The rock trio Miggs will be releasing its fifth album, “Wide Awake,” on May 18, 2010, via Rock Ridge Music. The first album to feature drummer Ryan Scarbrough (who joined vocalist/guitarist Don Miggs and bassist...
Degrees: Can’t...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Some 80’s tinged electro-pop on the Daily Dose today. Taken from the EP “Pt.III” released May 10th on af-music as a limited edition CD or Download In the darkest woods in Sweden there’s a small...
Archeology: White Wa...
posted by Jason Evangelho
When Jason Davis and Daniel Walker met at an archaeological research site in Eastern Washington, little did they know how strikingly similar the paths that led to their convergence were. Both endured childhoods spent...
Open Hand: Honey
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Title track from Open Hand’s new album on Anodyne Records California’s Open Hand is your modern alt/rock band with stony guitars and a heavy beat. But you can expect to hear playful female vocals,...
Fists of Love: Go Sk...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their recently released self-titled EP Conceived by songwriters Donna Jay Rubin and Chris Schadler upon Rubin’s return from the West coast, Fists of Love began as a three-piece joined by drummer Mathew Arnold...
Lily Sparks: Stars
posted by Jason Evangelho
In a music scene where shock-poppers, like Lady Gaga, and girl rockers, like Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, attract so much (too much?) public attention, it’s refreshing to once again hear an honest-to-goodness hard...
The Menzingers: I Wa...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the album Chamberlain Waits out now on Red Scare After releasing an especially lauded EP and touring much of 2009, Philadelphia’s Menzingers have been dubbed a “Band You Need To Know” in 2010 by...
My Education: Oars
posted by Stuart Morrison
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...
Painted Hills: Kalei...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their debut album, released 20 April on Bird Song Recordings Bird Song Recordings presents the self-titled debut album from Painted Hills, led by former Beachwood Sparks guitarist, singer & songwriter Josh...
Shotgun Lover: Oh No...
posted by Jason Evangelho
Nashville’s Shotgun Lover recently got a pretty amazing endorsement: Paste Magazine’s Steve LaBate loves the band so much he’s decided to manage them! We’ve got a killer track from the band, some...
S: save you
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the Album “im not as good at it as you” S is Jenn Ghetto, co-leader of sorely missed Carissa’s Wierd. The songs on her new album are shining with Ghetto’s singular ability to write lyrics...
The Jessica Stuart F...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The title track from her recently released album Toronto’s Jessica Stuart has hit her groove – while the surging rhythms are clearly rooted in the improvisational give-and-take of modern jazz and progressive...
A Study In Her: Pred...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their fifth full-length release, the double album In, Out, About, which arrives more than two years since the release of their last album Another Year in Philadelphia (2007) Started in 1998 [by Costas Nakassis] as...
Rotary Downs: Promis...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the fifth release Cracked Maps and Blue Reports of New Orleans based Rotary Downs Rotary Downs is currently rolling out its spanking new collection of songs, Cracked Maps & Blue Reports , with a nationwide...
Kitzu: Balloon
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their Debut Album Sand Kitzu is a Jerusalem-based alt-experimental band, which rapidly establishing itself as one of the most interesting and captivating bands to emerge in the local scene in recent years. During...
Friday Mile: Autogra...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their 2009 release Good Luck Studio Jace Krause and Hannah Williams met in college during a music theory class. It was three years later when they connected again, a chance encounter during a show at Seattle’s...
Hello Morning: Come ...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Hello Morning’s self-titled EP is being released on Timber Carnival Records Like a musical Voltron, the members of Hello Morning established their musical identities early on in groups such as Jonah, Boy Eats Drum...
Megaphone: Making Se...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their album Exit Silent Mode self-released in 2009 For the hard rock quartet megaphone, the mission has been simple: Saving rock n’ roll from the machine, and bringing it back to where it should be – loud,...
Thunderstorm: Nero E...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The title track from their fifth album After a three years long waiting since the previous “As We Die Alone”, a new chapter of the Doom Metal bible is written and spread to the faithful. “Nero Enigma” is the...
The Flatliners: Carr...
posted by Jason Evangelho
Long story short? Ever since my late teenage years I’ve loved Fat Wreck Chords. Several years ago the punk-heavy label embraced podcasting and it was a minor dream come true. So, when they send an advance single from...
The Library is on Fi...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the Album Magic Windows, Magic Nights just released on Fill in the Blank Records This is the third full length offering from Brooklyn’s The Library is on Fire, sometimes described as ’90s Indie Rock. ...
My Glorious: You Sho...
posted by Jason Evangelho
This trio from Vienna understands how to groove out, keep things mellow yet intense, and generally keep you intrigued from track to track. They’ve been called “Coldplay with balls” by www.musikreviews.de...
Von Bizmark: Address...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Von Bizmark are an indie/rock four-piece based in Dublin, Ireland Formed in 2007, Von Bizmark released their debut single London in June 2009. The two years in between have seen the band carve their own path on the...
The Society of Rocke...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their new Double LP “Future Factory” out now. 21 tracks on 4-sides of 180-g white vinyl. And yes, it comes with digital download. A Day-Glo hybrid of revisionist Sci-Fi Pop and Rarefied Rhumba Rumbles....
Callel: Body Discove...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The title track from their album We featured Best Foot on the Ground by Edinburgh’s Callel back in November on the Daily Dose, and Insomnia Radio: UK. To mark the official release of the album, they have made...
Like Bells: Yeti
posted by Jason Evangelho
I just stumbled across these guys on The Sixty One, and while it takes patience to enjoy lengthy 7+ minute ambient post-rock instrumentals, this unique trio from Oberlin, Ohio makes it worth the wait. They have a new record...
We Were Promised Jet...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their new EP The Last Place You’ll Look on Fat Cat Records 2009 saw We Were Promised Jetpacks storm the US from their native Edinburgh, releasing debut These Four Walls to a #12 debut on the Billboard...
Loren Radis: Barefoo...
posted by Jason Evangelho
Today’s Daily Dose is a companion track to episode #171 of Insomnia Radio featuring Each Passing Day‘s frontman Loren Radis. Loren sent us this un-mixed demo of a track called “Barefoot” with Bob...
Open Hand: Cool
posted by Jason Evangelho
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 you...
Chester Bay: Get Fre...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The title track from their recent album on reapandsow, Inc by Chester Bay from Minneapolis, MN Chester Bay is a melting pot of rock n roll influences. They combine Blues roots with catchy hooks creating an appealing...
Big Light: Monster
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their just-released album Animals In Bloom on Reapandsow Inc Big Light is a rock band from San Francisco. Formed in 2007 as a vehicle for singer/guitarist Fred Torphy to get his songs into the world, the band...
Seaspin: Reverser
posted by Stuart Morrison
The title track from their just-released debut 5 track EP, on Buddyhead Records Formed in Los Angeles in 2007, Seaspin was conceived of 3 years ago, while Seaspin guitarist/vocalist Ronnie Washburn and Seaspin...