Going into 2014, there was a handful of albums I was looking forward to. The bands are well-established and I figured their releases would end up being my favorite of the year. After the headache of sifting through 12 months worth of new releases I came to realize that was not the case. The albums […]
Sianvar
My Favorite Albums Of 2014 Surprised Me
January 2nd, 2015 
Kriston McConnell 
Posted in News, Reviews 
Tags: alesana, circa survive, crown the empire, emarosa, Hail the Sun, Kingdom of Giants, kyle lucas, Lana Del Rey, Mary Lambert, Novo Amor, Our last night, Outline In Color, Salt Cathedral, Sianvar, slaves, Sleepwave, stolas, sullivan, SycAmour, The Dead Rabbitts, This Wild Life, Tilian, top 2014, top albums 2014, Trade Wind, Vancouver Sleep Clinic 
Comments Off on My Favorite Albums Of 2014 Surprised Me
I Guess You Could Say I Enjoyed Some Music in 2014
December 19th, 2014 Brian Leak This year, I’m throwing convention to the wind. I tend to spend too much time deliberating, trying to narrow things down to a set amount of this or that. For 2014, much like any other year, I’m sharing a [very] large collection of what I enjoyed most in the world of music, except these lists […]
Posted in News, Reviews Tags: Aborted, Alt-J, Arms And Sleepers, ben howard, best music videos of 2014, best of, best of 2014, Beyond Creation, Brian Lion, cardinal cardinal, Chrome Sparks, Cloudkicker, Code Orange, Diamond Youth, Fallujah, favorite albums of 2014, First Aid Kit, jenny lewis, Lantlôs, Little May, Lyla Foy, manchester orchestra, Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s, Perturbator, pianos become the teeth, PUP, RTJ2, Run the Jewels, rx bandits, Sianvar, Side Saddle, Somos, the appreciation post, This Will Destroy You, tigers jaw, tiny engines, Topshelf Records, trophy scars, year-end list, Zella Day, ††† Crosses Comments Off on I Guess You Could Say I Enjoyed Some Music in 2014
Stolas Announce New Album, Stream “Solunar”
August 24th, 2014 Brian Leak Following their impressive 2013 debut, Living Creatures, Las Vegas shredders Stolas are already set to release their followup this October. Titled Allomaternal, the band’s newest effort will be released on October 15 via Blue Swan Records. To coincide with the album’s announcement, the band are currently streaming its lead single, titled “Solunar.” Retaining many of […]
Posted in News, Streams Tags: Allomaternal, blue swan records, new album, new single, Sianvar, Solunar, stolas, stream Comments Off on Stolas Announce New Album, Stream “Solunar”
Sianvar’s Debut EP Is Available To Download For Free For One Day
July 6th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Do you love Sianvar’s sound but haven’t picked up their EP yet? Then you’re in luck! The band posted a couple of hours ago that their EP is available to download for free until the end of the day today. You can nab yourself the digital copy of it by heading on over to the […]
Posted in News Tags: ep, free download, Hail the Sun, Sianvar, stolas Comments Off on Sianvar’s Debut EP Is Available To Download For Free For One Day Sianvar Won’t Be Touring For The Rest Of 2014
February 4th, 2014 Kriston McConnell As you probably know by now, Sianvar consists of members of A Lot Like Birds, Dance Gavin Dance, Stolas and Hail The Sun. All of these bands have a lot of their own things going on most of the time. Because of that fact, Sianvar had to unfortunately announce the inevitable news that they would […]
Posted in News Tags: dance gavin dance, Hail the Sun, Sianvar, stolas, won't be touring, won't tour Comments Off on Sianvar Won’t Be Touring For The Rest Of 2014
REVIEW: Sianvar – ‘Sianvar’ EP
January 9th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Artist: Sianvar Album: Sianvar EP Genre: Post hardcore Label: None Can we really handle a world where we have music coming from A Lot Like Birds, Dance Gavin Dance, Secret Band and Sianvar? My head hurts just trying to think about who’s in what band right now. The last twelve months though, these bands have […]
Posted in Features, News, Reviews Tags: a lot like birds, album review, dance gavin dance, post hardcore, review, secret band, Sianvar, will swan Comments Off on REVIEW: Sianvar – ‘Sianvar’ EP Sianvar Stream New EP
January 1st, 2014 Troy Sennett It’s a new year, and what better way to start it off than with some new music? Post-hardcore supergroup Sianvar are happy to oblige. Anticipation has been building for the debut EP from the band, whose lineup includes guitarist Will Swan (Dance Gavin Dance), drummer Joseph Arrington (A Lot Like Birds), bassist Michael Littlefield (A […]
Posted in News Tags: a lot like birds, blue swan records, dance gavin dance, Hail the Sun, Sianvar, stolas Comments Off on Sianvar Stream New EP LISTEN: Sianvar – “Chest Pressure”
December 11th, 2013 Mike Giegerich The forthcoming self-titled EP from post-hardcore super-group Sianvar is one of our staff’s most anticipated records of 2014, so we could not have been more excited when our friends over at Absolute Punk teamed up with the band to premiere the debut album’s second single. Entitled “Chest Pressure,” the cut is a glorious mixture of […]
Posted in News, Streams Tags: a lot like birds, AbsoluteExclusive, Absolutepunk, chest pressure, Hail the Sun, new song, self titled, Sianvar, stolas Comments Off on LISTEN: Sianvar – “Chest Pressure”
A Lot Like Birds To Tour Early 2014 With Sianvar, Stolas, The Venetia Fair
November 27th, 2013 Brian Leak After the release of their excellent No Place, Sacramento’s A Lot Like Birds toured in support of the album with HRVRD, Night Verses, and My Iron Lung, having just wrapped up the outing earlier this month. The band will take but only a minor break for the holidays before heading back out on the road […]
Posted in News Tags: 2014, a lot like birds, Sianvar, stolas, the venetia fair, tour Comments Off on A Lot Like Birds To Tour Early 2014 With Sianvar, Stolas, The Venetia Fair
Sianvar (Members of DGD, ALLB, Stolas, Hail The Sun) Release First Single As A Band
November 11th, 2013 Brian Leak We’ve been anxiously awaiting any activity from Sianvar ever since the band announced their supergroup existence. Last week, the five-piece released a very brief song teaser and announced that their debut EP is set to come out on January 5, 2014 via Blue Swan. Today, we get the first full track from Sianvar, which is […]
Posted in News, Streams Tags: a lot like birds, allb, dance gavin dance, dgd, Donovan Melero, Hail the Sun, new song, Sianvar, Sick Machine, stolas 2 Comments »
Members Of Dance Gavin Dance, A Lot Like Birds And More Start New Band
July 25th, 2013 Kriston McConnell Yes, you heard right! Will Swan (Dance Gavin Dance guitarist), Joseph Arrington (A Lot Like Birds drummer), Michael Littlefield (A Lot Like Birds bassist), Donovan Melero (Hail The Sun vocalist), and Sergio Medina (Stolas guitarist) all joined together to form the new group, Sianvar. According to their Facebook, they will begin recording music starting this […]
Posted in News Tags: a lot like birds, dance gavin dance, Hail the Sun, new band, Sianvar, stolas, supergroup Comments Off on Members Of Dance Gavin Dance, A Lot Like Birds And More Start New Band