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 »
With their self-titled album, The 1975 have crafted an incredible debut that will without a doubt go down as one of the best of the year.
The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon has posted a lengthy blog on the status of the band following their show last night in NYC.
Although the songs within the album lack some musical distinction from one another, The SpacePimps’ third studio release covers a lot of ground. Whether you’re in the mood for some emotional and hard-hitting lyrics, moshing and singing along to some quality pop-punk, or a bit of nostalgia, you’ll definitely find something to love about this album.
UK rock act Sharks have decided to call it a day after six years of being a band. The band has no plans for a final show at this time and a statement can be seen by clicking “Read More.”
idobi editor Eleanor Grace caught up with From Indian Lakes’ Joey Vannucchi and Rick Gutierrez at the Toronto stop of their tour with Lydia to talk about the band’s latest record, their decision to stay independent, the climate of the music industry for independent bands, and much more.
Conditions push undeniably forward with Full Of War, providing both a fully energetic and more melodic sound as well as the contemplative lyrics that fans have come to expect.
The Gunz Show had an in depth interview with Skate and Surf creator John D’Esposito in which John explained a lot of the behind-the-scenes happenings with the Bamboozle festival, including exactly what went wrong with and who was to blame for his departure. He also discusses the reformation of the Skate and Surf Festival and the start of GameChanger World.
