It’s hard to believe the Pitchfork Music Festival is going on it’s 4th year. It’s definitely one of our favorites. It’s got all the big names, less space to cover, affordable food and drink prices, and it’s only a short trip from Milwaukee! Per usual, the festival offer...

Zola Jesus is an Experimental/Pop/Post punk artist from Madison, Wisconsin who is otherwise known as Nika Roza Danilova. During live performances, this artist is accompanied by Dead Luke on synths, Lindsay Mikkola on bass, and Max Elliott on floor tom. Releases include Poor Sons (2008), and Soeur Se...

Zoe is a group from Mexico City, Mexico. Band members include León Larregui (vocals), Sergio Acosta (lead guitar), Jesus Baez (keyboards), Angel Mosqueda (bass guitar), and Rodrigo Guardiola (drums). Releases include Zoe (2002), Rocanlover (2003), Memorex Commander (2006), and Reptilectric (2008). ...

Kevin Seconds is an Americana/Folk/Punk artist hailing from Sacramento, California. This artist is a singer, songwriter, and musician; he has written and performed for acts like 7 Seconds, Go National, Ghetto Moments, as well as Drop Acid. Record labels include Asian Man, BYO, Positive Force, Restle...

Screaming Tea Party is a Psychedelic/Punk group from London, England. Band members include Koichi (Bass/Voice), Nell (Drums/Voice), and Niiyan (Guitar). Record labels include Stolen Recordings. Releases include the album Golden Blue, the group’s first EP entitled Death Egg, and Holy Disaster. Othe...

The Raveonettes is a Noise Pop/Surf Rock/Indie Rock group from New York, New York. Band members include Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo. Releases include Chain Gang of Love (2003), Pretty in Black (2005), Lust Lust Lust (2007), Whip It On (2002), The Raveonettes Remix (2008), Sometimes They Drop By ...

To fully disclose, my airfare and hotel room was paid for by the By:Larm folk. Andy Samburg might have been on a boat, but I was in Oslo, Norway, mother f*ckers. I got to take in By:Larm this past Feb. 18-21, and it was an amazing adventure. 10. Norway isn’t THAT cold. The people who say it...

Last year's Spin Magazine show at Stubb's BBQ was pretty amazing, with the lineup of The Raveonettes, Vampire Weekend and X, among others. Talk about a super bill. Last month I posted some pix from this show and others and now.....X! Here's a few pix of X from the Spin show and the rest can be found...

The Pack A.D. is a Blues/Rock duo from Vancouver, British Colombia consisting of Maya Miller and Becky Black. The group’s influences include Son House, John Lee Hooker, Bind Willy Johnson, and Muddy Waters, among others. Releases include Tintype (2008), as well as Funeral Mixtape (2008), and recor...

Modex is an Indie, New Wave,Punk group hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Present band members include Gaby (vocals, bass, guitar, synths, programing), Martin V. (guitar, synths, vocals, programming), as well as Ciro (Bass, synths, vocals). Record labels include PIAS records (in Spain). Releases ...