Swan Lake, on paper alone, is a blessed band. Dan Bejar (Destroyer/New Pornographers), Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes) and Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade/Sunset Rubdown) comprise the holy trinity of indie. Some people will undoubtedly …

Lemonade comes as the latest release from post-Sublime hippie funkster G. Love (sans Special Sauce…for the most part). Jack Johnson, who also appears on this album, might not be near the star without G. Love…or …

Slayer has historically been a hit or miss type of band with me, and I’m not sure that the new music is a hit. Nor is it a miss, it’s just Slayer doing what …

Obsessively accepted as one of their own by the jam band scene, Southern-sounding Vermont natives Grace Potter and the Nocturnals accept said similarities and influence, combining lengthy waves of song with their brand of gospel …

I was in, I made it. A show, entirely sold out, and I was inside the building. Initial what if scenarios plagued me on the ride to downtown Minneapolis’ First Avenue left proverbial …

Soul Asylum releasing new music is a strange thing. It sparks thoughts about a friend you had all but forgotten about a decade ago. You’ve both moved on and neither had since taken …

Flogging Molly is a band fueled by raw passion and whiskey, and if you haven’t seen the band live, you my friend are missing out. This track is from the band’s recent live release …

Gary Numan is an icon within the realm of synth pop and industrial music. Generally considered an originator for his work in the late ’70s, Numan now takes his minimalist creationism to a new heights within the realm of dreamy, moody electronic based industrial…

If you haven’t heard The Black Keys you simply haven’t been listening hard enough. If The White Stripes are the 900 pound gorilla on the rejuvenated blues rock scene, The Black Keys seem as …

The Upsidedown prolong the age of psychedelia chic in a time when it has become somewhat humorous. Ondi Timonder’s Brian Jonestown Massacre documentary Dig! took a look at how futile the relationship between the band …

Tapes N’ Tapes haven’t had much of an affect on me until recently. Actually, the band’s recent impact on me has as much to do with why I shrugged off the surrounding cloud of …

The Noisettes are a band that have seen a sharp increase in popularity due to a brash bluesy sound that contrasts with a pounding fever of grrrl power and punk fury. With a laundry …