Oxford grown, and now Cincinnati based four-piece indie rock band CROSS COUNTRY released their brilliant debut LP “Trials” in September of 2016. It was initially issued on limited edition crystal clear...

Columbus, Ohio psychedelic-pop favorites WAY YES are back with a triumphant return in their sophomore effort, “Tuna Hair“, releasing digitally on October 20th. “Ring the Bell” is the second single...

Hip-hop producer and musician C-DOC returned a few weeks back on May 17th with a large twelve track mix featuring members of the blocSonic family, including Badluck, Cheese N Pot-C, D3Zs, DJ Def Chad, Donnie Ozone, The...

Today’s Dose is from the new album Tristes Tropiques by Ohio based multi-instrumentalist Todd Tobias. “While best known for producing Guided By Voices and collaborating with Robert Pollard (Circus Devils,...

Pomegranates were a indie rock band based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Since 2006 up to about 2012 they issued three albums and three EPs, with a load of touring that went on between. 2012 saw the release of the fourth studio...

The Afghan Whigs have returned with their first new album in sixteen years, titled ‘Do to The Beast’ under one of our favorites, the Subpop label. Do to the Beast was created in L.A., New Orleans, Cincinnati, and...

It’s high time we showcased another favorite from last year’s debut LP release via Columbus Ohio based band – WAY YES. Today we are happy to feature the single version of ‘Get Healed’, another...

Columbus Ohio’s RED WANTING BLUE are on the verge of releasing a new album “Little America” this Summer after 2012’s “From the Vanishing Point”. The last album apparently hit the Top 10...

In lieu of not being around due to surgery on the worst choice of days possible, I’ve planted a pre-emptive and suitable post before this Friday the 13th. Today’s featured track is from Megachurch, a heavy rock...

WAY YES began in 2010 in Columbus, Ohio as the musical collaboration of Glenn D. Davis Sr and Travis M. Hall Sr with the addition of multi-instrumentalist Maxwell N. Lewis Sr, and percussionist Timothy W.H. Horak Sr. After...

Tear into that BBQ leg son, multitask with your favorite 12 oz, and get ready for some quality blues rock. The compilation ‘Alive at the Deep Blues Fest’ is arriving this November 27th via Alive NaturalSound...

Our musical crosshairs set themselves on Columbus, Ohio this psychedelic weekend, with an explosive set of blues flavored rock from trio Mount Carmel. The group has released a new album on Siltbreeze called Real Women, a...

Columbus Ohio’s +Way Yes+ dropped their 7″ Oranjudio late last year, and to celebrate they’ve got a new video for the A-side track “Automail” (see videobelow) featuring a bit of frog racing...

Taking their name from a spiritual village in India, Dust of Vraj is a cultural presentation of east meets west in a musical style that’s cutting edge, incorporating classical Indian instruments, ancient Sanskrit...

The concept for Cincinatti Ohio band The Seedy Seeds was born of a casual conversation in late 2005, in which the founding members hypothesized performing as a group with the instruments they owned but hadn’t yet learned...

Happy Turkey Day from all of us here at the network from the States. What better way to celebrate this song bereft holiday than some old school funk out of Ohio? The Jive Turkeys are made up of four musicians who have been...

From “Dear Hearts & Gentle People” on Phratry Records Started in November 2008 by cousins Scot Torres and Matt Hemingway along with good friend George Jesse. All bandless at the time, they came together to...

The first single from These Magnificent Miles Red Wanting Blue has been called the hardest working rock band in America. This isn’t surprising considering leader Scott Terry’s decade-long dedication to the road. His...

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...

If you are familiar with Akron/Family, you will know they are a folk-influenced experimental rock band that formed in 2002, and its members currently live in New York City and Williamsport, Pennsylvania. All of the band...

From their limited-to-300 run colored vinyl 7″ and digital EP released on September 1st, 2009 Childhood and Chance brought them together. Through a series of fortunate accidents we formed Saintseneca, Columbus folk...

A year and a half after releasing the acclaimed Alopecia LP, WHY? returns with their fourth album, Eskimo Snow. The two records are each other’s perfect foil: While last year’s release found Yoni Wolf and the gang...

Walk the Moon is a soulful indie-rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio, whose sound evokes traces of the Police, XTC, ELO, Squeeze, and the Killers. Nicholas Petricca, 21, sings lead, writes, and plays keyboards, synth, and...

From the album The Simple Life    Nobody could accuse Josh Woodward of being a lazy songwriter. After releasing two CDs at once in August 2007, he announced a hiatus from live performing and headed straight...

The Sleep is an alternative electronic band based in the American Midwest and consists of Laura Smith on vocals, Dave Eberhardt on guitars, and Neil Smith ..boards and electronics. Neil has been releasing self-produced...

So you are done with Side A, no? If not, you’ve stumbled across the second side of our mixtape set tipping a hat toward the Siren Music Festival presented annually at Coney Island, NY by the Village Voice. The image...

Following up on the first all hip-hop episode here at Insomnia Radio back at the end of 2006 (#103 – He’s Playing WHAT???), we eagerly bring you sixteen high quality tracks from a wide selection of regional...

From Youngstown, Ohio, Relic is for sure your ultimate DIY band! They finance, promote and book everything themselves! With strong melodic riffs and heartfelt lyrics, they bring Hard Rock, Alternative and Metal to a...

Opening up our newest mixed shot comes LA’s Horrorpops, whom are Denmark reared and currently gearing up to blaze a trail across the United States with their third release, “Kiss Kiss Kill Kill”. ...