CONTEST: WIN TICKETS FOR LUCY ROSE AT TONIC ROOM, MARCH 27TH (CHICAGO)
The story goes, the singer/songwriter leaves home to pursue the stage lights and success in the big city. The same goes for across the Atlantic where Lucy Rose left Warwickshire for London in pursuit of her dreams, and after the new 2.0 story of YouTube success leading to her signing to Co
Review: Solvents – Ghetto Moon (2013)
“Are You Gonna Wait For Love To Leave?” is the second track on Solvents’ latest album, Ghetto Moon, and it’s by no means a song you come across every day. In fact, if you did hear it today or tomorrow or next week, it may very well stop you in your place for a minute or two, [&hell
CONCERT REVIEW: THE LOWER 48 AT MAD PLANET (MILWAUKEE, WI)
The Lower 48 (Portland, Oregon), Young Holidays (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), The Delphines (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)March 14th, 2013Mad Planet in Milwaukee, WI The Lower 48 played second on a bill of three bands but you couldn’t tell that from the headlining punch they b
CONCERT REVIEW: FREDRIKA STAHL AT CAFÉ DE LA DANSE (PARIS)
Fredrika Stahl (Paris, France) and Edward Barrow (Paris, France)March 19th, 2013Café de la Danse in Paris, France Originally from Stockholm, Sweden, the pop singer has found herself at home in Paris and behind the ivories of a piano. She moved to France when she was 4, at the sa
CONCERT REVIEW: EX COPS WITH KID RUNNER, TIN ARMOR AT KOBO (COLUMBUS, OH)
Ex Cops (Brooklyn, NY), Tin Armor (Columbus, OH), Kid Runner (Columbus, OH)March 4th, 2013Kobo (Columbus, OH) Kobo is fast becoming one of the hotspots in Columbus for catching a smorgasbord of rising indie bands of all genres. Recently, the Pitchforkacclaimed
REVIEW: BOBBY LONG – WISHBONE (2013)
I was discussing Bobby Long with my brother last week when he suddenly recalled that he, in fact, went to high school with a Bobby Long. A Bobby Long who not only played guitar but was good at playing guitar. It was enough for us to investigate the coincidence; our fascination, h
CONCERT REVIEW: TAME IMPALA AT TURNER HALL (MILWAUKEE, WI)
Tame Impala (Perth, Australia), The Growl (Fremantle, Western Australia)March 3rd, 2013Turner Hall in Milwaukee, WI Of all the 2012 albums that frequented year-end lists, few were praised as highly and as often as Tame Impala’s Lonerism. The Australian band’s follow