2013 was the year of the reunion, with everyone from Fall Out Boy to Knapsack teaming back up with their old bandmates, whether it was for a one-off anniversary tour or a full-blown comeback. Still, even with all of those reunions, there are still a handful of bands left who we wish would bless us with one last tour or some new music. Here are the top ten bands we wish we could see a reunion from – no matter how impossible our dreams may be.
Elder Brother, the newly formed indie-rock project from Kevin Geyer (The Story So Far) and Dan Rose (Daybreaker), has announced plans to release their debut record, Heavy Head, via Pure Noise Records on March 11th. The duo recorded the album with Sam Pura in August 2013 and it features additional contributions from Matthew and Charles Vincent (The American Scene). The song “Throw Me To The Wolves” can be streamed below and you can pre-order the album here. Track Listing: 1. Pennsylvania 2. Throw Me To The Wolves 3. Webs 4. Any Sort Of Plan 5. Lightning Bug 6. A Slow,… Read more »
Last week we published our official top albums of 2013 list, featuring everyone from The Wonder Years and Fall Out Boy to The 1975 and Vampire Weekend. Lots of complicated math and science were involved in calculating the final list, but we thought we’d let you have a look at all of our individual staff lists as well.
Memphis May Fire will head out on The Unconditional Tour in February. Support for the tour will come from The Word Alive, A Skylit Drive, Hands Like Houses, and Beartooth. Pre-sale VIP tickets are available here now while general tickets go on sale tomorrow. Check out the dates below! Tour Dates: 2/21 – Dallas, TX @ The Door 2/22 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit 2/23 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live 2/25 – St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre 2/26 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues – Orlando 2/27 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture… Read more »
Catch Bayside this spring on their Great American Cult Tour with Four Year Strong, Daylight, and Mixtapes!
With a certain industry critic quipping recently that the album format is dead, the success of The Visual Album goes to show that the album format is only as alive as the artistic creativity and expression that it possesses from front-to-back, and that that such creativity and talent is still rewarded in the music industry.
Joie de Vivre and Prawn have announced plans to release a new split which will be co-released by Count Your Lucky Stars and Topshelf Records. It will be released on February 11th and feature 3 new songs from Joie de Vivre and 2 new songs from Prawn. Pre-orders will go up within the next few weeks. Prawn will also head out on a short tour with You Blew It! in February, dates for which can be seen below. Prawn Tour Dates: 02/04/2014 – Annadale On Hudson, NY @ Bard College 02/05/2014 – Purchase, NY @ SUNY Purchase 02/06/2014 – New… Read more »
idobi writer Catherine Yi caught up with New Beat Fund to discuss their unique sound, the craziest nights on tour, the current Los Angeles music scene, and more.
Southeast Beast will be on April 5 and 6 this year in Jacksonville, Florida with The Wonder Years, The Story So Far, Stick to Your Guns, and more!
South By So What!? is back in 2014 for its biggest and best year yet. The festival will take place at Quiktrip Park in Grand Prairie, TX on March 14-16th. The festival features a wide variety of alternative, pop-punk, metal, and hardcore bands including Taking Back Sunday, The Used, Bring Me The Horizon, Of Mice & Men, The Devil Wears Prada, The Story So Far and Comeback Kid.
