The former Youth Lagoon frontman made a list that includes experimental composers Laurie Spiegel and Pamela Z, ambient pioneers Harold Budd and Tangerine Dream, grime vet Dizzee Rascal, vocal-jazz legend Billie Holiday, and more.
This week's Notable Releases include Mitski's horn-filled fifth album, Youth Lagoon leader Trevor Powers' debut under his own name, Black Tusk's punky new LP, and more.
After retiring the Youth Lagoon moniker, Trevor Powers recently released his debut solo single, "Playwright," and now he has announced his debut solo album and released two more songs...
Back in 2016, Trevor Powers announced that his Youth Lagoon project had come to an end, one year after he released his very good third album, Savage Hills Ballroom. He promised that he had other musical projects on the way, and today, he released his first single under his own name.
Florida is getting its biggest-ever camping music festival this year in Lake Okeechobee with the arrival of the inaugural Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival on March ...
Last year, Trevor Powers' Youth Lagoon project released its very good third album Savage Hills Ballroom, and now he revealed that he's ending the proj...
The 2016 Treefort Music Fest goes on March 23-27 in Boise, Idaho in venues all over the city. (It's kinda like Boise's SXSW.) This year's lineup includes Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Thee Oh Sees, Youth Lagoon, Aesop Rock, Chelsea Wolfe, White Denim, Oddisee, Hinds, French Horn Rebellion, Quilt, Alex G, Wax Idols, Built To Spill, La Luz, All Dogs, Porches, Oddisee (who plays a BV show in NYC on Tuesday)...
The second episode of BrooklynVegan's "In Residence" show on Spotify is now live. It's part two of our 2015 wrap-up where BV editors Bill Pearis, Andrew Sacher and site founder Dave play more of their favorite songs of the year, and discuss such topics as favorite live bands, overused words in band names, comebacks, and what we're looking forward to in 2016...