MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, WITH FOXING AND SLOTHRUST, AT HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
Photos from The Fillmore in Philadelphia by Dominique Kozuch For one and a half hours last Thursday, Manchester Orchestra turned Hammerstein Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan into a canvas for its dyna...
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MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA’S MANY MASKS AT WORK ON EPIC 6th ALBUM
A blend of fever dreams, shouted-out self-doubt and resignation, Manchester Orchestra’s “The Million Masks of God” is an epic and existential journey that further solidifies the band as one of the mos...
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FRONT BOTTOMS & MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA BRING CO-HEADLINE TOUR TO PHILLY
Photos by Dominique Kozuch Manchester Orchestra and Front Bottoms brought their co-headlining late-fall/winter tour to The Fillmore in Philadelphia for two nights last week, starting with a Dec. 12...
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MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, TIGERS JAW A STUDY IN CONTRASTS AT TERMINAL 5
Photos by Angelo Santoro NEW YORK, NY — During a recent stop at Terminal 5 (capacity 3,000), one band showed you don’t need an arena to effectively play arena rock, and another proved you don’t nee...
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SLOTHRUST AND THE ROMANTICIZED EXPERIECE OF MAKING AN ALBUM THAT’S 10 YEARS OLD
Slothrust is focused on three releases right now: "I Promise," an EP released in the fall; "Of Course You Do," which is having a 10th-anniversary moment on tour; and a new album the duo of Leah Wellba...
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MICHIGANDER GRATEFUL FOR HIGH-PROFILE COLLABS AND FANS WILLING TO ‘INCONVENIENCE THEMSELVES’
Jason Singer has been performing as Michigander for nearly 10 years. He's released a song that has been streamed more than 10 million times, he's performed at Lollapalooza and shared stages with Band ...
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BEABADOOBEE SHOWS STAR POWER AT BROOKLYN STEEL
Photos by Bobby Nicholas Rising pop star beabadoobee, touring in support of her buzzed-about sophomore album "Beatopia," performed at Brooklyn Steel on Friday, enrapturing the audience with the typ...
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MICHAEL LELLO’S FAVORITE ALBUM’S OF THE YEAR
1. Iron Maiden - "Senjutsu" 2. Manchester Orchestra - "The Million Masks of God" 3. John Morgan Kimock - "Hikikomori" 4. Valley Maker - "When the Day Leaves" 5. Mastodon - "Hushed and Grim" 6. K...
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MICHAEL LELLO’S FAVORITE CONCERTS OF THE YEAR
1. Bob Dylan, Beacon Theatre, New York, Nov. 21 2. Colin Hay, City Winery, New York, Aug. 14 3. Spoon, Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 23 4, Genesis, Madison Square Garden, New York, Dec. 5 5. ...
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TIGERS JAW PSYCHED FOR ‘SPECIAL’ SCRANTON SHOW
Tigers Jaw has toured the UK, appeared in NPR's beloved "Tiny Desk Concert" series and earned coverage from indie tastemakers like Pitchfork and Stereogum, while placing albums on the Billboard charts...
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