Philadelphia based band Jukebox the Ghost released their second album, Everything Under the Sun, last September, the follow-up to their debut 2008 release, Live & Let Ghosts. Today’s featured track features the...
Insomnia Radio #176:...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Stuart Morrison and the Insomnia Radio Team restart the show with a new format. Direct Submissions, Archive from The Vault, a Daily Dose feature, Regional Roundup, news, a spotlight on Philadelphia, and more. Welcome to the...
Made in Heights: Sky...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Made::In::Heights is a new project from the Blue Scholars producer Sabzi as well as Kelsey Bulkin on vocals, from the New York area. They’ve got a free EP over at BandCamp which features three full length songs as well...
Reading Rainbow: Was...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their album Prism Eyes on Hozac records. Reading Rainbow are a duo from Philadelphia, whose two-word Facebook bio, “loud & simple” sums up “Wasting Time”, the stand out track from the album. The 12 track...
Sun Airway: Oh, Naok...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sun Airway is a project from ex-A-Sides Patrick Marsceill and Jon Bathmus. After releasing a 4-song EP called ‘Oh, Naoko,’ they released their first full-length, ‘Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier,’ on October...
Work Drugs: Dog Daze
posted by Stuart Morrison
“Work Drugs is a sedative-wave / smooth-fi group from an abandoned pier on the banks of the Delaware River in beautiful Philadelphia, PA. “Work Drugs is Benjamin Louisiana (more instrumental/less vocal) and...
None More Black: Und...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Philly & NYC based band None More Black returned earlier this week after a four year wait with their newest album ‘Icons’ on Fat Wreck Chords. You can sample two of the new tracks at the Fat Wreck site,...
It’s a King Th...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From the Haddons, the Hills and the Heights of suburban New Jersey, comes It’s a King Thing. Their songs can beat up your band’s songs. For the better part of last year, It’s a King Thing has been recording Buffalo...
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...
The Jazz June: Viva ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Originally released in 2000, Philadelphia’s THE JAZZ JUNE has digitally released the LP ‘Medicine’ this last December via IODA and Universal Warning Records. The Jazz June started their eight year run in...
Brown Recluse: Night...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Brilliant pop with tinges of soft rock, folk and lysergic jangle. From their recent EP The Soft Skin. The brown recluse spider or violin spider, Loxosceles reclusa, is a well-known member of the family Sicariidae (formerly...
Echo Slightly: Run S...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From their album Birds Fly South Echo Slightly is a downtempo project that draws influences from Massive Attack, Imogen Heap, Portishead, and The Gathering. In 2005, Morgan Long did guest vocals on Stabilizer’s “A...
MorningSide: Alone i...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Reviewed by Sarah Morrison Philadelphia foursome MorningSide are releasing their second full-length album The Abuse You Own later this year, but here at Insomnia Radio we couldn’t wait that long so we’ve got a...
Insomnia Radio #163:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today’s episode starts off with a little CB chatter from a cat in New Jersey talking to his homeboy Juice in Northern California – then launches into a standout intro track by the funk and soul powerhouse, T Bird...
Three Legged Fox: Ma...
posted by Stuart Morrison
From the album Not As Far 2009, and from Philadelphia, PA Three Legged Fox’s second album, “Not As Far,” was produced by prominent recording engineer/producer Chris DiBeneditto at Philadelphonic...
New Madrid Faults: L...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
You may remember Los Angeles indie pop outfit Gertie Fox, and if so, you may also recognize some similarities shared with the new Bethlehem, Pennsylvania indie five-piece ‘New Madrid Faults’. Apparently Matt...
Insomnia Radio #158:...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today we bring you what they call in your country, ‘The Coffee Break’. Its a nice assortment of different sound selections starting off a heavier note and gradually ending at a light-hearted party somewhere in...
Zolof the Rock &...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Schematics marks the third LP from Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer, and the first since 2003’s dance-a-thon Jalopy Go Far, released on Eyeball Records (My Chemical Romance, Thursday). Since then, the band released an...
The Milwaukees: Save...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Complimented as “charmingly arrogant” by some and “hard working showmen” by others – The Milwaukees make music for the masses: engaging, raw and instantly approachable. Sonically they live between the Foo...
IR: The SoCal Sessio...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
In anticipation of the Warped Tour launching through Southern California this weekend, we figured it was time to compile a straight-forward hour-long collection of tracks, with artists from Michigan, Florida, Philly,...