A hidden gem lies within Grouplove, the latest LA band worth discovering. Like Black Kids and Local Natives before them, Grouplove emerged as the next big band from Los Angeles. Living in Southern California I'm frequently exposed to numerous new, exciting bands like indie rock band Grouplove. Ever since I first heard their single "Colours" off their self-titled EP Grouplove last year I instantly fell in love with them. Released by Canvasback Music and Atlantic Records last January, I knew it would be a matter of time before they debut their first album. Grouplove stands as my favorite [...]
Music fans could barely contain themselves waiting for tonight's announcement during the Sasquatch! Launch Party at the Neptune Theatre for this year's lineup of the Sasquatch! Music Festival. The 11th annual event will take place, as always, at The Gorge in George, WA, on Memorial Weekend (four days this time: May 25-28). And the lineup is epic! Here are just some of the bands now listed on the website : Jack White, The Roots, Beck, The Head & The Heart, Bon Iver, The Shins, Alabama Shakes, The Joy Formidable, Mogwai, Beirut, Feist, Silversun [...]
The annual Sasquatch festival, definitely a festival that I need to attend in the very near future, announced a killer line up for this year's installment. Recently solo Jack White, along with Beck and Bon Iver, will be headlining the George, WA based three-day event. Also leading the way are Pretty Lights, Tenacious D, The Shins, Girl Talk, St. Vincent, Feist, and Silversun Pickups. But that's not all who you'll get to see at the Gorge Ampitheatre this year. Also performing this year are Metric, Mogwai, Explosions In The Sky, The Head [...]
Music fans could barely contain themselves waiting for tonight's announcement during the Sasquatch! Launch Party at the Neptune Theatre for this year's lineup of the Sasquatch! Music Festival. The 11th annual event will take place, as always, at The Gorge in George, WA, on Memorial Weekend (four days this time: May 25-28). And the lineup is epic! Here are just some of the bands now listed on the website : Jack White, The Roots, Beck, The Head & The Heart, Bon Iver, The Shins, Alabama Shakes, The Joy Formidable, Mogwai, Beirut, Feist, Silversun [...]
Don't have the Joy Formidable 's album 'The Big Roar' yet? It was released a year ago so you don't have much excuse for not having it. However, if for some reason you've missed this great band (though I'm not really sure how this is possible, after Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters proclaimed his love for them and took them out on tour in America), you can listen to and download album track 'A Heavy Abacus' below. And we were remiss for not posting the song's official video, [...]
New Tour Announced Schedule Takes Shape Ritzy Bryan on stage in Boston Joy Formidable - The Big Roar Dates on Tour with A Place to Bury [...]
Welsh trio The Joy Formidable are happy to announce headlining tour dates across the United States for March 2012. The tour will begin on March 12 in San Francisco and end on April 2 in Toronto. On the way, the band will play such major markets as Los Angeles at The Music Box on March 14 and New York's Terminal 5 on March 28. The band will be supported on all dates by A Place To Bury Strangers. Exitmusic will open for both bands beginning in Minneapolis on March 19. Check out the dates after the jump. Read [...]
Unfortunately, what was supposed to be HBO's Entourage replacement only lasted two seasons. The dropping of the axe on How To Make It In America didn't come as a surprise to most, as the TV program was mainly famous for starring Kid Cudi. But while the show, which followed two friends (Ben Epstein and Cam Calderon) trying to succeed in New York's competitive fashion scene, was far from perfect, its soundtrack was quite impressive. Today's playlist comprises dance, hip hop, electronic, and indie rock – our way of bidding adieu to the [...]
APTBS at BV-CMJ 2011 ( more by Chris La Putt ) A Place to Bury Strangers are set to release the Onwards to the Wall EP on February 7 via Dead Oceans. The single, "So Far Away," can be downloaded HERE . They just made a video for that song, which you can watch below. The video was made my APTBS member Oliver Ackerman with the Hipstamatic iPhone app, using a collage of photos that he himself had [...]
