If you’ve been following JOVM for quite some time, you might remember coming across The New York-based quartet, The Dough Rollers. Founding members Jack Byrne and Malcolm Ford formed the band in 2008, after bonding […]
Tag: indie blues
For close to a decade, the Chicago, IL-based The Steepwater Band have quietly developed a reputation as a heavy, blues band, continuing that city’s great tradition for blues and rock. And interestingly, 2015 will mark […]
Born and raised on Long Island’s South Shore, and heavily influenced by Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and The Replacements, singer/songwriter Johnnie Lee Jordan relocated to New York City when he was 18 – and Jordan […]
As a singer/songwriter Nick Hakim has crafted an aesthetic and sound that effortlessly meshes a variety of genres including blues and soul to create something that’s arrestingly spectral and dusty, thanks to extremely sparse arrangements […]
If you’ve followed this site over the last few months, you would know that I’ve written about the Los Angeles, CA-based quartet Dorothy, named after their founder and lead vocalist. And with the release of their first […]
Comprised of the Berlin-based Sash and the Boston, MA-based Dana Colley (formerly of Morphine), The Deltahorse’s self-titled debut EP received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere as its sound was compared by many […]
Alexz Johnson is a Canadian-born, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter and actress, who played roles in several TV shows and films including Instant Star, So Weird, and Final Destination 3, which naturally helped her build a strong enough following to raise key […]
As the story goes, two years ago, Selana Garcia quit her day job, sold her belongings, left Los Angeles and hit the road. Over a period of nine months, Garcia drove across the country and […]
https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=USSM21401269&playerType=embedded Up-and-coming, Nottingham, UK-based singer/songwriter Liam Bailey has been compared to the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Cody ChesnuTT, thanks in part to a expressive and soulful croon, backed by bluesy, power chord-based guitars. His […]
Born and raised in Washington DC, and now located in Brooklyn (much like countless other musicians these days), singer/songwriter Nick Hakim grew up in a household similar to mine – a household that emphasized musical diversity. in fact, Hakim grew up listening […]
From talking to dozens upon dozens of musicians, being a musician is tough but being a musician in New York is especially tough – and unless you possess an uncommon amount of moxie and hustle, […]
Consisting of the Texas-born Paige McClain Wood and the Silver Lake, CA-born Steven Trezevant Dies, the Peach Kings have publicly claimed that their influences include Nancy Sinatra, Roy Orbison, Led Zeppelin and the Cramps. And the first single, “Hold On” off the duo’s […]
Named after their lead vocalist, Dorothy, the Los Angeles, CA-based quartet, which consists of Dorothy, Mark Jackson (guitar), Eliot Lorango (bass). and Zac Morris (drums) has a sound that employs elements of riff-heavy 60s and […]
Born and raised in Washington DC, and now located in Brooklyn, singer/songwriter Nick Hakim grew up in a household that emphasized musical diversity as he heard soul, hip-hop, go-go, folk music and more – and […]
I receive a number of emails from bands, PR firms, labels, artists and band managers from all over the world but recently I received an interesting email from a fan of the Joy of Violent […]