For all the musicians out there who have ever seen an opening act at a live show and thought they could do better, now is your chance to prove your skills! French electro-popsters,  Yelle, is launching a contest to find an opening act for each of their upcoming shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, and New York.  If you think […]

As we all know, the Kings of Leon/Band of Horses tour has come to an indefinite halt until Kings of Leon’s internal band “issues” can be resolved; the High Voltage team wishes them the best as a band and as individuals. In an effort to still reach as many fans affected by the tour cancellation as possible, Band of Horses has […]

If you haven’t already heard, High Voltage has joined Eli James on the road this summer. Eli James is the modern one-man band whose taking art & music to the next level as a live drummer/DJ DIY-combo. With his custom LED drum kit, his passion for music and drive to make the people smile, dance and get inspired along the […]

One of the best things about the summer is the music that comes with. It’s free-flowing, it’s everywhere,  and everyone’s in tour mode! We love that, yes we do, and we love the fact that San Francisco’s own sons of stomp-rocking blues, The Stone Foxes, are sharing the summertime love. A 7-inch vinyl of two tracks, “Psycho” and  “Serious People”,  is enroute for release […]

…going to cause a stir in hipster-central on Friday, July 15th at the LA tastemaker of venues, Silverlake’s The Satellite. A brand new project (I guess it’s okay to call them supergroup) under the moniker Vicky Cryer will be taking the stage. Ooh la la, I say. Now expect the musically inclined, as well as the downright curious, to be […]

Last night I got some sad news, local/indie  music giant Y-Rock will have it’s last broadcast this Thursday with a sign off show from long time DJ Y-Rock On XPN founder and Operations Manager, Josh T. Landow airing from 9am-5pm. It feels like the summer of ’06 all over again. On August 1,2006 Philadelphia’s only alternative rock station Y100 was flipped, another station […]

It’s finally happened, vinyl has gone digital. How you ask? Check it out, for the next 24 hours The Dead Weather are hosting a live stream of their new album Sea of Cowards. However, it’s not just an audio stream – it’s a video stream of the album being played on vinyl (as it should be heard) with special guests […]