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 release […]
Tag: punk
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 […]
I may have mentioned this somewhere or another, but as a boy, I was a huge fan of The Police; in fact, my mom would love to remind me that “Canary In A Coal Mine” […]
Wax Witches and The Blind Shake at Baby’s All Right 11/26/14
Wax Witches and The Blind Shake Baby’s All Right November 26, 2014 Back on Thanksgiving Eve, I was at Baby’s All Right for an early evening of music from the Brooklyn-based trio of Wax Witches, whose melodic punk […]
Afropunk Festival Day 2: 8/24/14
Afropunk Festival Commodore Barry Park, Fort Greene Brooklyn August 24, 2014 If you’ve been following JOVM for a while, you’d know that throughout the bulk of the site’s history, I’ve essentially ran the site full-time and as […]
Comprised of Marissa Paternoster (guitar, vocals), Jarrett Dougherty (drums) and King Mike (bass), the New Brunswick, NJ-based trio of Screaming Females got their start playing in that town’s renowned all-ages basement show circuit; but they’ve […]
Coincidentally, as the New Jersey-based trio of Screaming Females celebrate their 10th anniversary as ab and, they’ll be releasing their sixth full-length effort, Rose Mountain through Don Giovanni Records in February. And interestingly, while their previous releases […]
The Minneapolis, MN-based trio of The Blind Shake have been a part of the Midwest’s underground punk scene for quite some time, as they’ve released six full-length albums, a number of singles, three collaborations with Michael Yonkers and another with John Reis. […]
Alicia Bognanno has made a name for herself as an engineer, producer and soundperson across Nashville’s clubs and studios; however, her latest project has the Bognanno using her technical skills as the guitarist, vocalist, producer […]
Nashville, TN has long been known as the spiritual and physical home and heart of country music; however, over the last four or five years or so, Nashville has become known for a much more […]
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 […]
Formed early last year, the trio of Lowbanks have become one of the Atlanta, GA area’s up-and-coming underground punk bands. And with a scuzzy, boozy, surfer rock/garage rock sound that bears a resemblance to the […]
Comprised of Clinton Callahan (bass), Scotty Hoffman (guitar/vocals), Sam Jacobsen (organ), and Sean Zearfoss (drums), the quartet of Small Reactions have quickly developed a reputation for a sound that reportedly draws both cues and influences from the likes of […]
BLXPLTN (pronounced Blaxploitation) is an Austin, TX-based trio comprised of TaSziin Muerte (electro drums and vocals), Javelin Hortsmann (bass, synth and vocals) and Lil K Big Q (guitar and vocals) have developed a reputation for […]
As I mentioned in a previous post, Louisville, KY has quite a burgeoning music scene with a rather eclectic collection of acts that call the city home – including White Reaper, a trio of Tony […]