Tag: indie

Every so often, new music by bands I don’t really know about excites me. It’s purely based on their sound and style, and that they’re reviving a movement

It’s rare for Japanese bands to play in the US, so the ones that actually do make it over here are generally either very talented and/or very popular.

Scottish wall of sound/surf rockers Glasvegas are all the rage in the UK and have even been getting a lot of buzz on this side of the Atlantic.

Travis is one of those bands who seem to get better with age, despite the fact that their lesser-known debut album Good Feeling (1997) is one of their

Orange County’s best venue for reasonably priced indie shows, the Detroit Bar, was treated to the sweet and sunny sounds of Los Angeles-based musical partners, John Dragonetti (of

ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY LIANE CHAN JUNE 3 | POMONA—The Long Blondes played an exceptionally good show tonight at the Glass House in Pomona, a long way from their

MAY 28 | HOLLYWOOD— A true indie rock show is just what you’d expect from Mates of State. Husband-wife duo Kori Gardner (vocals, keyboards, piano) and Jason Hammel (vocals,

 MARCH 8 | COSTA MESA—Tonight, the crowded Costa Mesa Detroit Bar patrons were treated to the sweetly surf-guitar-tinged sounds of The Raveonettes, one of Denmark’s finest exports. Opening their

PHOTOS BY TYLER PARKER Upon listening to the lush melodies of catchy single “To Die in L.A.,” you can start to develop an idea of how West Indian Girl’s