Royal Wedding Singers: Top 5 picks to perform

We’ve patiently sat through constant reports of Prince William and Kate’s big day. We’re being bombarded hourly by updates about what color Kate’s panties are going to be and what crazy diet she’s on. About what tuxedo Prince William will sport and where he’s getting his royal pubes trimmed. And…

SubSynthesis/GlitchDrop release new comp

There’s no denying that electronic music is particularly glitch- and dub-heavy these days — and, in an announcement that will no doubt thrill fans of that sound, SubSynthesis and GlitchDrop have released a new compilation album, Bass From Above – Vol. 1…

Jazz Aspen Snowmass announces line-up

Jazz Aspen Snowmass, which has been going strong for the last two decades, announced the line-up for its twenty-first season. The June Festival’s headliners include Sheryl Crow (June 25) and Jennifer Hudson (June 26). Raul Midon, Richard Bona and Monty Alexander’s Harlem-Kingston Express open the fest on Friday, June 24…

Tonight: Whitechapel at Summit

Metal has gone in some diverse directions in the past few decades, and Knoxville’s Whitechapel grows from the harsh and speedy thread of deathcore. The band pulls from an artillery of three guitarists to underlay vocalist Ben Savage’s deep and throaty screams, which come in several tonal layers on Whitechapel’s…

Rose Hill Drive tour with Stone Temple Pilots

Looks like the Rose Hill dudes are back in action at full throttle. We just received word that the former power trio — now a new and improved quartet with the addition of scene stalwart Jimmy Stofer on bass — is about to hit the road for a string of…

Unrequited love at Girl Talk and String Cheese Incident

It keeps people up at night, Googling and searching Facebook until they’re bleary-eyed zombies at 4 a.m. There are entire genres of film dedicated to it. And with concert season warming back up, the chances of finding yourself on Craigslist Missed Connections are pretty high, especially if you were pretty…

Hot Congress brings the color to the party

This week was possibly one of the most difficult weeks we’ve ever had choosing a flier of the week. There were a few really noteworthy, awesome fliers out there, but it was this Hot Congress Label Night one that really left a lasting impression…

Jared Mees on Tender Loving Empire and Only Good Thoughts Can Stay

Even though Jared Mees & The Grown Children don’t write strictly confessional music, even a cursory listen to the band’s songs reveal that Mees and company are certainly heart on sleeve types. To describe the music as merely Americana would be overlooking the group’s penchant for unconventional hooks, which recall…

Rap round-up: Stream new music from A.Fox, Pries, Dyalekt and Rockie

The rappers have been off to the races lately. Whether working on full-length albums, collaborative projects or performing at top speed, local hip-hop cats have been putting in work. We’ve compiled the latest heaters from A. Fox, who goes right in with his Boy Davey-produced certified club-banger, “Main Bitch”; Pries,…

DJ Chase Dobson hits the road with Mike Posner

Analog Space regular and former resident Lipgloss DJ c.db.sn, aka Chase Dobson, is heading to Los Angeles this week, after landing a gig with pop and R&B star Mike Posner. Dobson will be keyboard and Ableton Live technician on Posner’s upcoming tour, working behind the scenes during shows to make…

Creative Music Works re-emerges after hiatus with benefit show tonight

Since Alex Lemski started the Creative Music Works in 1989 with the “vision of uncompromising freedom of expression for musicians,” the organization has brought in a number of pivotal artists in the jazz and avant-garde realms such as David S. Ware, Joseph Jarman and Andrew Cyrille, Nels Cline, Larry Ochs…

Tonight: Telekinesis at the hi-dive

On record, Telekinesis is essentially the one man show of Michael Lerner, who writes, plays and sings every part. For live shows, however, the Merge recording artist brings a small cadre of musical souls with him to recreate the simple beauty of his straightforward love songs, while he plays the…

The 1Up Arcade and Bar plans to score big

Jourdan Adler collects vintage games. Over the past year, he’s acquired close to thirty original uprights, including Galaga, Pac-Man and Donkey Kong, that all date back to 1985 or earlier. He’s even found a handful of cocktail-table video games, and he’s restored them all to mint condition. Soon he’ll be…