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Some things are meant to the enjoyed with a little build, and so it goes with the full version of the track from the debut album of Montreal’s “The Barr Brothers”. While the radio cutdown is nice, its...

Since 2007 American Babies has been the mouthpiece for Philadelphia based musician Tom Hamilton. After spending the early 2000s building a national fan base fronting the electro-rock band Brothers Past, releasing two...

Talented South African folk artist Laurie Levine heads to the UK at the end of the November, playing songs from her latest release ‘Six Winters’ that launched in that region on November 5th. She first emerged...

In June this Bloomington Indiana based band signed up for their first album with Bloodshot Records, their sixth full length in the quickly growing and maturing catalog. The album was apparently funded on Kickstarter and...

Since 2003, Illinois-based singer-songwriter Dan Hubbard has released five albums and toured extensively through the Midwest and both coasts. In the process, he’s built a strong fan base, become a refined songwriter and...

Shortly after their high school graduation, the members of Harlan Pepper took their music on the road, writing new songs and using good ole grassroots promotion to spread the word of their new album “Young and...

Great Lakes upcoming album Ways of Escape (October 12th, 2010) finds singer Ben Crum assuming the role of chief songwriter for the band’s 4th full length. Along for the alt-country tinged ride are a bevy of...

Portland, Oregon’s Pancake Breakfast to release a hootenanny of a debut record, revealing an exploration into baroque-pop truck stop goodness – OCTOBER 19th! Times are hard. Folks want to see and hear...

Quintessentially midwestern (well, they are from Lawrence, KS, and list Paul Westerberg as an inspiration), the songs THE BELLES have put together are honest and charming. And captivating. With renewed interest in the...

It was nice to receive the full album from Phoenix, Arizona’s THE WORRYMEN this past month, especially with a track whose name correlated with my alma matter’s mascot, the ‘Matador’. The album has...

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Featured on Insomnia Radio #169 – we loved ‘em so much, we’re giving away 5 copies of their upcoming full length “Lost Souls Like Us.” Listen to the front end of the audio for details. (Hint:...

The Title track from their Album just released on Leading Brand Records Evoking images of desert plains and ghost towns, the music of The Famous is like swallowing hard liquor — a raw, scorching blast of...

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

Josh Hall is a prolific enigma.

Out of the fifty odd groups I saw in Texas this last March, Blitzen Trapper certainly earned itself a well fought best-in-show on my swollen showcase spreadsheet. The picture I took here is from their performance at the...

Roosting in North Carolina, the trio of Bowerbirds recently signed to their favorite US record label Dead Oceans, home to bands such as Dirty Projectors, White Hinterland, Evangelicals, Citay, Phosphorescent, and Bishop...

Hey everyone! Today I’m giving away five CD’s from a great Santa Barbara band called The Coral Sea, so make sure you check this one out sometime during the week in order to have a chance to win. We’ve...

Welcome back for episode #2 of the SoCal Sessions. We’ve got five more great LA based (and related) artists in this new session that might help you conjure up the imagery of a less developed California. The title...

IR 101 stretches out to the 70 minute mark with 12 stellar tracks, leaning towards the moody, the mellow, and the melancholy. This collection of tracks is really suited for a gloomy day or winding down late at night....

Wow–my longest episode to date. Stretching this one out to eight songs, a little blah blah, and some great lovin’ for these bands. Some more variety in this one, representing alt-americana, hard rock, pop...