Via Consequence of Sound…
Dreamers of the Ghetto eptiomizes a lot of what makes the Midwest so distinct. For one, the four-piece is something of a family affair, comprised of brothers Luke and Jonathan Jones, Luke’s wife Lauren, and mutal friend Marty Sprowles. If that weren’t down-home enough, the band also hails from Bloomington, IN, the [...]
If you aren’t familiar with Lollapalooza, you should know that C3 makes it pretty darn easy to see as many bands on your schedule as possible, with their strategic timing and genre-centric sides of the park. This year, the North end of Grant Park (Budweiser and PlayStation stage) is more hip and indie while the South [...]
The 2010 Coachella line up was announced today and what’s better than making the annual trek to Palm Springs for some fun in the sun… poolside cookouts, plenty of cold adult beverages, good friends and a plethora of live music — we are so there! Narrowing it down to an overall top-five is impossible, narrowing [...]
10/ Up From Below by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros
9/ Self-titled by Small Black
8/Julian Plenti is…Skyskraper by Julian Plenti (aka Paul Banks)
7/ XX by The XX
6/ Love Comes Close by Cold Cave
5/ Vectkatimest by Grizzly Bear
4/ Album by Girls
3/ Wolfgang Amadeus by Phoenix
2/ Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective
1/ It’s Blitz by Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs
Since our return from CMJ, everyone has been asking us who our favorite bands were from the week, so we figured a quick blog might be in order. We had a fantastic time this year (it was hard for us to leave) and from a music discovery standpoint, we thought it was great. SXSW is [...]
