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...
Los Angeles iProng E...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
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...
Zykos: Keep it Light
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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 McCarthy...
The Pragmatic: Circl...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
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...
Hello Saferide: Anna
posted by Charles Stepczyk
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...
Geronimo: Hope and F...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From Regina Saskatchewan, this is the second appearance on the Insomnia Radio Network for Canadian group, Geronimo. Geronimo formed from the ashes of Despistado who were on the Jade Tree label, and later released a six song...
Gram Rabbit: Dirty H...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
My pick as we get nearer to All Hallows Eve comes from Jesika von Rabbit and fellow conspirators with the track Dirty Horse from Joshua Tree-based, Gram Rabbit. Gram Rabbit emerged from the Southern California deserts in...
The Twilight Sad: Co...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From Scottish band The Twilight Sad, Cold Days From the Birdhouse opens with a reoccurring piano ping, steadfastly continuing throughout a majority of the song up until it ultimately tapers off in the end. We know its...
The Standard: Sunday...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sunday Eyes is from Portland Oregon band, The Standard‘s fifth album, Swimmer, released in September on Partisan Records. Swimmer represents the collaborative song writing of Jay Clarke (keys), Rob Oberdorfer (bass),...
Zsammy: Your Chest i...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Slowly piecing together his debut album called Be Let Down, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania based solo artist Zsammy deliberately crafts music at his own pace, taking time with each beautiful track. It definitely shows as every...
Melvins: Nude With B...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Praised by several notable rock luminaries who came after them, the prolific Melvins are back with a new album, Nude With Boots, released in July 2008. The Melvins were originally formed as a hardcore punk band in the early...
Wye Oak: Family Glue
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Named after the official state tree of Maryland, Wye Oak band members Andy Stack & Jenn Waster quickly decided to change the name from Monarch after realizing that there were at least seven other bands that had claimed...
The Silent Years: Bl...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
History has shown us that occasionally there are people born in the same time and place whose collective existence seems more than coincidental. The Silent Years as a band name explicates the dynamics of the band before they...
The High Water Marks...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Earlier this afternoon I took on the task to look up past members of an incredible band called Stick Figures that existed once upon a time at my alma matter, Cal State Northridge in the early 90s. I knew two of the talented...
iProng Magazine: Ins...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Charles here. Recently I had the great opportunity to answer some questions asked of me by Bill Palmer, the editor in chief of iProng, the publication for iPhone, iPod, music, podcasting, and social media lovers. In this...
Marnie Stern: Transf...
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This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That. New York shredder Marnie Stern has just released a new album on Kill Rock Stars as of Oct 7th and the album title...
AMPed New Music Week...
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AMPED: Show #148 This week’s host: Nic Tredwell from the Homegrown Podcast Show: Atlantic Wave Radio Song: Back To New York (The Stone Coyotes) Show: Darkhorse Radio Song: Fallen Apart (Cameron Latimer) Show: Indie...
Gregory & The H...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Meredith Godreau of Gregory & The Hawk is a native New Yorker skilled in both piano and violin, and has independently released a CD selling over 15,000 copies, inspiring multiple several YouTube tribute videos along the...
Longwave: Sirens in ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sirens in the Deep Sea is the first track on Longwave’s new album Secrets Are Sinister, officially releasing on Nov. 11th via Original Signal Recordings. From New York, Longwave got their start in 1999. After the...
Coming October 14th:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Coming soon in iProng Magazine‘s Twenty-Fifth issue… • cover story interview with Weezer • hands-on look at external iPhone batteries and the new iPod nano • podcaster spotlight with Insomnia Radio •...
Jessie Grace: L.O.V....
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Oxford/London songwriter Jessie Grace fell out of a universe made by a freak accident, a collision of atoms and fusion of stardust, fell into England, eagerly enjoyed a dysfunctional childhood in deepest dark...
Takka Takka: We Feel...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Takka Takka has a new album out called Migration on Ernest Jenning Record Co. Instead of firing up songs from that release, we are going to first introduce you to these New York based musicians by heading back to their 2007...
AMPed New Music Week...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
AMPED: Show #147 This week’s host: Rowland from The DarkCompass Podcast Show: Indie Music Sampler Song: Brazillian Nights (Jack Jezzro ) Show: PC Podcast with Pete Cogle Song: Just Say Who (Almamegretta) Show: The...
Lowry: One Thing
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Brooklyn, NY based group Lowry just released their debut album Love is Dead on Engine Room Recordings, and its a devastatingly romantic glimpse inside the world of this indie folk quintet. Today’s feature, One Thing,...
Secret Dakota Ring: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The long awaited sophomore album by LA based Secret Dakota Ring will thankfully be here in late October. It apparently has a title, Cantarell, with artwork designed by Jacob Berendes, who also designed the cover of the...
Cruiserweight: Balbo...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
BIG BOLD LETTERS, Cruiserweight‘s new album arrives October 7th on Doghouse Records and we couldn’t be happier! One of their new tracks, Balboa, was released recently on Cruiserweight Rocks the Moon along...
AMPed New Music Week...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
AMPED: Show #146 This week’s host: Colin from the Ourobouros Podcast Show: PC Podcast with Pete Cogle Song: Rich (Say) Show: Eclectic Mix Song: Twelve Oceans (Twilight Dementia) Show: The DarkCompass Podcast Song: The...
Insomnia Radio #159:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The year is obviously 2008, not 2005 as the evil announcer at the show header describes. Yes, as you will quickly notice, there is some sort of robotic, computer, and videogame nerdery meshed together unseamlessly in this...
Frightened Rabbit: H...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From Selkirk Scotland, we are happy to dish out another track by Frightened Rabbit off The Midnight Organ Fight – the first single from the April release, called Head Rolls Off. The Rabbit have a live album coming...
Land of Talk: Some A...
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Elizabeth Powell of Montreal Quebec’s Land of Talk, met bandmates Chris McCarron and Mark Wheaton in the Jazz program at Concordia University after some attempts as a solo artist and efforts in other bands. After...
Wonkavision: O Ímpar...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The international special of the day is indie power-pop from Brazil, heavy on the moog and sweet audio butter, primarily influenced by such bands such as The Rentals, Cardigans, and Weezer. Wonkavision sings half their...
The Wedding Present:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Three years have passed since seminal UK group The Wedding Present released their last full length masterpiece Take Fountain, after an eight year lull. They are back with the Steve Albini produced El Rey, written by lead...