Ever since we heard "Fit Black Man" on Ghosly International's Idol Tryouts Two compilation, Skeletons have been on our radar, blipping away casually. Now that they have a new record coming out May 8, called Lucas, a tour is just a necessary evil that...
Here at Ground Control, we like The Phoenix Foundation. We like 'em so much, we reviewed them. We're pretty sure you'd like them too, if their album was available in the States yet. But it ain't – the release date for Horsepower has been pushed...
Besides being a part of this year's line up for Coachella, Sonic Youth plans to tour on Daydream Nation this summer. July 13th- Chicago, IL- Pitchfork Music Festival (already on sale) July 19th- Berkley, CA- Berkley Community Theatre (on sale April 1st) July...
So apparently, Modest Mouse decided to add some old guy to the band, and everyone made a big deal of it. Then they released a record on Tuesday, and everybody made a real big deal of it, rocketing We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank to #2 on Amazon and #1 on iTunes....
Here's another reason to support your local indie shops: The Hold Steady, those guys who legally can't be mentioned without being called "the greatest bar band in the world," have decided to do everyone a freaking favor and release a limited-edition...
Every girl I know loves The Presets. That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but last week in Austin, they seemed to be on everyone's "bands I gotta see" list. For those of you who didn't make it out to SXSW, you are in luck. Not only are The Presets on...
The past year has been quite interesting for The Sword. Ever since the release of their debut Age of Winters last year, they’ve toured the world, had a heavily rotated video on MTV, got a song on Guitar Hero II, became the poster boys for a short-lived genre...
In celebration of Cloud Cult's upcoming release, The Meaning of the Number 8, they have scheduled a fairly exhausting spring tour. Check them out in our Juke Box and stay tuned for a feature piece on the band next week. 3/3: Middlebury, VT – Middlebury...
In 1957 the Ruskies launched Sputnik 1 into the stratosphere and America said "Dammit, why didn't we do that first?" And thus, the space race was on. You can't always be the only kid on the block to get that shiny new toy, and in the Internet world,...
ARTIST: Sonic Youth on Tour DATE: 03-24-07 WRITER: Clara Druzgalski PHOTO: Press McGee Besides being a part of this year’s line up for Coachella, Sonic Youth plans to tour on Daydream Nation this summer. July 13th- Chicago, IL- Pitchfork Music Festival (already...