“Pressure Machine” by The Killers. If you’re a millennial entering your 30s, stumbling upon facts that make you feel old is likely becoming a regular occurrence. Here’s a fun one: The Killers recently celebrated their 20th anniversary as a band.  Pressure Machine The Killers Island, Aug. 13 7/10 Rapidly…

While Jack Antonoff may be best known as a music producer and songwriter, helping pump out hits for the likes of Taylor Swift, St. Vincent, Clairo and many others, he’s no slouch when it comes to making music of his own. The 37-year-old New Jersey native has been a…

How do you describe a band like The Marías? Billed as alt-pop, the Angelenos incorporate a span of genres from jazz to reggaeton on their first full-length album, Cinema. However you describe it, one thing is certain—Cinema is a gorgeous album that, as described by lead singer María Zardoya, offers…

Indie rock artists Melina Duterte (aka Jay Som) and Ellen Kempner of Palehound have joined forces on their new collaborative project. While there’s some defiant irony in two queer bachelorettes calling themselves Bachelor, there’s not a hint of irony in their album Doomin’ Sun, which embraces the sincere and vulnerable lyricism…

While it’s somewhat ironic that the youngest member of Teenage Fanclub is currently the tender age of 46, it’s really a testament to the band’s staying power. Formed in 1989, the Scottish alt-rock band has been making music continuously for the past 32 years. Endless Arcade Teenage Fanclub Merge,…

Head of Roses, the sophomore album from Jenn Wasner’s solo project Flock of Dimes, delivers an intimate, 40-minute record that seamlessly blends earnest indie rock with digital pop. Wasner, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of Wye Oak, describes the album as a journey about “learning to take…

Formed in 1999, Har Mar Superstar may have started out as a vehicle for Sean Tillman’s hipster-Weird Al Yankovic alter-ego. But in the intervening decades Tillman has grown the band into a group that shows serious devotion to ’70s R&B. Roseville, Har Mar’s seventh studio album, maintains this dedication…

Jackie Greene performs during a livestream concert at the Downtown Theatre in Fairfield, Calif. on Feb. 27, 2021. Nathan McKinley/STAFF. There’s no getting around the fact that livestream concerts are a pallid substitute for live shows. However Jackie Greene and his band made an effort to make up for…

If you were a part of the youth-group, church-basement set, you may fondly remember the rise of alt-rockers Switchfoot from Christian act to a cross-over success. Led by Jon Foreman, Switchfoot sold over 2.7 million copies of its 2003 mainstream debut album. While enjoying the success, Foreman found himself…