Source: August Brown, LA Times The French guitar-pop act Phoenix is a small band that, in the course of doing many little things right, has somehow become a very big one. After the success of the band’s fizzy, fantastically named album “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix” this year, its set at the Greek Theatre on Wednesday night […]
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Night Verses announce ‘Into The Vanishing Light,’ stream “A Dialogue In Cataplexy”
May 26th, 2016 
Kacy Raby It’s almost been a solid three years since Night Verses‘ mammoth debut Lift Your Existence was released, and now we finally have word of their highly-anticipated follow-up, titled Into The Vanishing Light. The new record—produced by the legendary Ross Robinson (At The Drive-In, The Cure)—will be released on July 8 via Graphic Nature Records, an […]
UTG PREMIERE: Reckless Serenade – “Fool’s Gold”
May 20th, 2016 Brian Leak New York rock five-piece Reckless Serenade have partnered with UTG today to share “Fool’s Gold” from their upcoming EP, Strange Soul. Fans of bands like The Spill Canvas and The Audition should find themselves continuously hitting replay on the new single as they await the band’s EP arriving next month. Talking to UTG about the […]
Brand New release first new song in a year, “I Am A Nightmare”
May 17th, 2016 Gabe Aikins It’s been a quite a while since we last got music from Brand New. The band released “Mene” over a year ago, and it’s been a whopping seven years since their last album, Daisy, came out. Thankfully, the wait for new music is over. The band shared “I Am A Nightmare,” presumably off their upcoming […]
Aesop Rock deals with animals and bleakness in music video for “Dorks”
May 6th, 2016 Bianca Silva Aesop Rock works with animals and potions in his new music video for “Dorks,” taken from his excellent new LP, The Impossible Kid, which you should listen to and buy immediately. The Rob Shaw-directed video is a slight departure from Aesop’s other recent visual output, such as the video for “Blood Sandwich,” as “Dorks” takes […]
Rozwell Kid release kooky music video for “Magic Eye”
May 4th, 2016 Bianca Silva West Virginia indie rockers Rozwell Kid have released a new music video for “Magic Eye” off their Good Graphics EP which came out last year. The release was just recently pressed to vinyl for the first time through SideOneDummy, the band’s new label home. The Samuel Gursky-directed video depicts a couple with a giant eye […]
Gojira and TesseracT tour invades the U.S. this Fall
May 3rd, 2016 J.J. Ellis We’re only in Spring, but if the thought of Summer eventually ending gets you down, you might need something to look forward to. For those who like their metal especially heavy, hearing that Gojira and TesseracT are going on tour together this Fall should make everything all right. It makes sense, as Gojira is releasing […]
Pinegrove announce first US headlining tour
April 30th, 2016 Dana Reandelar Having just wrapped up a tour as direct support for Into It. Over It. and The World Is A Beautiful Place, New Jersey folk/indie-punk breakouts Pinegrove are set to head out on their very first US headlining tour. The young band, whose Run For Cover debut Cardinal captivated many with its unique twist on punk […]
Blink-182 announce massive summer tour with ADTR, All-American Rejects, others
April 28th, 2016 Bianca Silva If you haven’t heard the news yet, Blink-182 have announced a big summer tour just after releasing their first new song without Tom DeLonge. The band’s upcoming album, California, features Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba filling in on guitar duties, and is set to be released on July 1. Pre-orders are available now. This newly announced […]
Bayside announce seventh LP ‘Vacancy,’ Fall headlining tour
April 26th, 2016 Kacy Raby We all know Bayside by now. If you never heard “Devotion and Desire” on a random Warped Tour sampler over the years, then you’ve probably been living beneath an igneous formation deep beneath the earth’s crust. Today, over on their Facebook, the band announced their seventh studio album, Vacancy, will be released on August 19 […]
Fallujah will keep you awake with video for “Abandon”
April 26th, 2016 J.J. Ellis Ahead of the April 29 release of their third full-length, Dreamless, San Francisco technical death metal giants Fallujah have unleashed their music video for the song “Abandon.” The video presents smoky, ethereal visuals that also reflect the beautiful album art. Musically, it contrasts brutality and heaviness with atmospheric, nearly post-rock moments—a juxtaposition you might find […]
REVIEW: Western Settings elevate their game with ‘Old Pain’ EP
April 26th, 2016 Bianca Silva Artist: Western Settings Album: Old Pain Genre: Punk, Rock Label: La Escalera Records, Creator-Destructor Records Fresh off the release of last year’s debut full-length, Yes It Is, San Diego’s Western Settings have released a six-track EP, called Old Pain, ahead of their upcoming U.S. tour in May. Much like the debut, Old Pain is full […]