Category: USD Radio

Looking for some new jams? Welsh trio, The Joy Formidable might be worth your time. The trio is led by a (possibly) angry chick named Ritzy, meaning her friends probably call her Ritz which is a good cracker. How is that relevant you ask? Because just as Ritz is a […]

“San Diego is super special for me, we are ready to dive right in for you guys and rage it Friday and Saturday night,” said Jason Hann of EOTO before their two night run at Winston’s in Ocean Beach this past weekend. EOTO is a 100% live improvisational electronic, dub-step […]

Is the mainstream getting you down? Consider checking out Middle Brother at UCSD’s The Loft April 8th. According to their website, Middle Brother is: John McCauley, Taylor Goldsmith, and Matt Vasquez — or in other words, key members of Deer Tick, Dawes, and Delta Spirit. Or in other, OTHER words….indie […]

Tom Roth, aka Wonderboy, reports on the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival. For more of Wonderboy’s reviews from Dubai, click here. The first night of the Dubai International Jazz Festival was a doozy on all ends of the spectrum. As the clock ticked closer to the 7:00PM start-time, concertgoers continued […]

Murder By Death are currently on a U.S. tour supporting their most recent album, Good Morning, Magpie with The Builders And The Butchers. Good Morning, Magpie has been considered a departure in some ways from their past albums, and has also been hailed by many critics as some of their […]

  Being a fan of Thursday since high school, I was very excited to listen to them perform Full Collapse in it’s entirety, but I was also worried that all these years later the album would not hold up to the glory it had maintained in my mind over the […]

Mario Reyes is a bit confusing. He calls himself the “Gipsy Man” but promoters bill him as one of the “Gipsy Kings”. He likens himself as a gipsy, yet he holds a passport, which is French, but his music sounds decidedly Mexican. With all this confusion, its surprising that his […]

Sea Fever’s doing pretty well for themselves. In the short time the Seattle-based group has been together, they have accomplished what most bands spend years striving for. Performed for Fleet Foxes? Check. Played the Showbox, one of Seattle’s most coveted venues? Check. Press an album? Check. The most impressive aspect […]