INTERVIEWLoose Buttons on Sundays EP + Pianos Residency
Eric Nizgretsky, frontman of Loose Buttons, oozes satire. The quartet's Facebook bio proclaims they're "New York's very first indie band," and he jokes about Loose Buttons' formation when we meet at the first night of their Pianos residency. "It was a Sunday night," he quips,...
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ARTIST PROFILEPeter Bjorn and John
From "Young Folks" to "Domino", Peter Bjorn and John have cultivated the indie pop landscape with a sound that is unapologetically theirs.
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LIVE REVIEWPeter Bjorn and John @ Webster Hall
Peter Bjorn and John, three revered names in indie music, get the crowd moving at Webster Hall.
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ARTIST INTERVIEWFaulkner
Intimidatingly tall and sarcastic, yet sweet, Asher, Scullin, and Farougias opened up on topics like the recording process, working with the RZA, and nudism just before their show as a part of Mondo NYC.
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TRACK REVIEWBRAEVES "Bitter Sea"
Equal parts love letter and break-up song, the track illustrates a bittersweet goodbye to a personified New York City.
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FESTIVAL REVIEWHighlights of Governor's Ball 2016
At Governors Ball, New Yorkers prove that rain goes hand in hand with rock and roll. Highlights from Beck, Christine and the Queens, the Strokes and more.
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TRACK PREMIEREAtlas Engine "Everest"
Celebrate Friday with a track premiere from Atlas Engine, "Everest," from his upcoming EP "After the End."
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LIVE REVIEWThe Griswolds @ Warsaw
Tim John of The Griswolds When Australian indie-pop quartet The Griswolds took the stage to Shania Twain's "Man, I Feel Like A Woman," I knew we'd be in for a fun night. Opening with high-energy tracks like "Down and Out" and "If You Wanna Stay," they set the stage for a high-energy performance....
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TRACK REVIEWKikagaku Moyo "Kogarashi"
Japanese ensemble Kikagaku Moyo have released a new single "Kogarashi" leading up up to their record House In The Tall Grass. In the new track, the band takes a more idyllic approach in production without straying far from their psychotropic sound. Swirling harmonies soften up the disciplined...
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INTERVIEWChris Chu of POP ETC
org The dimly-lit green room at Music Hall of Williamsburg smells of cigarettes, but in an unassuming way, perhaps because Chris Chu of POP ETC kindly apologizes to my plus one, Caroline, and I in advance. I hardly noticed what he meant once we got up there,...
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ALBUM REVIEWPOP ETC "Souvenirs"
Berkeley-born and Brooklyn-based trio POP ETC are back with Souvenir, a follow up to 2012's eponymous release. In the last three years, the band has traversed in an even poppier direction, almost a little cheesy. But in a time when "pop" is considered an obscenity, a genre to be left for the...
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VIDEO OF THE WEEKMonogold "Pink Lemonade"
The boys of Monogold are in with the perfect fuel for that little dance party we all find ourselves needing this week, a new pop culture-infused music video for "Pink Lemonade." The sugar-sweet single was released this past summer ahead of the September release of their album Good Heavens, which...
