Kramp Cast Capital Cities is safe with its sound In today's Kramp Cast I talk to Sebu Simonian of the breakout alt-dance group Capital Cities about how the band got to where it is today, the way the ...

Capital Cities is set to perform their hit “Safe and Sound” at the parade, and DEK of Hearts is America’s newly crowned Mic ...

The week’s absurd heat was replaced with an afternoon full of rain and lightning, but that didn’t stop Sunday’s Summerfest performers from hyping up their crowd. While Friday focused on soul and R&B, ...

C apital Cities, the Los Angeles-based electro-pop duo behind summer smash hit “Safe and Sound,” owes much of its success to Craigslist. And Lima, Peru. It seems like a Cinderella tale for Ryan ...

The guys of Capital Cities know how to write a catchy song, thanks to their years working as jingle writers. The band comprised of Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian, who are playing KROQ's Weenie Roast ...

That’s how Capital Cities’ Ryan Merchant feels about his and bandmate Sebu Simonian’s so-called “overnight success.” As he pointed out to Crossfade a few months ago, the duo’s biggest hit, “‘Safe and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. There’s no doubt that Sebu Simonian and Ryan ...

Aviatic makes big rock anthems, which are finding increasingly big audiences -- who, it turns out, aren’t necessarily devoted to big rock anthems. “We’ve played on bills with a lot of hard-core bands ...

A steady rain didn’t dampen the energy of Terre Haute native Emily Clapp and her trio DEK of Hearts in their performance as the grand finale act at the 137th ...

It was instant creative chemistry when Sebu Simonian and Ryan Merchant met through Craigslist a few years ago — which is fortunate, because Merchant was the only one who responded to Simonian’s post. ...

Capital Cities is an American pop duo from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2010 by Ryan Merchant (vocals, keyboard, guitar) and Sebu Simonian (vocals, keyboard). Their debut EP was released on June ...