Yes, it’s true, at least for the time being, the face of San Francisco culture has changed: KUSF is off the air. And I wanted to address that on Insomnia Radio: San Francisco. So I did with this special themed episode. Share it, crank it, make your voice heard. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Download IR: SF Episode #5 At...
Boys Climbing Ropes:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Shanghai features continue this week, climbing toward the Chinese New Year with another indie amalgamation made up of three Canadian foreign nationals from Ottawa as well as Chinese vocalist, Little Punk. A vagabond...
The Wilderness: Real...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Wilderness is a Toronto based experimental rock outfit. Comprising of men-about-town, Lee Piazza (lead vocals), Nate Lyons-Fisher (guitar/synth), Jay Organek (bass), Chris Mason (drums/synth) and Jamie Lefebvre...
Insomnia Radio: Port...
posted by Rodrigo
Welcome back to the finest independent music from Portugal. Due to professional reasons, until at least the end of this school year, this show will be published monthly. During this show you will learn about an azorian...
Debate Team: I’...
posted by Jason Evangelho
ne day way back in 2003, Oklahoma-based singer/songwriter Ryan McNeil and his friend and guitarist Drew Brown combined their love of pawn shop keyboards and DIY pop songs and began cranking out some lovely home recordings for a project called Debate Team. But Drew had another band which happened to go by the name OneRepublic, and in 2007 their popularity exploded with a pair of Top 10 singles. Just as Debate Team was beginning to carve a place in the dense music scene of Los Angeles, OneRepublic's rising fame (and the resulting champagne baths and international tours) put the group on hiatus.
The Fresh & Only...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Play It Strange is the third full length album recorded in just over two years since San Francisco’s The Fresh & Onlys inception with previous albums out on Woodsist and Castle Face. This newest album is also the...
Steve Cowgill: Every...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Steve Cowgill is the lead guitarist and occasional singer of acoustic surf rock favorites Bag of Toys. Fresh from San Francisco, Bag of Toys is a four piece acoustic surf-rock band now based in Wilmington, NC. The...
London to Tokyo: Fee...
posted by Rodrigo
I garantee: you are not ready to listen to this. London to Tokyo were formed in 2008, in Los Angeles. While they don’t release the best rock n’ roll album, so says Rolling Stone magazine, you will find the...
Rainbow Danger Club:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Shanghai China’s Rainbow Danger Club recently released an entirely free eight-song effort in late 2010 called The New Atlantis EP – available at the Bandcamp link provided. The four-piece had the...
Prisma: Feeling of G...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Prisma are a progressive rock band from Zurich, Switzerland in the vein of Tool or network favorites Emptyself. Today’s feature is from Prisma’s debut full length Collusion which was released in 2006,...
Western Sydney Metal...
posted by Erk
Late December 2010 & January 2011 saw devastating floods assault the Australian state of Queensland. During these floods, many people were forced from their homes. Tragically, over 20 people were killed (and some...
Midnight Spin: In Th...
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Midnight Spin is a five-piece rock outfit from Williamsburg, Brooklyn who bring high-energy guitar rock for the 21st century to the NYC music scene. Formed in late 2008, the band immediately established a sizable...
IR Australia #11: Ha...
posted by Erk
Welcome to episode 11 of Insomnia Radio Australia! On this episode of Insomnia Radio: Australia, Erk features music from across Australia to celebrate Australia Day. Australia Day is celebrated each year on January 26 to...
You The Symphony: Di...
posted by Jason Evangelho
Written in the wake of marriages, break-ups, and a long winter spent writing in an old dance studio, the self-produced EP by You The Symphony is a mash-up of influence from bands like Jimmy Eat World to Deftones. But...
Jeniferever: Waifs &...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Jeniferever are from Uppsala, Sweden and produce ambient indie rock/post-rock, sometimes compared to groups like The Appleseed Cast and Sigur Rós. Their name is derived from a 1989 Smashing Pumpkins song of the same...



