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The New Pornographers “Falling Down the Stairs of Your Smile”
August 13, 2019
The New Pornographers have a rich catalog of music dating back to 2001. Their latest single, “Falling Down the Stairs of Your Smile”, is a long-awaited follow up to their 2017 album, Whiteout Conditions. Frontman A.C. Newman describes the upcoming album, In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights, as a “concept album”, and explains the […]
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The Skullers “Brooklyn Girls”
July 23, 2019
The Skullers are the brain-child of successful songwriter Jack Skuller, who found initially found success as a teen through Disney and other outlets. Now, he’s the lead of the three-piece blues-rock group, The Skullers. “Brooklyn Girls” is the newest single off of their forthcoming EP, set for release in October. “Brooklyn Girls” is a melodic, […]
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Cari Cari: “Summer Sun”
July 15, 2019
Cari Cari is a Austrian DIY rock duo formed in 2011 by multi-instrumentalists Stephanie Windmer and Alexander Kock. While they’ve found great success in Europe, they are just now starting to gain a following in the United States. Their latest single, “Summer Sun”, is helping them do so. Off of the album ANAANA, “Summer Sun” […]
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Alyssa’s Catch of the Week
July 10, 2019
“Venus” is the latest single from The Chordaes newest EP, What We Breath In. The Chordaes are a relatively new band to come straight from the heart of New York. The lead singer, Leo Sawikin, describes The Chordaes as “The tendons in your heart that hold the valves to the muscles as it is expanding […]
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Alyssa’s Catch Of the Week
July 8, 2019
“My Cheating Heart” is the newest and first single to be released by the group Love Fame Tragedy, founded by The Wombats frontman Matthew Murphy. While the Wombats are a well established group, Murphy wanted to create a side project of his own that reflected his own vision. “My Cheating Heart” is a fast-paced mash […]
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Skegss at the Observatory
July 1, 2019
“It’s been a great night you fucking freaks” Toby Cregan shouted into the crowd; words which encapsulated exactly what the evening had been. The Australian surf and garage rock band played their second-to-last sold-out show on their U.S tour at the Constellation room at the Observatory in Santa Ana on May 29th and the small […]
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The Observatory Takes a Modern Day Nostalgia Trip with The Midnight
June 3, 2019
The Midnight’s musical aesthetic can be summarized in a Japanese phrase: Mono no aware. In English, it means the sad beauty of impermanence and the heartbreak of seeing time pass. Both nostalgic and retro. The Midnight captures the synthy, tight sound of 80’s music and takes a modern spin on it, amalgamating into something entirely […]
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Khruangbin Smiles Upon The Fox Theater
May 10, 2019
There’s always something exciting about a sold out show. There’s a lot of buzz about the band; how good they must be to sell out the venue and rumors about what songs they might play. Shortly put, there’s a lot of hype around the band. And Khruangbin exceeded the hype surrounding them. On their April […]
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