independent thoughts on indie rock, alternative, and indie pop music
“The record’s out, it’s time to dig in and entertain people. How can people resist? I’m bare-chested on the cover. Dad bods are in right? I’m totally rocking the dad bod. I’m trying to show the world you don’t have to be Justin Bieber to pose shirtless,” says the quick-witted Trevor Sensor of his latest... Continue Reading →
San Diego-based duo Little Hurricane has a pretty typical story—girl plays drums, girl needs a band, girl places ad on Craigslist for said band, boy responds, girl and boy make beautiful music together, fall in love, and take over the world together. Well, maybe not so typical, but definitely very 21st-century--meet Anthony “Tone” Catalano and Celeste... Continue Reading →
Y'ALL. In case you haven't heard of critically-acclaimed alternative artist Bishop Briggs--and if you haven't, do you worry one bit, there's no judgment allowed here...plus, it's my job to educate the masses on today's best tunes--she's dropped some fantastic singles over the last year, which have found a collective home on her self-titled debut EP, out now... Continue Reading →
“Neverland is home to lost boys like me, and lost boys like me are free,” sings Ruth B. in “Lost Boy,” the first song she ever wrote, and one which sits right in the middle of her brand new album, Safe Haven, released via Sony/Columbia Records on May 5th. A couple of years ago, Ruth... Continue Reading →
In the frenzied midst of releasing a brand new album, planning a launch party, and squaring away months of tour dates, Alvarez Kings guitarist Sean Parkin is a good-natured sport, especially as I do my darnedest to convince him to move the electro-pop rock outfit to Nashville from the British Isles, a lovely addition to our... Continue Reading →
David Bowie. Gary Glitter. Iggy Pop. These are prominent names associated with 1970s-era glam rock, a hard-hitting collision of art and sound; the glam rock glory days didn’t last a long time, but its influence still rings throughout the modern musical landscape. Meet Sweet Spirit, the Austin-based collective whose raucous energy and all-around badassery could... Continue Reading →
Aussie electropop duo BOO SEEKA, currently in Austin, Texas for music festival free-for-all SXSW, is touring the United States in serious . “We drive an RV around everywhere we go in America; we’re camping in style,” says Sammy Seeka of his and bandmate Boo’s chosen tour transportation. “However, if you looked at the state of... Continue Reading →
“I’ve heard all about the BBQ, I can’t wait,” says wunderkind Lewis Watson in his enchanting British accent. In celebration of the release of his sophomore album, midnight, on March 24th, Watson is touring the continent, which will bring him to 3rd & Lindsley to perform for the first time in the Music City on... Continue Reading →
“I know I have more indie or alternative tastes to what I listen to than a lot of people, but it’s not smart business to take a big chunk of prime time, where you have the whole world paying attention to you, and then just showing them people who are already famous,” says Mike Doughty... Continue Reading →
If you aren’t yet familiar with Brooklyn-based duo The Shacks, you should be; the band formed in a studio in Queens, New York in 2014, when musical wunderkind Max Shrager, who was playing guitar on a Leon Michels (El Michels Affair) track, brought Shannon Wise to provide vocals—a first time experience for the young... Continue Reading →
