TABLE OF
CONTENTS
CITY GUIDES
Your comprehensive guide to eight vibrant cities from
today’s most influential bands.
Manhattan Bridge / DeAnna Janes
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HAWAII
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50 Twin Shadow Vs. the Island
60 Shoreline Waikiki
61 Turtle Bay Resort
62 Hungry Ear Records
63 Hawaii Food & Wine Fest
64 Natural Selection: Artist Betty Martin
24 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
The Raveonettes
OK Go
Warpaint
Man Man
Fitz and the Tantrums
Bleached
Chain Gang of 1974
Deap Vally
Hanni El Khatib
Until the Ribbon Breaks
CARRY ON
What to pack, read, and listen to on the road
or in the air.
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116 Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa
Shares 5 Current Obsessions
117 Best Books to Travel with:
Meredith Graves of Perfect Pussy
Playlists
118 Unearthly Travels with Body/Head
118 Coast to Coast Tunes with Heidi Bivens
119 Melodies on Repeat with Purity Ring
FEATURES
107 Man Man
Honus Honus is dead...again.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
66 Today, Atlanta. Tomorrow, the World.
The Black Lips Tame the Travel Beast
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
126 Speedy Ortiz Illustrated Guide to Boston
Frontwoman Sadie Dupuis divulges the city’s
best-kept secrets.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
76 The Girl Anachronism
Zola Jesus in modern times.
79 Sasquatch Festival
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Intelligentsia / Julie Leopo
FOOD & DRINK
TRAVEL GUIDES
Our travel experts check these cities off their
bucket list and report back.
92 Reykjavik, Iceland Dreamland
88 Everything is Rad in Calgary
95 Keep it Israel
102 Tel Aviv Hotels
104 Hummus
Our favorite Israeli acts spill the garbanzo beans
on their favorite Hummus spots.
TOUR DIARIES
30 SEOUL, KOREA
From the Airport
Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio
Big Phony
Love X Stereo
32 GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
José González
Little Dragon
Laleh
El Perro Del Mar
JJ
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34 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Mike Kinsella (American Football)
Disappears
The Life and Times
Twin Peaks
Meat Wave
Bailiff
Ryley Walker
Springtime Carnivore
Lili K
38 Painted Palms Do Japan
43 Fat White Family in America
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
84 Angel Olsen Back in St. Louis
The dulcet singer/songwriter takes us
on a trip down memory lane.
LouFest
26 MANCHESTER, ENGLAND
James
PINS
Black Rivers
Dutch Uncles
28 PORTLAND, OREGON
The Decemberists
Blouse
Priory
Pink Feathers
Mimicking Birds
120 Spring Beer Picks
Cheers to these springtime brews.
122 Barbecue Nation
The best BBQ across the US according to Yelp.
AUSTIN, TEXAS
80 The Perfect Austin Day
Black Angels Guide to the live music mecca.
Waterloo Records
Hotel St. Cecilia
115 Royal Flushes
127 Tour Riders Revealed
Neko Case, Allen Stone, and David Mayfield
Parade have needs — very specific needs.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
86 Bienvenue a Montreal
Chromeo takes us for a ride.
22 NEW YORK, NEW YORK
A Place to Bury Strangers
Albert Hammond, Jr.
Beverly
Blonde Redhead
Caveman
Deerhoof
MisterWives
Public Access TV
Splashh
EXTRAS
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74 FESTIVAL CHECKLIST
Break out the camping gear.
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Golden Gate Bridge / David Iskra
36 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Geographer
Sonny and the Sunsets
GRMLN
Painted Palms
Andrew St. James
James Vernon
Vetiver
Giraffage
Hidden in the Sun
Erase Errata
Holiday Inn Express / Blouse
Gothenburg Harbour /
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