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This Friday, May 13th, 4AD retro Rock N’ Rollers The Lemon Twigs will be headlining Underground Arts… But we’re even more excited about opening act, Tchotchke… Tchotchke are a New York-based trio who kick out sunshine punk jams that would be right at home in a John Waters movie...

This coming Monday, May 9th, contemporary noise rock legends A Place To Bury Strangers return to Johnny Brenda’s.  However, I’m actually far more excited about the opportunity to see Glove, who will be providing direct support.  Glove are a four-piece, hailing from Tampa, Florida who, earlier this year, released...

Montreal indie rockers Land of Talk released their last LP, Indistinct Conversations, in the summer of 2020 and are already working on a follow-up…  Yet, in addition, they managed to churn out a four-song EP in-between.  Calming Night Partner was made possible thanks to some extended time at home and...

Last month Australian duo Good Morning – who Stereogum characterized as, “Chill and organic indie rock” —  announced the re-release of their entire back catalogue (“six records of varying sound and length”) courtesy of Polyvinyl Record Co., slated for May 27th (with pre-order available now).  Coinciding with this announcement,...

We first met twen in November of 2019, when they were on the road supporting Welsh retro alternative rockers The Joy Formidable on their most intimate tour in a decade.  The Nashville-based (at the time), Boston-bred indie poppers – led by vocalist Jane Fitzsimmons and guitarist Ian Jones —...

“We want to make sure everyone knows we’re making music for ourselves, but it connects with people because we’re like them,” says Max Rainer, frontman of folksy indie-rock trio Wilderado.  The Tulsa-based band, who have been at it since 2015, seem to be doing quite a good job of...

“People are like, ‘It sounds so Nashville,’ but it’s funny because I had only been there for a year… and I’m in LA now,” says Kayla Graninger, laughing, during a recent phone chat (going on to note that she’s also lived outside of Chicago, Pennsylvania, Las Vegas, and New...

“The main goal is to connect with people,” says Justin Osborne, singer, songwriter, and mainman of Charleston, South Carolina-based indie Americana outfit SUSTO.  He’s speaking to me from the road and we’re discussing SUSTO’s fourth full-length, Time in the Sun, which was released last year and called by No...

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Nashville-based (traditionally acoustic) folk pop duo The Harmaleighs.  August of 2019 saw the release of She Won’t Make Sense, the sophomore LP from Haley Grantwho (lead vocals and guitar) and Kaylee Jasperson (bass and backup vocals), which had the band working...