Fuck Buttons, the duo of Andrew Hung and Benjamin John Power, are pleased to announce several North American tour dates beginning May 11th in Los Angeles. New single "Olympians" is
Last year, I showed up at Sound Garden, in Baltimore's Fells Point, about an hour after they opened.There were a few people in there and some of the more desirable titles had sold out, but I walked right in and found a lot of what I was looking for with no crowds and no hassles. This year was a different story. I got down there right before they opened and the line ran for about two blocks outside of the store. When I finally got in the store about an hour later, there was still probably 30 people waiting to get in behind me. Sure, I would have loved to have walked right in, but the bottom line is that Record Store Day was a much bigger event this year than last year and that alone more than made up for the wait.
The ninth annual Northwest String Summit festival featuring three days of music and camping returns to Hornings Hideout near Portland, Ore. from Friday, July 16 through Sunday, July 18, 2010.
After the release of her latest album and controversial new video, Erykah Badu, has announced plans to hit the road this spring. The long winded trek includes a handful of
Silversun Pickups, have announced a quick North American tour this June with Against Me! and Henry Clay People opening. Kicking off in Orlando on the 15th, the tour will make
Last year, Rudresh Mahanthappa was recognized by the Jazz Journalists Association as Alto Saxophonist of the Year, and Downbeat as a Rising Star (both Jazz Artist and Alto Saxophonist), but
Words: Daniel Schneier
Titus Andronicus played one of their most high profile gigs to date recently, celebrating the release of their sophomore album The Monitor
At the core, Titus Andronicus is the brainchild of frontman Patrick Stickles, a slight, stern-faced New Jersey native with a taste for English literature, a proclivity for long onstage rants and a massive black beard that summons the image of a guitar-strapped suburban sorcerer. On opener A Pot in Which to Piss, Stickles rips through feedback-heavy guitar solos while keyboard player Dave Robbins cuts through a sheen of reverb and distortion, delivering a bluesy barroom style piano solo as a mosh pit takes shape in front of the stage. READ ON for more of Dan’s review of Titus Andronicus…
While we didn’t make it out to Indio for this year’s Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival, plenty of bloggers and journalists did make the trip. We wanted to point
We’re less than a week away from Umphrey’s McGee’s inaugural UMBowl this Saturday night at Lincoln Hall in Chicago. As we mentioned, those Umphreaks and curiosity seekers that don’t have
In May, one of the best indie venues in the country – the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. – will celebrate its 30th Anniversary. Yesterday, the Washington Post ran an
