Big Harp

Umm (mems Big Harp, The Good Life) releasing LP (stream a track)

Umm is the duo of married couple Stefanie Drootin and Chris Senseny, who both play in Saddle Creek band Big Harp. (Stefanie is also a member of Tim Kasher’s band The Good Life and has played on multiple Bright Eyes albums.) They’re releasing their debut album Double Worshipper on July 28…

Tim Kasher's band The Good Life announce new album and tour with Big Harp (dates, song stream)

Already this year, Tim Kasher has gone on a Cursive tour playing The Ugly Organ in full and contributed to the new Desaparecidos single, and now he’s teaming back up with his band The Good Life for their first album in eight ye…

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…

The Good Life touring & playing Chicago on New Year's Eve before Cursive tour (which hits Lincoln Hall)

Cursive in NYC in 2012 (more by Ryan Muir) Tim Kasher is a busy man. This winter, he’ll be going on a short tour with his band The Good Life leading up to a New Year’s Eve show in Chicago at The Abbey Pub with Big Harp and The Wild Family…

CMJ 2014 adds a ton of more artists

Olga Bell at Rough Trade in May (more by Chris La Putt) NYC’s annual CMJ Music Marathon (Oct. 21-25) already announced one batch of artists and they’ve now revealed many more, including some whose shows were previously announced like A Place to Bury Strangers, DIIV, James, and m…