The good folks at BV Chicago have partnered with Epitonic to put on a completely free SXSW day party. This event takes place on two stages at Barbarella Patio and Swan Dive. Included amidst the lineup are JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, The End of America (who we recently covered in last week’s Song Reader event at the Sonos Studio here in LA), WHY?, Ume and The Besnard Lakes. Read on for more details.
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By Raymond Flotat Posted in News JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, SXSW, SXSW 2013, The Besnard Lakes, The End of America, ume, Why?
Why? Oh, Why?
It’s been merely a couple of months since WHY? dropped their EP Sod in the Seed, but the boys are back again, this time releasing a full LP of material in Mumps, Etc. Yoni Wolf once again uses WHY? as a guise to therapeutically exorcise his demons of depression, and perhaps that is where the problem lies. One thing that always made a WHY? album stand out was Wolf’s penchant for clever metaphors and not so politically correct allegories, and on Mumps. Etc., those are few and far between. Read more…
By William Hannan Posted in Reviews Why?
Why Not?
Why?’s Jonathan ‘Yoni’ Wolf is an “alt rapper” with enough wit and tact to pull the “backpacker” genre of hip-hop straight from the ashes of the indie rap game. The three-piece outfit has recently dropped the EP, Sod in the Seed, a seamless melding of quirky, Darwin Deez-like pop and wordy, dictionary-busting rhymes a la Blackalicious. Why does this album work? Unlike the rap/rock gimmicks of yesteryear, Why? aims at being honest and unique without exploiting the cliches of the hip-hop and indie rock. Read more…
By Terence Calacsan Posted in Reviews Why?
WHY? is set to drop their newest album since 2009, Sod in the Seed EP, on August 13th via City Slang Records in Europe and the North American release date is August 14th off Anticon. Read more…
By Amber Kong Posted in News Why?
Seattle’s Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival that takes place in the Seattle Center every year on Labor Day since 1971 has released their 2012 lineup. The diverse lineup features headliners Janes Addiction, Skrillex, M83, Tony Bennett and Mac Miller. Read more…
By Nick Moffitt Posted in News Awolnation, Big Sean, Blitzen Trapper, Gotye, heartless bastards, Jane's Addiction, Keane, Low, M. Ward, M83, Mac Miller, Mudhoney, passion pit, Skrillex, The Helio Sequence, Tony Bennett, Why?
Treefort Music Festival has announced their 2012 lineup, which contains over 120 acts. The music festival takes place March 22-25 in downtown Boise, Idaho and will feature headliners Built to Spill, of Montreal, WHY?, Blitzen Trapper, and AraabMUZIK, amongst others.
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By Carey Uhl Posted in News AraabMuzik, Blitzen Trapper, Built to Spill, Of Montreal, Treefort Music Festival, Why?
Following last year’s highly acclaimed Alopecia, Why? have announced plans to release Eskimo Snow September 22. The art-pop trio will also tour.
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By Matthew Kiel Posted in News Why?
