Hosting dance parties at their concerts since 2005, indie pop duo Matt & Kim started out as performing nothing more than small shows around miscellaneous venues in Brooklyn before breaking out with their first self-titled album, Matt & Kim. Read more...

Tame Impala has officially cemented its place in the modern rock scene with its second album, "Lonerism." Read more...

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“Lonerism”, Tame Impala

Always graceful and demure with her Victorian-inspired wardrobe, Florence Welch immediately gives the impression of reservation. Read more...

If the cover art for Taken By Trees' new album "Other Worlds," which shows a girl holding a conch shell to her ear against a dreamy ocean backdrop, is any indication, the album is sure to be a soundtrack for relaxation. Read more...

Dressed in a button-down shirt, tie and blue jeans, Paul Abramson, a UCLA professor of psychology, looks like a typical lecturer, but his hidden talent for punk rock definitely sets him apart. Read more...

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Paul Abramson, a professor of psychology at UCLA, is the lead vocalist of the punk band Crying 4 Kafka. The band has recently composed songs, including “Run Frank Run” and “Holy Roller,” with Nine Inch Nails’ Robin Finck. The band will play at the Roxy Theatre today.

Muse's latest venture, "The 2nd Law," references everything from Michael Jackson to dubstep to Queen (this is Muse, after all). The result is a massive variety that, though somewhat tied together under the banner of Muse's unsubtle, riotous sound, doesn't fully manage to come together. Read more...

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(Credit: Warner Brothers)

Steven Ellison is a Los Angeles producer who is mostly known by his stage name Flying Lotus, or "FlyLo." Read more...

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(Credit: Warp Records)