[ELECTRO] Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive” (Grouplove & Captain Cuts remix)

After seeing Imagine Dragons perform at Hangout Music Festival last weekend, I have a new enthusiasm for the group and the music they make. With so much energy and camaraderie on stage, it’s hard to watch the group and not feel some sort of respect for what they have accomplished in such a short time. [...]

[FESTIVAL COVERAGE] Hangout Music Festival 2013: Day 3 Playlist

The Sights and Sounds has been invited to cover the 2013 Hangout Music and Arts Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama and as part of our coverage of the event, and in an effort to continually bring you the best in new and great music, we will be running a series highlighting the artists set to [...]

[FESTIVAL COVERAGE] Hangout Music Festival 2013: Day 2 Playlist

The Sights and Sounds has been invited to cover the 2013 Hangout Music and Arts Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama and as part of our coverage of the event, and in an effort to continually bring you the best in new and great music, we will be running a series highlighting the artists set to [...]

[FESTIVAL COVERAGE] Hangout Music Festival 2013: Day 1 Playlist

The Sights and Sounds has been invited to cover the 2013 Hangout Music and Arts Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama and as part of our coverage of the event, and in an effort to continually bring you the best in new and great music, we will be running a series highlighting the artists set to [...]

[INDIE/ROCK] Gold Fields – “You’re Still Gone”

Dubbed “Artist To Watch” in 2013 by MTV & Billboard, Australia’s Gold Fields have hit our radar once again with their upbeat indie pop-rock single “You’re Still Gone.” A tune that at first listen glistens with all the tasty guitar riffs and a soaring hook that is perfect for spring. Yet the song is tinged [...]

[ARTIST PREVIEW] Hangout Music Festival 2013: The Weeks

The Sights and Sounds has been invited to cover the 2013 Hangout Music and Arts Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama and as part of our coverage of the event, and in an effort to continually bring you the best in new and great music, we will be running a series highlighting the artists set to [...]

[INDIE] The xx – “Together”

There has been some pretty big buzz around the massive amount of talent culminating on The Great Gatsby soundtrack. With new songs from Lana Del Rey, Andre 3000, Jack White and more, what’s not to love? And now British indie rock outfit The xx have released their dark, minimalistic pop track “Together” for the major [...]

[A CAPELLA] Lindsey Stirling & Pentatonix – “Radioactive” (Imagine Dragons Cover)

I love when artists think outside the box when it comes to covering other groups, and the a capella group Pentatonix plus violinist Lindsey Stirling have absolutely smashed their cover of Imagine Dragons‘ single “Radioactive.” Taking a steam punk-esque approach to the visuals, the group sings an impressive rendition of “Radioactive,” complimented by the sultry [...]

[EVENT COVERAGE] Big Paraid Album Release Show at Chicago’s Double Door

Reading music:   Raucous energy filled the air as I walked through the back doors of the Double Door bar and music venue. People were frantically rushing everywhere to put the final touches on the schizophrenic marching band theme decorating the venue. The dancers were going over their routine, CO2 blast lines were being arranged, [...]

[INDIE/ROCK] Grouplove & Manchester Orchestra – “Make It To Me”

Record Store Day is nearly upon us! Landing on the infamous April 20th this year, Record Store Day is a celebration of all the etched, black discs we like to call records. And in celebration of the event, indie-pop mafiosos Grouplove and Manchester Orchestra have teamed up to create the exuberantly upbeat “Make It To [...]