Archive for October, 2009

Above & Beyond returns to U.S. for fall club tour

By on October 24th, 2009

16-date trek kicks off on Halloween night!

Interview: DJ Le Spam (of The Spam Allstars)

By on October 24th, 2009

You might have heard of the Spam Allstars if you frequent music festivals. You might have heard of them if you like to dance at bars. You might have heard of them if you’re into jazz. Really, you might have heard of them if you like a primo jam blend of jazzy Latin beats and funkadelic synths.

On Sale: October 24, 2009

By on October 23rd, 2009

The following tickets are on sale beginning Saturday, October 24, 2009…

Album Review: Langhorne Slim – Be Set Free

By on October 23rd, 2009

★★★½☆

Be Set Free wears well on repeat listens but has an immediacy and directness too.

New Arcade Fire album due in 2010?

By on October 23rd, 2009

There’s some evidence that sure indicates it.

mp3 Mixtape: Friday Mixtape LXXVIII

By on October 23rd, 2009

If you’re currently in New York, this week’s Friday Mixtape will probably see little love — why listen to something on record when there are thousands of bands, many of which are featured on this week’s Mixtape, performing live, at a venue near you? But for everyone, hopefully this week’s mix of new singles, remixes, [...]

In Chicago, The Get Up Kids prove they’re still Something To Write Home About (10/22)

By on October 23rd, 2009

Fans wouldn’t have had it any other way.

VV Brown drops The Attic EP

By on October 23rd, 2009

In a bid to avoid the common U.K. to U.S. “lost in translation” effect, the London-based singer will precede her forthcoming debut full-length with two smaller releases.

Wakarusa is back with 2010 dates

By on October 23rd, 2009

The little festival that could is back again!

YouTube Live: Billy Preston says “That’s the Way God Planned It”

By on October 23rd, 2009

This is what people are talking about when they talk about the spirit of rock n’ roll.