Fitz & The Tantrums ‘More Soul Than The Devil Could Buy’
Fitz and the Tantrums ringleader Michael Fitzpatrick retells the unbelievable, knuckle-gripping journey that he and the Tantrums have been on in the past year
Little Dragon 01.07.11 Natural History Museum Los Angeles, California
Little Dragon kicked off the National History Museum’s season of First Fridays with their brand of undeniably infectious, electro-tribal grooves
Soulive ‘A Day in the Life of Neal Evans’
Soulive keyboardist Neal Evans reflects on the path which led to the doorstep of a new generation of hipsters hell-bent on the thrill of live
The Revivalists ‘Musicians at Play’
Ed Williams of The Revivalists sounds off on song lyrics, the art of ‘brilliantivity’, and what’s next for these New Orleans natives
Justin Townes Earle 12.18.10 Webster Hall NYC
Justin Townes Earle warmed the blood of this unsuspecting patron at Webster Hall on a cold Saturday with rather introspective analytical banter and pure Nashville
Tame Impala 12.15.10 Echoplex | Los Angeles, California
Tame Impala has built an international audience in its short time touring but they’ve received a particularly warm western welcome this year, playing sold out
Liz Phair 12.12.10 Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey
Liz Phair, the grungy, gritty woman with the primadonna face owned the room at Maxwell’s in Hoboken in support of her self-released album Funstyle
Freelance Whales ‘Subway Grandstanding’
Freelance Whales guitarist Kevin Read weighs in on Weathervanes and rock stardom as his tour van rumbled up California’s 5 freeway
Stereolab ‘Not Music’
Stereolab deserves some serious attention as their body of work is perhaps even more notable than their tabloid poised band history which incorporates everything from
The Budos Band ‘Unbroken, Unshaven’
We spit hot air with The Budos Band’s baritone saxophonist Jared Tankel about covering The Beatles, partying with Mark Ronson, and embracing his heavy metal
Matt and Kim: Teetering on the Brink of Stardom
“The thing about Brooklyn is there are a lot of different scenes,” says Matt Johnson (vocals/keyboards). “We come from a particular sort of D.I.Y warehouse
Brendan Benson 11.13.10 Highline Ballroom New York City
Brendan Benson, frequently tagged as a founding member of rock n’ roll power quartet, The Raconteurs, has most recently found himself on the front end
