French Vanilla

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…

For bands, The Savannah Stopover is a way to ease into the festival insanity that is SXSW, and for audiences it’s a chance to catch a lot of bands who are on their way Austin, but in a much more laid back atmosphere. Having the fest in Savannah’s downtown district, where you can drink on the street and take your beverage with you from venue to venue, is a nice bonus.

Plus: Kemba, Nikki Lane, Yonatan Gat, Zeshan B, Caroline Rose and more added.

Shopping’s new Edwyn Collins-produced album, The Official Body, is out January 19 via Fatcat.

Two bands that toe the line between pop punk and indie rock, Joyce Manor and Wavves, will go on a co-headlining tour together this fall. Several dates are with recent Epitaph signees Culture Abuse, making for a pretty awesome triple bill…

Bonnie Raitt, Yellowman, Wooden Wand, POW!/Future Punx, inc. no world, Crime in Stereo, and more Sunday show options.

Skronky Los Angeles band French Vanilla released their self-titled debut album today. If you like your music danceable with healthy doses of angst and angles…

Los Angeles quartet French Vanilla make skronky feminist art punk that delivers its message emphatically on the dancefloor.

Like in past years, several Don Giovanni Records artists have given us lists of their favorite music (and more) of the year. This time we’ve got lists from Downtown Boys (who, amazingly, include the blink-182/Drake mashup), Screaming Females, Tenement, Izzy True, Shellshag, Worriers, Mikey Erg, Vacation, Aye Nako, Roadside Graves, comedian Chris Gethard, and label co-founder