UK band Friendly Fires just announced a bunch of UK and US tour dates. I’m interested in the US ones, sorry Brits. The band will be co-headlining the shows with White Lies. But the most exciting news is that the tour will be kicking off here in D.C.! On March 24, the band will start… Continue reading Friendly Fires announces US tour dates
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Blind Pilot: A relaxed melancholy
You guys are so used to seeing new content and such on the blog recently, but I want to get back to reviewing some music that I haven’t had the time to properly discuss. I’ll start with a post on Blind Pilot (yes, their website is in fact a blog!), a Portland, Oregon duo. I… Continue reading Blind Pilot: A relaxed melancholy
Abbie Gardner / Anthony da Costa
While we’re so busy reviewing music ourselves here at Knox Road, we dont get enough of a chance to share some unknown artists that are impressively found by others in the blogosphere. So, I would like to present to all of you a NY duo I recently discovered from Heather over at the wonderful I… Continue reading Abbie Gardner / Anthony da Costa
Heartless Bastards make new “Best Album of 2009” with The Mountain
Heartless Bastards released The Mountain this week and it’s pretty much the bees knees. Combining equal elements of folk, garage rock and awesome, the band created a well-crafted album that might be a serious contender for our Best Album of 2009 award. The band hails from Dayton, OH but also spent some time in Austin… Continue reading Heartless Bastards make new “Best Album of 2009” with The Mountain
Notable CD Release: Doves – Kingdom Of Rust
At this point you may forget who the Doves are, considering their last release, Some Cities, was all the way back in oh, February 2005. That’s 4 years ago, ladies and gentlemen. I don’t really know why it’s taken so long to produce a new album, but the Doves are back! Kingdom Of Rust is set… Continue reading Notable CD Release: Doves – Kingdom Of Rust
The Calm Blue Sea: Trying to be Explosions In The Sky?
Now, I don’t think this is a bad thing for audiences, because they actually pull it off fairly well (SO, let me preface all this by saying I like The Calm Blue Sea’s music. A lot). But come on: the music sounds identical in that experimental way and even their name must be related. Let’s… Continue reading The Calm Blue Sea: Trying to be Explosions In The Sky?
The Kills debut “Black Balloon” video
“Black Balloon” was on The Kills‘ latest album, Midnight Boom, which came out last year, but it’s also going to be appearing on the Black Balloon EP, coming out sometime in March/April. Apparently some other tracks from Midnight Boom will also be on the new EP, and that makes no sense to me. So it goes.… Continue reading The Kills debut “Black Balloon” video
Remember when Green Day wore masks?
I recently dug up a copy of my Network CD from back in 2003. If you don’t know, The Network (aka Network!), was a six piece new-wave band consisting of Green Day and some friends wearing masks and silly costumes. It was like, seriously weird. Each band member had a pseudonym and a background story.… Continue reading Remember when Green Day wore masks?
New Album: Soft Black – The Earth is Black
The Earth is Black is the new record to be released this month from Brooklyn based Soft Black, headed by Vincent Cacchione. The album was apparently inspired by a series of nightmares Cacchione had. I don’t know about you, but I would not want to write music concerning nightmares I have (we don’t need to… Continue reading New Album: Soft Black – The Earth is Black
The Day The Music Died
Today is the 50 year anniversary of the plane crash that killed rock and roll legends Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. It was truly a sad day that cut off the lives of talented young musicians. In memory, here are just a couple of songs they gave us before their untimely end.… Continue reading The Day The Music Died