Charles Stepczyk

Charles Stepczyk

From Southern California, Los Angeles area.

School of Seven Bells: Half Asleep

Like many bands before them, School of Seven Bells were born as the result of a late-night revelation. Benjamin Curtis connected with sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza in 2004 while their bands—Secret Machines and On-Air Library!, respectively—were on tour. While…

Zykos: Keep it Light

Zykos, an upbeat indie five-piece from Austin Texas, put forth this new EP in the last year, a follow up to two full length LPs released since their inception in 2003. The Keep it Light EP was produced by Mike…

The Pragmatic: Circles

From St. Louis but with some Portuguese roots, The Pragmatic fuse their love of analog synthesizers into a electro-blitz of new wave that really needs to be seen in their live show to be fully appreciated (see attached video). Their…

Hello Saferide: Anna

More Modern Short Stories From Hello Saferide is the new release from the Stockholm Sweden band headed by vocalist Annika Norlin. Hello Saferide has put forth several releases in the past few years since 2004, each one building on the…