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Discovering and sharing the best DIY/alt/indie/underground music you've never heard. I've been writing about music and other topics since the mid-1990s. We are also music industry professionals - PR; promotion; management; branding; etc.
Best New Releases Dark Dark Dark, British Sea Power, Fran Healy, Clinic, SIGHTS, PS I Love You, Soars, Apache Beat, Olympus
Not as big and exciting a week for Best New Releases as other weeks over the past month or so,…
Recent Releases We Almost Missed, Vol. XII: Frankie Rose and The Outs, Bearhug, Baths, A Lull, The Lucky Ones, We Need Surgery
It’s hard to believe we’re already on Vol. XII of the Almost Missed mix series. For those of you not…
San Francisco Wraps Up Major Free Festival in Golden Gate Park; The Flaming Lips and The Drums Play Sold Out Gigs
It was a big weekend for music in the San Francisco Bay Area over the past three days. The Not Strictly Bluegrass Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary, featuring over one hundred artists on six stages in San Francisco’s beautiful Golden Gate Park. The festival is completely free, paid for – with sponsorship – by billionaire Warren Hellman as a gift to the city and people of San Francisco.
Free Music That We’d Pay For: Computer Magic, John Vanderslice, Harvey Danger, Terry Ohms, Capstan Shafts, Fisherman, Wise Blood
Earlier this year, we featured Computer Magic, and are glad to do so again. Her EP, Hiding Out From Our…
Best New Releases from No Age, Deerhunter, Abe Vigoda, Owen Pallett, Pete Yorn, OMD, Women, The Posies, Neil Young, Lloyd Cole
It’s another big, big week for new releases from some of our favorite indie bands and artists, including LA’s lo-fi,…
In Dee Mail 2010, Vol. V: People On The Moon, The KABBs, Non-Commissioned Officers, Skytone, Kate Martin
In Dee Mail playlists have been one of the most popular features of Indie Rock Cafe for a couple of…
Best New Releases from The Pass, A Classic Education, The Moaners, The Migrant, Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s
The first few bands included in this week’s Best New Releases include fairly unknown bands; and therein is our point….
5 Bands That Rock! Vol. V: Bang Bang Eche, Awesome Color, Children Collide, and Bottle Up and Go
After reviewing so many submissions, we occasionally find, and share with you, great and promising bands that otherwise don’t get…
Best New Releases, Part II: The Crocodiles, El Guincho, Elf Power, The Lonely Forest, Megafun, The Murdocks and EP Giveaway Contest
On Wednesday, we published the first part of the two-part installment of Best New Releases of the week. We had…
Best New Releases from The Walkmen, The Drums, The Vaselines, Justin Townes Earle, Cloud Cult, Azure Ray, Blonde Redhead & More
What a saah-weeet week for indie rock lovers. In fact, this is bang-a-gong week of new releases from bands you’ve…
Best Rarely Heard Songs from Kinisi, The Spruce Campbells, Little Gold, Household Names, Skeletons With Flesh On Them, Drag City
We’re playing catch up; there’s a bunch of great music that has been piling up that you need to hear….