We’re always excited to see a good band emerge from San Luis Obispo, an excellent spot along the California coast to see live music in a supportive environment and discover talented artists that may not have edged...
The Gorgeous Hands: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Gorgeous Hands are a 60s inspired indie pop/rock quartet from Austin comprised of brothers Chris and Rusty Galis, multi-instrumentalist Charlie Magnone, and drummer/percussionist Cullen Faulk. They began writing and...
yOya: King of Nothin...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Childhood friends Alex and Noah honed their musical chops in Corvalis, Oregon before moving to California to study music thus ending up in LA, forming what became yOya in 2009. They self-released their debut album, Nothing...
The Petticoat Tearoo...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
While most residents enjoyed hot dogs and beer watching the Baltimore Ravens play in the Super Bowl last February, The Petticoat Tearoom were busy recording their sophomore self-titled album at Baltimore’s Wright Way...
Action Man League: P...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Action Man League is a Finnish indie rock band with a new single just released entitled Peter, Bruce & Clark. They are one of the first Finnish new generation indie rock bands having been playing together since 2005,...
The Upset Victory: F...
posted by Stuart Morrison
Stephen Campbell (guitar), Frank Hammonds (guitar/vocals), Eric Vice (bass), Jason Dill (vocals), and Aaron Roy (drums) formed The Upset Victory in 2006. Their latest singles, recorded in Orlando’s Starlight Studios with...
Astro Veil: Good as ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Dallas Texas indie electro group Astro Veil have apparently released about eight to ten tracks in the past since formation off Craiglist, the latest being the cleaned up version of their song ‘Good as Gold’ a...
The Vickers: SheR...
posted by Stuart Morrison
The Vickers are a psychedelic, pop/rock band formed in Florence, Italy, influenced by the big tunes and sounds of the 60’s with a touch of 90’s spleen. From March 2009 the band appeared in national magazines and...
Banana Beach: Mobile...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Banana Beach is an experimental pop quintet out of Stockholm, Sweden, just done independently recording their debut EP titled ‘Window Licking’ in an office on an abandoned floor inside a factory complex, situated...
The Hongs: Charades
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Miami Florida electro-rock band THE HONGS sent us a six song offering a while back and we finally were able to properly invest some time with it this Friday well past midnight. The sound on the third track...
Pinegrove: V
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Montclair, New Jersey indie rock four-piece PINEGROVE have a new EP out this June 12th per their latest social updates, with the single ‘V’ looking like the first quality offering. The facebook link should have...
Deep Cuts: Slow Desc...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The newest single by Houston, Texas based band DEEP CUTS came along at a good time, a perfect backdrop to some of the history I’ve been delving into from the old West, particularly around Houston/Galveston, the rail...
PTO: Fake Like You K...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
In the vein of Superchunk, Dinosaur Jr., and Guided by Voices emerges the excellent new Salt Lake City band PTO, who officially released their debut album, Pointless, this past September. Taking a listen to the entire LP,...
You Me & Us: Swi...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Now that Memorial Day has passed here in the US, Summer is officially turning up the burners as we cross into its domain in June. Not next to the ocean? Just close your eyes and let the surfgazing fuzzed-out wash of Palm...
Steel Phantoms: Curt...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Former drummer of Montreal indie group Islands, Aaron Harris entered the Brooklyn scene in 2009 when he started Steel Phantoms. Jesse Newkirk soon joined the band and now the Harris/Newkirk duo melds elements from the...
Feed Me Jack: Rosies
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Feed Me Jack is an indie rock band out of Santa Cruz, CA with a jazz influenced album in their arsenal reminding us of some of the most promising bands that have emerged from California coastal towns over the past few...
The Olés: Sabado Tar...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Isla Vista, CA’s finest The Olés provide the perfect start to the Memorial Day weekend here in the US. In the vein of Rebelution, Iration, and their northern neighbors, The Expendables; they are an excellent new...
Mara Donis: Homer
posted by Stuart Morrison
Originally formed in 1994 as a Nirvana cover band called Martha Dumptruck, they split in 1999 after recording over 100 tracks, but only one album. Recently they reformed as Mara Donis, a completely made up name with no...
Teenage Kicks: Middl...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Toronto’s TEENAGE KICKS have released their latest six song EP ‘Be On My Side’, which finds the group expanding beyond the grungy power-pop of the first release. We like the description of the music which...
Joe Hertler & Th...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Detroit artist Joe Hertler and his band The Rainbow Seekers put out a five song EP in April that is a great summation of the group’s live sound, recorded in the Russell Industrial Center in Detroit. After recording...
Skyways Are Highways...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Today we have a proper introduction to the Melbourne Australia pop-punk band SKYWAYS ARE HIGHWAYS, specifically their first self-titled 2 song release in 2012. A new EP release that has been in the works, ‘So...
ATRINA: Thrush and T...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
ATRINA is a indie rock group out of New Haven Connecticut who released their newest album ‘In Planetary Sugar’ in January of this year. Thrush and Thrasher is in the latter half of the record and we really love...
Ketch Harbour Wolves...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Recorded in the winter of 2012, Ketch Harbour Wolves’ third album, Queen City: Volume One, is now available on Dead Calm Records in Canada. The eight songs on Queen City: Volume One attempt to create a map of songs for...
The West: Wild Heart...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
THE WEST, a female fronted group from Los Angeles, CA have released a new single, ‘Wild Hearts’ after about five months of working on tracks with producer DJ Schwartz. Their goal is a possible new album and...
The Cadres: Horizons
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Horizons, today’s featured dose, comes from the upcoming third E.P from Sydney, Australia five-piece THE CADRES. It’s a very solid piece of indie rock coming over from across the Pacific via our new friends at...
Brøthers: We Are Pus...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
US based band Brøthers released their excellent debut single, ‘We Are Pushing On’ at the tail end of 2012 via Soundcloud as a free download, and are currently amid recording their first full-length album. We...
The Money Go Round: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Money Go Round are an excellent psychedelic rock group out of Sydney, Australia that recently released a new single, “Endless Sun”. Today’s feature is very 60s-centric and will hopefully propel you...
Sugar Stems: 6 Feet ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Betsy and Jon Heibler started the Sugar Stems in the fall of 2007 in Wisconsin with bassist Steph Swinney Conard and soon added Drew Fredrichsen on guitar. The band apparently issued a single and LP before releasing...
Beat the Heart: Gleb...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sweden’s four-piece BEAT THE HEART recorded their new EP Glebe Market in a studio built at a loft of a barn in the Swedish countryside in early 2013, and have released their new endeavor over the course of the past...
Crossing Red Lines: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From Sydney, Australia comes the new quality single from reggae/rock and hip-hop group CROSSING RED LINES via our friends at the A&R Dept. Apparently the single dropped at the very tail end of March, and we just...
Biggles Flys Again: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Ireland based artist Conor Deasy released his debut album under the name BIGGLES FLYS AGAIN, this past March 30th. ‘Remember Saturday’ marks the culmination of recording sessions that took place across various...
The Fiery Piano: Mor...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Fiery Piano is Gustav Montelius from Stockholm, Sweden who started up the band in 2011 when he released his 4 track Sirens EP. His newest album Second Space was recorded in 2012 and released in early 2013, partially...