Pages tagged “band of the week”

Band of the Week: Fujiya & Miyagi

“I don’t write a narrative, like how Lou Reed might,” explains David Best, lead singer of Fujiya & Miyagi—a British band, not a Japanese duo...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Artist of the Week: Alela Diane

Alela Diane Menig did not mean for this to happen. “This music thing was really a back road I accidentally went off,” the 25-year-old explains one January afternoon...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Artist of the Week: Lissy Trullie

Lissy Trullie always slips a cover into her live sets, but pairing her new-wave instincts with garden-variety “girl with guitar” material doesn't interest her. “I try to push the envelope..."  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Band of the Week: Howlies

The hidden track on Howlies’ debut record, Trippin’ With Howlies, features legendary producer Kim Fowley dryly reading the liner notes he’s written for it, voice dripping with equal parts sincerity and irony...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Band of the Week: Backyard Tire Fire

In conversation, Backyard Tire Fire singer/guitarist Ed Anderson is quick to point out what he likes—Neil Young, Tom Petty’s Wildflowers, making analog records, David Lowry’s songs, albums from the 1970s, Budweiser...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Artist of the Week: Deastro

As synth-soaked electronic pop attacks the entire world, Detroit musicians have the distinct advantage of being surrounded by the click, whir and constant hum of factories and automobiles...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Band of the Week: Passion Pit

Passion Pit may be yet another new, buzzy synth-pop band on the block, but singer Michael Angelakos wants his music to shine, independent of all the hype...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Artist of the Week: Gemma Hayes

image not available

Gemma Hayes loves music so much she had to take a two-year break from it. Not just time off for traveling or pursuing other artistic ventures, either...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Band of the Week: The Black and Whites

image not available

Talbot Adams was preparing to move on from rock ‘n’ roll. Into his thirties, engaged and mellowing out, he gathered friends to help him record a few songs...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Band of the Week: honeyhoney

Three days after the release of honeyhoney’s debut, bandmates Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe are on opposite coasts. Santo is spending the weekend in Atlanta, where her boyfriend has landed...  read more

Found in: Music, Features