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Since we last heard from Provo, Utah based artist DREW DANBURRY, he had married his true love, Lynette (aka Lady Danburry), and followed up  touring in 2009 with an assortment of talented artists – some you have...

You know we like our genre-bleeders here at Insomnia Radio. Here’s one that just graced our inbox from Southern California: Open Hand is your typical modern alt/rock band with stony guitars and a heavy beat. But...

Today we present to you a four-piece band from the city of Tarzana (in the San Fernando Valley) called THE dAY. We’ve been holding onto their music for a while, waiting for an opportunity to properly present some of...

Our newest episode opens with a farcical movie trailer we found, something about airplane flaps malfunctioning leading into a ridiculous crash in the mountains and subsequent survivalist breakdancing. It has nothing to...

Over the course of several nights, this IR coffee-fiend powered through multiple cups of caffeine in order to bring you the following local tracks on our Daily Dose feed, amongst scores of others great tracks from outside...

AMPED: Show #160 This week’s host: Alan from Darkhorse Radio Show: Atlantic Wave Radio Song: Better Off Alone (Daydream On Autopilot) Show: Indie Music Sampler Song: Kim Cladas (Maybe If I Leave You) Show: The...

The New Year has arrived and what better inspiration moving forward then to hear four brand new releases by three old local friends to the network: Chance, Nico Stai, and The Black Watch; as well as one new courtesy of...

Here at The Socal Sessions, we have several containers full of musical goodness passed down from the Daily Dose feed that we will be slowly releasing into this stream over the next few months. Once new tracks are released...

About a year ago, I was talking to Leo Cain at the TLP Show about occasionally featuring bands from other areas who were writing songs about the area that we live in. Its definitely refreshing to see others views on the...

Join iProng Magazine at the Brewery in Los Angeles for the release party for our “Los Angeles issue” on Tuesday, November 11th, starting at 7pm. Come hang out with our special guests: - Dan Klass of the...

This is the story of The Pacific, a three piece indie group of some Japanese heritage, whom have been pouring their hearts into the many storied high-energy performances in the Los Angeles rock underground. For years The...

Thanks for checking out the 24th full length edition of The SoCal Sessions here at Insomnia Radio. Today we’ve gathered up fourteen excellent tracks from fourteen talented artists, breaking out in Long Beach via a...

Based in Los Angeles and formed in 2002, Summer Darling began as a three piece indie pop band with an interest in songwriting and melody. Comprised of vocalist / songwriter Ben Heywood, drummer / guitarist Dan Rossiter...

I’m sorry FM… but I don’t want to get back together!! I gave up on us a long ago after a lifetime of unannounced program changes and undelivered phone-in requests. You need to stop hounding me with your...

From Irvine, California, Faded Paper Figures writes music in those fleeting snippets of time between work, traffic, and dissertation chapters. They have a debut album called ‘Dynamo’ on the slate for the...

Todays inspiring new artist rumbles in off Van Nuys Blvd., whipping off potshots of soul-tinged rock, delivering the theme track for your life from atop their funky chariot, and driving a straight line through the arena...

Alright. Here’s the deal. None of the bands in the Southern California region made it to the World Grand Finale in the BodogBattle. All of these bands however do still have the chance to advance through Wildcard...

(Cue best Casey Kasem voice) The local punk-rock continues streaming in this week, raising in intensity to some degree, with some audio flashbacks to the 80s placed primarily so you’ll remember the featured band...

Clearing the palette after a complex musical odyssey in Texas, I figured what would be better than heading to a punk show down on the edge of Newport Beach in order to cleanse some of the cloying pretentious hipster...

I WISH TO ANNOUNCE THAT… Apple Valley based progressive rock band Aulta will be performing at two upcoming shows here in the Southland over the next few weeks, specifically in Fullerton at The Alley and then a week...

Opening up our newest mixed shot comes LA’s Horrorpops, whom are Denmark reared and currently gearing up to blaze a trail across the United States with their third release, “Kiss Kiss Kill Kill”. ...

While the following band broke up recently after some pretty solid touring success, I still wanted to showcase another track from this San Diego group, whom many have classified as Piano Rock along the lines of Ben Folds...

Now, this episode has little to do with the Lord, aside from the fact he brought you the tunes today. Kidding. As far as the wacky intro, it was personally mixed using samples from serious folk with vivid imaginations. ...

Todays shortish themed session focuses in on Rob Crow, a San Diego resident who has worked and collaborated with countless quality local groups, and the number counter keeps spinning. Not only do we feature a track from...

Since we enjoyed doing our previous double shot so much last week, we figured another was in order, this time with two high adrenaline pulsing local rock groups from Los Angeles as well as Murietta. The first group is a...

Todays mixtape celebrates the first year of the SoCal Sessions launching, which occurred this week, one year ago today, on the San Diego feed. Previous to the launch was a SoCal episode which Jason Evangelho, the main...

Step right up folks and witness the degentrification of Southern California one sweet track at a time. Yes, in less than an hours time, you too can enter our musical blackhole and witness the fiery future of...

Welcome to a special edition of Insomnia SoCal. Today’s piece brings us a small sampling of performers auditioning at the Bodog Battle of the Bands coming here to the Southland over the next two weeks, with first...

This session has a French title although it was probably butchered by the Babel Fish free translator to mean something completely offensive. In a perfect world it should roughly translate to ‘Female Musicians of...

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In a very sad turn of events, David Fuentes, bandmember of LA based Hepcat & The Aggrolites has passed away. The bands have issued the following statements: HEPCAT: We are sad to announce that our brother, beloved...