Tag: alternative
Oct. 21, 2016
Radio City Music Hall hosts synth-pop group Chvrches
Flashing lights, thousands of red velvet seats, old lounges and phone booths: there’s nothing quite like Radio City Music Hall. Chvrches played at the famous…
Oct. 14, 2016
Local Natives to support LGBT organization at food drive
Punk Out is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization from Philadelphia dedicated to supporting LGBT musicians and fans through the power of music. The organization has…
Oct. 14, 2016
Catfish and the Bottlemen talk upcoming Electric Factory show
After releasing a follow up album to their 2014 smash hit, “The Balcony,” Catfish and the Bottlemen began to tour their newest release, “The Ride.”…
Oct. 14, 2016
KONGOS to come through Electric Factory on tour
Following the discernible success of their single “Come With Me Now” from their sophomore album “Lunatic” in 2012, South-African natives KONGOS released their newest album…
Sep. 16, 2016
Rachael Yamagata talks new music, upcoming UT show
A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of conducting a phone interview with Virginian indie singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata. Yamagata is embarking on a world…
May. 27, 2016
Smokey Brian goes off the high DIIV at the 714 Club
The crowd danced, the open bar drinks flowed, and the 714 club thumped with a swath of chic music spanning the modern pop era. The…
May. 20, 2016
James Blake gives surprise release to ethereal third album
James Blake is a ghost. The British singer and producer will be here one minute and gone the next. He popped up on Beyonce’s newest…
May. 20, 2016
Cage the Elephant plays ‘last show ever’ at Mann Center
“This is going to be our last show ever,” Cage The Elephant frontman Andrew Shultz said . The crowd was not buying it. After all,…
Apr. 22, 2016
The Crookes provide solid open for Geographer at Union Transfer
British band The Crookes joined San Francisco-based Geographer at Union Transfer April 17 for a lively night filled with indie rock. Though the crowd at…
Apr. 21, 2016
The Lumineers go ‘long way from home’ with new album
After four years, folk-pop trio The Lumineers released their second album, “Cleopatra” on April 8. It consists of 11 songs full of warmth, depth and…