Describing Caribou's music is not easy. Kind of like chocolate-covered bacon. We could tell you that it's electronic meets psychedelic pop with a little ambient mixed with freak folk and dash of indietronica (whatever that means) but you'd just be better off tasting it. Caribou knows this and makes sure that the tunes they provide are in a class by itself. more ›

CARIBOUUUUU: Daniel Snaith has two things, well much more than two things, but two very interesting things. The first is a PhD in Mathematics, and the second is Swim (Merge), one of the best albums released this year. He goes by the name of Caribou, though he used to be called Manitoba, before being sued by a dude named Richard “Handsome Dick” Manitoba. Snaith is a one-man-band in the studio, recording everything himself, and he’s a perfectionist behind the mixing board. He generally brings a full band on tour to recreate his songs live, spending most of his live time behind the drumset. Each of his five full lengths exist in very different worlds, from shoegaze, to the aptly named folktronica, and in the case of his much lauded Andorra, 60s-ish synth summer pop. He switches it up again with Swim, this time creating a dark, modern dance foil to Andorra -- think of the new sound as an even better version of Hot Chip. Listen to the single, Odessa, for a sampling. Chillwave musician Toro y Moi aka Chazwick Bundick, who has earned much praise for his debut release Causers of This, supports. more ›

Tonight, the dynamic duo of Blitzen Trapper and Fleet Foxes is sold out, so you've got a few completely different options: at El Corazon, Apocalyptica, a Finnish cello quartet who love Metallica more ›