“Austin, Texas band Moonlight Towers (taking its name from the tall vintage streetlights that illuminate Austin’s nights) is a genuine band that does what comes naturally: writing, recording and playing real rock...

Saints Of Valory come with quite the international flair. Front man Gavin Jasper is Brazilian, guitarist Godfrey Thomson is American, on drums Gerard Bouvier is from France, & on keyboards Stephen Buckle hails from...

Formerly known as Loxsly, Austin’s Royal Forest are slated to perform at this years musical edition of the South by Southwest Festival on Sat March 19th at the Marq – 11pm. You can pick up Royal Forest’s...

STEREO IS A LIE (Editor’s Note: Shocking! A killer band from Austin, TX!) SIAL spent a large portion of 2009 writing and playing shows, supporting such artists as Rob Dickinson (Catherine Wheel), Dead Confederate and...

Since Austin, Texas band The Sour Notes first formed in 2007, they’ve gone through several line-up changes before settling on their current 6-person line-up that consists of some of the town’s most talented...

Household Names is a four-piece alternative pop band from Austin, Texas, featuring vocalist and guitarist, Jason Garcia, bassist Chris Peters, guitarist Eric Roberts, and drummer Joey Spivey. The band will self-release its...

From their album Sunrise, released 27 April on Strange Attractors For the past ten years, Austin, TX instrumentalists My Education have splashed their cinematic sound all over the great silver screen that is the Central...

Orlando transplant NEW ROMAN TIMES have made their way to their new digs of Austin, TX and are also back with a recent album, “On the Sleeve”, released last year on New Granada Records. It’s been some time...

Free, creative commons piano rock from Austin’s Fulton Read. But there’s more to today’s Daily Dose than just a title… Austin’s Fulton Read are on a mission to promote the Creative Commons...

From their 4th album One Fix Powderburn, a hard rock foursome that calls Austin, Texas home is; Ken Lockman on vocals/guitars, Eric Anthony on lead guitar/vocals, Greg Enkler on bass/vocals and Patrick Swift on...

From the album This Album Title Reads Like a Fortune Cookie Austin TX, is well known for its rich indie scene. These Men Are Liars is a awesome example of what happens behind the scenes there. Advanced song structures...

Here’s a band from Austin, TX that is not only tech savvy (a necessary trait for ALL indie bands now) but creates incredible music and gives it away for free, including their two releases EP1 and EP2. There’s no...

Ume (pronounced “ooo-may”) are from Austin, Texas, and Pendulum is a song on their EP Sunshower released earlier this year. The band’s genetic make-up is a little shoegaze, garage rock, noise and...

Deadbeat Darling is a band living in New York City founded by singer/guitarist Joseph King, who after 7 years as a respected songwriter and frontman in the Austin music scene, moved to NYC in October of 2005 to begin work in...

Today’s episode starts off with a little CB chatter from a cat in New Jersey talking to his homeboy Juice in Northern California – then launches into a standout intro track by the funk and soul powerhouse, T Bird...

From Austin, Texas, and from their self titled (apart from the initial capitalization) 11 track 2008 album . major Major are: Jason- Keyboard, vocals Dave- Guitars, bk vocals Craig- Guitars, bk vocals Jordan-...

Austin’s ‘The Lovely Sparrows’ blend lush, complex arrangements with sing-along choruses that bring to mind glorious folk-inflected pop and well-written novellas. They self-released a 7inch single in 2005...

Balmorhea, pronounced Bal-moor-ay, has always been Rob Lowe and Michael Muller from Austin, Texas, but have recently added four more players to the lineup, on violin, upright bass, cello, and drums respectively. Drifting...

The Single from their 2008 Album The Steps Born under the influence of classic rock in the Live Music Capital of the World [Austin, TX], The Steps chisel through modern rock with 60’s...

If you happen to be in Austin this March for SXSW, I’d highly recommend you check out the firing soul, funk, and r&b combo – T Bird & The Breaks. High School for the lead singer Tim Crane, A.K.A. T Bird,...

An overdue Insomnia-laden journey has left us saddle-sore as we have traveled long and far these last few months in order to document a motley assortment of musicians.  We uncovered them amongst the wild trappers of...

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...

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...

Experimental Aircraft was formed in October 1997 in Austin, Texas. Two years after formation, the band produced and released their self-titled debut in 1999 on sleepy bunny records (a fictitious local label). In March of...

Today we bring you what they call in your country, ‘The Coffee Break’. Its a nice assortment of different sound selections starting off a heavier note and gradually ending at a light-hearted party somewhere in...

From their album Wild Streaks & Windy Days (2008) The third release from The Boxing Lesson, Wild Streaks & Windy Days is a simultaneously modern and classic journey through the dark side of the conscious mind....

https://insomniaradio.net/audio/dailydose/irdd-theblackangels-bloodhounds.mp3 The Black Angels “Bloodhounds On My Trail” (mp3) from “Passover” (Light In The Attic) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at...

The SXSW Music Festival has really been an experience unlike no other, with overlapping bands playing in every available space within the space of several city blocks. Its musical gluttony at its finest. I’m moving...

Download | Subscribe [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/iruk45.mp3] Song List and Links: Our Lunar Activities – It Comes in Waves From: Stornaway Links: Myspace British Sea Power – Down on the Ground From:...

If any of you haven’t noticed all my excessive posts on Twitter yammering on about all the bands playing this year at the South by SouthWest Music Festival in Austin, TX… well… this posting is to confirm it...

LISTEN NOW: [audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/irflorida19.mp3] Download This Episode | Subscribe To Future Shows This first episode of 2008 is a bit of a departure from the norm. I’m playing a few different...

Mini-Novela Catorce: Episode fourteen receives a Bitter:Sweet slap and enters the world on an electronic wave of bossa nova followed by a live Jazz Bakery performance by sweltering vocalist, Sara Gazarek. Leo from the TLP...