The Red Rails from Ottawa are heading to Toronto for the weekend! Listening to their latest record “A Living Fiction”, they play no nonsense rock n’ roll with some nice licks and a touch of 90’s dabbled on top for good luck. Their lead single “On The Line” has some sweet fuzz bass, tight rhythm and fierce vocals. This three piece was busy last year playing all over Ontario and out to the East Coast. Check’ em this weekend as part of the Soundtrack Of The City: Friday March 20 @ Cherry Cola’s and Saturday March 21 at the Bovine Sex Club. –Kris “Big City” Gies
Toronto
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Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies @ The Silver Dollar
Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies is a folk, indie pop band crawling their way out of London, On. Late last week they released their second EP titled Tongue Tied. The EP includes five songs that we couldn’t be happier to hear- after that long winter; these ladies and gents are warming our souls up with this one. Beautifully clear and goosebump-worthy vocal delivery, quirky lyrics and smooth harmonies, make this Ep memorable; never mind the danceable and singable qualities that are sure to make you fall in love with these darlings. Don’t worry
L.A.
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Winter releases debut full-length, plays SXSW
Dream pop quartet Winter recently released their first debut full-length Supreme Blue Dream, a stellar concoction of heavily-effected guitars and twinkling synth arpeggios that perfectly complements their angelic harmonies. What began as a collaborative effort between main songwriters Samira Winter and Nolan Eley is now a full-fledged project lead by Winter, one that’s crested with icy caps of ringing guitars and lavish ethereal pop. You can catch the band play a string of shows during SXSW, which will hopefully lead to a hometown show soon enough.
Supreme Blue Dream is currently available through local Echo Park label Lollipop.
Philadelphia
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New Music Video: “Clap” (Feat. Freddie Gibbs, Chill Moody & Apollo The Great) – Mr. Green
New Jersey producer/DJ Mr. Green has been grinding it out in the local hip-hop scene for years now, impressively churning beats and refining his craft. We can still remember him handing us his business card at Silk City in the early years of The Deli Philly. Well, in his latest music video for the track "Clap," you can see how the talented sound sculptor brings together recorded samples from his street adventures to create such a smooth, badass jam for one of our favorite contemporary emcees, Freddie Gibbs, local rising star Chill Moody, and Apollo The Great to lay down some serious bars over. You can can find this single on his forthcoming LP Live From The Streets, which is due out on April 7 via Duck Down Music.
Philadelphia
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Free Download: “July 22nd” (Demo) – Mercury Girls
The new quartet of Mercury Girls unites Kevin Attics & Chris Schackerman of Literature with Adrianne Gold (Tender Vision) and Carolyn Haynes (Ghost Gum) formerly of Catnaps/When I Was 12. “ July 22nd,” of half their recently released demos, floats a dialogue of vocals, and pushes it with steady-handed combination of bass and drums as a jangly guitar cuts through, giving the song an 80’s Brit-pop vibe. You can catch Mercury Girls on Saturday, April 11 at Bourbon & Branch.
Nashville
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Ryan Culwell Album Review “Flatlands”
Growing up Amarillo style is a far cry from nascent. Just Texas sun, oil riggers, and firebrand folk tunes.
Ryan Culwell’s debut release, Flatlands, packs rootsy grit and redemptive rest stops. Opening track "Amarillo" rings with a sweet melody. "You Won’t Come Home" tender lyrics demand listening ears. Dusty anthem "I Think I’ll Be Their God" and true-blues "Piss Down In My Bones" offer gusty backbeats and steel guitar. His depictions hold a certain yearning of a man finding his Americana on folky fretboards. You can feel the embittered pride in "Red River" and Culwell’s own sacred rest in "Horses." And if ominous feels overdone, porch-strummers "I Will Come For You" and "Flatlands" provide windows-down nostalgia. Flatlands is a melodic fortitude that loves memories and loathes realities. Through the thirsty panhandle, distressed as Culwell’s raspy range, you feel what he feels: his journey of story and relationship; an honest man on his way. Flatlands was released March 3rd, 2015 via Lightning Rod Records. -Ben Neumann
Ryan Culwell has two upcoming Nasville shows: March 25th at Loveless Cafe and April 2nd at Exit/In with Whiskey Meyers (tickets here.)
San Francisco
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Smiles and Kiss Cam Support Strange Wilds at Hemlock Tavern – 4/12
San Francisco based indie pop band, Smiles will be performing at Hemlock Tavern on April 12th. If you like Brian Jonestown Massacre and Jesus and Mary Chain, you’ll really enjoy checking this band out. Sub Pop Records artists, Strange Wilds will be traveling through from the northwest to headline the show with an oh so noisy and grungy set while Kiss Cam will perform their punky surf sounds!
Sometimes you have to keep it a little noisy and very underground to get your local music fix. Head down to Hemlock Tavern on April 12th to fulfill your independent rock addictions!
Philadelphia
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The Extraordinaires – Just What the Doctor Ordered at The Pharmacy March 18
Sometimes making a run to the Pharmacy mid-week can be just what the doctor ordered; such is the case this evening. The Extraordinaires open the show with their patented concoction of horn-laced folky pop. Grabbing a piece of lively nostalgia and offering an updated and at times, quirky augmentation, the band delivers precise compositions with an ever-inviting casually loose feel. That measured layered atmosphere utilizes natural harmonies and an array of instrumentation to create warm breezy invigorating tunes that stick to you as you wander through the reawakened outdoors. A pair of Massachusetts outfits will join in on the fun. The genre-spanning, jazz-infused folk of Mal Devisa pulls you in close, while the space-y, lo-fi rock of Wydyde, a.k.a. Van Kolodin, sets you comfortably adrift. The experimental multimedia musical discovery of Indira Valey, a.k.a. Valerie Perczek, completes the evening as she invites you into her sonic laboratory. The Pharmacy (Please Contact One of the Acts or Venue for More Info), $7, 7pm, All Ages – Michael Colavita
Chicago
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My My My @ Metro
My My My will be performing at Metro on March 21st with One More Moon, Joe Renardo, Buckman Page, and Rearden Roark.
Below is their live performance of "Diamonds (This Is It)" from their recently released album Tigers On The Dance Floor.
Chicago
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The Giving Tree Band
The Giving Tree Band are releasing a new live album, Like A Freight Train, on April 7th (preorder). They recently released a video of a live performance of "These Days" by Jackson Browne.
The band is constantly on tour and down at SXSW this week. You can catch them next at City Winery on May 2nd with Hot Buttered Rum.
Philadelphia
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New Track: “Mysterion” – The Yetis
On The Yetis‘ official debut release "Little Surfer Girl"/"Warm California," the four-piece found that sweet spot where you could feel the ocean breeze roll gently in on the waves of the group’s retro 60’s beach-pop sounds. The band reconnected once again with Fancy Time Studio’s Kyle "Slick" Johnson to record its latest single "Mysterion," a panty-dropping, radio/soundtrack-ready number. The track will appear on The Yetis’ upcoming three-song EP Lonely Tandem Ride.