From their debut abum “Voyeur” Available NOW for pre-sale: Here “With sophisticated savvy and singularity, the Los Angeles quartet Saint Motel has built a formidable reputation on the back of inventive...

Today’s feature was written the band’s wedding vows. Homesick Elephant is an indie-folk duo whose heart-wrenching harmonies, old-time instrumentation and homespun sincerity make you feel like you’re a character...

Josh Tillman, who has been recording/releasing solo albums since 2003 and who recently left Seattle’s Fleet Foxes after playing drums from 2008-2011 had an album gestating during what Tillman describes as an...

“Marriages is a new band comprised of Red Sparowes members Emma Ruth Rundle (vocals, guitar), Greg Burns (bass, synthesizer) and David Clifford (drums). Their sound is a singularly sensual kind of heavy, dramatic...

Faris McReynolds, who also makes music as the minimalist avant-garde pop project One Finger Riot, takes a totally different songwriting approach as Exdetectives. McReynolds made the Exdetectives debut album Take My Forever...

Jon Elling, the man at the heart of Grand & Noble, grew up in Los Angeles and Jacksonville, Fla. His bi-coastal upbringing is partly responsible for his wide-open songwriting style. “I got the full L.A. experience,...

Dinosaurs on Mars! is a Los Angeles based indie pop/rock band whose debut/self-titled album is set to release on March 25th. The band consists of Steven Mucci (vocals, guitars, synth, drum programming), Nathan Casas (bass,...

We know when you think of electronic music, this wouldn’t be the first place for you to look for some great tunes, vibes and loops. But we couldn’t let Betaclock3r out of our posts. Their fresh sound has been...

LA’s indie-driven rock band, Downtown/Union, has been a regular fixture in local music scene since 2006. Although the band has been through many incarnations, from a stripped down two-piece to a bombastic seven member rock...

2 Hearts and Chemicals is a band comprised of musicians Eli Lhymn (based in Los Angeles) and Stephen Biebel (based in New York City).  The band compose, record, and rehearse all music remotely from these two very different...

Garage-punk trio Le Butcherettes are currently at work on a followup to last year’s breakout debut, Sin Sin Sin. Meanwhile, here is another Track (and Video) from the 2011 album, following the Daily Dose post in June...

For many, Babyhawk (Part II of III) by the Los Angeles based Rademacher, is one of the best 2011 releases. We at Insomnia Radio are one of those listeners who vote for Rademacher to be one of the best of...

Before San Francisco band Koalacaust broke up in October, they left us a few new releases of excellent well formulated material, namely the full length ‘Smiles Shine Like Broken Glass’ last August and the...

RACES (formerly known as Black Jesus) formed in the fall of 2009 after singer/songwriter Wade Ryff escaped the sweaty grips of multiple bands, the San Fernando Valley and a real life witch. Originally formed as an impromptu...

Today we are featuring a new stripped down interpretation of a slightly older track from Los Angeles singer-songwriter Nico Stai, a favorite musician of mine here on our network, who has had repeat visits in the past few...

Yes, there’s a place where musicians instinctively flock like the Salmon of Capistrano. Well the quote goes something like that; obviously off quite a bit, but fits the random theme of the show. Just listen through...

Early in the first track on Scattered Smothered Covered, the new album by Appetite, Teddy Briggs sings, “songs keep writing themselves” and the resulting collection of music seems to do exactly that. This early lyric is...

Los Angeles solo artist Steffaloo’s collaboration project, TOY CAMERA, with Drew Harris of GERMANY GERMANY just finished up their first EP called ‘Blissful Youth’! It’s currently up for free download on...

Mouth of a Fox is from the double single release from Los Angeles’ POLLS, released on May 24th of this year via Jaxart Records. You can also visit their Facebook page for a link to the RootsMusic player which has...

The title track from their new EP. The five track Better Days is the first release from Los Angeles based Fonda (Emily Cook and David Klotz) since their last full-length album in 2003 Catching Up to the Future....

“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...

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...

To put it a bit simply: Sometimes you’re happy, sometimes you’re sad, and much of the time you’re somewhere in between. And it’s good, very good to have Goldenboy on hand to help navigate between these points of...

April’s assembly of thirteen local artists have all been in heavy rotation in my player in the last few months via work commutes, expeditions through the ice & snow, powder carving on top of the world, and while...

Sunshine Factory are a band from Palmdale, taking their name from a preschool in the town, in California just outside of Los Angeles. They comprise Tony Hammons, Jordan Judge, John Karwoski and Corey Judge. “Sunshine...

Los Angeles based band – The Henry Clay People formed in 2005 in Glendale, CA and have played hundreds of shows, as well as touring the US multiple times, performing at large music festivals such as Lollapalooza, SXSW,...

In the spring of 2010 Ben S. traveled easterly from Los Angeles to Northern Michigan. He spent a week at the site of his childhood retreats: the shores of Lake Huron. It was there he set to work developing a batch of songs...

Los Angeles beach rock group The Smiles released their newest offering called the Hermosa EP in May of 2010. The title of this 6-song EP, crowd-funded for $2,000 off KickStarter, originates from the Southern California city...

Cattle Arithmetic, the debut album from Los Angeles based Ballerina Black released globally on January 1st, 2010 and features the excellent lead-off track ‘Leaves’ that we are bringing you today. Aside from two...

After taking last summer to record new music, Los Angeles based Letting Up Despite Great Faults, has hit the road again this month. Joining Future Sound’s Rumble Tour, the band played a string of FREE west coast dates...

Febuary’s thirteen track show starts off in a comedic rock vein with some strong local tracks inspired by Tenacious D and even containing their rock-god DNA stamped all over them. From here we take you into a stretch...

Great things take time and Voxhaul Broadcast is set to release their long-awaited debut full-length, Timing Is Everything on March 22, 2011. Voxhaul Broadcast are performing at Noise Pop in San Francisco in February w/ Yo...