João Vieira não é desconhecido para ninguém. Também conhecido como DJ Kitten, começou a tocar em Portugal há 12 anos, fez residência no Lux durante 5, passou pelos principais festivais e partilhou cabine com nomes como 2 Many Djs, SebatiAn, Boys Noize, Rory Philips, entre outros. Foi também vocalista e guitarrista dos X-Wife , com os quais lançou 4 álbuns durante 9 anos, celebrados tanto em palcos portugueses e internacionais (SXSW, CMJ, Primavera Sound). O músico lança-se agora a solo com White Haus , projecto apontado para a pista de dança que prolonga o seu legado como [...]

I think it must have been a compilation CD that came with CMJ Magazine that included a song from the 902s band Grant Lee Buffalo that lured me to purchase Mighty Joe Moon in 1994 or so. The album kicks off with the searing guitars of "Lone Star Song" and proceeds to swing bipolar between sweet folky acoustic and burning electrics all housed in HUGE unabashed reverb like only the 902s could deliver. Needless to say this was exactly what my then 26-year-old self thought was the best thing ever! Playing though [...]
Since 1962, UCLARadio has been dedicated to providing you with the best new music and excellent programming. Since then, the station has evolved and developed into what is it today. This past year, we received the CMJ Award for Best ... Continued

WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten 1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Dabke: Sounds Of The Syrian Houran | Sham Palace 2 ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO DE COTONOU | Volume 3: The Skeletal Essences Of Voodoo Funk | Analog Africa 3 OLIVER MTUKUDZI & THE BLACK SPIRITS | Sarawoga | Tuku Music 4 BOMBA ESTEREO | Elegancia Tropical | Soundway 5 TEO LAURA | El Sonido De La Carretera Central | Masstropicas 6 BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA | Jama Ko | Out|Here 7 KOBO TOWN | Jumbie In The Jukebox | Cumbancha 8 CHICHA LIBRE | Cuatro [...]

Your favourite elctro duo are back in town. Sensual Harassment have released their second e.p. At last. Sensual Harassment seem to wistfully draw upon popular music of the past as a way forward - whether it be the glossy pastiche of late 70’s disco in the leadoff track Make Me Human Again , the plastic island pleasure of Capri Suntan , or the synth-pop balladry of Rescue Me , which sounds like a forgotten Blondie hit. Sensual Harassment almost revel in art of blurring the lines of disco, pop and [...]

Luray is the indie-banjo creation of Shannon Carey. With production help from brother Sean Carey (of S. Carey and Bon Iver), Luray's unique sound creates strange and lovely bedfellows of different genres. Banjos, vibes, pedal steel, and ambient vocals make up this bluegrass-trained songwriter's new and vibrant approach to making music. The end result is somewhere between Iron & Wine and Emmylou Harris. Debuting last summer, Luray has played at the Rock & Roll Hotel, Jammin' Java, and the Black Cat in DC, as well as CMJ festival, Cameo Gallery, and Pianos in New York [...]
Wild Moccasins New Music Video for Gag Reflections + Of Montreal Tour is a post from Indie Houston - Music - Technology - Press - Independent - Media - Houston, Texas Wild Moccasins tour 2013 May 7—Tricky Falls—El Paso, Texas* May 8—Crescent Ballroom—Phoenix, Arizona* May 9—Echoplex—Los Angeles, California* May 10—Slim’s—San Francisco, California* May 11—Wonder Ballroom—Portland, Oregon* May 15—Cedar Cultural Center—Minneapolis, Minnesota* May 16—Pabst Theatre—Milwaukee, Wisconsin* May 17—Lincoln Hall—Chicago, Illinois* May 18—The Madison Theater—Covington, [...]

Robert Semmer On the list of ideal days on which to announce a tour itinerary, there's not many occasions better than the day the album you're actually going to promote goes on sale. And so yesterday, with the official release of their latest full-length Monomania , Atlanta's Deerhunter have announced the itinerary for their Fall tour behind it. It's an outing that brings them to The Phoenix in Toronto on September 12, and that leg of the tour also includes support from Marnie Stern , who herself released [...]
With a hypnotic piano line and an ecstatic chorus, Hands new single Brave Motion is a first rush of unabashed LA indie. Released on Kill Rock Stars on 3rd June. It's animated video is online now - Featured in a PUMA Social add in March, Brave Motion is a high octane piece of pop, indicative of Hands ‘tears on the dancefloor’ hybrid of heartbreak disco and uptempo indie. Their debut album Synesthesia is out now in Kill [...]

