June 26, 2012

BoDeans – McGlohon Theater, Charlotte, NC 6.17.12

June 26, 2012 No Comments

BoDeans perfroming at the McGlohon Theater, Charlotte, NC 6.17.12.

2012 Treasure Island Music Festival Lineup Revealed, Includes The XX, Girl Talk & Public Enemy

June 26, 2012 No Comments

Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment are thrilled to announce the lineup for the sixth running of the Treasure Island Music Festival on October 13th & 14th, 2012. Saturday, October

Fitz and the Tantrums Unveil 2nd Free Live EP

June 26, 2012 No Comments

Fitz and The Tantrums are excited to announce they are giving away another five-song EP at their official website The collection, known as LIVE FROM HOUSE OF BLUES BOSTON 2,

Divine Fits Ready Debut Album For August 28 Release

June 26, 2012 No Comments

Divine Fits, the band comprised of Britt Daniel, Dan Boeckner and Sam Brown, has confirmed that its debut album, A Thing Called Divine Fits, will be released August 28 in

Dntel: Aimlessness

Gabriel Scheer June 26, 2012 No Comments

Dntel is Jimmy Tamborello, a musician who burst most strongly onto collective consciousness through his collaboration with Ben Gibbard, under the moniker The Postal Service. However, under the moniker Dntel Tamborello has been responsible for leading the charge on modern glitchy electronica, first coming to the notice of this reviewer with the fantastic 2003 Kompact compilation, Triple R Friends, to which Tamborello contributed his 2001 song, “This is the Dream,” as remixed by Superpitcher.

The Tallest Man on Earth: There’s No Leaving Now

Jeff Strowe June 26, 2012 No Comments

Any write-up of Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, aka The Tallest Man on Earth, inevitably makes the Bob Dylan comparison. The parallels are there, what with the loose, acoustic fingerpicking, the scraggly voice, and the Greenwich Village vibe all present as hallmarks of Matsson’s sound. However, Dylan appraisals are pointless and derivative unless the songs are there and can stand on their own.