We The Beat x Let Your Ears Decide Presents: JMSN & Olivver

On April 24th JMSN will be kicking off another leg of his Deep Blue Tour, but this time only he's bringing LA native Olivver with him to take over Blind Tiger here in Santa Barbara. I couldn't be more excited about this show after I first heard of this pairing when JMSN announced his album release show back in December at The Echo. Both artists compliment each other quite well, and I had hoped to re-create this pairing one day, and now here we are! If you're not familiar with JMSN and/or Olivver, don't fret. Both singer-songwriters are beyond talented and separately make music that's often interpreted as a truly unique style that's catchy and get the feet moving. Don't miss out on this show, and tell (all of) your friends while you're at it. :) Allow your mind to wander and listen to both artists below. 

JMSN

Feeling impatient and can't wait until the show to grab a copy of The Blue Album? Grab it on iTunes now.

"Alone"

"Street Sweeper"

Olivver The Kid

"Lucy (Hurt People Hurt People)"

"I Want It"On the flip side, you can also listen to some of Olivver's acoustic material via his SoundCloud page as well. 


GRAB TICKETS HERE.

LYED x The Governors Ball Music Festival Preview

It’s a goal of mine to make it to a different festival each year in addition to Coachella & Outside Lands, and for the past 3 years I’ve been able to do so (Bonnaroo, FYF Fest, Primavera Sound.) This is my first time making it to The Governors Ball on Randalls Island so I honestly have no idea what to expect. What attracted me to this lineup? Interpol, Interpol, and…. you guessed it, INTERPOL. In addition to seeing one of my most favorite bands play in their own backyard after 3 years of pursuing side projects, the rest of the lineup seemed like a LYED dream come true. The bill overall is a little less than half of the amount of bands at Coachella, but it's been a minute since I've been to an actual music festival on an island. A smaller bill equals less conflicts (you would think) but of course there will always be a point where you have to sacrifice an experience for another one that might be more rewarding. 

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FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS:

This will be my first time seeing: Jenny Lewis (I've caught her multiple times with Postal Service, but I must admit I'm ecstatic to finally hear her solo stuff live.) Here's the lyric video to her most recent release "Just One of the Guys." 

Crossing my fingers that I make it early enough to catch: HAERTS
TV On The Radio vs. Grimes: This is probably the most difficult conflict of the entire weekend for me, but I'm gonna have to go with TV on the Radio although Grimes has been giving a preview of what's to come this weekend (and it sounds amazing.)

SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS:

This will be my first time seeing: Lucius & Broken Bells

Crossing my fingers that I make it early enough to catch: The Internet
Lucius vs. CLASSIXX? This would be my 4th time catching the LA duo and I've yet to see Lucius, so I'm going with the latter this time. Their live performance on KEXP at The Triple Door is something worth getting hyped over (check it out here.)
P.S. Did you know that Lucius was a feature on Friday Fascination last year? 

SUNDAY HIGHLIGHTS:

This will be my first time seeing: BANKS 

Crossing my fingers that I make it early enough to catch: Meg Myers 
SKATERS vs. Bleachers? SKATERS all the way! The NYC four-piece played a show to a rather small crowd in Santa Barbara that I consider an opportunity that will never ever happen (more on that experience later.) Crossing my fingers they play their cover of "This Charming Man" by The Smiths. (If you're not familiar with SKATERS, check them out via their SoundCloud page.)

(Click here to catch the rest of the set times & more information about the fun that's about to take place this weekend in NYC.) 

Show Preview: The Preatures @ The Echo

I couldn't be more excited about tonight's show at The Echo (Los Angeles.) The Preatures are playing a special headlining [sold out] show just a day after performing at School Night! in Hollywood. Unfortunately, I missed the Australian five-piece at Coachella, but managed to catch a surprise performance during Classixx's set when Isabella Manfredi & Gideon Benson (both from The Preatures) hopped on stage for a live performance of "Is This How You Feel" (Classixx Remix.)

The band has been around for a few years now, but last year's Is This How You Feel? EP captured the attention of nearly everyone and their brother. (To hear their debut EP Shaking Hands via Spotify click here.) Since the release of the EP they've dropped two new tracks: "Better Than It Ever Could Be" & "Two Tone Melody" (which was featured on yesterday's edition of freshvibesmonday.) I've only been to The Echo once before to watch Little Green Cars, and its intimate size makes it one of my favorite venues in LA.

Will I see you there? Hope so! 
(Grab Is This How You Feel on iTunes here!)

Show Preview: SKATERS @ Velvet Jones

In the 805 and without plans for tonight? NYC four-piece Skaters make their debut in Santa Barbara at Velvet Jones. I've been looking forward to finally catching these guys live for awhile ever since the release of their hit "I Wanna Dance (But I Don't Know How)" The release of their debut album Manhattan is something worth leaving the house for. 

Their SoundCloud page nails it on describing the sound of Skaters - "smart, dynamic sound blends their disparate new wave, punk, and hip-hop influences into their own modern indie hybrid."

What more do you need to hear? Listen to Manhattan in its entirety below. 

Snag tickets for the show here! See you there.