Bad Veins are following their spectacular debut with an even better sophomore effort coming out next month. The Mess We've Made finds the duo of Benjamin Davis and Sebastien Schultz have taken the mixture of dance, rock and lush arrangements they're so good at and amped it up a notch. We've seen their live show and the new album's found the band focusing that exuberance and capturing it in the studio. more ›

We've been fans of Bad Veins for a while now and have waited for-EV-er for the trio of multi-instrumentalist Benjamin Davis, drummer Sebastien Schultz and their 1973 Pioneer reel to reel tape player Irene to release a new album. We will finally get that new album from them in late April and last night they premiered the video for the fist single off The Mess We’ve Made. Check out why we love the band so much below and take in “Dancing On TV.” more ›

We can't believe we're recommending you go see a show headlined by Thrice, but here we are, recommending you go see a show headlined by Thrice. Don't worry, unless you're feeling particularly masochistic you'll never have to hear note one from Thrice because the reason we think you should go is to see the openers for Saturday's show, Bad Veins. more ›

Bad Veins did not let us down last night as they delivered an epicly lush set from the stage of The Empty Bottle. The fact that two dudes and a reel-to-reel tape machine can deliver such impassioned, majestic music is hard to believe until you experience it for yourself. We spoke to the band after the show and they hope to return to Chicago early next year, and when they do you should make sure you are in the crowd that night. more ›

First of all, let's just get this out of the way at the very top; Bad Veins sound a LOT like The Killers before that band went and embraced their Las Vegas roots to a ridiculous extent. Bad Veins singer Benjamin Davis bears a striking vocal resemblance to Brandon Flowers -- had Flowers ever taken vocal lessons and gained more control and range -- and the music he creates with drummer and musical partner Sebastien Schultz has that same expansive, epic feel that is catchy instead of monolithic. So there, that's done. Now that's out of the way, let's center on just how awesome these guys are. more ›