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Kali Giaritta and Matt Harmon, about half of the Portland group The Ascetic Junkies will be on a ambitious Summer tour over the next month or two, starting off June 8th in California, then heading to Idaho, and Washington...

Never Joy is the slightly dark and very promising debut from 18 year old Brighton indie folk musician Ed Tullett. You’ll definitely hear some of the his influences here, specifically Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Iron...

From the 2011 album Dinner At Edmond’s: The Painting Of The Red Haired Queen. Anika’s Basement Show is the project of David Hagen (AKA Dylvid Crougen). He says: “I am an independent bedroom artist from...

Today we are featuring a new stripped down interpretation of a slightly older track from Los Angeles singer-songwriter Nico Stai, a favorite musician of mine here on our network, who has had repeat visits in the past few...

Sweet Baboo is Stephen Black, a native of the North Wales countryside. Following the release of his third album, I’m a Dancer/Songs About Sleeping, Black has returned in 2011 with his latest EP – Girl Under A...

Today we take a look at a new acoustic release by Kilsyth, Scotland’s ‘The Twilight Sad’. The band actually got their start playing a few gigs in Glasgow, creating half hour pieces of music that...

From another of our favourite Netlabels, today we bring you Flyafter from 23seconds.org. A first for the daily dose, a band from Indonesia. Flyafter mix acoustic styles with shoegaze tinged electonica. Their first EP is...

Flugente (pronounced FLOOG-en-teh) is the solo project of former The Blam front man Jerry Adler. Musically, it is a near 180-degree shift from the electric guitar driven, generally up-tempo, hook laden avant-pop of his...

Summer will be arriving in a few weeks in the US and some of you coastal denizens and vacationers will be returning home from the beach, discovering that you couldn’t quite scrape the remnants of that washed up...

I had recently promised you all more Wisconsin-based rock over on my Twitter account after realizing that we were sorely lacking in showcasing the home state in which our trademark java is sent out to the masses for...

Today’s Daily Dose is a companion track to episode #171 of Insomnia Radio featuring Each Passing Day‘s frontman Loren Radis. Loren sent us this un-mixed demo of a track called “Barefoot” with Bob...

Welcome to an hour of all new music on Insomnia Radio #171. From genre bleeders to bleeding hearts, this episode is jam packed. You’ll also notice a healthy dose of FaceBook links in the shownotes because EVERY...

If you don’t know where you’re going, you don’t know when you will arrive. Danish band THE KISSAWAY TRAIL released this acoustic track, “Tracy” over the holidays at the end of 2009. ...

Over the course of the last several months I happened to find myself being subliminally spoon fed a few raw acoustic stylized tracks by Arkansas based group NAMASKAR, an experimental duo who really doesn’t have too...

Every day when I jump on the road to work, my commute takes me on a road down that curves down by the beach through a small corridor of refineries and waste treatment plants.  Daily, I drive past two looming painted...

From his new album Naked – acoustic versions of some of his previous songs. Available to download for free from Jamendo About Christophe Marc It is the solo project of Christophe Marc, the lead singer and...

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Today’s Double Shot pinpoints two sets of musical roots spread out over a few separate areas of Northern California, and is partially inspired by a creative commons poem by Mill Valley, CA resident Peter...

The brainchild of brothers David and Collin, Watching Cars is a unique blend of homespun roots and understated pop that will have you unknowingly whistling melodies the next day. Both boys, Texas born and bred, grew up...

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. For Matt Ragland, primary songwriter...

After putting out two records under the name taught the rabbits – “one but just another” (2002) & “mallet and watch” (2005) – Adam...

Acoustic Rock from Austria. From their 2008 album, Dinner for One The band plays powerful acoustic rock with psychedelic influences. The band was founded in May 2008 and released its debut album ‘Dinner for...

For one week only, Insomnia Radio: UK leaves its assumed Indie Roots, and takes on an Acoustic, Folk and Folk Rock mantle. Actually, I enjoyed putting this together, and might do another some time. Or another single...

This is Charles from The SoCal Sessions here at Insomnia Radio. I recently had the opportunity to share one of our regional acoustic artists on Graham Holland’s music show out of the UK, It’s a Frog’s...

Starting out with a few appearances at a local open-mic showcase, Bag of Toys has quickly risen up the San Francisco venue circuit by entertaining the masses at venues such as The Independent and Slim’s while...

Sick of Sarah began in Minneapolis, MN in April 2005 as an all-female band with catchy hooks, unique lyrics, and thoughtful, well-crafted music. The band displays talent, passion, and an ever-present sense of humor that...

This episode has some of the best Acoustic Folk Rock the midwest has to offer! Enjoy! Set List Dreams Aren’t Made Here – Rebecca Rego Bad News – Owen Seven Minutes in Heaven – Valentine My Shoes...

When selecting and listening to the tracks contained in this episode, it became crystal clear that this music begs not to be interrupted. As such, there’s very little commentary from me. Looking back, I also find it...

When selecting and listening to the tracks contained in this episode, it became crystal clear that this music begs not to be interrupted. As such, there’s very little commentary from me. Looking back, I also find it...

This episode is a little on the mellow side. I have acoustic, alternative to adult contemporary for ya! So grab a cup of coffee or tea and snuggle under a blanket and enjoy! Set list Voice in My Head by Painkiller...

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