Talking Heads

“People don’t need therapy, they need to see David Byrne,” my phriend says to me three songs into David Byrne’s third and final night at The Met Philadelphia, amidst Talking Heads classic “And She Was,” already the second Talking Heads song of the evening.  October 16th, 17th, and 18th...

Former Talking Heads frontman and generally ineffably cool musical genius David Byrne is gearing up to make his debut at The Met Philadelphia, where he will be performing next Thursday (10/16), Friday (10/17), and Saturday (10/18) as part of his An Evening With David Byrne – Who Is the...

“I think this will be my favorite show we’ve ever done,” says Mandy Lee, lead vocalist of NYC alt-poppers MisterWives.  I’m speaking to Mandy and MisterWives drummer Etienne Bowler via phone from Etienne’s studio, where they’re putting the finishing touches on the details of The Don’t Look Down Tour,...

Over the past decade, New York-based art-rock outfit Guerilla Toss has gained a reputation for more or less reinventing themselves with every release…  And last month the band released Famously Alive, their fifth full-length and first on Sub Pop.  The album, while embracing the noisier elements of their past,...

“Recently we were playing a gig in New Jersey and the promoter said Now Is The Time made him feel inspirational, and that’s always our intention, so that was really cool,” says Regina Strayhorn, accordionist, melodica player, glockenspieler, and one-third of Bandits on the Run, a folksy, Brooklyn-based, indie...

Post-punks Deeper may hail from Chicago, but the band — who are double-headlining Boot & Saddle this Wednesday, September 4th, with Chicago peers Dehd — have some ties to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.  The band have been touring their self-titled debut for more than a...