All photos courtesy of Joan Bowlen
If Day 1 of the 2013 Sasquatch! Music Festival was more subdued and inconsistent, Day 2 was its total opposite, bringing bands that kept the energy high, crowds dancing and laughing and with a never yielding dose of sun. Surely there will be plenty more sunburns tomorrow morning, but the general consensus seems it's been well worth it, as Saturday really delivered in every way.
While there are moments that it’s convenient to say “Hey, this kinda sounds like _____,” enough counterexamples emerge to acclaim the quartet on their own accord. These guys can write a catchy tune with meaningful lyrics while keeping the music interesting—no small feat. If Atlas Genius qualifies as pop music in 2013, bring it on.
When It Was Now, the debut album from Atlas Genius, will be released on February 19, 2013 via Warner Bros. Records. The Australian band has been touring the U.S. non-stop
While it feels like festival season has only recently come to a close with the end of CMJ in New York City, this week the SXSW Music Festival announced the first wave of invited acts who will perform during the weeklong extravaganza, running from Tuesday, March 12 to Sunday, March 17, 2013. Here are five acts that we at Glide Magazine are super thrilled to see at SXSW 2013.
