Formed after the breakup of its founding members Laira Diaz’s and Enrique Olivares’ previous band, Dandy and the Walkers, the duo’s latest project, Los Manglers draws heavily from Diaz’s and Olivares’ fascination with Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite-era art. Interestingly, […]
Tag: The Black Angels
New Audio: Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats Murderous New Single “Waiting for Blood”
As a cult-band, the British-based Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats have developed a reputation for material that bears a sonic and thematic resemblance to The Black Angels — heavy, psyche rock that talks about madness, […]
Comprised of Carlos Valle (guitar, vocals), Stefan Mersch (bass) and Kyle Beach (drums), the New York-based trio of Sun Voyager have released two EPs of psychedelic garage rock, Cosmic Tides and Mecca since their formation in […]
A Q&A with Prettiest Eyes
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 […]
As I’ve mentioned on a nubmer of occasions, I’m frequently multitasking as I’m working on the posts for this blog, and usually what happens is that while listening to Soundcloud links, I’ll get so caught […]
Comprised of Nik Rayne, Grant Beyschau, Cody Schwartz, Connor Gallaher and Miguel Urbina, the Tucson, AZ-based quintet of The Myrrors have released efforts under dark and mysterious cloak – and on a certain level that shouldn’t […]
Originally the founding members and front people of the Dallas, TX/Fort Worth, TX-based noise pop band Buck Jones, Burette and Gabrielle Douglas decided it was time for a major change; so they relocated to Burlington, […]
Originally part of the Tampa, FL music scene, the members of The Ukiah Drag, ZZ Ramirez, Thomas Conte, Brian “The Sultan” Hennessey and Andrew Eaton have played in bands alongside the members of Merchandise and […]
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 […]
A Q&A with Secret Colours’ Tommy Evans
When the Chicago, IL-based Secret Colours released their debut, self-titled effort and their sophomore effort Peach last year, they were a sextet, which is highly unusual for most rock bands. But between the after effects of the release of Peach and […]
As I’ve mentioned several times, I receive about 75-100 emails a day from PR firms, labels, artists and even band managers asking me to check out their band for the site. And as I go […]
Consisting of Shelley X, Chris Wild, and Nathan La Guerra, the New York City-based trio of GHXST has developed a reputation for being among the city’s most stylish noise pop/doom grunge trio by several publications […]
A Q&A with Blackstone Rngrs’ Derek Kutzer
Dallas, TX-based shoegazer rock band Blackstone Rangers – you’ll also find them as Blackstone Rngrs – originally formed about four years ago featuring Ruth Ellen Smith (vocals, synths, drum machine) and Derek Kutzer. After a […]
The Chicago, IL-based Secret Colours debut self-titled effort and their 2013 sophomore effort Peach had the band as a sextet which is somewhat unusual for most indie rock these days. However, with the announcement of the band’s two forthcoming 2014 […]
Album Reviews: Dream Koala’s Odyssey EP and Hookworms’ Pearl Mystic
Dream Koala Odyssey EP Release Date: October 1, 2013 Growing up in Paris to Brazilian parents, the now 19 year-old Yndi Ferreira quickly taught himself to play guitar and sing by ear, and he began […]