Singer, songwriter and producer Grimes (Claire Elise Boucher) has a number of headlining, festival, and tour dates with Florence + The Machine beginning with Coachella later this month and running through to FYF Fest at the end of August. On the heels of the incredible Art Angels through 4AD, she will be performing music from one of the best albums of 2015. [Read more…]
Scottish electronic band Chvrches (CHVRCHΞS) will be returning to the United States for a second leg of their current tour, starting in San Diego on April 13th. With a mix of headlining shows, festival appearances, and touring with Death Cab For Cutie, as well as some shows with one of my own favorite newer bands, Wolf Alice, supporting. Their second album, Every Open Eye, has further propelled their worldwide popularity. [Read more…]
Icelandic indie folk band Of Monsters And Men will be passing through the U.S. again as part of their world tour, starting with the newly renovated Grand Sierra Resort Theatre in Reno on April 14th and then on to Coachella. The band continues to support last year’s critically acclaimed album, Beneath the Skin. [Read more…]
Gin Wigmore will be starting her largest North American tour to date in Washington D.C. next week. The New Zealand born artist’s latest album, Blood To Bone, was released in 2015. Her latest single, “Willing To Die” feat. Suffa and Logic, is featured in a music video. [Read more…]
90s “shoegaze pioneers” Lush will be hitting the West Coast next month to support the release of their upcoming new EP Blind Spot (due out April 15th). Favorites of that era, excitement is building among their fans in anticipation of the live dates and new material. [Read more…]
Santigold kicks off a concert tour this week in support of last month’s release of her third album, 99¢. In addition to the new album and “We Buy Gold Tour”, she’s doing some really interesting work in promoting both, including the release of an interactive music video that utilizes the camera on the user’s own personal device to put them into the video in real time. [Read more…]
Iggy Pop and Josh Homme (of Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal) released their new album, Post Pop Depression, on Friday and their supporting tour begins in the Pacific Northwest next week. The creative collaboration between the artists has been received with critical acclaim, and the upcoming concerts should be a series of events to remember. [Read more…]
The Smashing Pumpkins will be touring cities in North America starting next week and running through the end of April as part of their “In Plainsong” tour, with Liz Phair supporting. Billy Corgan, Jeff Schroeder and Jimmy Chamberlin will be playing stripped-down “acoustic-electro” renditions of their songs. [Read more…]
The Naked And Famous are playing select U.S. club shows this month, in advance of going into the studio to finish their third studio album (as well as playing BFD 2016 at Shoreline in June). [Read more…]
Live 105 is holding BFD 2016 on Saturday, June 4th this year at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. This will be the 22nd annual event, and the day long festival event is expected to run from 11am to 11pm. Artists on the bill include The Offspring, Fitz and the Tantrums, Silversun Pickups, The Naked and Famous, BØRNS, Bad Religion, Wolfmother, The Wombats, Jake Bugg, Broods and more! [Read more…]