Update On: Empires
Empires, still the scrappy little band of my heart, has progressed to ROUND TWO of the Rolling Stone cover contest. That means it’s time to vote them into round three, which you can do here. Voting on...
View ArticleVideo Grab Bag: Panic! at the Disco, Christina Perri, Industries of the Blind...
This video for Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind), Panic! at the Disco‘s second single off of their new record Vices & Virtues, just came out yesterday, and, you guys, I really just love it so...
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Postcards from the Pit: Empires / The Constant / Follower, 6/17/2011
Empires, still the scrappy little band of my heart, won’t be on the cover of Rolling Stone this year. They are, however, on tour right now and may very well be coming to a tiny club near you sometime...
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Tour Alert: Colour Revolt / Empires
Empires, of Chicago (and yes, still the Scrappy Little Band of My Heart) are teaming up with Colour Revolt, of Oxford, Mississippi and visiting some cities this fall. I can’t get to their Brooklyn...
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Empires: Garage Hymns
I’ve been writing about a lot of dreamy electronic music and chill folk rock lately, but now I’m ready to push the pendulum the other way. Luckily, I have some Empires – scrappy little band of my...
View ArticleVideo: Empires, Keep It Steady
Because it’s been cold and gray here in New York, and this new video for Keep It Steady, from Garage Hymns by Empires, is full of bright fire and tire swings and sun and big smiles. The post Video:...
View ArticleEmpires: Live in Chicago
Empires, scrappy little band of my heart (North American division) have made a live album. Recorded last September at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, it showcases Empires in all of their grimy, bluesy glory....
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Video: Empires, How Good Does It Feel
Empires, scrappy little band of my heart (Chicago division), is getting ready to release a new record, to be called Orphan. As a preview, they’ve put out the video below, for How Good Does It Feel. The...
View ArticlePostcards from the Pit: Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s / Empires / Kate...
Kate Myers: beautiful voice; flashes of songwriting brilliance; not a terrible way to spend half an hour. Empires: The scrappy little band of my heart (Midwest division) has at long last come out of...
View Article2014: A Year In Pictures
A year of rock n’ roll, in pictures, including two shows from late December 2013, which I shot after I posted last years’ Year in Pictures. Tonight I’m headed out to dance the New Year in with Erasure...
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