For a couple of years now, and especially since the release of three EPs last year, Portland, Oregon’s indie rock…
Best Indie Rock Songs, Bands, Albums
One Man Bands to Watch in 2010, Vol. I: Richmond’s Battle Flags and Brooklyn’s Alex Walker
As we continue on with various Bands to Watch posts, today we are featuring two “new” fascinating one man bands,…
Music Month in Review, March 2010: Top 20, SXSW, Best Releases, RIP Alex Chilton & Mark Linkous & Special Playlists
If you’re like most people, you’re really busy and it’s hard to keep up with all the latest new music…
Best New Releases of the Week: Annuals, Velvet Davenport w/Ariel Pink & Gary War, Tarlton, Henry Funeral Shoe, Seabear and More
In 2006, Raleigh, NC band Annuals turned quite a few heads with their debut album, Be He Me. Their expansive,…
Band to Watch: Tulsa’s Britpop Shoegazers Motive for Movement
Motive for Movement is a Britpop, shoegaze, ambient and progressive indie band from Tulsa, Oklahoma who have opened for bands…
Recent Releases We Almost Missed, Vol. II: Screaming Females, Prizzy Prizzy Please, Fictionist, Fresh and Onlys, Adam Green, Roadside Graves
With the never-ending flow of new music coming from all directions, there are always going to be artists and bands,…
What’s Hot Right Now, Vol. I: Ariel Pink, The Black Keys, Delorean, MGMT, Caribou, She & Him, The National, Jonsi & More
This week’s buzz about new songs from current and upcoming releases features Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, The Black Keys, Delorean,…
Bands That Rock! Vol. III – Australia’s Violent Soho and Brooklyn’s Awesome Colors
Since we started the playlist mix series Bands That Rock! at the beginning of 2010, it has been fairly popular….
Best New Releases of the Week: Woodhands, Thunderhawk, Quadron, Yukon Blonde, Love is All, Bettie Servert and More
Woodhands’ new album, Remosecapade, drops today.This week’s Best New Releases features new music from bands you may already like, others…
Day Four at SXSW: Alex Chilton Tribute, Broken Bells, Ben Gibbard, Matt Pond PA, Titus Andronicus ,Small Black, No Age
Evan Dando of Lemonheads: one of many musicians to pay tribute to Alex Chilton @SXSW The final, full day of…
Day Three at SXSW: Neon Indian, Memory Tapes, Fool’s Gold, We Are Scientists, Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The bands, the people we met, the venues, the days have a way of mixing and blurring together after four…
Day Two at SXSW: Shearwater, The Low Anthem, The Middle East, Peter Wolf Crier, Rogue Wave, Beach Fossils, Delta Spirit
Rogue Wave played to an oversized crowd at Emo’s Thursday night @SXSW Day Two of SXSW in Austin was jam…