acoustic performance

Max Bemis of Say Anything performs and tells us the story behind “Slumming It With Johnny.”

HRVRD tell the story behind “We Never Shut Up About You” and perform an acoustic rendition of the song at the AP offices. The song comes from the band's latest album From The Bird's Cage, the title of which is referenced in the first line of this song. https://youtube.com/watch?v=OEh4Zsd0xMI.html

Frank Iero, former guitarist of My Chemical Romance and current vocalist in Death Spells and a yet-unnamed solo venture, made a personal appearance at the opening of A&M Music Center in Lyndhurst, New Jersey today, where he performed a solo acoustic set. Videos from the opening show Iero playing “joyriding.,” which he recently revealed on […]

Twin Forks frontman Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional, Further Seems Forever) and mandolinist/singer Suzie Zeldin (The Narrative) recently stopped by Exclaim! to perform an acoustic rendition of their song, “Can’t Be Broken.” The band, which also features bassist Jonathan Clark and Bad Books drummer Ben Homola, recently wrapped a European tour with City And Colour. The group is currently […]

Mixtapes guitarist/vocalists Maura Weaver and Ryan Rockwell tell us all about their upcoming album, Ordinary Silence (out June 25 on No Sleep Records) in this latest AP track by track. Bonus: Watch the debut their AP-exclusive acoustic performance of the album’s third track, “Elevator Days.” Ordinary Silence 1. “Bad Parts” Simply put, it's painful to […]

Last night (June 8), Frank Iero, former guitarist of My Chemical Romance, performed a new acoustic song at a live recording of the podcast “Going Off Track” at Union Hall in Brooklyn. Watch the performance, below:   Iero had teased the performance of a new song he had written on Twitter earlier this week: if […]

AP #298 cover stars Paramore covered the Cure's “In Between Days” on Sirius XM Hits 1. You can stream the full acoustic performance via the video below, then listen to the original and let us know what you think of Paramore's spin on this classic.  

Juliet Simms, former Automatic Loveletter frontwoman and runner-up on season two of The Voice, has embarked on her solo career full-tilt with an album slated for release later this year and with “Wild Child,” the album's single, released last December. Though you may recall this song from Simms' highly memorable performance of it during The […]

Less Than Jake performed acoustic versions of “Suburban Myth” “Al's War” and “The New Auld Lang Syne” for Punks In Vegas' Stripped Down Sessions.  Check out the performances below: