Plopped onto 120 acres less than a mile from Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., Disney Springs is, according to its creators, “a themed retail, dining and entertainment center inspired by Florida’s charming waterfront towns.” This “sprawling promenade” divided into “four distinct neighborhoods” hosts such lovable establishments as Maria & Enzo’s Ristorante (“savor authentic Italian […]
Sunny Day Real Estate warmed up for its highly anticipated reunion tour last night (Sept. 10) with a short-notice show at the 250-capacity Big Dipper in Spokane, Wash. It was the band’s first performance since May 2010 and introduced new bassist Chris Jordan from the Seattle band Spirit Award as well as touring guitarist Greg […]
Superchunk/Bob Mould Band member Jason Narducy and multi-instrumentalist Greg Suran will join Sunny Day Real Estate on guitar and backup vocals for different blocks of shows on the influential group’s fall reunion tour. The musicians will complement core members Jeremy Enigk (vocals/guitar), Dan Hoerner (guitar) and William Goldsmith (drums); the identity of the band’s touring […]
Sunny Day Real Estate has confirmed details for its first tour in 12 years, news of which was exclusively revealed by SPIN in January. Beyond previously announced appearances at Riot Fest in Chicago and Furnace Fest in Alabama, the group will hit the road on September 13 in Lawrence, Kansas, for a two-leg tour that […]
On the heels of announcing their first performance since 2010 yesterday (May 11) as part of Chicago’s annual Riot Fest, the newly reunited Sunny Day Real Estate has been added as a headliner to the second day of Furnace Fest, which takes place over September 23-25 at Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, Alabama. Like Riot Fest […]
Nine Inch Nails, My Chemical Romance and The Original Misfits will headline the 2022 edition of Riot Fest, which will take place Sept. 16-18 at Chicago’s Douglass Park. The event also features the first confirmed performance since 2010 of the reunited Sunny Day Real Estate, news of which was exclusively revealed by SPIN in January. […]
While emo music might be most associated with sadness and heartbreak, those lovelorn artists couldn’t have written such songs without experiencing some serious romantic highs. Since it’s Valentine’s Day, we wanted to focus on the good parts of love more than the bad — although there’s still some unhappiness and resentment mixed in. (I mean, […]
Influential emo band Sunny Day Real Estate is reuniting for the first time in 12 years for shows this spring, but without original bassist Nate Mendel, SPIN has learned. According to people familiar with the situation, this incarnation of the group will include original vocalist/guitarist Jeremy Enigk, guitarist Dan Hoerner and drummer William Goldsmith playing […]
The year 2000 looms large in pop culture history: the Y2k non-scare, the Seinfeld “Newmannium” episode, the “In the Year 2000″ sketch from Conan O’Brien’s original late-night show, the Hulu series PEN15. And just like, say, the grunge-defined 1991, the year immediately conjures specific sounds: gleaming teen-pop, earnest radio rock, the Neptunes and Timbaland. There’s […]
In the 1980s, music and film collided for cross-promotional blockbusters both transcendent (Purple Rain) and transcendently cheesy (Footloose). In the ‘90s, soundtracks continued to sell in the millions, capturing cultural moments like the Seattle grunge of Singles or the Britpop and electronica of Trainspotting. Auteurs like Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson reached deep into their […]