If you’ve been following JOVM over the last couple of years, you may be somewhat familiar with Dirty Ghosts, the solo recording project of its Toronto-born, San Francisco-based singer/songwriter/guitarist and creative mastermind, Allyson Baker. Baker has had […]
Tag: San Francisco
New Audio: The Warmly 60s Sounding Psychedelic, Garage Rock Sound of Cool Ghouls’ Latest Single “The Creature That I Am”
With the release of A Swirling Fire Burning Through The Rye, earlier this year, the San Francisco-based quartet Cool Ghouls have received attention and praise for a sound that channels the classic 60s rock sound of acts like […]
New Audio: Motel Pools Scorching Cover of Butthole Surfers’ “Human Cannonball”
Motel Pools is a garage rock recording project formed by its creative mastermind, the San Francisco-based Chiara Angelicola, best known in indie rock circles for her work in Bird Call and features the backing work of […]
New Audio: Chet Faker’s Reworking of “1998” Features Guest Vocals by Indie Pop Sensation Banks
With the release of his full-length debut, Built on Glass, the Melbourne, Australia-born, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist Nick Murphy, best known as Chet Faker quickly became an international sensation for a silky smooth and soulful electro pop/electro R&B sound that […]
Featuring members of the San Francisco-based psych rock band, Sleepy Sun, Fine Points is a side project that specializes in a very dreamy psych rock that also sounds as though it were were recorded in […]
Comprised of Karla Kane (vocals), KC Bowman (guitar), Khoi Huynh (bass) and Charlie Crabtree (drums) the quartet of The Corner Laughers have received attention across the blogosphere, radio TV and in retail stores for a […]
New Audio: Dirty Ghosts’ “Cataract” Channels 80s New Wave
The creative mastermind behind Dirty Ghosts, Allyson Baker has had a lengthy musical career, as she first started out as a guitarist in several Toronto-based punk and hardcore bands. By 2000, she had relocated to […]
Interestingly, the cousin duo behind Painted Palms, Reese Donahue and Christopher Prudhomme have almost always used the Internet – at first out of necessity, and later out of preference – to collaborate on their songwriting. When […]
Fronted by brothers Jim Blaha (baritone guitar and vocals) and Mike Blaha (guitar and vocals) with their buddy Dave Roper (drums), the Minneapolis, MN-based trio The Blind Shake have been a vital part of Minneapolis’ […]
Over the last couple of years, DJ, producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and Stones Throw Records artist Dam-Funk has seen his profile grow exponentially for a sound that channels late Parliament/George Clinton solo work, 80s synth-based funk […]
Comprised of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, the British electronic music production and artist duo, Basement Jaxx have had a remarkably successful career since their formation back in 1994. The duo have had several singles […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past few months, you might recall a post or two about the Los Angeles-based band Lady Low. The band is comprised of several long-time, grizzled vets, including founding member […]
Single Review: Shovels “Car Yards”
Comprised of Michael Beach (guitar, vocals), Adam Camilleri (bass) and Peter Warden (drums), the trio of Shovels are split between Melbourne, Australia and San Francisco and with the the release of their self-titled debut, the […]
Led by John Dwyer, the San Francisco-based quartet Thee Oh Sees have been insanely prolific, as they’ve released over a dozen albums since 2004 with each of those albums have managing to sound decidedly different, […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past few months or so, you’ll likely remember the Los Angeles-based quartet Lady Low. Each member of the band is quite accomplished in their own right. Founding member […]