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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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 […]
Comprised of vocalist Randa Leigh and producer/multi-instrumentalist Brian Vincent, the Portland, OR-based electro pop act SOS have publicly claimed the xx, Aaliyah, D’Angelo and Kanye West as influences although lyrically, the duo’s work explores the […]
Back 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. Of course, until then, it was […]
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 […]
Some Ember, the California-based duo of Nina Chase and Dylan Travis released their self-titledm third album earlier this year, and the effort represents a dramatic change in sonic direction for the duo. “The Thrashing Whip,” […]
The Montreal, QC-based Rishi Dihr and his band Elephant Stone released their self-titled, sophomore effort through Hidden Pony Records last year, and the album deftly used elements of traditional Eastern songwriting and instrumentation with Western songwriting and instrumentation to create […]
The Chicago-based duo of Greta Rochelle and Jack Armando formed My Gold Mask around their mutual love of Italian Giallo cinema, mystery movies, and the dimly-lit warehouse district of their hometown where their rehearsal space is located. Their 2009 self-titled, […]
Comprised of John Morosi (drums and lead vocals), Chris Kehoe (bass, synths and backing vocals), and Jake Harris (guitars, lead vocals), the New Paltz, NY-based trio of What Moon Things were formed in Morosi’s dark, moldy […]
The trio of psych pop act Indianapolis Jones are something of an indie rock All Star band as Tim Smith has played with Jellyfish, Noel Gallagher’s High-Flying Birds, Umajets and The Producers; Nicholas Niespozdani has played with Y-O-U, Limozeen, Yacht Rock Revue, and Please PleaseRock Me; […]
The Chicago, IL-based quartet of Raiders of the Lost Art specialize in a sound that’s highly unusual for most indie rock bands – hell, for most acts these days as it’s heavily inspired by jazz; […]
The trio of psych pop act Indianapolis Jones are something of an indie rock All Star band as Tim Smith has played with Jellyfish, Noel Gallagher’s High-Flying Birds, Umajets and The Producers; Nicholas Niespozdani has […]
The Christchurch, New Zealand-based duo of Steven Marr and Indira Force formed Doprah back in 2012 and in their relatively short history together, they have released a handful of singles to critical acclaim, two of […]
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 […]
The xx can trace their origins to when Romy Madley-Croft and Oliver Sim, the two founding members of the band met at the Elliott School, a school best known for a number of famous alumni […]