By: Fiona Hannigan Sego, made up of Spencer Petersen and Thomas Carroll, works to find a synthesis of dueling tensions. Utah transplants in Los Angeles, the duo’s sound is full of small-town-big-city tensions, the new and the old, and the harmony between. Edgy guitar and delicious synth are brought together by perfectly catchy melodies, like in […]
In as musically fertile place as Portland, you’d be hard pressed to find a unanimous decision for any singular “best band in town”. However, when it comes to the technical chops of the Rose City’s Bearcubbin’!, you’ve certainly got a solid start. Over the past several years, accomplished PDX bands from a range of genres have […]
By: Fiona Hannigan Self-described on their Facebook as “future classic rock,” Thick Business is already becoming an integral part of the Boise music scene, with their full bodied rock balanced by hauntingly sweet melodies. With Frank Till on guitar, Sara Pincock on keys, Danny Kerr on Bass and Michael Mitchell on drums, the group has […]
The Bay Area’s monolithic Outside Lands festival has announced the 2015 lineup. Amongst the dozens and dozens of artists, headliners include D’Angelo, Kendrick Lamar, Elton John, Tame Impala, St. Vincent, Sam Smith, Black Keys and Wilco. Other artists include Hot Chip, Caribou, Chet Faker, ODESZA, First Aid Kit, Toro Y Moi, Mac DeMarco, DJ Mustard, […]
Oakland, CA’s Astronauts, etc dropped a beautiful new track this morning. They describe it as a “thawed-out, 1970s-inflected” track that falls “somewhere between Grizzly Bear, The Bee Gees, and Sade.” Not an inaccurate description by any means. Astronauts, etc–lead by Anthony Ferraro–recorded “I Know” fully analog to tape at Tiny Telephone here in the Bay […]