Posts Tagged as ‘contest’
Grizzly Bear’s success story is the best kind of success story. These four dudes have risen steadily in the indie world, garnering critical acclaim and a growing legion of fans, simply through the merit of their art. With three beloved studio albums as a full band under their belt, they’ve »
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have been together for 30 years. I haven’t even been together for that long. To say Cave et al. are familiar with touring would be an understatement; these guys might as well have invented it. Despite (or maybe in spite of) their age, the »
From the moment I saw a tattoo of the state of Alabama on singer Brittany Howard’s arm, I knew she was serious. And after hearing just one of their songs, I knew Alabama Shakes was seriously talented. Their soulful, rhythmic, lyrically-serious-yet-musically-fun brand of Americana received its due recognition and praise »
Coheed & Cambria is one of the biggest names in progressive rock today. Their intricate instrumentation, pop sensibilities, and – perhaps most importantly – headbang-able, ass-kicking nature all back a detailed and fantastic sci-fi saga written by lead singer and songwriter Claudio Sanchez. They’ve once again furthered the story through »
Cotton Jones is a band that blends. Elements from country, folk, psychedelic, indie, and a handful of other genres are all tossed in to a metaphorical blender and the resultant mixture is sung with emotional force and beautiful harmonies from lead singer Michael Nau and wife Whitney McGraw. Beyond that, »
If California’s indie folk troupe the Mountain Goats was a human being, it’d be just over the legal drinking age. Few bands can say that, and even fewer have maintained an identifiable, original sound over the span of two decades and fourteen studio albums. They released their fourteenth, entitled Transcendental »
of Montreal is a well-established rock band at this point. Formed in Athens, Georgia (no, not in Montreal) in 1996, the band is a member of the legendary Elephant 6 collective – a group of indie bands from the 90′s that were well-received and influential. of Montreal has released a »
WHY? is not the question, but the answer to the question: “Where should I be on November 2nd?” It’s as simple as that. The indie rap group and its lyricist/vocalist/all-around frontman Yoni Wolf have a way of getting under your skin and crawling through your bones with their rhythmic, catchy »
Matt & Kim are hard not to love, largely due to the fact that Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino are hard not to love. The happy couple met in college and decided to form a band without even knowing how to play their respective instruments. Over half a decade later, »
Animal Collective came into a wider fan base upon the release of their 2009 album Merriweather Post Pavilion, leading new fans and old fans alike to live in great anticipation of their follow-up. Now, three years later, the band has released their ninth album Centipede Hz, and it is something »
