Indie

Beirut’s sixth album is an experimental and ethereal ocean of wonder [Album Review]

In some way or another, we all want to create an expression of our lived experience. We all desire to translate those feelings into something bigger than the thoughts in our heads. Zach Condon is a person who has that ability to create a musical experience that is at once sweepingly emotional and transportative. His […]

Feb 28, 2019 Read →

Hip-Hop

Flying High and Falling In Love: Cuco at the Fox Theatre | May 25th, 2018 [Concert Photography]

  Initially making a splash in the underground indie scene through sites like BandCamp and SoundCloud, it’s safe to say Cuco is making huge waves in 2018. His newfound success has seen him opening for mega band Portugal. the Man, getting his own documentary on Fader, playing high scale festivals like Coachella, and most recently, […]

May 27, 2018 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 →

East Coast

The Magic of Electric Forest 2017- Weekend 1 [Photo Gallery]

There are so many reasons Electric Forest is our favorite festival of the summer (besides the epic lineups, of course). There truly is something special about this festival and something for everyone to enjoy. Electric Forest is absolutely bursting at the seams with creativity and magic. From the moment you enter the festival you are […]

Jul 18, 2017 Read →

Funk

Getting cozy with The Nightowls, our new favorite soul-pop band [Artist Interview]

Rocking a big sound reminiscent of a Southern Baptist choir, the expert ensemble of blasting horns and soulful singers that are The Nightowls wrap you into their charm almost immediately. Their new EP, Royal Sessions, is a vigorous display of the warm pop melodies you can expect from the band, and these Austin natives simply […]

Nov 8, 2016 Read →

Indie

Woman Crush Wednesday: Zella Day | BUKU Music + Art Project 2015

ZELLA DAY: Prepare to fall into a hazy love when giving singer-songwriter Zella Day a listen. With a voice made of honey, she creates pop tracks that are soft as silk and lovingly layered with guitars, tambourines and drum synths. While her audience is still mostly underground, her appearance at this year’s BUKU should propel […]

Feb 25, 2015 Read →