CONCERT REVIEW: ICONA POP DJ SET AT THE MID (CHICAGO, IL)
Icona Pop (Stockholm, Sweden) and Avi Sic (Chicago, IL)October 3rd, 2014The Mid in Chicago, IL Back in June 2011, we had the chance to interview Icona Pop around the time their first songs started to hit, notably “Manners.” Long, long before “I Love It” dem
Photos: Wild Beasts @ The Troubadour (Los Angeles, CA)
Avid Dancer (Anchorage, AK) and Wild Beasts (Kendal, England)March 6th, 2014The Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA Wild Beasts have hit Los Angeles again in support of their brand new album Present Tense (that you totally need to go on in life). They played a sold-out show at The Troubadour with Av
CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOS: JON CLEARY & THE ABSOLUTE MONSTER GENTLEMEN, THE TIN MEN AND PAUL SANCHEZ & THE ROLLING ROAD SHOW (LOS ANGELES)
September 14, 2013 The Mint, Los Angeles, CAJim Brock Photography/©Eye on the MusicFull Gallery: Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, The Tin Men and Paul Sanchez & The Rolling Road Show – The Mint, Los Angeles, 9.14.13 Saturday’s NOLA triple threat at The Mint was as
CONCERT REVIEW: BEST COAST AT THE RAVE (MILWAUKEE, WI)
Best Coast (Los Angeles, CA)August 1st, 2013The Rave in Milwaukee, WI Los Angeles lo-fi duo Best Coast made the most out of a mildly attended concert that, all things considered, was going to be a tough draw for most indie rock bands playing the bill that night in Milwaukee. Bud
CONCERT REVIEW: FOXYGEN AT TURNER HALL (MILWAUKEE, WI)
Foxygen (Westlake Village, California)July 28th, 2013Turner Hall in Milwaukee, WI If you only know Foxygen from their tantalizing pop single “San Francisco,” then you would likely be surprised by their live show, at least the one they put on in Milwaukee Sunday night. Not onl
CONCERT REVIEW: LESCOP AT POP IN (PARIS)
Lescop (Paris)April 7th, 2013Pop In in Paris, France Imagine the biggest buzzing group of the moment in America posting on Facebook at noon, announcing a show down the street from you-not in a venue, but a concert bar. A 200 capacity max, maybe, concert bar (obviously smaller in the venue
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