Watching a band perform inside of a church is always a nice experience, especially when there are stained glass windows all around and a slanted floor designed so there isn’t a bad seat in the house. Listening to that same band, however, isn’t the same story at all. Continue reading…
Despite only ever releasing two full-length albums — and none in the last 17 years — Neutral Milk Hotel have left an undeniable impact on indie rock. Continue reading…
Nine albums into a career of making some of the prettiest and most melodic indie rock out there, Belle & Sebastian brought their lovely music to the Observatory North Park last Friday night. But not before the opening band Perfume Genius let San Diego know what they were all about. Continue reading…
With each member an accomplished solo act in their own right, it’s an impressive feat that The New Pornographers come across as a legit band and not a supergroup. Continue reading…
Brooklyn’s The Drums played an exuberant set of indie pop/surf rock (with a dancey electronic backbone) to an adoring and sold-out crowd at the Soda Bar last Monday night. Continue reading…