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MUSIC QUOTES: My Guitar

TORRES playing Bowery Ballroom January 21, 2016 TORRES Tour Dates

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SONG PICK: Brothers Rasputin - Been Meaning To Say [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]

Soulful, groovy funk with a touch of surprise, a distinct indie rock edge and a big dose of uniqueness is back! The London based Experimental Soul Surf  band Brothers Rasputin mesmerize with their new single “Been Meaning to Say”, where they toss around the difficulties of big city living, with

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LATE NIGHT: SUNS - Catalyse

London electronic duo SUNS have just dropped their new single “Catalyse”, following last Fall’s EP “We Were Kings”. When the track starts, one is tempted to dismiss it as cool but… but a few more beats in, there’s no more question, we’re hooked! Didn’t see this

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Northside Music Festival 2016 Recap in PHOTOS

Is it two weeks already since we danced the night away with Grandmaster Flash, playing our favorite tunes? Two weeks since we enjoyed treasured favorites and made new discoveries who will soon be among our darlings too? Roughly fourteen days that glamglare co-hosted their very first showcase at Knitting Factory

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[PHOTOS] The Hunna Bring Indie Rock from the U.K. to Mercury Lounge

The Hunna are a four-piece indie rock band from Hertfordshire, England and they are currently touring the U.S. When they played renowned Mercury Lounge in mid June, everybody in attendance knew that this was a special treat, since they are easily filling bigger venues with their passionate stage presence

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SONG PICK: Destrends - Papa

For those of us who like their indie music darker and grittier yet still sonically beautiful comes “Papa” by Destrends, a three piece from Melbourne, Australia. “Papa” is the first single of their upcoming EP to be released later this year and according to singer/bassist Matt Savage it is

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[PHOTOS] Dead Leaf Echo Enchant with an Ambient Set at Pete's Candy Store (Northside 2016)

As long time fans of Brooklyn’s Dead Leaf Echo, we certainly didn’t want to miss their ambient set at Pete’s Candy Store during this year’s Northside Festival. While many other music fans celebrated Brian Wilson at MacCarren Park around the corner, we gladly enjoyed the peacefulness

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SONG PICK: The Eiffels - You Got Me

“You Got Me”, the new single by Los Angeles indie pop trio The Eiffels, boasts a sweeping upbeat vibe, with glittering synth arpeggios and a big anthemic chorus. The Eiffels’ signature passionate power vocals by Sean Ulbs define the track as well as 80s reminiscent fat drum beats, think Phil

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3 Is A Band: The Hecks

The Hecks are an industrial, dark post-punk, noise trio from Chicago consisting of Andy Mosiman (guitar, vocals), Dave Vettraino (guitar, vocals) and Zach Hebert (drums,vocals). They have just released “The Thaw”, the blistering single to their upcoming debut album “The Hecks”, to be released later this year on September

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SONG PICK: Secret From Richard - Feel My Fire

Oh, these shimmering guitars! “Feel My Fire” is an irresistible little gem from the start. Just wait until drums, bass, and eventually Jason Sturman‘s soulful, rich and raspy vocals kick in! There is plenty of suspense in the chorus to keep the track grounded but it eventually dissolves on

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[PHOTOS] Plastic Waves Give their NYC Debut at the Audiofemme + glamglare Showcase (Northside 2016)

Plastic Waves is the psychedelic recording project of Andre Bellido based out of Boston, MA. The project began in 2014 as an attempt to create music within a hazy, psychedelic setting, incorporating anything from pop melodies to dense, dreamy sounds, and noisy textures. For live shows, Andre is joined by

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MUSIC QUOTES: Hippie Culture

Warpaint at Eugene, Oregon Country Fair , July 11 2011

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[PHOTOS] Wall Give a Breathtaking Performance at Union Pool (Northside 2016)

The decision to head over to Union Pool to see Wall live was quickly made after having listened to their music on Wharf Cat Records Bandcamp page. It was after all the label’s showcase, with more interesting bands performing. We clearly had Wall in mind, when we arrived at

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SONG PICK: CHIMES - Come Get It

“Come Get It” is an instant stunner with its mesmerizing feel-good dance vibe, and while this new single by UK duo CHIMES would also be perfect for our ‘Late Night’ series, why wait so long? “Come Get It” is perfect any time of the day, and any day of the

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Q&A with Josh Flowers & The Wild

In the mornings, usually the indie rock or electronic station of Apple music are turned on and often enough I already know and like the artists being played, or I don’t particularly care to know at that very moment. Two weeks ago though, I couldn’t head fast enough

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SONG PICK: Team Picture - Birthday Blues

“Birthday Blues” by Leeds alt-rockers Team Picture is in the mold of some of the finest indie rock songs that got released by UK bands this year. Fuzzy guitars, psychedelic vibes, relentless beats, throbbing bass lines, lo-fi vocals… this all makes for one super cool debut single. The shimmering guitar

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SONG PICK: Quinn Lewis - Rooftop [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]

We are thrilled to exclusively premiere Quinn Lewis‘ irresistible new single “Rooftop”, which combines all the necessary sonic flavors to become one of Summer 2016’s big hits! The song ranges from moody to optimistic… yet let’s for a moment focus on the man behind this striking track: Quinn

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[PHOTOS] JEFF the Brotherhood Turn up the Heat at Music Hall of Williamsburg (Northside 2016)

A man. His voice. His guitar. His pedals. And his brother on drums. JEFF the Brotherhood, one of Northside Festival‘s internationally known headliners, got things cooking on Friday night at Music Hall of Williamsburg. As to be expected, the show was as good as sold out and song, after

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PHOTOS: Blak Emoji Kick off the Audiofemme + glamglare Showcase (Northside 2016)

This was the second show by Blak Emoji, the new project by songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Kelsey Warren and I liked it as much as the first show they put on at Pianos earlier this year. Maybe I loved it a little more because this time Blak Emoji played at

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3 Is A Band: N-A-I-V-E-S

The sound of N-A-I-V-E-S screams Summer, in all its variations and incarnations: hot, sticky (aka infectious), sunny, glamorous, lush, happy, upbeat… One is quick to think that this three piece originates from sunny California or maybe Australia or at the very least South of something… yet Marc Jacc (vocals, multiple

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VIDEO: The Hunna - You & Me

The Hunna are quickly becoming one of the hottest young rock bands to originate from the UK and we’re certainly not immune to their highly infectious pop rock! While “You & Me” was released about two months ago, the video has not lost any of its appeal, since it

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PHOTOS: Malky Serenade a Delighted Audience at Northside's Lyft Stage

There’s something very special to streets getting closed off for traffic and even more so when this happens during Northside Festival, when a live shows are put on and musicians take over with beautiful sounds instead of honking or motor noises. So, walking up  Bedford Avenue and approaching North

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MUSIC QUOTES: Grandmaster Flash

Grandmaster Flash at McCarren Park, June 11th for Northside Festival 2016

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SONG PICK: Paper City People - Vacancy Routine [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]

“Vacancy Routine” is one of these alluring indie rock gems that impress with an interesting mix of mostly minor keys with sprinkles of majors, infectious chiming guitars and vocal hooks. “Vacancy Routine”, is the debut single by Melbourne duo Paper City People. Initially, Paper City People begun as a studio

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SONG PICK: Jon Prezant - Heartstrings

With Northside Festival (Brooklyn’s up-and-coming answer to SXSW et al) in full swing, I was looking for a cool local track to feature as our Song Pick of the Day and found one with “Heartstrings” by New York artist Jon Prezant. “Heartstrings” is a sweet, upbeat and slowly swelling