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There’s a certain amount of anticipation and excitement that greets Owls return to the live arena tonight. It’s been twelve years since the band – made up of brothers Tim and Mike Kinsella, guitar virtuoso Victor Villereal and bassist Sam Zurick – dissolved following the release of their much-lauded … Read on
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Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg began writing songs in high-school using the name Avi Buffalo as a musical alias and within a year’s time the Long Beach native had put together a full band with drummer Sheridan Riley, bassist Arin Fazio, and keyboardist Rebecca Coleman.
After playing several shows renowned … Read on
Christmas Island, the 5th album proper from Andrew Jackson Jihad, is a little bit silly, a little bit serious. It’s a record that’s irreverent yet somber, full of humor and full of pathos, its twelve songs combining the two to create a record that – truly – cuts right … Read on
Woman’s Hour are not your average band. The first clue comes in the name of the London-based swoon-pop four-piece, taken from a beloved female-focussed news and culture show on BBC Radio 4. On their excellent debut album ‘Conversations’, their powerful iridescent music has the intricate construction and intimacy of … Read on
JAWS are pleased to announce details of their eagerly anticipated debut album Be Slowly, which will be released September 15th via Rattlepop. With this comes a new single in the form of album title track, which will precede the album on July 7th.
The full length follows … Read on
Since recently relocating from Leeds to Manchester, Richard Knox’s Gizeh Records continues to steadily release a formidable catalogue of dark-hearted and brooding experimental music, its artists often drawing on a variety of modern-classical, folk and ambient electronic influences; and whilst the bar and lounges of Oldham Street’s Castle Hotel … Read on
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Trof are proud to be bringing Welsh icon Cate Le Bon back to Manchester. After playing an intense, SOLD OUT show at Deaf Institute in February, she’s scaling up the party to Manchester Evening News’ ‘Best Live Music Venue’ 2013 – Gorilla.
Le Bon’s latest album, ‘Mug … Read on
‘The Voyager’ is Jenny Lewis’s most deeply personal album to date, documenting her struggle to cope following the death of her estranged father in 2010 and the subsequent break-up of Rilo Kiley. The album’s rootsy, golden glow comes courtesy of Lewis and the artists she chose to produce various … Read on
After meeting at SXSW in 2011, David Thomas Broughton and vocal trio Juice kept in contact about possibly working together. But getting together at the same time is difficult for artists who are busy with their own projects – particularly if one is based in the Far East. Finally … Read on
The Burning Hell is the alter-ego of songwriter and ukulele-slinger Mathias Kom. Loosely based in St John’s, Newfoundland, The Burning Hell have toured back and forth across Canada and Europe since 2007, playing everywhere from festivals to bars to living rooms – and once even a mental asylum in … Read on
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