Noise Pop 2016 rolled on in the Bay Area as California’s own jazz master Kamasi Washington played two, consecutive sold out shows at the Independent on Thursday night. Now there’s “sold out” at the Independent. And then there’s “10% over max capacity, good luck getting through the door, let alone making it to the bathroom” […]
By: Rachel Milani If you haven’t noticed, shoegaze is back. Although our generation isn’t comfortable with the identity that word conjures up– traversing genres is, admittedly, the worst part of writing about music– there is no doubt that dreamy, reverb-heavy rock n roll is having a(nother) moment. Cue the lineup at Bottom of the Hill […]
Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party returns for its 20th iteration this summer. From July 22-24, the festival returns to the namesake neighborhood. The Capitol Hill Block Party 2016 lineup includes hometown-to-world-traversing-stars ODESZA, Scot electro-pop group Chvrches, the now Alice Glass-less Crystal Castles, bass virtuoso Thundercat, Nao, Tourist, the Cave Singers, Pure Bathing Culture, The Life of Pablo producing DJDS and […]
Noise Pop 2016 arrives to the Bay Area from February 19-28 as dozens of artists fill venues across San Francisco and Oakland. General music badges are on sale now for $175. These badges get you into all non-seated general admission shows, happy hours, and Noise Pop HQ events. Plus you get $20 free Lyft credit–a necessity […]
Primavera Sound–consistently one of the world’s best festivals each year–just dropped their 2016 lineup. And it’s monstrous. This year’s Primavera in beautiful Barcelona will see LCD Soundsystem reunited after a five year break, playing their first scheduled European show since the 2011 break. Primavera also offers Radiohead back at it after a shorter break. The Primavera […]