Alternative

Rosa Bordallo’s Isidro takes you on an ethereal indie pop journey

January 27, 2025

Rosa Bordallo is a singer/songwriter and a Chamorro from island of Guam. Since she was 19 years old, she has been living in New York City carving out a unique musical path. Over the years, she has written, recorded and released several albums and EPs solo as well as a member of the indie rock band cholo.   She is now set to unveil her second full length solo album Isidro later this week. This album is a deeply personal work that reflects her passion for music, carrying an emotional vulnerability that resonates through each song, yet providing the perfect blend of indie pop and psychedelic electro-rock.   Music has always been a part of her life, she comments, “Music has always been my outlet, my pressure valve. I was a really shy and awkward kid, but I loved listening to the albums that my older siblings brought back from the [United] States. Artists like Björk, PJ Harvey, David Bowie and Pixies. I wanted to have an impact the way those musicians impacted me, on the [Read More]

Electronic

Photo Gallery: Combichrist, Priest and Circus Bizarre

July 28, 2024

Last week I had the pleasure of shooting Combichrist live again during their show at the Free & Easy festival at the Backstage in Munich. It`s an annual festival with lots of bands on different stages for 18 days. The best thing is – all shows are free. Check out the upcoming shows until August 4th and take your pick. Meanwhile enjoy some photos of Combichrist, Priest, and Circus Bizzare. Circus Bizarre Priest Combichrist Combichrist just started that European leg of their tour. Make sure to catch them live in a town near you. For more information on the bands, follow their social media: Combichrist https://www.facebook.com/combichrist/ https://www.instagram.com/combichrist/ https://twitter.com/combichristarmy Priest https://www.facebook.com/priestofficial https://www.priestnexus.com/ https://instagram.com/priestofficial https://twitter.com/dominumpupa Circus Bizarre https://www.facebook.com/circusbizarre https://instagram.com/circus_bizarre https://linktr.ee/circus_bizarre Backstage Munich https://backstage.eu/ ~ Alex

Electronic

Kat Von D announces European tour dates for 2022

December 10, 2021

Gifted multi-hyphenate Kat Von D will bring her ‘Love Made Me Do It’ Tour to Europe next Spring with tickets now on general sale on http://Katvond.com. The multi-city tour is set to start in North America earlier in the year, with the dates covering three months and two continents, joining Kat on tour will be her full band; Gregg Foreman AKA Mr. Pharmacist (synth 1/Cat Power, The Gossip), Sammi Doll (synth 2/IAMX) and Brynn Route (contortionist), while opening the shows will be electronic rock outfit Prayers. The upcoming tour will feature the opportunity to meet and hang out with Kat Von D and her band through Meet & Greet and VIP upgrade packages. Translating the essence of Kat’s music and the album’s underlying themes of love, loss, and loneliness for the live stage will be renowned visual artist Linda Strawberry, known for her work as Smashing Pumpkins’ Creative Director – who also directed the music video for Kat’s second single ‘I Am Nothing’. The on-stage production, designed to be visually dramatic and musically thrilling sees [Read More]

Electronic

William Control announces release of new album

April 12, 2021

William Control announced today on his Instagram account the upcoming release of his new record ‘Sex Cult – Volume one’. It is quite a short term announcement, because it’ll already be released this Friday, April 16th. Pre-order has already started here. It was a limited offer and for now all copies are sold out. So far the songs have not been put up on Spotify. Two songs have been released so far – “Abuse” and just a week ago “Baptized” For more information on William Control, follow his social media: https://www.instagram.com/williamcontrol https://controlmerch.com/ https://twitter.com/williamcontrol https://www.youtube.com/user/Iamwilliamcontrol          

Dance

Get moving with the ASHBA’s New Single LET’S DANCE (feat. James Michael)

October 20, 2020

  World-renowned producer, songwriter and multiplatinum recording artist, ASHBA introduces his unique version of EDM to the world with his debut single. As one of the rock industry’s most technically brilliant guitarists, ASHBA is the first artist to combine multiple genres with EDM into one unique, explosive sound. ASHBA, signed to EDGEOUT Records/Universal Music Group/UMe. The new track will have you moving as  you feel the music pulse through your veins. Check out the new track below! STREAM LET’S DANCE   About the new track: “I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to check out my new song Let’s Dance (feat. James Michael) and making the release such a huge success! For nearly four years I have been locked in my studio creating a brand new sound by combining all of the genres of music that have inspired me through-out my music career. I could not be happier with the outcome! Thank you for all of the incredible support!! Stay tuned I have a ton more music on the way!” ~ASH [Read More]

Electronic

SHOW ALERT: Legendary electronic act VNV Nation coming to SF on December 12th!

December 5, 2018

  Coming to San Francisco next week is the legendary electronic act VNV Nation. They will be making a stop in SF at the Regency Ballroom on December 12th as they are out on their North American tour.  VNV’s creative-force, Dublin-born Ronan Harris, describes “NOIRE” as a “dark and intense energy that doesn’t hold back.” No better is this seen than in the music video for the fist single off the album “When is the Future?”  Check out the video here:   VNV Nation is known for unforgettable, energetic and inspiring live performances. The tour promises more to fans than seen before, presenting “NOIRE” alongside fan favorites and rarities. Special appearances from Cologne’s dark, new-wave upstarts, Holygram and synthwave act The Rain Within. For tickets to the SF show head over to: https://www.theregencyballroom.com/events/detail/356039. We hope to see you there! Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. Information & Links: Website: http://www.vnvnation.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VNVNation/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vnv_nation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vnvnationofficial/

Electronic

SHOW ALERT: Electronic duo Lemaitre at August Hall on December 7th

December 5, 2018

  This Friday coming to San Francisco is the Norwegian-born, Los Angeles-based electronic duo Lemaitre. The duo are set to stop in SF at the August Hall for a date on their North American headline tour. They recently released their track Little Things and you can stream/download here: https://lemaitre.lnk.to/Little-Things. The song was recorded as a b-side to their latest single Big which was out on Astralwerks. The August Hall is an amazing venue which will assure you a great night of music! You can pick up tickets for the San Francisco show by heading over to here: https://www.augusthallsf.com/events/2018/12/7/lemaitre More about Lemaitre: The duo, which formed in Oslo, Norway in 2010, takes its name from Georges Lemaître, the Belgian priest and astronomer known for introducing the Big Bang theory. Signed to Astralwerks in 2014, Lemaitre has released five dance-oriented EPs, a remix collection, two short form releases and the long-form compilation Chapter One. The latter included “Closer” feat. vocalist Jennie A. and Higher” featuring Maty Noyes. Cumulative worldwide streams of Lemaitre’s music exceed 200 million. Their songs have been featured in global campaigns for Google, Apple, Facebook, FIFA 2017, Skyy [Read More]