If you’ve been frequently JOVM for some time, you know that I’ve frequently mentioned that I receive quite a bit of email from record labels, publicity firms and artists from all over the world, and […]
Tag: indie rock
As I’ve mentioned on a nubmer of occasions, I’m frequently multitasking as I’m working on the posts for this blog, and usually what happens is that while listening to Soundcloud links, I’ll get so caught […]
Comprised of Daniel Paxton (vocals, guitars), Paxton’s brother, Conor (bass, pedal steel guitar), Patrick McHugh (backing vocals, guitar), Jimmy Cullen (backing vocals, keys) and Donagh O’Brien (drums), the Irish quintet of Buffalo Sunn can trace […]
With the 2011 release of Rose Windows’ debut effort, The Sun Dogs, the Seattle, WA-based septet quickly gained national prominence at a time when countless artists were focusing on lo-fi, bedroom recordings out of economic […]
Ward White at Rockwood Music Hall 2/10/15
Last night, I was back at Rockwood Music Hall to catch the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Ward White. White may be best known as one half of the chamber pop duo McGinty and White, which also features […]
The Brooklyn-based Hailey Wojcik (pronounced like Wo-chick) is a jill of all trades, as she’s a guitarist, singer/songwriter, producer and engineer, whose work has been praised by the likes of The Deli Magazine, My Old Kentucky […]
Ward White is probably best known as one half of the chamber pop duo, McGinty and White, which features former Psychedelic Furs keyboardist and founder of The Loser’s Lounge tribute series, Joe McGinty. Their debut […]
Swedish-Belgian avant-pop duo Victoria + Jean have risen to prominence across Europe for a slinky, seductive material based around Jean’s swaggering, bluesy guitar work and Victoria’s sensual vocals. A song like “Why Won’t You,” the […]
Comprised of Josh Onstott, Jonathon Mooney and Jesse Tabish, the Stillwater, OK-based trio of Other Lives relocated from their hometown to Portland, OR to write and record the material that would end up on their third […]
Surrender The Spirit and Surf Rock Is Dead at Piano’s 1/29/15
Surrender The Spirit and Surf Rock Is Dead Piano’s January 29, 2015 Over the last few years, I haven’t frequented Piano’s as much as I once did. As it has turned out, a lot of […]
Comprised of Cooper Gillespie (vocals, bass) and Greg Gordon (drums and sequencers), the Los Angeles-based duo of Ultra Violent Rays claim influences such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division and Portishead, and as you’ll […]
Shana Falana is a Kingston, NY-based, experimental, shoegaze/dream pop artist, who has been praised by several publications for a live set that combines live looping of reverb-drenched vocals, pre-recorded backing tracks, shimmering guitar and drums and […]
Best known as one-half of the duo of Escondido, Jessica Maros is a Los Angeles, CA-based artist, who will be releasing her full-length debut, Cavity under the moniker of Kuzin (pronounced cousin). The album’s first single […]
Japanther’s Ian Vanek has long maintained a side-project with a rotating cast of musician friends by the name of Howardian. Although Vanek has been actively creating music in Howardian for some time, tomorrow marks the […]
Robert Pollard, the creative force behind the Dayton, OH-based cult-favorite band Guided by Voices has long been considered one of the more prolific songwriters and musicians in indie rock. Largely influenced by garage rock, psych […]