If you're looking for a chill daytrip for the "holiday," cruise on out to Clusterfest at Southwestern University's Corbin J. Robertson Center today to catch a solid showcase headlined by Brooklyn noise-pop/punk duo Sleigh Bells, touring in support of their sophomore release Reign Of Terror. more ›

Future Islands are the pure embodiment of the road warrior ethos. The band has been touring non-stop since the beginning of November, and will have taken only four days off by the month’s end. That they are able to perform night after night on such little rest is an achievement unto itself. But the fact that they deliver such high quality and heartfelt performances puts them in some truly elite company. In front of a sold out crowd, the Baltimore trio made their return to the Mohawk with a triumphant set that highlighted the undeniable talents of synth player Gerrit J. Welmers and bassist William Cashion, and showcased why front man Samuel T. Herring is one of the most electrifying performers out there. more ›

Future Islands play early on Saturday, and we highly recommend that you go and see them. We had the great pleasure of talking to Herring over the phone before the band set out on tour to discuss the band's work, his voice, and who they look forward to catching at Fun Fun Fun Fest. more ›

Baltimore’s Future Islands, who have ties to Dan Deacon’s Wham City, have been honing their bizarrely danceable synth chaos since the group’s North Carolina college days. But, with the release of their Thrill Jockey debut, In Evening Air, earlier this month the group is bubbling over and spilling out across the country. Their overactive tour schedule (playing every single day in May, bleeding over into late June) is taking them to Club De Ville Sunday with Lower Dens. Hopefully, they’ll keep the energy level high as Future Islands’ enthusiastic frontman leads the live charge while carrying on a Tom Waits-esque growl surrounded by the sounds of a steel drum wrapped in a dance beat, as on “Tin Man”. Their music actively avoids genre description, but it’s one is best experienced live. more ›

Anyone who's been to a Dan Deacon show knows that it ain't just any old party. It's a veritable showcase for lunacy in which the undeniably eclectic Deacon buries himself in the crowd and inspires snaking arm tunnels and circular dance routines through the audience, all the while increasing musical tension to a fever pitch. The Baltimore music maven (he has a graduate degree in electro-acoustic and computer music composition) is making tunes unlike anyone else, and despite what sometimes makes for a lack of traditional instrumentation, he's a whirlwind force of repetition and cartoonish weirdness that is impossible not to watch. more ›