Category: Features
March Madness: The String Cheese Incident, Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas – March 18-20, 2016
SXSW 2016 Gallery
PerDiem x Vinyl Mag: The Future of Music
Over the last decade, the music industry has struggled to provide a reliable way to successfully support independent artists. The traditional method of saving money to make a record, playing a ton of shows and hoping that people buy your music just isn’t working. Now more than ever, the market is so saturated with great…
Vinyl Mag’s Holiday Playlist
Saint Pé x Vinyl Mag: “Eat, Shit, Sleep, Breathe Rock ‘n’ Roll”
“The wheel ain’t broken. You don’t need to fix it, just trying to put some new rims on it.” At CMJ this year, the first band on my must-interview list was Saint Pé, the newest project formed by Black Lips alum and current Diamond Rugs guitarist/vocalist Ian Saint Pé. Backstory As a not-born-but-bred Georgian, I’ve…
Hulaween 2015 [Photo Gallery]
Gretchen and the Pickpockets x Vinyl Mag: The New Soul of Music
Once in a while, a person will walk into a bar, hear a live band, and fall in love instantaneously. For the lucky crowd at New York City’s Parkside Lounge on October 24, this was exactly what happened when Gretchen and the Pickpockets stole their hearts. The lights are present only on stage and a…
Review: Looking Back at Porches: ‘Slow Dance in the Cosmos’
Sometimes I hear an album I genuinely enjoy, yet for some reason, it slips my mind until months later when I rediscover it with renewed enthusiasm. Porches’ Slow Dance in the Cosmos is one of these albums. I first heard of Porches back in February. I didn’t find the album particularly appealing at first. Aaron…
Top 20 Acts to see at CMJ 2015
As the crisp air of October approaches, so does the craving for new bands and new sounds. CMJ 2015 is kicking off it’s 35th annual trek across some of New York’s hottest live venues. From major stars to ones just emerging, CMJ represents some of the hottest talents from around the world. Taking these talents…
ACL Weekend 2: Let’s Do This
Weekend 2 of Austin City Limits kicks off tomorrow, and I’m going to be on site for VM chatting with some bands, snapping pics of the crazies, and trying my best to see all the things at once while not losing my mind or dignity (yeah, wish me luck). To get you (and myself, cause…