March was a fantastic month for new album releases, and for the singles from those albums, which makes this preview…
Best Indie Rock Songs, Bands, Albums
Best New Music Releases, Week of April 2nd – Generationals, The Black Angels, Mudhoney, Hookworms, Cold War Kids
This past week’s batch of the best new albums, and the lead singles from those albums, added more great music…
Charles Bradley Leads Funk/Soul Revival; Drops Sophomore Album
Funk, soul and R&B, especially in the traditional, more organic blends, are important musical genres in the history of modern…
Album Review: The Black Angels’ New LP ‘Indigo Meadow’
by J. Hubner As soon as those tribal drums start in, and that psycho-esque dissonance pipes up, you pretty much…
Artist of the Week – Austin’s Prolific Musician David Thomas Jones
Austin is a city over-flowing with talented musicians, which makes it difficult for accomplished artists to stand out. Nevertheless, local…
5 Bands That Rock, Vol. VI – Sunday Kids, Great Zeus’ Beard, Flower Punch, Discount Guns, Anchor Thieves
Recently we asked all of you via our Facebook page and our Twitter feed what genre of indie and alternative…
Best New Music Releases, Week of March 26 – Wavves, Depeche Mode, Wire, Lapland, Little Green Cars, Tartufi, Twinstar
Feast your ears on this: one of the best singles’ playlist of new bands so far this year. Of course,…
Album Review: Alex Calder’s ‘Time’ EP
by J. Hubner There’s a certain calm detachment that rules Alex Calder’s new EP, Time. It’s as if he woke…
Artist of the Week – New York City DIY Singer/Songwriter Nathan Xander
New York City DIY singer-songwriter Nathan Xander, who has opened for artists such as Delta Spirit, The Felice Brothers, Tuneyards,…
Album Review: The Strokes’ Fifth LP, ‘Comedown Machine’
Starting with their last album, Angles, before this week’s new release, Comedown Machine, The Strokes have been aiming for a…
5 DIY Bands to Watch, Vol. IV – White Like Fire, Aware Wolf, Peace Arrow, Raheem Cohen, and Spoons & Chopsticks
Anyone who has been following IRC for some time knows that we roll differently than most indie and alternative music…
Listen to ‘The Jimi Hendrix You Never Knew,’ An NPR World Cafe Two-Hour Special of Previously Unreleased Recordings
The world of alternative and indie rock would not be the same today if Jimi Hendrix had never been discovered…