Au naturale chamber pop
The phrase ‘chamber pop’ is often thrown around in indie rock circles, but Brooklyn-based six-piece Friend Roulette have the resume [...]
Making a business out of free concerts
One of the best parts of living in a big city is getting the opportunity to attend tons of free [...]
Longtime performer Houck successfully stretches folk live
For a long time music lover, especially one who has scoured indie music blogs for nearly a decade, it’s a [...]
Boston gets ready to rock at the Rumble
Boston does its battle of the bands right. Organized by Anngelle Wood of Boston’s local music program Boston Emissions, the [...]
Sights and sounds from SXSW 2013
Locally Amped returned from the 2013 iteration of Austin, TX’s South by Southwest last Monday. We hit the town hoping [...]
Post-rock frontman experiments with noise at the Guggeinheim
Former frontman of post-rock act Battles changes pace at the Guggenheim performance.
Media-hyped, Brit garage rock act hit America
It’s a sweaty late Saturday night, a loft in Greenpoint, Brooklyn is filled far past capacity, and there are a few young British blokes playing scrappy indie rock in the front. There are rowdy twenty-somes moshing… and it’s unclear if there’s more beer or cigarette smoke being consumed inside.