The Ocean Blue
The Ocean Blue The Ocean Blue's debut record on the famed Sire Records label in 1989 achieved widespread acclaim and radio & MTV airplay. The band of four young high schoolers from Hershey,...
View ArticleBad Rabbits
Bad Rabbits Boston, Massachusetts funk-punk group Bad Rabbits combine the swagger of 1990’s R&B with the intensity of its hardcore punk roots to create a truly unique and body-moving hybrid sound...
View ArticleSaves The Day, Walter Schreifels, Jon Simmons
Saves The Day Daybreak. It's a fitting title for Saves The Day's upcoming record, the third part of a trilogy that began with 2006's Sound the Alarm and continued with Under The Boards in 2007. "Sound...
View ArticleThe Early November, Allison Weiss
The Early November The Early November will be reissuing their seminal debut album, The Room's Too Cold, and performing it in its entirety on December 18th 2013 at Bowery Ballroom in New York. To mark...
View ArticleHar Mar Superstar, Lizzo, Computer Magic, See Through
Har Mar Superstar Har Mar Superstar was born ten years ago, when Tillmann was living in Minneapolis, playing guitar-based indie rock. The Har Mar idea, he says, was "a reaction to boring indie rock and...
View ArticleMonster Magnet, Royal Thunder, Anti-Mortem
Monster Magnet Retro-rock visionaries Monster Magnet spent much of the 1990s struggling against the prejudices imposed upon image and sound by alternative rock fashion nazis. In fact, it wasn't until...
View ArticleAnthony Green, Dave Davison, Psychic Babble
Anthony Green From Joyce's Dublin to Springsteen's Asbury Park, environments have always had a massive influence on writers and musicians' creative output. Such is also the case with singer/songwriter...
View ArticleCass McCombs, Arbouretum
Cass McCombs Big Wheel and Others is Cass McCombs' seventh-and-a-half album and will be released October 15th (October 14th in the rest of the world) on Domino Records. Within his decade-long career,...
View ArticleRed Fang, Cancer Bats, The Shrine, Indian Handcrafts
Red Fang"Quick Metal quiz! The world needs more: (A) hard rock bands, (B) nuclear winters, (C) colostomy bags, (D) Jeb Bush presidencies, (E) none of the above. Okay, so try explaining that to the...
View ArticleLucius, Yellowbirds
Lucius Lucius is a triple-threat of vocal harmonies, infectious hooks, and dance-inducing percussion. Pair those traits with the band’s irresistible live show and it’s easy to see why NPR Music calls...
View ArticleLucius, Kingsley Flood
Lucius Lucius is a triple-threat of vocal harmonies, infectious hooks, and dance-inducing percussion. Pair those traits with the band’s irresistible live show and it’s easy to see why NPR Music calls...
View ArticleOurs, Madame Mayhem, The Smoking Flowers
Ours The versatile alternative rock band OURS is a dynamic and urgent outfit that has gained worldwide critical acclaim through band leader/vocalist Jimmy Gnecco's dynamic voice and songwriting style....
View ArticleCaveman, Vacationer, See Through
Caveman Caveman-a five-man vibe collective from NYC-released their first album in 2011. As first albums go, CoCo Beware was something akin to a moody statement of intent, a blueprint for a band quickly...
View ArticleAlice Smith
Alice Smith At first glance, the title may be simple, but Alice Smith’s new album She is anything but. An intoxicating mixture of rock, pop and R&B, the album reveals a singer/songwriter/producer...
View ArticleJagwar Ma
Jagwar Ma Jagwar Ma is a musical project, est. Nov 2011 by Jono Ma and Gabriel Winterfield. It all starts with the single "Come Save Me". A celebration of love and loss, lifted by human harmonies only...
View ArticleStephen Kellogg, The Saint Johns
Stephen Kellogg In the great American tradition of musical troubadour and documentarians of society, Stephen Kellogg has been furrowing the great American roads with his band the Sixers and their brand...
View ArticleThe Menzingers, Modern Baseball, Banquets, Ma Jolie
The Menzingers After releasing an especially lauded EP and touring much of 2009, Philadelphia's The Menzingers have been dubbed a "Band You Need To Know" in 2010 by Alternative Press and they have a...
View ArticleBernhoft, Miracles of Modern Science
Bernhoft Since releasing his sophomore album "Solidarity Breaks" in early 2011, Norwegian retro-soul singer/multi-instrumentalist Bernhoft has thrilled crowds around the world with his stripped-down...
View ArticleTemples, Dead Heart Bloom
Temples Temples are a neo-psych group from the Midlands, England.
View ArticleCaspian, 65daysofstatic, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer...
Caspian"Caspian is attempting to chisel away a little niche in the wall, swimming against the overwhelming tide of an increasingly overcrowded genre. "Tertia" succeeds in this endeavor surprisingly...
View ArticleBasia Bulat, Wilsen, Luluc
Basia Bulat Basia Bulat is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Toronto who has found acclaim for her exuberant live show, soulful voice and well-crafted songs. She is in the final days...
View ArticleJonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins, Hilton Valentine
Jonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins Jonathan Richman has been writing songs, making records and performing live for most of his life, winning fans and making friends around the world with his...
View ArticleJonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins, Hilton Valentine
Jonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins Jonathan Richman has been writing songs, making records and performing live for most of his life, winning fans and making friends around the world with his...
View ArticleMinor Alps, Sylvan Esso
Minor Alps (Matthew Caws of Nada Surf and Juliana Hatfield) Over the last two decades, both Juliana Hatfield and Matthew Caws have carved out long-lasting – and strikingly independent – careers within...
View ArticleNightmares on Wax
Nightmares on Wax Nightmares on Wax is an institution, albeit a delightfully different one. The man behind the moniker, George Evelyn, just keeps reinventing, not in a wilful Bowie way, but flowing...
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