Avid Dancer

SXSW announces third round of 2015 showcasing artists

SXSW, which happens March 17-22 in Austin, TX, has announced its third round of 2015 showcasing artists. (Here’s round 1 and round 2.) It’s a big update, with over 500 new additions, including Amason, Frog Eyes, Palma Violets, Girl Band, Pity Sex, Sheer Mag, Kate Tempest, THEESatisfaction, Viet Cong, Matthew E…

Bully releasing an EP, touring, playing CMJ (dates & stream)

Nashville’s Bully are self-releasing a self-titled EP next week (10/21), and ahead of that they’ve put out its lead track, “Milkman.” Considering their hometown of Nashville and their love of distorted guitars, there’s a little garage rock in there, but “Milkman” has big pop hooks that wouldn’t have been out of place on ’90s rock radio…

Avid Dancer releasing new EP, touring with Cold War Kids, playing CMJ (dates, streams)

LA resident Jacob Summers makes music under the moniker Avid Dancer, with a sound that’s got one foot in a David Lynch movie and the other on tour with Lou Reed in 1973…

CMJ initial 2014 line-up released

The annual CMJ Music Marathon happens from October 21 – 25 at venues all over NYC. We’ve heard about a few bands who are heading here during that time (Slowdive, The Wytches, The Ocean Blue, Tom Vek and Courtney Barnett to name four) but CMJ threw an announcement party tonight (8/27) at Bowery Electric and the line-up is now out…