The modern era is fast-paced. In a blink of an eye, you’ve missed three tags, six text messages, another app asking you to update your password, and an ad for the air fryer you were thinking about buying but never talked about out loud. Welcome to BIG MODERN! The band’s third full-length in just over […]
I walked into Bridgestone Arena genuinely excited this past week. For starters, it would be my first time seeing openers Nova Twins and, while I’ve had a few opportunities to catch their shows in the past, I’ve never made it, so I was thrilled to finally see them live on a big stage. Second, I […]
Warm Love Cool Dreams Festival just wrapped up in Chicago and we have a lot to share about Day One! The Salt Shed opened its doors on May 23rd to let fans roam the entire venue. The setup was complete with indoor and outdoor stages, a food court, a market, an arcade, balcony viewing areas, […]
On the evening of May 27th, alt rock band The Last Dinner Party brought their From The Pyre Tour to The Fox Theater in Oakland. From The Pyre is the sophomore album from the London-based quintet, hot off the heels from their debut album Prelude to Ecstacy, featuring their breakout single “Nothing Matters”. Chances are, if you listened to […]
I’ve always held firm to the belief that if a band moves you, truly moves you, you owe it to yourself to see them more than once. Some artists just need to be witnessed repeatedly; each performance peels back a layer of something you didn’t know you needed. I feel like bands like Phish, The […]
Some concerts are performances; others are spectacles. And then there’s Puscifer, a beautifully strange collision of theater, psychedelia, performance art, and razor-sharp musicianship that feels deeply unserious and profoundly intentional at the same time. At Red Rocks Amphitheatre, under towering red monoliths and a sold-out Colorado sky packed with more than 10,000 people, Puscifer built […]
Chicago’s summer festival calendar is heating up, with a notable one happening over Memorial Day Weekend. Titled Warm Love Cool Dreams Music and Arts Festival, this carefully curated two-day event promises merriment for indie music-lovers in the Windy City, taking over Chicago’s iconic Salt Shed on May 23th and 24th. Presented by the team behind […]
More often than not, when a famous musician starts a side project band, it’s often seen as a watered-down version of the group that gained them fame. Usually diehard fans latch onto the project out of some form of loyalty, but it never quite hits as profoundly as the original. In the case of Maynard […]
Two decades after the release of If Only You Were Lonely, Hawthorne Heights brought their anniversary tour to House of Blues San Diego on March 26th, 2026. The stop played the 2006 album in full, bringing along a stellar supporting lineup — Creeper opening and letlive. in the direct support slot. With that amount of […]
On March 22nd, elder emos gathered at Steelhouse Omaha for Boys Like Girls’ Soundtrack To Your Life Tour. With support from I Dont Know How but They Found Me (iDKHOW for short) and Arrows in Action, the night was a celebration of an expansive 20-year career for Boys Like Girls, featuring their first two records […]
The year was 2017 and, in typical music-discovery fashion, I heard a really cool song come through my Spotify suggestions called “Matador” by a band called Model/Actriz. I saved it to my new music playlist and didn’t really think much about it beyond the fact that it was a really cool song. Flash forward to […]
Few British rock bands have carved a transatlantic identity quite like Band of Skulls, the Southampton-born group that improbably broke into the United States mainstream before their own homeland ever knew what hit it. Needless to say, Top Shelf Music was very stoked to have an exclusive interview with the band as they prepared to […]
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is excited to confirm the return of its internationally celebrated camping festival, taking place this June 11th through the 14th, on the 700-acre Bonnaroo Farm in Manchester, Tennessee — just 60 miles southeast of Nashville. Bonnaroo 2026 will once again deliver nonstop entertainment with a full roster of world-class performers […]
Brooklyn-based band Local Weatherman has new music to share! Titled Right One, the five-track EP follows the band’s breakout album of 2023 — although this time dripping with emo-tinted introspection. It’s melancholic, remorseful… all the makings of a good ‘sad boy’ saga. Relationships are tricky, especially when you know you’re the problem. Right One chronicles […]
Want some fun in the sun? We know you do. The dead of winter might be the coldest months of the year, but it’s also when spring festivals start heating up — one just happening to be the ultimate beachfront party you’ll ever experience. On the sands of Redondo Beach, indie folk and reggae lovers […]
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