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Indie Scene UpdateIndie Scene UpdateIndie Update is your independent music source. Whether you are an independent musician yourself, or you simply love the Indie scene then we will keep you in tune. Find reviews, breaking news, and more. Articles
Eric Hogg
2008-08-12 09:05:00 First of all, this is acoustic music. It’s also pop. Some will question whether the style can truly be called alternative, especially when listening to “Survive” (Origins Unknown 2008) for the first time. But the CD production is really quite good. Eric Hogg has a youthful voice and with that, a youthful presentation. He is ... More About: Reviews
Dada Veda
2008-08-11 08:52:00 With a beautiful and poetic name such as Dada Veda and the genuine appearance of a man who has found something very special, listeners might expect a type of music that is for a select audience. But Dada Veda, now living and working in Albania, is a folk artist and a singer, along with being an ... More About: Reviews
Craig Gore
2008-08-08 10:01:00 This “independent artist” markets himself as a singer of the “melodramatic popular song” as well as billing himself as a player/singer of Americana and folk music. After listening to a couple of tunes, I would buy that definition. I might even buy the Ten Year Sleep CD from 2007, which Gore put on his own ... More About: Reviews , Craig
Christina Kowalchuk
2008-08-07 09:52:00 Sure, she’s a good singer. This lady bills herself as folk/rock and from the little I’ve heard so far she fits the mixed genre rather well. “Down To Me” from How Much Noise (2008) reminds me of some of the singers from the 1960s rock ballad heydays. But it’s hard to remember just who they ... More About: Reviews , Christina
Bischeop Csynnikal
2008-08-06 09:47:00 City music, this is. Two cities, to be exact. Bischeop Csynnikal is from Chicago. It’s his hometown. But, as the Web site states, he hails from the “City of Wind” but is stuck in the “City of Sin.” Csynnikal’s collection of songs is called 1st of A New Breed. What breed this is meant to be, I’m ... More About: Reviews
5 More Days
2008-08-05 09:28:00 For those about to scream, they salute you! I know, it’s a worn-out phrase, but 5 More Days is straightforward about being a screamo band. The new song featured on the band’s MySpace site is “It Can’t Get Darker.” There are days when I would have to agree. However, there is some nice vocal work laced in ... More About: Reviews
Tom Bolton
2008-08-04 09:28:00 This may be one of those folk artists/songwriters who is hidden or unknown to a wide audience. What a shame that more of these seriously talented performers don’t get the recognition they deserve. Bolton ’s When I Cross the River, independently produced in 2007, has some fine songs for the lover of traditional music and folk music ... More About: Reviews
Tears of Technology
2008-08-02 06:48:00 There are rock fans, folk fans, rap fans and fans of classical music. Some may be surprised that there are fanatics who follow, and listen to, dance and electro-beat music, and little else. Tears of Technology , marketed as “breakbeat, freestyle, trance” music, is the brainchild and work of Daniel Carrone, lately of New Orleans. ... More About: Reviews
Salme Dahlstrom
2008-08-01 06:42:00 Billing herself as “the acid cowgirl” Salme Dahlstrom reportedly doesn’t give a shit about following trends or staying with conventional sound. She is variously heard as a driving, dance-beat type of performer and an artist with a wide range of influences. Whatever it is she is doing, it works for some judges. She did receive ... More About: Reviews
Derren Raser
2008-07-31 06:36:00 These two lines from the artists own Web site might be enough to draw a significant number of listeners who have not experienced Derren Raser. ? One of Music Connection Magazine’s “Top Unsigned Artists of the Year” ? Award winner at this year’s John Lennon Songwriting Contest He moved out west to try the California music scene, starting ... More About: Reviews
Plunkett
2008-07-30 06:31:00 As compared to bands such as Kill The King and Power Trip, this duo is definitely in the easy listening/folk realm. Ian Plunkett from the U.K. contributes vocals, guitars, bass and harmonica, while Lara Bartocci from the Mediterranean country (Italy) adds vocals, programming and some careful editing. Their recording efforts go back a few years, ... More About: Reviews
Mid-Air Collision
2008-07-29 06:22:00 Most young artists, no matter the genre, carry the label of “indie,” unless they are among the few who attract the attention of a major label and get an injection of money. Beyond that label, the artists separate themselves into about a dozen categories under the indie umbrella. Mid-Air Collision is an alternative to many genres, ... More About: Reviews
Mexican Indigo
2008-07-26 07:01:00 This is definitely a south-of-the-border group, as the name might indicate. Mexican Indigo is a London-based trio, putting out some nice acoustic melodies. “The Northern Line” has some 1960s English pop feel. The acoustic-guitar rhythm is very nice, as are the vocals. The group is composed of Stuart Gullock ? vocals and guitar; Matt Kingston ? ... More About: Reviews
King Tut
