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If you happen to have lived in the middle of the woods or under a rock for the past 4 years then I apologize, for you probably have not heard the name Kendrick Lamar. If you have lived in the mainstream world , then 9 times out of 10 you will definitely know the name.
You first officially heard from them with the 2012 hit single, “#Selfie”, but 4 years later they have taken over the charts and are set to be headline performers at this year’s Austin City Limits Festival.
The city of Boston has always been well known for it’s diverse music scene and rich urban culture. So it should come as no surprise to see yet another stellar alternative group hail from the Liberty City. The indie-rock trio, known as Lady Pills, claps back at the establishment with honest prose and gritty guitar tone.
Wake up and smell the rookie, to-be-known rapper/songwriter Francis Thomas is dishing up something that Houston needs.
“Go outside….let the wind flow through your hair… sometimes everything is okay.” Babe City Record’s founder, Jon Weiss, comforts listeners the day they dropped a new album by signed indie rock band, Go Cozy, on April 8th, 2016. .
BreakItDownDC is a dope new hip-hop artist out of Houston, TX. His love for music started very young. He took music classes in elementary school and was classically trained in Choir and orchestra. His music is very creatively crafted telling “Life stories with mad auto tune to get out the pretty melodies” as he said in […]
Hailing from Boston, MA, Ice Nine Kills has been making their way across the nation captivating fans with their high energy performances stacked on top of their “intricate song writing and elaborate story telling,” INK is ready to take over your music library.
Photo by Adam Simons The Maine are no strangers to the annual summer festival, The Vans Warped Tour, in fact this is their fifth year as a performing band on the line-up.
If you care to dance without judgement to music heavily incorporated and passionately played by accordions and violins, Gogol Bordello is a must see at FPSF. http://gty.im/494880353
Built to Spill has discovered an incredible sound that is beyond just a hybrid of indie organic sounds and rock music. Their music makes you want to dance and move, but also sends a calm wave of noise over your entire being. Originating from Boise, Idaho during the late 90s to present-day, their sound follows […]
I remember driving through the night, the moon beams gazed upon us. When we made it to the shore, the morning dew seeped into our skin like the warm embrace of a past lover. She turned to me and smiled. “It sounds like sex on the beach,” she whispered in my ear. – FR Whether you’re […]
They are known as the sages of psych-rock, spectral explorers of the subconscious mind… In 2002, they were listed as one of Q Magazine’s “50 Bands To See Before You Die” And they are coming to Houston….. LIVE from White Oak Music Hall, it’s The Flaming Lips! http://gty.im/485443836
Discovering new music is the most gratifying feeling ever. Even if the music I find is a year or two old, it is still refreshingly new to my ears and I’ll annoy my friends to no end playing their songs. Recently I’ve been listening to a lot more experimental and indie bands in my free […]
Say hello to Edward Skinner, better known as photographer and sound selector, 9thSage. Not only does he manage to capture pictures and turn them into visual poetry, but he also knows how to find the right music and take you to an alternate universe of musical paradise where you won’t ever want to leave.
It seems like everyone is either making rap music or electronic these days. Even though i’m a fan of both, sometimes it gets a little boring and the need to find something new makes me borderline crazy. Then along comes Hakeem and I feel saved.
Say hello to the fire eating, fire spitting new hip hop artist Siimba Liives Long. Born in New York, raised in Ethiopia and now residing in Brooklyn, this white cloaked, head scarfed Ethiopian-American rapper has a flow so sick he’s sure to blow up soon.
Photo by: Briana Wade Originally from Memphis, the Mulherin brothers are not only identical twins but also singer/songwriters who produce and write their own music. You might have even heard their remixed version of Drake’s “Come Thru“ playing on campus recently or seen their funny Migos Be Like video on Vine. The duo creates beautiful electro-R&B […]
2016 is here and it’s time to get into some new music. If you like Arctic Monkeys or The Kooks, Cage The Elephant might be for you. Rock music from Kentucky? I’m not kidding. These guys have been producing indie rock for the past decade. They made a name for themselves in England, with their […]
Marrying striking sketches with smooth alternative sounds, Conner Youngblood knows how to stand out from this cowboy country.
Half Ethiopian and half british, Izzy Bizu is a 20-year-old teen with a voice that reminds you of old jazz records and legends such as Amy Winehouse and even Ella Fitzgerald. With all the digital pop and electro music that’s become popular nowadays, Izzy is like a breath of fresh air that brings simplicity and soul […]
