Comprised of Pachy (drums and vocals), Marco (bass) and Paco (keyboards), the members of the Los Angeles-based trio Prettiest Eyes had all been vital parts of San Juan, Puerto Rico’s music scene for years, playing […]
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Fronted by brothers Jim and Mike Blaha with their friend Dave Roper on drums, the Minneapolis, MN-based trio of The Blind Shake has long been a vital part of the Midwest’s underground punk scene, as […]
Certainly, when most people think of Memphis, TN’s music scene, they would likely think of the countless soul, funk. hip-hop and country acts that have called that city home; however, up until last year, Memphis […]
From the singles I’ve heard over the last month or so, Screaming Females’ sixth and forthcoming effort, Rose Mountain may arguably be the best album of 2015. Comprised of Marissa Paternoster (guitar, vocals), Jarrett Dougherty (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 […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past year or so, you may remember that early last year, I wrote about the Gothenburg, Sweden-based punk quartet, LaDIDas. And for a punk band, their sound is […]
Originally formed in 2012, the Olympia, WA-based band Strange Wilds features members from several Pacific Northwest punk bands such as (the seemingly difficult to Google) Negative Press, Outlook, Wreck and others. Last year, the lineup […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for a while, you may have come across several posts on the New Brunswick, NJ-based trio of Screaming Females. Comprised of Marissa Paternoster (guitar, vocals), Jarrett Dougherty (drums) and King Mike (bass), the trio […]
In the previous post, I talked at length about the Helsinki, Finland-based no wave/free jazz/punk/whatever-the-fuck-it-is-they-playing quintet Can Can Heads. “Breakdiscodance” off the band’s latest effort, Butter Life continues the band’s reputation creating a sound that’s often […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past month or so, you may have come across a post or two on Silber Media’s experimental 5 in 5 project. The label, which is the label home of the Durham, […]
It’s something of a JOVM tradition to focus a bit on the past around New Year’s. After all, it only seems natural that with the passing of yet another year, that the past seems to […]
If you’ve been following JOVM over the past few years, you might remember that several years ago, I wrote about a Minneapolis, MN-based band BNLX. The trio which consists of husband and wife team (and […]
As I’ve mentioned countless times through this site, I receive an incredible number of emails from a variety of folks across the world, which, of course makes JOVM’s mission of presenting and covering music from […]
The Montreal, QC-based singer/songwriter Xavier Cafeine’s first two albums, Mal Eduqué Mon Amour and Giselle were released to critical praise in his native Quebec and they’re considered part of the province’s punk canon as he’s developed a reputation for […]