Big Hassle Both Wales' The Joy Formidable and New York's A Place To Bury Strangers know a thing or two about the merits of turning one's amplifiers up as far as they'll go, destroying their instruments, and making their audience wish that it were possible to wear more than one pair of earplugs at a time. So with the announcement yesterday that the two acts were teaming up for a trans-Atlantic summit on (inflicting) hearing loss, those who like it loud responded with excitement. And fear. A Place [...]
A Place To Bury Strangers - Onwards To The Wall A Place To Bury Strangers has released a video for "So Far Away" and announced supporting dates on a Spring 2012 tour of North American with Joy Formidable. Check out "So Far Away" in this post. A Place To Bury Strangers - "So Far Away" A Place to Bury Strangers "So Far Away" from Secretly Jag on Vimeo . The tour will support A Place To Bury Strangers' [...]
The UK group schedule North American run.
The Joy Formidable are at the Paradise on March 30 POSTPONED Los Campesinos! | January 20 at the Paradise Rock Club [postponed from Jaunaury 19] | on sale @ ticketmaster.com [all tickets honored]... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
The Joy Formidable at Madison Square Garden We knew it was only a matter of time until The Joy Formidable had to play larger spaces. After rocking Webster Hall and holding their own while opening for the Foo Fighters, The Joy Formidable have announced new tour dates in some pretty large spaces. The Joy Formidable [...]
Photo by Brad Bretz The Joy Formidable will embark on a North American tour this March in support of their debut LP, The Big Roar . The tour kicks off on March 12th in San Francisco, CA, and ends on April 2nd in Toronto, ON. The equally hard-hitting A Place to Bury Strangers will provide support for a portion of the trek. Check out the full tour schedule below, along with video of their October 2011 appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman , where they played "Whirring". [...]
Two great bands will be coming to Los Angeles in March for one great co-headlining show. The Joy Formidable and A Place To Bury Strangers will both be performing at The Music Box in Hollywood on Wednesday, March 14th. Yet another show added to The Music Box schedule, things are looking up for the venues future. Tickets to see both bands perform together are set to go on sale starting on thursday, January 12th at 10am through Ticketmaster for $22.50 plus any additional service fees. Seeing both bands separately [...]
Welsh trio The Joy Formidable are happy to announce headlining tour dates across the United States for March of 2012. The tour will begin on March 12 in San Francisco and end on April 2 in Toronto. On the way, the band will play such major markets as Los Angeles at The Music Box on March 14 and New York's Terminal 5 on March 28. The band will be supported on all dates by A Place To Bury Strangers....
Catch 'em at: Mar 12 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent Mar 13 - San Francisico, CA @ The Independent Mar 14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Music Box Mar 17 - Denver, CO @ The Bluebird Theatre Mar 19 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe Mar 20 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre Mar 22 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bluebird Mar 23 - Cincinnati, OH @ 20th Century Theatre Mar 24 - Atlanta, GA @ Masqureade Mar 25 - Asheville, NC @ Orange [...]
The Joy Formidable announced headlining tour dates today for March 2012.The band will be supported on all dates by A Place To Bury Strangers . TJF's debut full-length, The Big Roar came out last year. The bands comes to DC on 3/26 at the 930 Club . Tickets go on pre-sale tomorrow and on general sale Friday. From TJF Facebook page, "Looking forward to seeing you again before we (briefly) disappear to finish our 2nd record." (See the rest of the photos from The Joy Formidable's [...]
Here are the LOOSE L!P's writers' favorite tracks and tidbits of 2011. No explanation necessary; just trust us. Today Russ, our lovable barely-reformed emo kid, graces us with his list. - - - *All links route to YouTube/Soundcloud unless specified as [mp3]. Feel free to download those bad boys. TOP 11 SONGS - Yuck - Holing Out - St. Vincent - Cruel [mp3] - Jens Lekman - Waiting for
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