Although based in Springfield, MO, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Casey Jack spent a long winter in Chicago, IL, where he wound up writing the material which would appear on his self-titled debut effort, before returning to […]
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The UK-based pop act THUMPERS have received quite a bit of love on both sides of the Atlantic after the release of “Unkinder (A Tougher Love),” the first single of their debut full-length Galore. And once you […]
With the release of Big Deal’s last album, June Gloom, the duo of KC Underwood and Alice Costelloe had cemented a reputation for a big, arena rock sound – big, stomping drums, chiming guitars, playful melodies and an […]
Over the last few years, Louisville, KY has quickly developed a reputation for being the home to one of the country’s burgeoning music scene, complete with a rather eclectic collection of acts — including White Reaper, a trio of Tony […]
Elephant Stone, led by Rishi Dihr, a renowned sitar player, released their self-titled, sophomore effort through Hidden Pony Records last year, and the material on the album used elements of traditional Eastern instrumentation with Western songwriting and instrumentation […]
French Style Furs is a side project of members of Cold War Kids and We Barbarians and as a side project it started up partially through the spontaneous nature of the friendship between Nathan Willett, Matt Maust and Nathan Warkentin, […]
I’m An Island is the solo project of the Nashville, TN – by way of New Orleans, LA – based multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter and food entrepreneur J. Gardner. “Passion Phruit,” is the second track off Gardner’s […]
Consisting of members who have backed with Richard Ashcroft, Lauryn Hill and the legendary Chaka Khan, A Million Billion Dying Suns have received quite a bit of attention for a sound that’s appropriate – it’s a blistering, psychedelic squall that seems […]
Named after their frontman, Orville Bateman Neely III, the OBN IIIs have won quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere as Neely has been described as a sort of punk rock Elvis in front of a band that […]
Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia poet Tim Fontaine relocated to New York in 2011 to pursue a career in music; in fact, as soon as he moved to New York, Fontaine fully focused on music, writing […]
Benjamin Booker, Mac Demarco, and Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaries at the House of Vans 6/12/14
Benjamin Booker, Mac Demarco, and Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaries The House of Vans June 12, 2014 Lately, I’ve been trying to balance the demands of my full-time job with running this site full-time and […]
As a singer/songwriter and composer PT Walkley has managed to successfully and carefully walk the tightrope between creating music for mass entertainment and consumption such as TV shows, commercials and movies without losing sight of […]
Although they’re now internationally known and are considered critical darlings across both the blogosphere and in print, Cut Copy started out from humble beginnings – as the solo creative project of Melbourne, Australia-based DJ and graphic designer […]
Like any band, and any other side project, French Style Furs came about through a unique combination of fate, artistic vision and the spontaneity of the friendship between Nathan Willett, Matt Maust and Nathan Warkentin. […]
Brian Lea McKenzie, who’s best known for his work in Electric Bird Noise, has a number of various musical projects including Feel No Other, a collaboration with Claudia Gregory of Claudia Versus the Queen of […]