This year we sent some of our finest writers to witness SXSW first hand and mingle. This could have been a tale of new friendships, drunken friendships, confiscated platinum passes, lost emails and missed deadlines. Oh, and there was also a lot of music… Blondfire | Clive Bar (Mood Media Day Party) Blondfire kicked off [...] The post SXSW 2013 Day 1 (feat. Blondfire, Bonaparte, Sizarr, Hands, Japandroids, Local Natives & John Talabot) appeared first on Cougar Microbes .

The sound of a band that's a collaboration between members from Belgium, Cameroon, China, and France might leave the listener scratching their head a bit, but thankfully it's as easy as hitting play on any FI/SHE/S song. The five guys in the band met in a Parisian suburb in their early twenties, and with little money and big dreams joined forces and started to work on their music, which has frequently been labeled as dream pop. After trying the names Kinda Weird Fishes and FI.SHE.S, it seems they've settled on FI/SHE/S. With this latest moniker [...]

While many people's knowledge about Peter Frampton starts and ends with his 1976 double-live album Frampton Comes Alive , the guitar-player has been impressing audiences since the age of 18, when he was a founding member of the blues-rock act Humble Pie. This summer Frampton will put his guitar playing on display as he's lined up an impressive package toured dubbed Frampton's Guitar Circus. Joining Frampton at various stops in the support slot on the lengthy summer run is a meaty [...]
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Local Natives took time out from their sound check, before their show at The Zoo in Brisbane, to chat with Giffo. Watch the unedited interview above to hear about band democracy, using music as currency and their favourite opening tracks.
Today is the day, friends. That special day you look forward to each week that signifies "you made it!," "kick back yo' feet!" and "free music from The Orchard!" It's also the last Friday before Summer Fridays begin at The Orchard. Summer Fridays (how many times do you think I ...

The Top MP3s have gone through many incarnations since the beginning of Consequence of Sound in 2007. What used to be an exhaustive roundup of all the singles, remixes, covers, and undiscovered gems emailed to us any given week evolved into a compilation whittled down to our 10 favorite new songs. For 2013, we’re again changing up the format with the hope of giving our selections some added weight. We’re still posting about our 10 favorite songs, but they’ll be ordered in quality from 10-1. Who takes home #1 this week? You’ll have to click ‘Next’ to find [...]
Now warming up for the release of their fifth full-length in seven years, San Francisco duo The Dodos haven't exactly held us forever rapt over the course of their discography. Sophomore recording Visiter was a personal fave, although elsewhere they've faltered for want of a more tender term as Meric Long and Logan Kroeber have often fallen for the predictable, or worse still the plainly soporific. Though if a perfunctory peek into the inner workings of the forthcoming Carrier should be any genuine yardstick, then they've set their sights far higher than they have of late, and [...]

La banda de Los Angeles estrenó un remix de la canción Wooly Mammoth (llamada Wooly Robot ), track que pertenece a su más reciente álbum, Hummingbird . Escuchalo en esta nota. Además, durante los próximos siete meses, el grupo realizará una gira mundial para presentar el nuevo disco. Local Natives estrena remix Rocktails | Noticias de música | Rock | Indie
As we previously reported, Local Natives will follow up their Coachella 2013 Outdoor Stage performance with a local headlining date! You can see Local Natives live with opener Wild Nothing at the Greek Theatre on Friday, Sept. 13, in support...

I could name quite a few, a lot really, bands that receive more acclaim than Local Natives . Bands that don't possess anywhere near the talent that this Californian five piece does. But let's not be negative. Let's just enjoy this band for what they are and what they bring. A band of immaculate harmonies, supreme rhythms, insane melodies, gut checking emotions and great personality. Yeah, you could say I think Local Natives are ultra special. If you were at Wednesday's night show at the Metro Theatre you would know what I mean. The room was filled [...]

Craig Kief Spring is only barely here - the past few days' weather notwithstanding - but the concert announcement machine is already making eyes at Autumn with the unveiling of a couple of pretty high profile tours coming through town when the leaves start to change and the days get shorter. Sam Beam, the walking epitome of bearded folk music, released Ghost On Ghost - his fifth album as Iron & Wine - last month, but until now only had Spring dates in the northeast and Europe confirmed [...]

Escucha el nuevo remix de Local Natives, "Wooly Robot" Local Natives anunciaron su gira mundial en apoyo a su segundo disco de estudio, Hummingbird . El cuarteto indie rock de Los Ángeles tendrá una extensa gira que comienza en Australia (15 de mayo) y termina en París (20 de noviembre), además de tener algunas fechas en festivales importantes como Bonnaroo , Lollapalooza , Pukkelpop , entre otros. La banda también reveló una [...]

photo by Dave Lichterman Holy Ghost! have shared the lead single off their upcoming album, Dynamics . "Dumb Disco Ideas" is a snappy dance number, but the video features their instruments, an eight minute light show, and little else. If you can't wait to hear more from these guys, the synthpop duo are performing at Sasquatch! this month. [ Pitchfork ] To promote their successful album, Hummingbird [...]
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Los Angeles's own Local Natives have a new headlining date this summer! If you missed seeing them this year at the Fonda Theatre, the El Rey Theatre or Coachella 2013 have another opportunity when they play at the Greek Theatre...

Local Natives have just announced a massive international tour schedule in support of the bands sophomore release "Hummingbird", and will be headlining one of our favorite venues in Los Angeles! For their next show in town, Local Natives will be taking the stage of the Greek Theatre on Friday, September 13th. Joining them for this show will be Wild Nothings to open things up. You can check out the North American leg of the bands tour after the jump below. Tickets for Local Natives at the Greek Theatre will go on [...]

Local Natives will be living out of their suitcase for the nex seven months. In support of their Top Star-earning sophomore album, Hummingbird , the band has scheduled a massive world tour. What begins in Australia this week continues on to North America in June, and Europe in July. Then it's back to America in September for an extensive leg of touring alongside Wild Nothing before Local Natives head back across the Atlantic for another round of UK/Europe shows. Check out the full docket below. Might we also recommend you [...]
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Seguro, a lo largo de estos meses hemos estado escuchando varios remixes de los sencillos que encabezan el más reciente álbum de Local Natives , pero creo que no estaba esperando que ellos mismos decidieran alterar las bases originales de una de sus canciones, así como ahora lo han hecho con "Wooly Mammoth", al cambiarle toda la estructura que encontramos en la toma original de " Hummingbird " para transformarla en este interesante experimento que decidieron nombrar como "Wooly Robot". No sé, no sé, pero algo tiene Local Natives que hace de sus canciones algo sumamente adictivo, [...]

Photo by Eric Ashleigh | showtographe.com After quickly selling-out their Union Transfer date last month, Local Natives have announced another U.S. leg that brings them back to Philadelphia with openers Wild Nothing for a show at the Electric Factory on September 28th. The California indie rockers followed up their stunning 2010 debut Gorilla Manor with the expansive and gorgeous Hummingbird earlier this year. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 17th at noon; more information will be available here . Check out photos from Local Natives' Union Transfer [...]