Mount Kimbie’s: Rhythmic sounds and layered textures.
Monday evening at U Street Music Hall in Washington DC, London duo Dominic Marker and Kai Campos of Mount Kimbie won me over before the show even began. All i...
Transmissions
Marian Hill, the dynamic synthpop duo in Portland
Marian Hill, the dynamic synthpop duo visited Portland yesterday and took the city by storm. They played a sold out Crystal Ballroom to people of all ...
Warpaint at Fete Music Hall in Providence, RI
As a concert photographer I pride myself on having a broad spectrum of musical interests. That being said I was late to board the Warpaint train. Warpaint is a ...
Future Islands mesmerized at the sold-out Riviera Theater
On tour in support of their upcoming album, The Far Field, Future Islands mesmerized the anticipating crowd at the sold-out show Riviera Theater. The bodies pac...
English Duo Royal Blood Sounds Like an Entire Royal Family
Sometimes you have to sit back and marvel when something is truly amazing. Feats of courage, cowardice, beautiful architecture, sheer athletic ability; the list...
Boston Calling: DMNDR Answers (The Complete Festival Photo Review)
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Don’t let the weather fool you, we are amidst music festival season. Coachella has come and gone, Bonnaroo is just a...
SXSW: LOST IN AUSTIN SESSIONS: GRUMBY W HARI MINT “ANTICIPATION”
Someone dropped by DMNDR Studios and commandeered the stereo. Unknown Mortal Orchestra, an audio office pet at the time, was unceremoniously put to sleep in fav...
SXSW: LOST IN AUSTIN SESSIONS: JARED AND THE MILL “STILL ALONE”
We ventured into the desert to bring the boys of Jared & The Mill into the #DMNDR house for what ended up being one of our favorite #LostinAustin sessions a...
The Growlers are unapologetically breaking all the rules…in all the right ways.
The Growlers are unapologetically breaking all the rules...in all the right ways. Thursday night at Baltimore Soundstage the band was fifteen minute...
Odesza’s Live Show is Lit
Friday I hopped in the car from Portland and ventured down south to the Cuthberth Amphitheater in the College town of Eugene, Oregon. Odesza...
If you’re looking for a music style to show your friends, check out these guys!
Where do I begin? By keeping Austin weird, obviously. Have you heard of the style of music called “Heavy Nedal”? Yeah, me neither, but damn is it bad—in t...
SXSW: LOST IN AUSTIN SESSIONS: ORKESTAR KRIMINAL ” DOU DOU”
"FUCK. This is nuts".
My team looks over at me with surprise. I'm not usually the voice of reason on set, but we're shooting a 10 or 12 or 20 piece band, in th...
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ended their tour for their latest album, The Tourist.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah has come and gone from my radar since their debut album in 2005, but hearing Alec Ounsworth's unmistakable quirky vocals never fails ...
The Little Miss debuted her first of a series of shows at King Eddy’s in Downtown L.A.
The Little Miss debuted her first of a series of shows featuring a full band last night at King Eddy's in Downtown LA. Boasting a powerful voice blend...
SXSW: LOST IN AUSTIN SESSIONS: SALT CATHEDRAL “NO LOVE”
This SXSW LOST IN AUSTIN SESSION features another tune from Salt Cathedral's Julianna and Nico, "No Love".... Since then they’ve continued to innovate and dra...
WE ACCIDENTALLY SENT A 17 YEAR OLD KID TO COVER ROLLING LOUD FESTIVAL. AND HE SLAYED.
Editor’s Note:
Have you ever had the distinct feeling you're living out a totally surreal scene from a movie? DMNDR has been providing emerging v...
WATCHING AND LISTENING TO MONO’S PERFORMANCE WAS A TRANSCENDENTAL EXPERIENCE
It is refreshing to have an opener give the main act a run for it's money. Kikagaku Moyo did just that when they performed at the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washing...
The Black Angels Are Melting Faces In a City Near You
I have been a fan of Texas psychedelic five piece The Black Angels for some time now but I never got to see them live. Well that all changed and it ch...
Pond is Much Deeper than a Tame Impala Side Project
"Side-Project” is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot in the music industry and it is rather disingenuous to the musicians involved. Take Pond fo...