...music scene of Lawrence, KS, which cultivated bands like the Get Up Kids, the New Amsterdams, and Mates of State Their first CD entitled Fourth of July on the Plains , from 2007, is not only named after summer, it sounds like summer. It is a perfectly laid back fusion of rock and folk that is one of the VERY few albums I listen to from...

Mogwai and Fuck Buttons are currently on tour together, and they've got a new addition to the merch stand in the form of a split single. It's got a Mogwai remix of the Buttons' "Colours Move," and FB providing an epic-sounding cover of the Mogwai original "Mogwai Fear Satan This thing is apparently very limited, so get to a show and pick one...

...music scene for the past couple of years If I had to pinpoint their new EP on the music map, I'd say it feels like The Cure met up with Bloc Party and were produced by Gary Numan. It has a nice sound and feel to it with great use of effects and dynamics. The addition of backing vocals to the disc is a great touch, as is the fuzz bass on...

...band recorded Wrecking Ball in Austin with producer Mike McCarthy, who did a great job of capturing their sound That sound is a combination of space rock, grunge, classic rock, and what people like to call Southern rock. Anyway you slice it, Dead Confederate just flat out rocks. The drums crash hard, the guitars wail with anger and emotion,...

...music on the new CD should not come as a surprise to anyone. Same kind of riffs, same kind of vocals, same rock that you come to expect by Fort Worth's Finest. But you are going to the show to sing along to the first album right? Lions open tonight. Riverboat Gamblers and One Mississippi open tomorrow and RG and locals Faceless Werewolves...

...band can't seem to distance themselves from that notion. The Walkmen have been doing some different things with each new album since their debut, but most of what that you heard on the critically acclaimed follow-up Bows + Arrows has turned into a more muted, contemplated form of introspection Even the aggressive and fast-paced tempo of A...

...music need to know who they are...so I felt like another post was in order The band seems to be quickly picking up steam this year, as they played a great show at Parish around a month ago, will perform at ACL later this month, and have another Parish show booked, this time with Dr. Dog . Their album finally got put up on iTunes/Amazon on...

...musician and eventually turned to the band into a four piece Their debut album was an entirely instrumental affair, released in 2002 via the tiny New York-based imprint JMZ Records. After receiving positive reviews Jagjaguwar laid their claim to the band and have been involved with each of their three albums since, including the forthcoming...

...musicians...Bob Dylan, Radiohead, and The National. So when one of the three decides to show another artistic card, I am all ears. The National have been touring essentially nonstop since the release of critically acclaimed Boxer last year. The group has been to what seems like every U.S. city and just about every non-U.S. city, including...