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State Champs – The Finer Things
Packed with colossal hooks and melodies, State Champs’ debut album The Finer Things stands out as one of the best pop punk releases this year and raises the bar sky high for the genre.
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Packed with colossal hooks and melodies, State Champs’ debut album The Finer Things stands out as one of the best pop punk releases this year and raises the bar sky high for the genre.
The 33rd annual CMJ Music Marathon will take place in New York City October 15th-19th. The event, which spans across 80 venues, aims to break new artists as well as feature established artists. Acts playing the festival this year include You Me At Six, The Sounds, The Dismemberment Plan, NGHBRS, Echosmith, Braid, and more. For more information and to purchase badges, head to the CMJ website. Check out the artists announced so far below! 2/3 Goat * 6:15 Jessica Caplan * 7:00 Lisa Blanco * Aabaraki * Aaron Lee Tasjan * Aaron Lopez-Barrantes * Absolutely Free * The ACBs *… Read more »
Eddie Jason & Chris are back for an all new season, starting tonight at 9pm ET / 6pm PT! Tune in here, or download the idobi Radio app. From Dallas, TX, band Avian Roe will join EJC for a live phone interview. We’ll talk to them about the new music they’re premiering on idobi.com this Monday. For now, check out their music video for “Who I Am”. httpvh://youtu.be/0cgvYU13oPI Also, independent filmmaker Jon Vander Pol is seeking Kickstarter donations so he can finish his documentary on the positive side of the economic challenges in Michigan. We’ll get the scoop, and… Read more »
We’re excited to unveil another new column, Double Take. In this bi-weekly editorial, idobi writer Marina Oliver explores the subtle connections between two musical concepts from different moments in time, finding the threads that tie the two together. For the column’s debut, we delve into two quintessential summer albums that are musically different from one another but turn out to have a lot in common: Jack’s Mannequin’s Everything In Transit and The Antlers’ Burst Apart.
idobi Radio is proud to announce our first ever CMJ showcase. We’ve scoured hard to find the best up and coming talent and put together a line-up of a few names you may already know and some you should get to know. The showcase will take place Thursday, October 17th at Paper Box in Brooklyn, NY. Headlining the showcase will be NGHBRS and Young Statues, with support from Have Mercy, Gates, Northern Faces, Cult Classic, and Bravermen. Tickets are available here and a limited number of CMJ badges will be accepted. Be sure to RSVP on Facebook and keep an… Read more »
Atlanta’s O’Brother have been building their name the past few years on tours with the likes of Thrice, Circa Survive, and Moving Mountains, but with a powerful new album – August’s Disillusion – and two months on the road as first-time headliners, the band is undoubtedly taking things to a new level in 2013. idobi editor Eleanor Grace sat down with vocalist/guitarist Tanner Merritt and drummer Michael Martens to talk about the new record, how life on the road as headliners is treating them, finding hope in disillusion, and more. You guys have been on the road for about a… Read more »
We’re stoked to be premiering our new column Moore Music with Nick Moore, owner of InVogue Records and frontman of Before Their Eyes. As someone with years of experience in the music industry both as a label owner and as a musician, Nick will be bringing us his unique perspective in a bi-weekly column focusing on a range of industry-related topics. In the first installment of Moore Music, Nick introduces himself to our readers and answers one of the most commonly-asked questions he faces as a label owner: “What do you look for when signing a band?”
Culprit has poured effort and honesty into their latest EP Totem, proving their talent musically on every track.
Rookie of the Year have released what music fans are constantly calling for but rarely receive: a return to an artist’s early work. While The Goodnight Moon Part II doesn’t necessarily break any new ground, it’s guaranteed to please fans and anyone else yearning for the pop rock sound of yesteryear.
With ten songs packed with heart and aggression, the band strays from the laidback pop of their previous albums in favor of a more heavy-yet-melodic sound to get the message across on Golden Record.
