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Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Dec 32 min read
Father John Misty (Sub Pop)
When Father John Misty first gave us the single “I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All” back in July, little did we know he was...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Nov 42 min read
Phantogram (Neon Gold)
Electronic duo Phantogram has been captivating audiences with their brand of genre-bending Alternative Pop since their formation in...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Oct 12 min read
Suki Waterhouse (Sub Pop)
With the infectious single “Supersad” climbing up the Triple A charts and spinning heavily on WRLT , WFUV , The Spectrum and others,...
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Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Sep 33 min read
Yannis & The Yaw (Transgressive / [PIAS])
In terms of unexpected musical collaborations, it doesn’t get much more interesting than the frontman of British indie rockers Foals ,...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Aug 62 min read
Brigitte Calls Me Baby (ATO)
Ever since watching their captivating live performance at the Non-Commvention in May, the staff at JBE has had our eye on Chicago-based...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Jul 12 min read
Dehd (Fat Possum)
After a chance meeting at a house concert in Chicago in 2015, the trio of Dehd has forged a career for themselves over the past 9 years....
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Jun 32 min read
FONTAINES D.C. (XL)
If you were at WXPN’s NON-commvention this year, or if you’ve been to any Triple A convention for that matter, then you are aware that...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
May 72 min read
Gary Clark Jr. (Warner Records)
Gary Clark Jr. earned immediate critical acclaim when he first introduced the world to his Blues/Rock stylings with the 2011 Warner...
Mandy Feingold Kateusz
Apr 22 min read
Bleachers (Dirty Hit)
Jack Antonoff is best known for his work as an acclaimed, Grammy-winning producer with Taylor Swift, as well as for his time performing...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Mar 52 min read
Michael Franti & Spearhead (Thirty Tigers)
It’s hard to believe that it has been 30 years since Michael Franti & Spearhead first came onto the scene with the 1994 single “Hole in...
Ellie Sanders
Dec 5, 20232 min read
Teddy Swims (Warner)
Jaten Collin Dimsdale, aka Teddy Swims (an acronym for “Someone Who Isn’t Me”), once renowned for soulful covers that swept through...
Beth Kaufmann
Nov 28, 20232 min read
Israel Nash (Soundly)
More than a decade ago, Israel Nash became known as a rock-and-roll torchbearer for his generation. Based in New York, his early...
Ellie Sanders
Nov 21, 20232 min read
Slow Pulp (Anti-)
The visceral intersection of sound, feel and sight forms the foundation of Yard, Slow Pulp’s second full-length record and first for...
Jack Barton
Nov 14, 20232 min read
Dylan LeBlanc (ATO)
A coyote is a wild beast that leads a life of danger, always moving and living on the edge of disaster, so it’s no coincidence that Dylan...
Beth Kaufmann
Nov 7, 20232 min read
Robert Finley (Easy Eye/Concord)
A native of Bernice, LA, Robert Finley began practicing on a guitar he’d bought at a thrift store. Gospel music would play an important...
Jack Barton
Oct 31, 20232 min read
Jaime Wyatt (New West)
“I wanna show them the mountains and say/Drink from the clear spring water, fresh from the mountaintop/And the most beautiful sunsets I...
Ellie Sanders
Oct 24, 20232 min read
Margo Cilker (Fluff and Gravy)
West-coast Americana standout Margo Cilker’s Valley of Heart's Delight, her second full-length in three years, is a nostalgic reflection...
Beth Kaufmann
Oct 17, 20232 min read
The Revivalists (Concord)
Pour It Out Into The Night is The Revivalists’ fifth full-length album featuring their best material to date. Together for fifteen...
Jack Barton
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Hiss Golden Messenger (Merge)
Continuing a 16-year career with umpteen releases, the latest effort from Hiss Golden Messenger, Jump For Joy, might be the most...
Ellie Sanders
Oct 3, 20232 min read
Jobi Riccio (Yep Roc)
Through immense talent, fearless songwriting, and a warm spirit emerges Whiplash, Jobi Riccio’s debut album, a self-exploratory chronicle...
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