The founding members of Whitewash, Jon Ben-Menachem (bass) and Sam Thornton (guitar) met while studying at NYU and immediately the duo began playing along to the Ween catalog before deciding that they’d rather be making […]
Tag: indie rock
If you’ve followed this site over the years, you know that I had written about and mentioned the Mexico City-based quartet The Oats, who I had met while at a Northside Festival Showcase on several occasions. Unfortunately, as the […]
If you follow this site regularly, you know that I frequently receive an incredible amount of emails from bands, publicists and labels from all over the world and such things makes the site’s (unofficial) mission […]
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 […]
Originally part of the Tampa, FL music scene, the members of The Ukiah Drag, ZZ Ramirez, Thomas Conte, Brian “The Sultan” Hennessey and Andrew Eaton have played in bands alongside the members of Merchandise and […]
Jacob Faber (drums), Nick Kiveln (vocals, guitar) and Julia Cumming (vocals and bass) are a Brooklyn-based psychedelic trio, Sunflower Bean. interestingly, the trio have garnered quite a bit of attention across both New York’s incredibly […]
Rishi Dihr is a renowned sitar player who has played with the likes of the Black Angels on their drone and doom-filled opus Directions To See A Ghost. And almost unsurprisingly, Dihr’s band Elephant Stone quickly won over fans […]
In January, Eric D. Johnson, best known for his work in Fruit Bats decided to sit down and write an album’s worth of songs over the course of a few weeks. And of course, until then, it was something […]
Much like Yes i’m Leaving, Australian band, Zeahorse have been part of Australia’s very vital and dynamic underground rom scene for quite some time. In fact, in the case of Zeahorse, the band developed a reputation across the continent […]
Sleepyhead formed 25 years ago in a basement room at the Brittany Dorms on the NYU campus, and throughout their history they have had minor lineup changes, which have resulted in changes in their overall sound; however, if there’s […]
Appropriately named after their lead vocalist, Dorothy, is Los Angeles, CA-based quartet, which consists of Dorothy (vocals), Mark Jackson (guitar), Greg (bass). and Zac Morris (drums). And in a relatively short time, they’ve received quite a bit of attention […]
The Twilight Sad are a Scottish trio comprised of James Graham (vocals), Andy McFarlane (guitar) and Mark Devine (drums) are both critical darlings and something of an indie rock cult favorite band, who haven’t seen […]
Static Noise, the anticipated follow up to this debut effort, Ultra was heavily inspired by Brian Lopez’s time on the road, collaborating with a variety of artists including Howie Gelb and KT Tunstall. But the material on […]
The Toronto, ON-based trio of Matt King (vocals, drums), Moshe Rozenberg (synths, drums) and Mike Claxton (bass, synths) formed Absolutely Free from the aftermath of cult art-punk bandDD/MM/YYYY’s break up. And with their new project, the trio of King, […]
Charles Lavoie, Vincent Legault, and Frannie Holder formed Dear Criminals as a side project after several years of wanting to collaborate together and not being able to do so. “Petite Mort” is the latest single […]