It wasn’t long ago that US music fans had to travel abroad for a decent music festival. However, in recent years, the amount of music festivals in these United States has grown exponentially leaving fans many options for monthly excursions to see their favorite artists. If you’re having trouble deciding where to take your vacation, may we recommend BottleRock Napa […]
Halifax, Nova Scotia is home to John Mullane and Glen Nicholson of In-Flight Safety who – with their latest release, Conversationalist – have seemingly stepped up their creative musical game through the simple art of talking to one another. The result being an indie rock sound that’s perfectly ‘Canadian.’ John, who is quite adept at conversation, shared his pride in […]
Behind every good band, hopefully, lies an equally good story. Case in point: Radio Black. TJ Courtney (formerly a Boston-based solo artist now) has found himself taking root in Los Angeles as the epitome of “I get by with a little help from my friends” especially if those friends are rock n roll badasses like a veteran engineer (John Lousteau- […]
Indie pop trio Balancer are lovely for oh so many reasons, but their loveliness might be equally indebted to their actual sound as their regional ambiguity. Francisco Valentin (vocals/synth), Felipe Piedrahita (guitar/synth), and Gabriela Jimeno (drums/samples) hail from Puerto Rico and Colombia, met in Boston and currently reside in Brooklyn. Sonically, they’re quite sunny and uplifting, fuzzy and gospel-esque, equal […]
Montreal’s Groenland are the kind of band that are just as musically accomplished and complex as they are fun. Their strings-laden take on uplifting, bluesy piano pop could both satisfy the admirer of classic singer/songwriters and soundtrack your routine for prepping a Friday night out on the town. Their debut LP, The Chase, dropped last year and is as impressive […]
Danish pop artist, Nabiha, took a moment to chat with us the other night before her show at The Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles. High Voltage: So, you flew in from New York last night. Nabiha: We flew in from New York late last night, yeah. HV: And you’re flying back out tomorrow? Nabiha: We’re flying back out tomorrow morning, […]
Lanterns on the Lake hail from Newcastle, UK. 2011 saw the release of their debut LP, Gracious Tide, Take Me Home, which led to tours supporting the likes of Explosions in the Sky, Low, and Yann Tiersen. Last year they released their follow-up, Until the Colours Run, which hit shelves stateside in January of this year. It’s likely the dreamiest […]