Big pop house track here from RÜFÜS . Mixing solid house music production with smooth vocals is always a winning combo in my book. Rufus-Take-Me by oksanatkach short bio: Sydney three-piece RÜFÜS became one of the most talked about new acts after they played a string of shows and packed house at our CMJ showcase last year (where band members from LCD Soundsystem, Holy Ghost!, Vampire Weekend, RAC, and more were in attendance). While still a young project, RÜFÜS has been featured on Kitsuné [...]

( Photo: Daniel Muller ) While Cursive aren't playing any area shows (right now), there is probably one or two people on the inner-web thang that live in one of the cities on Cursive's June tour. Cursive will hit the road again this summer for a handful of midwestern dates in June. Beginning June 20th at The Mill in Iowa City, IA, the band will work their way northward to the 605 Summer Classic in Sioux Falls, SD on the 22nd before wrapping up on the 24th at [...]

N ew England is chock full of old towns with old ways and Boston based band Tallahassee derived their name from the Native American word for old town, and has a brand new album coming out May 7th titled Old Ways. Are these all just happy coincidences or a vast conspiracy carefully put together by a 6'63 Ohio native and former football player by the name of Brian Barthelmes who was once drafted by the New England Patriots? I'll let our fellow music lovers out there in Music Savage land piece together their own theories while enjoying the [...]

POSTER BY LYDIA CONKLIN Down at SXSW and here in New York at CMJ each year, we host a party called The Beehive and invite the bands we love the most to share the stage for one special day. This year, for the first time ever, we're bringing The Beehive to Northside Festival ! Join us on Saturday, June 15 for a day of kickass music by long-time favorite Yellow Ostrich , BRAIDS , and Widowspeak (performing as a duo) as well as newfound loves Wet and [...]

Australia's Messrs create a synth-laden sound that encapsulates nearly three decades of indie-pop. Using the industrial beats of new wave-era Depeche Mode as a launch pad, Messrs touch on early 90s Pulp-inspired house, all the way up to their modern take on all that has come before. Their debut EP Welcome To Nowhere , with it's silky sax and pulsing beat, will put a smile on the face of anyone who has ever set foot on the dance floor in the last thirty years, but will also resonate as something startling fresh and original. Messrs' story [...]

Whether you're feeling moody or in a mood to dance, you'll find what you need among this week's new releases. Topping the list of must-buys in record stores today comes from U.K. trio Daughter , who were a standout during our CMJ broadcast last year with their highly emotive and engaging performance . Our Music Director, Don Yates, calls If You Leave , their anticipated debut of "an often-moving set of dark, goth-tinged folk-pop," for its "haunting, atmospheric sound featuring melancholy reverbed guitars, stark percussion, smoky vocals and lovelorn lyrics." For something a bit more hip-shaking [...]

photo by Lauren Slusher Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription . This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters, is “In The City” by Caveman from the 2013 self-titled album on Fat Possum . Caveman - In The City ( MP3 ) [...]
Downtown Record's Downtown Festival is coming to New York next month. What's that? Oh, it's a like a mini CMJ but with bands that are actually worth seeing and actually worth the nervous anxiety of missing someone's set because of bad show coordinating. Downtown Fest is kind of amazing this year. They recently published the schedule for May 10th and 11th with set times and venues. It's something along the lines of Fat Tony , Earl Sweatshirt , Ryan Hemsworth , Antwon , Branchez, Sky Ferreira , Teengirl Fantasy , Palma Violets, [...]
Montreal's Braids first came on our radar as the Neighbourhood Council , before disappearing awhile and reemerging under this new moniker (and a second BTW designation). The title change came with a more refined electronic aesthetic, though the outfit's seraphic vocals and contravention of conventional song structure stayed strong in the game. The six-minute single "Amends" is true to that form, a song you may recognize if you caught the band at any of their many CMJ 2012 shows - it's a showcase of tasteful synth sounds, intertwining vocal arrangements, and the sort of live-manipulated voice efx/cuts [...]
Montreal's Braids first came on our radar as the Neighbourhood Council , before disappearing awhile and reemerging under this new moniker (and a second BTW designation). The title change came with a more refined electronic aesthetic, though the outfit's seraphic vocals and contravention of conventional song structure stayed strong in the game. The six-minute single "Amends" is true to that form, a song you may recognize if you caught the band at any of their many CMJ 2012 shows - it's a showcase of tasteful synth sounds, intertwining vocal arrangements, and the sort of live-manipulated voice efx/cuts [...]

I was first introduced to these folk rockers at WLFY 's CMJ show at Rockwood Music Hall back in October. Houndmouth are a four piece rock band from Indiana and Kentucky. They've got an album entitled From The Hills Below The City due out June 4th on Rough Trade . Check out the video for single "On The Road" below. Need more of a fix before the album drops? Grab their EP here . The post Music Video: Houndmouth - "On The Road" [...]