News
Plus: Florence and the Machine, Beirut, Pj Harvey, Anna Calvi, SBTRKT, R.E.M., and more
Dec 23, 2011
By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus
Under the Radar's Best of 2011 Issue has shipped out to subscribers and will be hitting newsstands soon. The issue features three unique covers, each featuring an artist behind one of our Top 5 albums of the year: M83, The Horrors, and Bon Iver. The issue also takes a look back at other artists who have made a splash in 2011, including Beirut, Anna Calvi, EMA, Florence and the Machine, Gang Gang Dance, Neon Indian, PJ Harvey, R.E.M., SBTRKT, Slow Club, St. Vincent, Summer Camp, tUnE-yArDs, and Yuck. More
Plus Beirut, tUnE-yArDs, Junip, Major Lazer, !!! and more
Aug 17, 2011
By Wendy Lynch Redfern
Check out photos from Day Three of the Outside Lands Festival, held in the historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA. The gallery includes photos of Arcade Fire, The Decemberists, tUnE-yArDs, Little Dragon, Beirut, Junip, !!!, Lord Huron and Major Lazer. More
Flowers and Teleportation
Oct 22, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Today, !!! released a wacky video for “Jamie My Intentions are Bass.” In it, the band teleports, plays with fruit and flowers, and frolics. Or as they like to call it, Friday. More
Jamie My Intentions are Bass EP Out Digitally November 22nd
Oct 06, 2010
By Laura Studarus
On November 22nd, !!! are set to release Jamie Intentions Are Bass—a remix EP of cuts from recently released album Strange Weather, Isn’t It? More
Strange Weather, Isn’t It out August 24th
Jul 21, 2010
By Laura Studarus
!!! are hitting the road in support of upcoming album Strange Weather, Isn’t It (out August 24th). We have the dates. More
Jul 12, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Treasure Island has announced its lineup for the 2010 festival, held October 16th and 17th on Treasure Island in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. Split evenly between dance music and indie rockers, headliners includeLCD Soundsystem and Deadmau5 (Saturday) and Belle & Sebastian and The National (Sunday). We have the full lineup. More
Strange Weather, Isn’t It out August 24th
Jul 06, 2010
By Laura Studarus
!!!’s new album Strange Weather, Isn’t It is still on the horizon (August 24th), but the dance band shows no sign of taking it easy. Shinny first single "AM/FM" now has an equally bright video. We have the clip. More
Strange Weather, Isn't It? Will Be the First Release in Three Years
May 21, 2010
By Michele Yamamoto
Dance-rock outfit !!! announced details for their forthcoming album, Strange Weather, Isn't It?, due out August 24th. We have a link to the stream of the first single. More
Also: Magnetic Fields' Claudia Gonson, !!!, Deerhoof, Memory Tapes, Scout Niblett, Mirah
Jan 08, 2010
By Kyle Lemmon
After an initial announcement, the list of bands set to play the 18th annual Noise Pop Festival is growing real long. The San Francisco fest goes down February 23rd-March 1st, and here are a few new notable inclusions: More
Currently Recording New Album!!!
Aug 05, 2009
By Laura Studarus
In today’s “really hard to Google” news, punctuation happy band !!! have announced new material and a tour. More
Interviews
Maturity Without the Boredom
Aug 23, 2010
By Kyle Lemmon
It's hard to think that !!! (Chk-Chk-Chk) have been together for 14 years. That's quite the feat in and of itself. In anticipation of their danceable (of course) fourth LP, Strange Weather, Isn't it?, streeting this week (August 24), we talked to Nic Offer, singer and leader of the NYC/Sacramento/Portland/Pittsburgh band. More
Greatest Stories Ever Told
Jul 29, 2010
By Hays Davis
Musicians reflect on their first concerts. Includes stories from Tegan & Sara, Camera Obscura, Girl Talk, Owen Pallett, Art Brut, The Hold Steady, MGMT, Broken Social Scene, Ariel Pink, !!!, Mew, Real Estate, The Dears, Vivian Girls, Mayer Hawthorne, The Drums, Telekinesis, Fuck Buttons, El Guincho, and more. More
Reviews
Coachella 2011 Day 1 Recap: Kings of Leon, The Black Keys, Gayngs, Robyn, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill
Apr 16, 2011
By Raymond Flotat
Following numerous complaints of last year's festival being far too crowded, this year Goldenvoice the organizers of Coachella 2011 made significant changes to address that concern. A wristband with a microchip is now necessary at all time during the festival, scanned at no fewer than two checkpoints on the way into the festival. Additionally, they also sold less tickets than last year. The result of both thus far (it might just be that many attendees couldn't get Friday off from work) is a greatly improved experience. Even during headliner Kings of Leon there was plenty of room to maneuver and find a decent spot to watch the show. So in that respect, it's already a great improvement on last year. This year's music started off with an impressive array of talent, but had little in the way of jaw-dropping moments the festival has become famous for. More
