Swervedriver
SXSW 2019 initial lineup (Amanda Palmer, Oh Sees, Laura Jane Grace, Chills, more)
It’s that time already. SXSW has just announced its first round of 2019 showcasing artists which include: The Chills, Oh Sees, Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers, Amanda Palmer, The Beths, Viagra Boys, Westerman, Lost Under Heaven, Amyl & The Sniffers, Swervedriver…
Bill's Indie Basement (7/27): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week: Swervedriver’s best and least heard album gets a much-deserved reissue; plus Anna Calvi, new Slumberland band Peel Dream Magazine; Chilean psych duo The Holydrug Couple; UK indiepop megagroup THe Fortuna Pop All-Stars, and more.
Swervedriver played 'Raise' & 'Mezcal Head' at Music Hall of Williamsburg (pics)
While the band somewhat epitomize the “staring at their shoes” origins of the “shoegaze” name, Swervedriver sounded terrific at MHOW, whether on pummeling tracks like “Son of a Mustang Ford” or “Rave Down,” or the more nuanced Mezcal Head numbers like “Duress” and “Never Lose That Feeling”…
Swervedriver playing 'Raise' & 'Mezcal Head' in full on tour
The veteran shoegazers are also working on a new album.
Riot Fest Chicago day 2 pics: Billy Idol, The Damned, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Dead Milkmen, Babes In Toyland, more
Some of the best action of the day went down on the smallest stages. I can’t begrudge anyone for focusing on the big names, but I wish more folks had turned up for the ripping sets from younger acts such as Meat Wave and Joyce Manor (the latter of whom had a sizable crowd anyway)…
Swervedriver, Dearly Beloved & Overlake @ Bowery Ballroom -- pics & setlist
Swervedriver‘s summer tour hit NYC over Labor Day Weekend with a show at Bowery Ballroom on September 5. It was their fourth NYC show this year as they continued to support their very good new album, I Wasn’t Born to Lose You…
Riot Fest Denver & Chicago daily lineups & Chicago Groupon
The full Riot Fest Denver and Chicago lineups were already announced, and more recently the day-by-day lineups were revealed. Check those out…
Swervedriver share new Adult Swim single, "Winter Depths'
Swervedriver have a new song, “Winter Depths,” that just came out as part of the Adult Swim Singles series. It woulda fit nicely on their new album I Wasn’t Born to Lose You, and has that mellow/rockin’ vibe Swervedriver do so well…
Riot Fest Denver 2015 adds Death Grips, System of a Down, The Prodigy, 88 Fingers Louie & more (updated lineup)
First Toronto, then Chicago, now here’s the 2015 Riot Fest Denver additions: System of a Down, The Prodigy, 88 Fingers Louie, Chef’Special, Input & Broke…
Riot Fest Chicago 2015 adds System of a Down, The Prodigy, 88 Fingers Louie & more to lineup
Following the Riot Fest Toronto lineup additions, the 2015 Riot Fest Chicago lineup has now been expanded. Additions include System of a Down, The Prodigy, 88 Fingers Louie and Chef’S…
