The first band I discovered at this year’s CMJ is Starlight Girls.
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The Eagle Rock Music Festival is happening tomorrow, Saturday October 6th.
The festival just announced that La Sera is the surprise headlining act on the Emerging Stage.
La Sera plays right after Imperial Teen tomorrow!
Governors Ball 2012! Two amazing videos (+ photos) I took from the side of the stage of The Jezabels and Fiona Apple:
One more week until Brandi Carlile’s new album Bear Creek is out.
I’m looking forward to hearing the studio versions of “Keep Your Heart Young” and “100.”
On May 9th I caught Swedish band We Are Serenades at Mercury Lounge.
We Are Serenades has two frontmen, Adam Olenius from Shout Out Louds and Markus Krunegard from Laakso. The band is touring to support its album that came out last month in the US.
“Daydreaming,” a softer song that emphasizes vocal harmony, and “Come Home,” surprisingly a Christmas song, were the two tracks that struck me as the best.
We Are Serenades played “Come Home” a bit faster live than on the record, and the increase in tempo made the song (especially the chorus) even catchier.
Album version of “Come Home”:
If you want to know more about the band, head to We Are Serenades’s website.
On June 13th and June 14th, Phantom Planet are reuniting to play two shows at the Troubadour.
Both shows are already sold out, unfortunately. Stay tuned for more news/possible additional shows!
