Incubus This past Friday there was an amazing rock show happening at The Forum: Deftones, Death from Above 1979, and Incubus. Right off the bat, I did not understand Incubus’ placement with both Deftones and DFA 1979. It was an odd pairing. I thought that there was no way that Incubus could compare to the hard […]

The Strokes It takes a music festival like Shaky Knees to really put into perspective what makes bigger festivals like Coachella sometimes annoying to deal with. The much smaller rock-driven Atlanta music festival brought a laid-back vibe from the outset and didn’t lose that momentum when The Strokes took the stage at 9:45 PM to […]

Last night, amid sweat and steam, the new Regent Theater in Downtown Los Angeles saw its first sold-out show with the highly anticipated performance by Canadian masters of noise-punk, Death From Above 1979. Packed like sardines in a can, fans who had missed out on Death From Above’s one-off performance at the Troubadour this past […]

Death From Above 1979 at FYF 2011 — Photo by Wei Shi Death From Above 1979 have been making some serious waves the past month with the anticipated release of their new album, The Physical World which just hit the streets last week. The band have now shared the official video for their hit single, “Trainwreck […]

Ask any venue booker how difficult it is to set up one show and they’ll tell you it can be a huge pain in the ass. Extrapolate that over the course of 30 days in one city across multiple venues, and the task seems downright impossible. Tuesday, Red Bull Sound Select announced that they’ve managed […]

Death From Above 1979 at FYF 2011 — Photo by Wei Shi Death From Above 1979 (DFA 1979) are streaming their entire new album, The Physical World  one week before its Sept. 9th release date! Just a couple weeks ago, DFA 1979 played a very special one-off show at the Troubadour as a warm-up for the band’s extensive European […]

Death From Above 1979 at FYF 2011 — Photo by Wei Shi Death From Above 1979 have announced a very special performance at the Troubadour in West Hollywood on Thursday, August 14. The show will serve as a warm-up for the band’s extensive European and U.S. headlining tour dates (more tour dates below). DFA 1979 […]

Check out part three of our FYF Fest photo gallery featuring: The Cold War Kids, Guided by Voices, Broken Social Scene, No Age, Glass Candy, Death From Above 1979 and some random hipster kids in the crowds. Don’t forget to check out our other FYF Fest photo galleries: FYF Fest – Part One Photo Gallery […]

A new and improved FYF Fest went off this past Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. Aside from an always pleasing line-up, the organization was swift and full of resources (thanks in part to their new partner, Goldenvoice). We give this year’s FYF two big ass thumbs up! Check out part […]

Let’s get straight to the punch: FYF Fest has announced their 2011 line-up! And of course, it’s fuckin’ rad! Check it all out below! The 2011 FYF Fest will take place Labor Day weekend, September 3, 2011 at 1st and Main in Downtown L.A. Presale tickets are sold-out but tickets will go on sale to […]

If you haven’t heard the news already, Death From Above 1979 (DFA) played surprise reunion show at SXSW. This was their first show since their break-up in 2006. Unfortunately, the show was held at Beauty Bar which housed about only 200 people. As soon as the masses found out, the Beauty Bar alley entrance was […]

The 2011 Sasquatch! Music Festival line-up has been announced! This year’s Sasquatch! will take place Memorial Day weekend, May 27-30, 2011 at at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington and will feature: Guided By Voices, Death From Above 1979, Foo Fighters, Modest Mouse, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Bright Eyes, Iron & Wine, Yeasayer, Sharon Jones […]