Artists
“Doing Portland Proud: Y La Bamba.” – Billboard "Y La Bamba makes fractured folk that sounds as if it comes from dog-eared diaries. The author is statuesque Luz Elena, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, whose vintage vocals seem to come from… (Read More)
“No one combines giddy bubblegum melodies with clinically precise programming quite like Bechtolt.” — Entertainment Weekly "After spinning Yacht’s new one, I Believe in You. Your Magic Is Real, we are prepared to echo the album title’s assessment with respect to… (Read More)
Brooklyn’s Yeasayer are the latest entry to this group of (David) Byrne disciples, and one of the better bands to put a new spin on his polyrhythmic convulsing. The band gained recognition earlier this year for their fantastic first single “2080”… (Read More)
“At some point you wonder if maybe the grass is greener, and then you go somewhere else and you realize it’s not that much greener – so what do you hope for now?” so says Yellow Ostrich’s singer-guitarist Alex Schaaf, summing… (Read More)
Yellow Second is an infectious power pop band featuring four seasoned musicians from Denver, Colorado. Fans of artists like Weezer, The Posies, Superdrag, and Fountains of Wayne will appreciate this bands well-crafted melodies and honest lyrics. Yellow Second has toured and… (Read More)
My friend DJ Postman and myself are going to be DJing the 80’s Prom in June. Since that is MY era (C/O 88 RULZ!) and Postman being a super awesome old school enthusiast, we think we pretty much got it covered… (Read More)
Think King Crimson and At the Drive-In went to family fun day at the zoo, ate one too many bananas while listening to the first three Tool records and you might have an idea of where this is going. Of course… (Read More)
“Hey, d’you remember that night when you told me, ‘You know, you’re pretty good, but you’re no Ray Davies’?” asks You Am I lead singer Tim Rogers, with raised eyebrow and a sly grin, before cuffing me on the shoulder, laughing… (Read More)
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—unless you?re YouInSeries. Started in 2003, the five-piece band from Las Vegas started a revolution inside a city built on silicon, plastic palm trees, neon lights and the synthetic version of the new American Dream—and… (Read More)
Most folks’ reaction when first hearing You Me and Apollo is one of surprise. “I can’t believe I haven’t heard of this guy,” they say with a wide-eyed smile. True story. This isn’t a pop and fizzle, flash-in-the-pan impression. This is… (Read More)
In wilder times, man hunted for survival or to prove his worthiness to pass along his DNA. This modern life requires no such effort. But the compulsive nature of man leads us to search none-the-less, scouring the city for the best… (Read More)
Young cities is the world’s largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, intended to collide opposing particle beams of either protons at an energy of 7 TeV per particle, or lead nuclei at an energy of 574 TeV per nucleus. It is expected… (Read More)
we are a band compromised of the deaths of a few other bands. we like campfires, chanting, oceans, deserts, spontaneity, and lots and lots of drums. (Read More)
It’s a good time to be a Houstonian interested in music. The city is bubbling over with bands that absolutely deserve more than the $4 they’re asking you to pay to see them perform. It’s lots of fun. (Read More)
King Mob is happy to announce that, well, actually we are no longer King Mob. We are now Young Pharaohs, the same soul lovin’ soul reborn into a faster, stronger body. We’re celebrating the transition by releasing a new single, "Mr… (Read More)
If ‘slacker’ means ‘purveyor of angst-ridden badass psychedelic rock,’ then the Young Prisms qualify. Five such slackers comprise this band: Jason Hendardy, Jordan Silbert, Matt Allen, Stef Hodapp, and Gio Betteo. Silbert is the old man, at twenty-four, and all five… (Read More)
The saying goes, “Go pollute yourself and the air”, soon after the aimed party excuses themselves, and continues to smoke a cigarette, or an overseas “fag”. In this case, Yourself and The Air is current title for the brother- hood of… (Read More)
One of Australia’s most quietly adored bands, Youth Group stand ready to roar. Youth Group are at the forefront of an exciting new era in Australian alternative music. They have the pop of The Posies, the articulate desire of The Red… (Read More)
Twenty-two year old Trevor Powers, whose musical venture is called Youth Lagoon, has had a long year. Not because he’s been endlessly touring or pursuing some wild dream, but because of life – the life of a kid going to college… (Read More)
With several national tours and over 300 shows under their belts, (including performances alongside Ladyhawk, Black Mountain and Women), Alphababy packed their bags and moved from Kelowna to Vancouver. Big changes lead to new beginnings – so the band changed: Yukon… (Read More)
The substance of “yuzo nieto and the hand that rocks the dreidel” is eclectic. Its sound ranges from avant garde to old-timey jazz and bossa nova with hues of electronica splashed about. Yuzo Nieto’s formal training as an opera singer and… (Read More)
