Awakening our core memories from the indie aughts, Just Like Heaven returned to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, May 13, for a full day and night of all that sweet indie nostalgia. Words:  Sandra Burciaga Olinger Photography:  Bryan Olinger Right from the jump, I knew I was in for a nonstop day of running from […]

Weezer have announced their inaugural Indie Rock Road Trip tour for 2023! This 30-city tour features the legendary alt-rock band along with alternating support from iconic indie bands of the past 15 years and the latest up-and-coming artists. Catch Modest Mouse and Momma, Future Islands and Joyce Manor, Spoon and White Reaper, among others. SEE […]

Future Islands made their bombastic return to live shows this week, kicking off their tour at the House of Blues in Anaheim to a sold-out and absolutely mad crowd. Led by the original mad lad himself, frontman Samuel T. Herring was as much a conduit for the riotous energies that were coursing through the crowd […]

Future Islands brought the party Tuesday night. The Greek Theatre flooded with eager fans to catch the craze. Once frontman, Samuel Herring took the stage, the night took off and running. With nothing but pure gratitude for playing their largest show on tour, the dancing commenced. Opening with the well-known singalong “Ran” and “A Dream of You […]

Sam Herring is a dynamo of unbridled delirium. When you walk away from a Future Islands concert–no matter how many times you’ve seen them live–you’re still left with your mouth agape. There are very few frontman who are as animated in their gesticulated expressions as Herring and while they were prepping for their Coachella appearances […]

Future Islands have announced more tour dates with a Los Angeles show date at The Roxy in West Hollywood on Thursday, April 13. Additionally, Future Islands will also headline The Glass House in Pomona on Wednesday, April 19. The Baltimore-based trio are touring in support of their highly anticipated fifth studio album, The Far Field, set for […]

It all started with a drizzle. Like some cruelly designed Rube Goldberg device, Beach Goth 2016 on day two began with a promising overcast skyline that eventually deteriorated into a full-blown catastrophe that led to an entire stage being shut-down, the cancellation of headline acts, and utter confusion due to virtually no communication from the festival’s […]

Night Terrors of 1927 Day two of Life is Beautiful was the most jam-packed day of the downtown Las Vegas festival schedule-wise. It makes sense. People that drove in from LA or flew in from elsewhere get to enjoy a full day’s worth of music whereas the other two days are sometimes eaten up by […]

Photo via Hollywood Bowl’s Facebook As we gear up for summer in Los Angeles, one of the events we look forward to most in our great city of angeles, are outdoor performances at the Hollywood Bowl. The Hollywood Bowl has announced it’s 2015 lineup of concerts. As always, there is a little something for everyone. […]

Future Islands were off to a shaky start at the Wiltern for night 20 of Red Bull Sound Select’s #30DaysInLA series. Front man, Samuel Herring came out and expressed his gratitude for being on the Red Bull Select tour and started their first song. The band was not quite in sync and the bassist said […]

This week’s show list is looking real good. On the indie / underground tip we have FKA Twigs, Deerhoof, Death in June, Cold Specks, The Bots, Kurt Vile, and many more rad acts coming through Los Angeles. Mainstream and more popular acts such as Cold War Kids, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Future Islands, Common, Sky Ferreira […]

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 […]

Let me preface my review of this set by saying I’m not the biggest Future Islands fan. That said, you can’t help but respect their live act and FYF Fest 2014 proved no different. The Baltimore synth band has tremendous stage charisma thanks to the dance stylings of Samuel Herring. It’s just very unexpected to […]

Last night, Baltimore based Synth-pop band, Future Islands, kicked off the first of two back-to-back sold-out shows at the Fonda Theatre. How can you not smile when you have the charismatic sweat-soaked frontman Sam Herring, working every inch of the stage with his signature dance moves? It’s easy to be captivated by Herring and his […]

Future Islands have announced a second performance date at the Fonda Theatre on Wednesday August 20. This additional concert date is a good sign that the band’s Aug. 21 date is on its way to selling out! We can’t tell you how stoked we are on the success of Future Islands. We’ve been covering these […]

Saturday, Baltimore synth pop trio Future Islands helped give Coachella weekend two attendees their second wind at the Gobi stage as their dance-fueled tunes got people up off the floor and back to moving their feet. A 9 p.m. set is right around the time many people hit a wall at a music festival, having […]

This week’s round-up of the best album streams include a lot of electronic beats! Below you will find free album streams to some of the best dance, electro-pop, hip hop and more. While electro definitely dominates this week’s featured albums stream, Future Islands have delivered quite the soaring masterpiece. Stream the albums below before their […]

  Future Islands have shared a lovely new song titled, “Cotton Flower.” which is a song about holding a bulb of cotton up to the sun, and dissecting its strange beauty while sitting in a field with someone you love. To make it more interesting, they invited minimalist pop-punk act Ed Schrader’s Music Beat to join […]

Future Islands had originally booked a show at the Echo on Thursday, Nov. 17 and naturally, it sold-out. To accommodate their high demand, the good people at the Echo moved Future Islands to the Echoplex — and sure enough, that show sold out too. Their performance was in celebration of their killer new album, On The Water. The […]

Baltimore trio Future Islands will be crashing the shores of the Echoplex on Thursday, Nov. 17.  Their aptly titled 2011 album release, On The Water, recorded by the waterfront of Elizabeth City, NC, is causing some musical waves.  Get ready for it to wash right over you!  Ed Schrader’s Music Beat and XBXRX support. Tickets […]

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 […]

More goods coming from Baltimore! Check out the photos and live video of Future Islands at The Smell last Saturday, May 22, 2010. Future Islands has been making tasty tunes since 2003 but still not too many know about them. I suggest you get acquainted with their lively music as they continue to tour in […]