Beatenberg

Recently, a friend of mine introduced me to a website called Miss Moss. Its subhead calls the blog a “compendium of radness,” and indeed it is. While I’m not very into the sections on art and fashion, the blog’s founder, Diana, is a bit of a playlist-ologist. I’ve spent hours browsing through her music musings [...] [...]

December 7th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Artist Profiles | Leave a comment |

Fast Romantics

Halfway through every year, I always look forward to Will Oliver’s list of the best songs of the year (so far) at We All Want Someone To Shout For. Will always finds a perfect balance between the obvious BIG tracks that everyone talks about and the under-the-radar gems found in the inbox of a typical [...] [...]

September 3rd, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Category: Artist Profiles | Leave a comment |

M.H. & His Orchestra

Hey guys! Missed me? I’ve been away at camp all summer and have greatly missed discovering and sharing music with all the amazing readers of Knox Road. So upon my return, I have good news for you, and for me: I found a really special, cool album for us all to listen to. Unlike The [...] [...]

August 22nd, 2012 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Artist Profiles, MP3, New Albums | Leave a comment |

Sweetlife Festival 2012 – The Recap

The Sweetlife Festival was a memorable day of great music and great grilled cheese. And, when it comes down to it, aren’t those two things what life is really all about? I’m going to break this recap down into two parts, first reviewing the performances at the Treehouse Stage, and then talking about the headliners [...] [...]

May 1st, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Concerts / Tour Dates, Live Reviews | Leave a comment |

Interview with Of Monsters and Men

If you haven’t heard of them yet, you will soon enough. On Wednesday, Of Monsters and Men graced the home page of Pitchfork and Spotify with a massive banner advertisement for their debut album, My Head Is An Animal.  Animal hit as high as number two on the top-selling iTunes albums of the day, right [...] [...]

April 5th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Interviews, Live Reviews | 2 comments |

San Cisco

San Cisco has a pep to its step. The band’s music is bouncy and jubilant, with the free-spirited ramshackle instrumentation of Delta Spirit and Cold War Kids. The band is giving away its track “Awkward,” a simple, cute back-and-forth between its easily likable male and female vocalists. San Cisco – “Awkward” [MP3] San Cisco’s best song, [...] [...]

March 29th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: Artist Profiles | One comment |

Hanging out with Pearl and the Beard

Gracing the cover of Pearl and the Beard’s excellent second album, Killing The Darlings, is a sweater made for three people. While this seems like merely a cute, simple way of pointing out that the band has three members, it is actually a completely definitive representation of the trio. Pearl And The Beard is truly [...] [...]

March 1st, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Category: Concerts / Tour Dates, Interviews | Leave a comment |

The Lumineers

The Lumineers make the kind of life-affirming folk music that many bands aspire for, but few actually pull off. Their best track, “Ho Hey” is a perfectly crafted foot-stomper, literally demanding a group singalong – on tour, the crowd will surely “ho!” and “hey!” along with the band after every four drum beats. Lead singer [...] [...]

February 22nd, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Category: Artist Profiles, Video | One comment |

Stone Cold Fox

Editor’s Note: We’re proud to announce a new contributor, Adam Offitzer. Please join us in welcoming him to the Knox Road community. You can find him on Twitter at @aoffitzer. Since this is my first post ever for Knox Road, it’s probably a good place to define my music taste for you, the readers. The [...] [...]

February 14th, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Category: Artist Profiles | Leave a comment |