The Outfit: Tough Kids

The Outfit has recently debuted their five track EP, titled Tough Kids, and it is available for purchase via iTunes or the band’s website. After listening to their first single, “Ceasar,” which is all rock-out indie I wanted to hear more and see if they can continue with the budding hype in my ears. Upon listening to the full release, especially “Projector,” I have become an Outfit follower. Singer/Guitarist Eric Johnston produces a Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) or Caleb Followill (The Kings of Leon) type of sound but still maintains his own. This is indie garage band phase at its best! Don’t let my love for the “garage band phase” fool you into thinking that these guys are mediocre musicians - they are far from it! Buy the EP (it’s only $4.95 cheapos), check out the aforementioned website, and listen to “Ceasar” and see what you think? I think you’ll find that The Outfit is the outfit of choice when wanting to feel like a bad ass. Alright, I’ll make it easy, click here for the soundcloud link to the EP’s single “Ceasar.”
Melissa Moreno

Win Tickets To The GRAMMY Awards

Capitol Records and The Recording Academy are giving music fans two opportunities to attend the annual GRAMMY Awards. If you pre-order the 2013 GRAMMY Nominees album at by January 21st you can enter to win a trip to the 55^th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 10^th. In addition, each 2013 GRAMMY Nominees album purchased in stores will include a special game piece featuring a unique entry code for the GRAMMY Ticket Game. To participate, the code must be entered at here for an opportunity to win a trip for two to the 56^th Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2014. The second-place winner will receive official GRAMMY Awards merchandise. The album features songs by The Black Keys, Gotye, Florence and The Machine, P!NK, and more. A portion of the proceeds from album sales will benefit the MusiCares Foundation and the GRAMMY Foundation. – NIN

The Duke Spirit Live At The Casbah

The Duke Spirit paid a visit to classy San Diego after having wrapped up their tour with Jane’s Addiction on Friday June 1st. Earlier, we posted an album review for Bruiser, which was highly anticipated by fans and left myself wanting more. Experiencing a live show was nowhere near enough to satisfy my wants. The high energy that front woman Leila Moss performs with makes it impossible for a room of new listeners to stand still and take in each song. Besides the massive amounts of distortion and interference acting as a needle piercing your ear drums, rather than an embellishment to the music, it was clearly evident that The Duke Spirit was something to put your beer up and rock to.