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Jacob Banks is nothing short of inspiring. As soon as he came on, I couldn’t believe how talented Jacob and his band were. The crew hit it perfectly with richly… more
The new Arcade Fire record has a lingering bad taste to it. Your mileage may vary, and at this point any hesitancy to approach a new Arcade Fire album could… more
DFA Records has long been known as one of independent music’s most reputable and influential record labels, with one of its cofounders being James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem. If you’re… more
Admittedly, I didn’t know Turnover before getting tickets to this show. The band that caught my eye was Elvis Depressedly, one of the opening acts of Turnover’s tour. In preparation… more
Since their revival in 2014, Slowdive has come back into the spotlight. Their self-titled 2017 release was well received by critics and fans alike. When I found out I had… more
I would like to tell you all that I am originally from northwest Indiana. My home region features Lake Michigan, steel mills, The Gary SouthShore RailCats, farmland and a really… more
We’ve been trying to refocus our sound a little bit over at Radio 1190. And what we’ve generally concluded is that we want to be more selective about the big-time,… more
Last night, I had the chance to see one of my favorite bands, Tera Melos, alongside Speedy Ortiz and Holophrase at the Larimer Lounge. As expected, each one of these… more
School is hard. Midterms suck. And the hardest part of it all is finding the willpower to continue. Luckily for you, I have the one true answer: Music! Which is… more
Boulder has had a longstanding reputation as a hippie mountain mecca. Home of quinoa, cannabis, yoga, tons of people on bikes, granola and kombucha. Boulder is also known as a… more
The opportunity to see three amazingly talented, up-and-coming bands performing at an intimate venue doesn’t come around very often. Seeing Japanese Breakfast, Mannequin Pussy, and The Spirit of The Beehive… more
There’s always something to be discovered when digging through the stacks at Radio 1190. Our station is pretty stoked to call itself home to about 30,000 CDs as well as… more
There’s a lot of overlap in the names that come up when you’re talking about acts like Meatbodies, Ty Segall, Fuzz, and Mikal Cronin. Think CA-based fuzzy garage rock. But… more
Trump’s in the White House, and I’m recommending you new music. Like President Trump, I am both unqualified and unprepared, because the task of picking the best new music to… more
It’s been nice to feel a little bit of cool weather creep in. Any back-to-school gloominess I may have been experiencing has been completely washed away by my excitement for… more
In 2004, the Wes Anderson film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou debuted with a soundtrack consisting solely of acoustic David Bowie covers, rearranged and sung in Portuguese by Seu… more
The Brooklyn-based rock duo She Keeps Bees took the stage around 9 o’clock Thursday night as the opener for the proficient blues guitarist and singer Benjamin Booker. She Keeps Bees… more
The past couple of weeks have seen the releases of some of the year’s most anticipated records from a handful of independent music’s biggest and brightest: LCD Soundsystem, Deerhoof and… more
Mitski, a Japanese-American singer-songwriter with an impressive musical track record, took Denver’s Bluebird Theater by storm last night. She’s a musician I’ve long admired and have been longing to see… more
If you listen to Conor Oberst, Bight Eyes, or similar folk-rock confessional style music tuned to a nostalgic and melancholy ear, you may think you have a grip on what… more