What would you do for love? Millions of singers ponder this question through their lyrics, but Travis‘ frontman, Fran Healy, shows what he’ll go through for simple love in this clip for their new single “Where You Stand.” As the band performs the title-track of their new album, Â Healy becomes a human art project just […]
Totally tubular Tuesday things: ‣ Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 roll through town and stop at the Troubadour in support of Hitchock’s latest album “Love From London.” Peter Buck supports. ‣ New York’s favorite tapping guitarist Marnie Stern headlines the Satellite in support of her latest album “The Chronicles of Marnia.” [That’s her video […]
Some may call it vibrato in Laura Stevenson‘s vocals, but that delicate quiver in the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter’s voice moves one so deeply it’s beyond a technical music term. With every tremble, she picks at her songs’ subject matters until every human flaw is exposed – and this is just one factor that makes her latest […]
Post-Stones Sunday things: ‣ Derde Verde celebrates the release of their “Let Me Be A Light” EP at the Bootleg. [Check out “Secret.”] Simone White and the Brian Walsh Set Trio join in on the fun. ‣ This week’s Grand Ole Echo lineup features the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, Ronnie Fauss, RT N’ the 44’s and Andrew […]
Particularly loving California today? Then you’ll have to make sure you crank up the Blank Tapes‘ latest single “Holy Roller.” Matt Adams, the brainchild behind the psychedelic trio (which includes Pearl Charles and D.A. Humphrey) continues to dispense sunny ’60s vibes, and this track suggests the days of touring the country in VW vans with peace […]
Wild Nothing – the moniker under which Virginia-based dream-popper Jack Tatum records – announced the new “Empty Estate” EP this week as a follow-up to last year’s highly-regarded sophomore release “Nocturne.” It’s exciting news for those who just caught either of his recent Coachella sets, and the first single “A Dancing Shell” might come as […]
When Luke Messimer first resurfaced as Northern Youth after the demise of Mississippi Man, we were smitten by the open-hearted, full-throated folk he displayed on such songs as “She’s in the Wild.” Messimer has been hard at work on a self-titled full-length debut, and it’ll see the light of day on June 18. “Hide You […]
The Reflections, the L.A.-based duo comprised of Darian Zahedi and Jon Safley (who you may recognize as the drummer for Bleached), first beckoned us with their summery dream-pop in “Summer Days.” Since then, the Reflections have established their ability to straddle the line between romantic haze and the roar of anthemic Brit-rock. Their new single […]
Music videos from Torches have always had a dark undertone, but everything from the creepy “Dirt & Tears” video to the morbid “I Want Something” clip have piqued our interest enough to watch them all the way through to the end. In their new Ron Santarsiero-directed visual accompaniment to their latest single “When You Gonna?” things […]
Totally Tuesday things: ‣ After two Coachella weekends, Bat For Lashes aka Natasha Khan [pictured] stops by the Fonda Theatre in support of her latest album “The Haunted Man.” Local lo-fi R&B songstress Ramona Gonzalez aka Nite Jewel supports. ‣ The El Rey Theatre hosts The Revival Tour, an acoustic collaborative showcase of today’s folk, Americana […]
