Jun 6th 1 Comment
As Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott make effervescent dance music with unstoppable beats and energetic electro-pop songs that are impossible to listen to while standing still.… Read Story »
May 23rd Comment
The Boy Least Likely To reached a certain level of fame in the '00s on the strength of their debut album The Best Party Ever and the singles “Paper Cuts” and "Be Gentle With Me" (the video for… Read Story »
May 9th 2 Comments
On their new album THR!!!ER, NYC electro-pop dance impresarios !!! (or, Chk Chk Chk) worked with producer Jim Eno of Spoon, who encouraged the group to make an “album,” instead of a series of… Read Story »
Apr 24th 4 Comments
When you name your album The Terror, you better hope your fans are prepared for a dark and twisty album filled with sweetly paranoid tracks built on bewilderingly wild mood swings and bleakly… Read Story »
Apr 4th 2 Comments
Since 2002, the Thermals have crafted raucous, ebullient post-pop-punk tunes that are ridiculously catchy and singularly intense. Over the years, Hutch Harris, Kathy Foster, and -- for the last few… Read Story »
Mar 21st 4 Comments
When you think of a one-man band, you tend to picture a man with a harmonica, wearing a drum like a baby, and walking around with cymbals attached to his knees. As far as I know, Michael Lerner does… Read Story »
Feb 28th 1 Comment
On the Ruby Suns’ latest album Christopher, Ryan McPhun sang, “I never want to live in real life,” so we wanted to do an interview in Second Life. But since Second Life involves, well, hanging… Read Story »
Feb 14th 1 Comment
When a writer calls a band “unique,” it usually just stems from laziness. But when it comes to the unpredictable and inventive duo of Buke & Gase, “unique” is a truly apt descriptor. The band… Read Story »
Feb 1st 2 Comments
Robyn Hitchcock turns 60 in March, but in the words of Aaliyah, age ain’t nothing but a number to the former Soft Boys lead singer and longtime fixture of the indie rock scene. His 19th album Love… Read Story »
Jan 17th 2 Comments
Angel Olsen isn't a household name yet, but once you hear her unforgettable voice and her skill at manipulating it in unexpected ways, you may find yourself playing the role of the town crier making… Read Story »
