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The audience at the historic Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington was electric with anticipation waiting to see Le Tigre perform live this past Thursday. On tour for the first time in almost 20 years, the electronic sounds of Le Tigre were bumping through the walls of the Paramount and had the crowd moving, dancing and …

Japanese punk band Otoboke Beaver brought their Super Champon tour to Dublin’s Button Factory, with them were Drinking Boys And Girls Choir from South Korea taking up the role of support. Drinking Boys And Girls Choir photos: Otoboke Beaver photos:

The two members of the band Softcult

Canadian duo Softcult share new single ‘One Of A Million’ ahead of their performances at Reeperbahn Festival this weekend, and their UK tour with the legendary Incubus next week. Twin siblings, Mercedes (she/her) and Phoenix (they/them), are building their own universe around their music with a message. With Phoenix running point on production, engineering, and …

LET there be no doubt: Sneaks, known to friends and family as Eva Moolchan, is COOL.  Last year’s Highway Hypnosis album for Merge wended through seductive, deconstructed electro; leftfield, whispered lofi soul with an eerie undertow; almost nursery-rhyme incantations, stripped back grooves. I mean, she wears yellow Cons too. This a woman you can trust …

Photo of Tongue Trap band sitting on an car by Rachel O'Donnell

Tongue Trap share their unique take on modern life with bold debut EP ‘Girl Crush’. The Edinburgh three-piece of Kim (guitar/vocals), Emma (bass/vocals) and Sam (drums) began life at Girls Rock School Edinburgh. Following their live debut in December 2015 they’ve had support slots with the likes of Tacocat and The Van T’s. The release …

Bristol all-grrrl (you see what I did there, right) trio IDestroy, aka singer/guitarist Bec Jevons alongside Becky Baldwin (bass/backing vocals) and Jenn Haneef (drums), are preparing for the release of their debut EP ‘Vanity Loves Me’ on February 26th. Ahead of its release the girls are streaming the title track, a sneering but infectious slice …