The Occurrence - Category: Music

The xx Coexist Young Turks   So much gets made of the proverbial "Sophomore Slump" that most bands attempt to combat these days.  The xx can not be bothered by all that.  With Coexist, the English threesome's second release,...

Grizzly Bear Shields Warp Records "I know it's wrong, just give until it's gone." sings Daniel Rossen on "A Simple Answer", a standout among standouts that is Grizzly Bear's fourth studio album, Shields.  Sometimes the dense, lush tones...

This writer's hitting up the Big Apple Oct. 13-17, hoping to squeeze in some CMJ Music Marathon time while I'm there. New York City is one of the most musically rich areas in the world,...

Full disclosure: I've known the Cathcart siblings of the intensified rockabilly group Jekkel for the better part of 20 years now; we went to elementary through high school together, and even in those...

California Wives' "Purple" video used fan art to embellish the visuals. California Wives just released a splashy video for their latest single, "Purple," and it's got fandom written all over it. Or drawn all over...

Rejoice, wallflowers everywhere! (No, no - sit down, Jakob Dylan. Not your "One Headlight" gang.) Your favorite novel about "Rocky Horror Picture Show" zines and the general, wonderful weirdness of being a teenager is now...

Modern-day attention spans don't have the patience to wait four years for a once-hot band to release a followup album to their breakthrough. Case in point: Phoenix. These indie-dance upstarts from France conquered the...

Didn't see this one coming ... (Image courtesy Rolling Stone/Tyler Golden) It was announced this week that Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong will be joining Christina Aguilera's team as a mentor on NBC's "The Voice."...