Lights strobed in fit-inducing flutters. Full-stack amps loomed like monoliths on the stage. Dentist-drill guitar riffs punctured the teeth-rattling low end. Singer Alexis Krauss acted as her own hype man, alternating between delicate falsettos and forceful exclamations. It was wild, it was head-splitting. It was infectious, it was an assault on the senses. It was a Sleigh Bells show, and it was a damn good time. Continue reading…
San Diego band Barbarian are back with the new video for “Last Call Withdrawal.” Continue reading…
The “Too Much” tour, headlined by FIDLAR (aka Fuck It Dog, Life’s A Risk), had its opening opening night at the Observatory North Park. The date occurred a little over one year since FIDLAR last played the same venue. Continue reading…
In 2008, a man named Justin Vernon went into a cabin in a remote area of Wisconsin and isolated himself for four months. He emerged with a staggering set of beautiful and tragic songs that would become the Bon Iver album, For Emma, Forever Ago. Continue reading…
Who hasn’t been to a concert where people are more interested in their phones than they are in the musicians? That all-too-common occurrence can be annoying for the band and distracting to the people actually trying to watch the show. But it also makes for a fun music video. Continue reading…