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 »
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.
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 »
Four-piece Ohio natives Mixtapes channel an old school, timeless pop punk feeling that makes one nostalgic for the early punk scene, riddled with introspective lyrics and power chord-driven guitars.
The second annual Today’s Mixtape Festival will be held April 5th-7th at 89 North in Patchogue, NY and idobi is proud to be a part of the fest. To get you prepared, we’ve come up with a list of ten bands to check out now, whether you’re attending or not.
Mark Rose just wrapped up the final stretch of the “Warm Our Bones, Caffeinate Our Hearts” tour with JT Woodruff of Hawthorne Heights. Read about their last week out on the road here!
Last week we kicked off our first tour blog of the new year with Mark Rose as he began his adventure playing 31 shows in 26 days. Mark is back this week to catch us up on the second week of shows, being on tour with Hawthorne Heights frontman JT Woodruff, tour eats, and more.
Fans eagerly lined the street around Gramercy Theater on December 13th waiting patiently for doors to open for what would be Every Avenue’s last New York City show. The night was a celebration of the band, the friends they brought along to share the moment, and most importantly the fans that have supported them throughout the years.
ROCK THE WALLS RETURNS AUGUST 4TH 8PM-MIDNIGHT ET. Ever wonder what bands moved Rock The Walls Host Patrick Walford to play such a diverse mix of music? Here are 9 bands that helped shape the show and his life in the past 5 years of being involved with Music Media.
The Static Jacks’ debut album If You’re Young is a record you might want to add to your music catalogue before the summer rolls in.
