Empire of the Sun

Jay Z's Made In America Festival adds Cloud Nothings, Front Bottoms, Restorations & more, releases schedule

Cloud Nothings at BV-SXSW 2013 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) As discussed, the Jay Z-curated Budweiser Made In America Festival is returning this weekend to Philly’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway (8/31-9/1), and the mostly pop/rap/R&B festival just got a little more, um…

Empire Of The Sun played ACL Live (pics)

Armed with costumes straight out of an ’80s fantasy movie and pop hooks the size of star clusters, Australia’s Empire of the Sun invaded Austin last Thursday (8/1) for an ACL Live show at The Moody Theatre…

Empire of the Sun playing ACL Live before Breakaway Fest

Empire of the Sun @ Bonnaroo 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Theatrical synth-pop duo Empire of the Sun is playing Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater on August 1 before heading overseas for some festiv…

Empire of the Sun expand tour, including NYC's Pier 26 (dates)

Empire of the Sun @ Bonnaroo 2013 (more by Dana Distortion) Is it an ’80s fantasy movie? Ice Capades? No it’s campy megapop band Empire of the Sun, whose second album, Ice on the Dune, manages an interesting feat: eliciting a nostalgic vibe without being nostalgic to anything in particular…

Breakaway Music Festival coming to Dallas (Wu-Tang, Explosions in the Sky, Juicy J, Ra Ra Riot & more) -- lineup & tix

Breakaway Music Festival is set to launch on September 14 and September 21. The brand new Major League Soccer stadium-based festival, which is being put on by Columbus-based Prime Social Group, is only being held in two cities this year: Columbus, OH and Frisco, TX…

Bonnaroo 2013 day 3 in pics: Bjork, Cat Power, Nas, Empire of the Sun, Billy Idol, R. Kelly & more

There’s no shortage of kooky costumed folk at Bonnaroo, but it’s usually the antendees who are eccentrically attired. On Saturday (6/15), though, the main stage gave them a run for their money…

What's going on Tuesday?

Captain Murphy’s Steven Ellison in FlyLo formation, 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Daughter @ CMJ 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) today in NYC * Paris Combo @ Joe’s Pub * Lukas Graham @ S…

The Polyphonic Spree touring --- dates include 2 NYC shows & the recently-updated Bonnaroo lineup

The Polyphonic Spree at BV-SXSW 2013 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) Progressive pop cult The Polyphonic Spree have a bunch of festival dates scheduled for this spring/summer and they’ll also be touring around those fests, playing a number of club dates throughout the US…

Made in America fest initial 2013 line-up: Beyonce, Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix, Kendrick Lamar, Gaslight Anthem + more

Phoenix at Music Hall of Williamsburg, 4/5/2013 (more by PSquared Photography) Two days after announcing the existence of the second edition of Jay-Z’s of Made in America festival, here comes the initial line-up…

Hot Chip are here, featured on Astralwerks' RSD compilation w/ Air, Diamond Rings, Kraftwerk & more (updated dates)

Hot Chip at Prospect Park in 2012 (more by Toby Tenenbaum) Astralwerks Records was founded in NYC in 1993 as a primarily electronic arm of Caronline Reco…
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