You’ll Never Believe Who Was Dancing at the Tennis Show This Tuesday
It was me. Besides the egregious amount of rain to come into town Tuesday night, the Denver band Tennis also arrived playing to a sold-out dancing Parish crowd that sang all the words to…
Tennis & Pure Bathing Culture at Red 7: Live Review
I’ve always liked Tennis, but their show at Red 7 on Saturday night convinced me that they’re receiving significantly less credit than they deserve. Built around the creative forces of husband and wife…
Show Preview: Tennis Comes to Red 7 on Saturday Nov. 1st Behind New Album
Little known fact: an interview with indie pop duo Tennis is one of the first posts we ever did here at Pop Press International. The 10th in fact. 10th out of what is,…
Tennis Shares David Lynchian Video for “I’m Callin'”
Tennis, the husband-and-wife duo of Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, released their third full-length Ritual in Repeat, last month on Communion Records. Today, the band shared a new video for “I’m Callin’,” which features an…
Wild Belle Signs to Columbia + Tour
New York’s sibling-duo Wild Belle have signed to Columbia Records. The funk-jazz-reggae-pop group will be joining husband-and-wife, pop-duo Tennis on a North American tour next month. Check out their video for “It’s Too…
Tennis Live in Austin at the Parish
Austin loves Tennis. Evidence: the absolutely packed house of attentive fans at their show this past Tuesday at the Parish. And Tennis loves Austin. Evidence: they were just here for SXSW (second year…
Video: Tennis – “My Better Self”
As the shot opens, Alaina Moore, Patrick Riley, and James Barone, along with two back-up dancers/singers, stand on stage, shrouded in darkness and fog. Thus begins Tennis’ new video for “My Better Self,” directed…
SXSW 2012 Highlights Day 3
A day show at SXSW has the potential to be the great equalizer. If the sponsor chooses not to offer special access to badge holders or wristband wearers, adopting an equal opportunity stance,…
Down River Swimmers: An Interview with Tennis
Like many of the buzzworthy bands at SXSW, Tennis’s name is almost everywhere you look. With almost a dozen performances, including two official showcases, Tennis is one of the busiest and most popular…
SXSW 2012 Highlights Day 2
Day shows have always been an honored tradition for SXSW goers. Though the official SXSW entity has been known to attempt to reign in and control what shows bands playing official showcases can…
Album Review: Tennis – Young and Old
Opener “It All Feels the Same” from Tennis’s new effort, Young and Old, accurately pinpoints the potential dilemma for any band facing the dread of the sophomore slump. The question of how to…
