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Tune-Yards (4AD)
Tune-Yards , the offbeat musical project led by singer Merrill Garbus and bassist Nate Brenner , has evolved from the experimental roots...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Jun 22 min read


Tunde Adebimpe (Sub Pop)
For more than two decades, Tunde Adebimpe has mainly been known as the co-vocalist and principal songwriter for New York band TV On The...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
May 63 min read


Japanese Breakfast (Dead Oceans)
Japanese Breakfast frontwoman Michelle Zauner has been on quite an interesting journey since the release of her Grammy-nominated album,...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Apr 12 min read


Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory (Jagjaguwar)
Even though Sharon Van Etten just released her seventh studio album under the moniker Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory , it is...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Mar 32 min read


Birdtalker (Tone Tree)
Nashville-based Indie/Folk quartet Birdtalker was first introduced to the Triple A format in 2018 with their debut album, One, featuring...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Feb 32 min read


Sammy Rae & the Friends (Nettwerk)
When listening to the recently released debut album by Sammy Rae & the Friends , the first word that comes to mind is “eclectic.”...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Jan 72 min read


Father John Misty (Sub Pop)
When Father John Misty first gave us the single “I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All” back in July, little did we know he was...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Dec 3, 20242 min read


Phantogram (Neon Gold)
Electronic duo Phantogram has been captivating audiences with their brand of genre-bending Alternative Pop since their formation in...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Nov 4, 20242 min read


Suki Waterhouse (Sub Pop)
With the infectious single “Supersad” climbing up the Triple A charts and spinning heavily on WRLT , WFUV , The Spectrum and others,...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Oct 1, 20242 min read
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Yannis & The Yaw (Transgressive / [PIAS])
In terms of unexpected musical collaborations, it doesn’t get much more interesting than the frontman of British indie rockers Foals ,...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Sep 3, 20243 min read


Brigitte Calls Me Baby (ATO)
Ever since watching their captivating live performance at the Non-Commvention in May, the staff at JBE has had our eye on Chicago-based...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Aug 6, 20242 min read


Dehd (Fat Possum)
After a chance meeting at a house concert in Chicago in 2015, the trio of Dehd has forged a career for themselves over the past 9 years....
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Jul 1, 20242 min read


FONTAINES D.C. (XL)
If you were at WXPN’s NON-commvention this year, or if you’ve been to any Triple A convention for that matter, then you are aware that...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Jun 3, 20242 min read


Gary Clark Jr. (Warner Records)
Gary Clark Jr. earned immediate critical acclaim when he first introduced the world to his Blues/Rock stylings with the 2011 Warner...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
May 7, 20242 min read


Bleachers (Dirty Hit)
Jack Antonoff is best known for his work as an acclaimed, Grammy-winning producer with Taylor Swift, as well as for his time performing...
Mandy Feingold Kateusz
Apr 2, 20242 min read


Michael Franti & Spearhead (Thirty Tigers)
It’s hard to believe that it has been 30 years since Michael Franti & Spearhead first came onto the scene with the 1994 single “Hole in...
Mandy Feingold-Kateusz
Mar 5, 20242 min read


Teddy Swims (Warner)
Jaten Collin Dimsdale, aka Teddy Swims (an acronym for “Someone Who Isn’t Me”), once renowned for soulful covers that swept through...

Ellie Sanders
Dec 5, 20232 min read


Israel Nash (Soundly)
More than a decade ago, Israel Nash became known as a rock-and-roll torchbearer for his generation. Based in New York, his early...

Beth Kaufmann
Nov 28, 20232 min read


Slow Pulp (Anti-)
The visceral intersection of sound, feel and sight forms the foundation of Yard, Slow Pulp’s second full-length record and first for...

Ellie Sanders
Nov 21, 20232 min read


Dylan LeBlanc (ATO)
A coyote is a wild beast that leads a life of danger, always moving and living on the edge of disaster, so it’s no coincidence that Dylan...

Jack Barton
Nov 14, 20232 min read
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