Birmingham, Alabama native Katie Crutchfield, aka Waxahatchee, will release her latest album, Ivy Tripp, on April 7 via Merge Records. The soft, tender melodies and Crutchfield’s sweet vocals create a truly tantalizing album. Crutchfield writes from a place of youthful introspection while still managing to bring in a mature consciousness to the lyrics. The 13-track […]
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Waxahatchee Announces New Album ‘Ivy Tripp,’ Streams Lead Single
January 12th, 2015 
Drew Caruso Katie Crutchfield, known as Waxahatchee, has revealed her next album, titled Ivy Tripp. The followup to her fantastic sophomore release, Cerulean Salt, will be available on April 7. Listeners are given a taste of what is to come with the album’s lead single, “Air.” Cerulean Salt was one of my favorite releases of 2013, and […]
Waxahatchee Announces New Tour Dates
January 26th, 2014 Rebecca Docter Waxahatchee (Katie Crutchfield) has announced a new set of tour dates (in addition to her already set ones) in support of her latest release, Cerulean Salt, which was released in March of 2013. Crutchfield will be joined on tour (for selected dates) by Superchunk, among others. You can view Waxahatchee’s tour dates below. 1/22 – […]
Cayetana Announce Tour with Waxahatchee and All Dogs
November 20th, 2013 Leanne Cushing Cayetana has announced a small east coast tour with Waxahatchee and All Dogs set for January 2014. Tour dates after the jump. Earlier this year Cayetana signed to Tiny Engines. Their first LP will be recorded and released some time in 2014. Along with the news of their tour dates, the band also announced that […]
Waxahatchee Premiere “Coast To Coast” Video
June 5th, 2013 Em Although Waxahatchee’s sophomore effort, Cerulean Salt, was released in early March, many of the record’s fuzzy, nostalgic tracks always seemed better suited for hazy summer afternoons than late winter doldrums. Luckily, Katie Crutchfield – the solo artist behind Waxahatchee and a former member of P.S. Eliot – has fully embraced Cerulean Salt‘s summery vibes. The just-released video for […]
LISTEN: Julien Baker covers Elliott Smith’s “Ballad of Big Nothing” for tribute album
April 4th, 2016 Gabe Aikins We’re just a few months away from the release date of the Elliott Smith tribute album, Say Yes!. In advance of the album, American Laundromat Records has released Julien Baker‘s cover of “Ballad of Big Nothing” (from 1997’s Either/Or), and it is incredibly powerful. The cover is intimate and sorrowful, an excellent showcase of Baker’s […]
Members of Darkside, The Antlers, Real Estate, More to Play Glasslands Farewell Show
November 24th, 2014 Nina Corcoran New York City’s DIY venues are slowly closing up. 285 Kent is deceased, Death by Audio is now done, and in a little over a month, Glasslands will be as well. The venue will be putting on several exceptional final shows before they close their doors. Today, they announced a big holiday party that will […]
Field Mouse Sign To Topshelf Records
April 11th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Topshelf Records have signed a handful of killer acts over the last few months, and their latest addition is no exception. The label has announced that the indie rock outfit known as Field Mouse have signed joined their roster. They have also confirmed that the band will release a brand new album July 22 titled […]
Drew Caruso’s ‘Best of 2013’ In Music
December 10th, 2013 Drew Caruso As the year ends, I find myself shuffling through the albums I have accrued over the past months. Each album an experience, an insight gained, a lens changed, I have continually found myself lost in the art that encapsulated the sonic apotheosis of this past year. The experiences captured within these sounds provide themselves as […]
Stay Sweet Fest Announces Schedule
February 27th, 2012 Tyler Osborne Stay Sweet! Fest announced the schedule for its 3-day fest, which can be found after the break. The punk festival will be held on April 13, 14, and 15 in Richmond, Virginia at the Camel. Check out the schedule after the jump and let UTG know what you think!