Darrin chats with legendary Goldenvoice promoter Elliot Lefko (Coachella, Stage Coach) .
The guys from Southern California’s Strangers You Know recently stopped by the idobi offices to show us an acoustic rendition of their indie folk pop sound. You can check out their performance of “Four Days” above, and catch “Tied” here!
The guys from Southern California’s Strangers You Know recently stopped by the idobi offices to show us an acoustic rendition of their indie folk pop sound. You can check out their performance of “Tied” above, and catch “Four Days” here!
Strangers You Know came by the studio to play “Tied” and “Four Days” acoustically for us and talk about their new EP Loosen Up The Leash.
The Selfie Sticks Have Been Banned From More Music Festivities A couple of months ago I told you about a venue in the U.K. banning selfie sticks. Well, it just got better. Both Coachella and Lollapalooza have now also banned the death sticks that people use to take selfies with (side note: I totally wasn’t using one at the Grand Canyon last weekend or anything…) Anyway, this is a VERY good thing. Music festivals often involve an abundance of of alcohol, crazy people, and unmentionables with medical cards that validate their “back problems”. We don’t need to add metal poles… Read more »
Brand New Give Us More… The most perfect band in life, Brand New, finally announced some more West Coast shows this spring with Circa Survive and Desaparecidos alternating on specific dates. Their news was the biggest of the week for me. Over the past couple of years Brand New have toured consistently, and they’ve fueled rumors they’re in the studio working on a 2015 release–no doubt with an insane name. No word yet on when they will release an album or if they just want to toy with us forever… because they can. This means after six long years of… Read more »
Brand New have announced a handful of spring tour dates with Circa Survive, and both bands will be featured on this year’s Coachella festival.
idobi managing editor Eleanor Grace caught up with Kenny Vasoli in Toronto to talk about everything happening in the world of Vacationer, his songwriting approach on their most recent record Relief, navigating heartbreak and anxiety, his history with The Starting Line, and more.
People were taking pictures at shows for years before someone at Oxford decided it’d be a good idea to add the word “selfie†to the dictionary, but the advent of the smartphone has made it more popular than ever. Even our writers have a few show selfies tucked away on their hard drives, and we’re sharing some of our favorites with you in this week’s Tuesday Ten.
Get Involved! are a veritable post hardcore supergroup, with members having spent time in some of the genre’s most legendary bands — bands like Glassjaw, Thursday, and From Autumn To Ashes. But one act you might not expect to find on their shared resume is British boy band The Wanted.
