We first discovered these guys almost two years ago on thesixtyone (listen to Power Supply) and have been enamored ever since. As if Anamanaguchi‘s hyperactive 8-bit anthems aren’t awesome enough, the NYC band...

Great Lakes upcoming album Ways of Escape (October 12th, 2010) finds singer Ben Crum assuming the role of chief songwriter for the band’s 4th full length. Along for the alt-country tinged ride are a bevy of talented...

On Pete Yorn’s 5th solo album (and his first for Vagrant), producer Frank Black managed to strip Yorn’s typically multi-layered music down to it’s raw soul, while still emphasizing every bit of his...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...