Indie Band of the Week – The Elected
Introducing The Elected, a band that effortlessly blends indie folk and alternative rock with heartfelt storytelling and infectious melodies. Led...
Happy St. Patty’s Day – The Rumjack’s “Irish Pub Song” (70M Views)
IRC wishes you all a very happy St. Patrick’s Day. If you were able to get out and socialize –...
Band of the Week – Late Cambrian
When we first heard a few songs from the Brooklyn band Late Cambrian, we knew that we were listening to...
Band of the Week – The Airplanes
The Airplanes originally started as the one-man band of Joshua Vest, who wrote and recorded tracks in his Fayetteville, Arkansas...
Band of The Week – The Bellegards
Every week, we try to have either a Band of The Week or an Artist of the Week in order...
IRC's Essential Roadtrip PlaylistMega road-trip playlist carefully curated, with love, over many years, featuring IRC's favorite indie music and artists, as well as phenomenal world music, classic rock, blues, country and some oldies.
WTF!#@? Santa?! Alternative Christmas Playlist
Check out a collection of some of IRC's most popular album reviews over the past nearly 20 years.
- 5 Recommended Indie Bands, Vol 1 – Featuring Geese, Mannequin Pussy, Wednesday, Weyes Blood and Snail Mail
- Beck and The BSO orchestrate entertaining success with eclectic hybrid music event
- The truth behind a generational anthem and how mainstream media profits from disparaging youth
- Tanglewood’s 2024 Popular Artist Series kicks-off with John Fogerty and Roger Daltrey
- Album Review: Who Can See Forever Soundtrack by Iron & Wine
- The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan Laid to Rest with a Typically-Upbeat Irish Funeral
- The Mysterious Beauty of Sound, Vol. II – From Ringing Rocks to Victorian ‘Monstre Rock’
- Best Indie Folk Albums Ever, Vol. II – Gregory Alan Isakov’s ‘This Empty Northern Hemisphere’
- The Mysterious Beauty of Sound – The Cymatics Effect
Note: Indie Rock Cafe.com, will be 20 years old in 2027. There are hundreds of archived posts, songs, playlists, album reviews, festival coverage, DIY band profiles, and capturing of the highlights and trends of the indie rock movement that exploded in the first decade of the new century. IRC has provided over 40 million page views over the years. The visitors to the site were the ones that made it happen and while we don’t actively cover the scene anymore (especially as “indie” became more corporatized, like everything else unfortuntely), and life changes dictate other priorities, the memories and music that stick with us are testaments to one of the most exciting and experimental rock music movements there has ever been.