“Los Angeles native John Gold is a singer/songwriter — or, as he puts it, “writer/songsinger” — who should be a poster child for DIY. With a little help from from his friends, his songs have found their way...

Brooklyn’s Baby Teardrops originally formed in 2007, and reunited in 2010 after a bit of a hiatus. All three members were previously involved in other projects that came to a halt once they reunited. “We decided it...

With what began as a childhood project that combined brothers Sean and Jimmy Galloway’s first names, The Shimmies has now created a self-appointed genre for itself, lovingly referred to as “home school rock.” First...

German Error Message began in 2004 as the solo bedroom-recording project of Louisiana native Paul Kintzing. Composed by Kintzing, and occasionally assisted by a group of friends, German Error Message makes lyrically driven...

How many killer rock bands call Chicago home? Tons. How does a band manage to stand out from a crowd like that? By making music just like Welcome To Ashley does. Have a Hall-of-Fame list of musical influences, release a...

“Pop needn’t be fluffy, and can be catchy without being insipid. That’s the mantra of Scarlet Season. The new project from Seattle artist Aileen Paron takes a songcentric pop-rock approach and infuses it with a...

“Half-android, Ahye hides the formula for love in her still-human heart (the Oculons seek to destroy this, in order to extinguish life on earth forever!) Captain Braxton, her lost love, has been on another planet...

Tidelands is the duo of San Francisco’s Gabriel Montana Leis (Guitar, Flugelhorn, Vocals) and Mie Araki (Drums, Keyboards, Vocals). Sharp, poignant, poetic lyrics are uniquely arranged with looped guitars, Moog bass and...

EDM [formerly called Early Day Miners] started as a musical-cooperative based in Bloomington, Indiana. The group formed when Daniel Burton and Rory Leitch (both of Ativin) began playing on front porches and basements with...

We sometimes describe often featured bands as “Network Favourites”, but to use that term for Oakland’s Sentinel is an understatement. Sentinel could justifiably be described as an Insomnia Radio House...

Automatic Black is one of the premier rock groups of all time to be signed previously to Arista Records.  The news stunned the world when the major label dropped the stadium phenomenon Automatic Black group in 2004.  The...

From Tripper, their newly completed fifth album, due out August 30th, 2011 on Sargent House. After a four year hiatus, the duo featuring drummer Zach Hill and guitarist Spencer Seim has returned. Stripped back down to the...

The Polar Dream are an instrumental-ambient ensemble from Guadalajara Mexico that recently released their debut full length, Follow Me to the Forest. This followed their self-titled debut EP release in 2007. ...

Metal Mother is the moniker of the newest musical undertaking of singer/soundmaker, Tara Tati. Shake is the second track we’ve featured from the album Bonfire Diaries. For the past ten years, Tati has been developing...

Edmonton songwriter Jessica Jalbert has finished mastering her debut album ‘Brother Loyola’, and has slated a September release for this very promising starting effort. She has two singles that have released a...

Kaleidophone formed in Aug 2007 in Maidstone in the UK, and have just completed their debut album What’s Your Tonic After signing with Tin Robot Records in 2009, Kaleidophone quickly began to gain popularity with...

The song you are listening today comes from the album The Reluctant Graveyard. Jeremy is from Minneapolis. To call Jeremy Messersmith a musician is half-truth: He’s also a storyteller, who has carefully crafted a trilogy...

Retired professional surfer Timmy Curran just released his third album “Options” this past week on May 31st and we are pleased to announce its a very solid gift for his fans and all other newcomers to...

Garage-punk trio Le Butcherettes have released their debut full-length, Sin Sin Sin. Led by charismatic 21-year-old vocalist/guitarist/pianist Teri Gender Bender have been on the road supporting Deftones and The Dillinger...

Ringo Deathstarr is a shoegaze power trio from Austin, TX. Channelling diverse influences such as MBV, Fugazi, The Cure, The Smiths and The Velvet Underground into a uniquely sonic fingerprint of their own, the band released...

Dallas Green will be releasing his 3rd solo album as a singer-songwriter under the moniker CITY AND COLOUR on Vagrant Records. The album titled Little Hell is scheduled for release on June 7th, 2011 and is the...

Since 2003, Illinois-based singer-songwriter Dan Hubbard has released five albums and toured extensively through the Midwest and both coasts. In the process, he’s built a strong fan base, become a refined songwriter and...

With lots of hapiness, we bring you today Model Son, from the new e.p. Oui Camera Oui by the Oakland based The Heavenly States. The latest release from Oakland’s The Heavenly States, Oui Camera Oui is a dose of punk...

You may know Sydney Australia’s Sally Seltmann as the vocalist behind the moniker New Buffalo or perhaps from her brand new band gig, Seeker Lover Keeper with friends Sarah Blasko and Holly Throsby. After shedding the...

[audio:https://insomniaradio.net/audio/dailydose/irdd-boris-hope.mp3]”Boris are widely known for their ability to breach styles and stretch sonic boundaries of all that is heavy, psychedelic, droning and downright...

Australia’s THE MIDDLE EAST are back with an anticipated new record “I Want That You Are Always Happy” that will be released July 12th in the US on Missing Piece Records, after an initial release in...

Los Angeles’ garage-punk revision of 60s chamber pop, Jail Weddings are Fronted by Gabriel Hart (explosive frontman and mastermind behind the now defunct LA noir punks The Starvations). Jail Weddings have been...

Mexico City based band Simplifires are back with “I’m Not A Weapon”, a free DOWNLOAD only digital single from the newest EP “The Flavour of Being”. Also accompanying the release is a new video, which we’ve...

“It’s done! Waiting in Vain (WiV) turns over a new leaf full of passion, dedication and yearnings: a new chapter of Rockmatic-Pop. The new Awake Again EP is a consistent orientation towards the new sound of WiV...

Buy You is the new e.p. by the band And And And. Released by Tender Loving Empire it’s a group of 4 songs, new and old by the band, available only as a download record. The best way to find it at your favourite store...

Austin, Texas based Sounds Under Radio have released their second album Where My Communist Heart Meets My Capitalist Mind. “Since their inception, SUR have found fans at every level. In 2007, songs from their debut...

Vessels & Veins is the second EP from Scottish post-rock monsters Penguins Kill Polar Bears. Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut EP Dawn in June 2010, the band have been busy building their profile...