By Laura Ferreiro Does a hand-written sign by Dan Deacon that says “Your apathy is their reward” or “Privacy is a precious cherry” scrawled by Zola Jesus sound like a cool way to adorn your walls or impress your significant … Continue reading
By Laura Ferreiro The Global Citizen Festival, which took place last month in New York City with headliners including Foo Fighters, Neil Young, The Black Keys and K’Naan, raised awareness of global poverty issues around the world and yielded approximately … Continue reading
By Laura Ferreiro The Avett Brothers have often found solace in playing music, getting through hard times by picking up a guitar or banjo. Now the North Carolina natives are giving solace to others by teaming up with family-owned soft … Continue reading
By Hilary Gridley Imagine taking a trip around the world to get a firsthand look at the thriving music scenes across continents. Now imagine seeing all the most celebrated bands from these multinational hubs without leaving Los Angeles. FILTER Magazine’s … Continue reading
By Hilary Gridley When San Francisco public school teacher David Wish set out to do something about the lack of music education funding at his school, he may never have dreamt of collaborating with world-class celebrities. But what started as … Continue reading
By Laura Ferreiro The third annual Social Good Summit concluded yesterday, bringing together diplomats, non-profit organizations, musicians, actors, journalists, students and socially responsible businesses for three days of lively discussions about using technology to address global problems. The summit took … Continue reading
By Allison Rivers Starting tonight, Prince — the prolific and famously flamboyant legend himself — will be performing a three-night run of concerts at Chicago’s United Center. The “Welcome 2 Chicago” series of shows will be his first concerts in … Continue reading
By Robert Gleim Arcade Fire recently teamed up with Montreal-based guitar manufacturer Godin Guitars to donate several guitars to the musicians and young people of Haiti. The instruments are meant to give hope and entertainment to the Caribbean country following … Continue reading
By Hilary Gridley Wedding singers may not fit everyone’s idea of serious musicians, but what about musicians fighting for everyone’s right to a wedding? Renowned artists Rufus Wainwright, The National, fun., and They Might Be Giants will band together to … Continue reading
By Allison Rivers Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler and The Strokes’ bassist Nikolai Fraiture are preparing to battle it out on the basketball court for charity. The second annual POP vs. Jock charity basketball game will take place September 22 … Continue reading