2008-07-25 06:54:00 Be prepared!! This is psychedelic!! This is experimental!! This is?well, this is rock of a particular sort. Check out “1000 Machines ft John Z” if you don’t believe it. Maybe you’ll want to listen to “Our Friday Is Your Wednesday.” Those selections from Amaro Dolce (2008) are not dance music. They certainly don’t qualify, in this ... More About: Reviews , King , King Tut
Kill The King
2008-07-24 06:45:00 Prepare yourself! This isn’t easy listening music. Try out “Fight Back” (Punch Your Country 2008) for instance. Just staying with the guitar breaks will wear the listener out. So the question is, how does this guy Eric do that? It helps to be young and a bit angry. The title tune from the EP is another ... More About: Reviews , The King , King , Kill
Michael Rhodes
2008-07-23 06:28:00 It’s impossible to keep up with the work of all the good musicians working today, so it’s fortunate that someone has put the name of Michael Rhodes on the table. Apparently Rhodes, an accomplished bass player, has caught the ear of dozens of the top names in the music business, especially with a group of ... More About: Reviews
These Green Eyes
2008-06-07 07:34:00 This, dear friends, is something slightly different. It is advertised as “emo” of course, though it could also fit today’s “alternative” and rock/pop categories. But let us step outside of categories for now to consider These Green Eyes , a band from Connecticut that offers, in 2008, Relapse to Recovery and such tunes as “Words” and ... More About: Reviews
The Hero Factor
2008-06-05 13:24:00 This Tulsa, Oklahoma artist offered some comfortable listening tunes with Chasing Chimaera (Nobility EP 2006). Case in point ? “Landings.” There are two things about The Hero Factor that are immediately noticeable: the strong singing voice on the above tune and the photo displayed on the Web site. The guy is playing a Fender bass! ... More About: Reviews
Sloan
2008-06-05 05:19:00 Is this The Beatles, The Stones, The Dave Clark Five ? back from the early 1960s? How about The Spencer Davis Group with a young Steve Winwood? “Believe In Me” (Parallel Play 2008 Murderecords) has some of that flavor, most certainly. This tune from the Toronto group has straightforward rock rhythm, lyrics that are not complex ... More About: Reviews , Sloan
Molly Jenson
2008-06-04 07:13:00 Anytime you win a “best of” award you must have something somebody wants. In most cases, what is offered is quality product. In Molly Jenson ’s case, what those somebodies want is good folk/rock type music. Let’s get one thing out of the way ? This listener likes the blue shoes. That said, “Thinking Of You” (Maybe Tomorrow) ... More About: Reviews
Micah Bentley
2008-06-03 05:07:00 The question for stage and theater used to be, “Will it sell in Peoria?” The question for this Peoria-based singer/songwriter is ? “Will someone from Peoria sell elsewhere?” Micah Bentley ’s The Height of the Fall 2008 features the title tune, a nice listening ballad that is, as advertised, pop singing at its height. But there is ... More About: Reviews
Kendall Payne
2008-05-30 08:50:00 It may be that some won’t understand the need to express emotions based on sweetness and the urge to feel good. This is what first strikes the listener with Kendall Payne. With tunes billed as lyrical and folk music, she brings “Daddy” (Paper Skin 2007) a love ballad with some nice keyboard work. But the ... More About: Reviews
Joan As Police Woman
2008-05-29 08:44:00 Interesting name. But is it interesting music? Yes. The voice is certainly not in question. This lady can sing. Get a taste of “To Be Loved” from To Survive (2008 Reveal). The actual release date is June 9. Joan in the title, of course, is Joan Wasser, who is billed as songwriter, singer, guitarist, pianist and ... More About: Reviews , Police , Woman
Jag Star
2008-05-28 08:41:00 First of all, there’s that sweet voice. In “Does Anybody Know” (The Best Impression of Sanity) the sweetness doesn’t last all that long. Oh, the sound and clarity remain, but Sarah Lewis takes her song-writing talent out to ask a serious question. It’s pop, of course, not rock. But some will like it. The band is ... More About: Reviews , Star
Ever We Fall
2008-05-27 08:26:00 Straight out of Portland, Oregon, came Ever We Fall , a band that led off with “Bring ‘em in Billy” from their Japanese release We Are But Human. Electronic feel to this tune. It’s OK, really. We’ve heard this style from a few other groups. The key is to stick around long to find out ... More About: Reviews
Bob, Jacob or Just Me?
2008-05-26 08:17:00 It’s a matter of philosophy, really. When a group begins the trek toward becoming a real band, the musicians sometimes discuss the direction the music will take and what the lyrics will say. In some cases, this discussion is limited to a few comments made during a practice session in the garage or some empty ... More About: Reviews , Jacob
Tyler James
2008-05-23 08:54:00 Now a resident of Nashville, Tennessee, Tyler James has the clarity of voice and the keyboard touch found in few other young pianists. His "Stay Humble" (2005) is similar in style to the more recent songs of Andy Davis. But there is some difference - in production, for instance. The strings in the background add ... More About: Reviews
The Daylights
2008-05-22 08:48:00 Ballad music always pleases a portion of the listening audience. Musical groups add a few more fans with a bit of banjo and some of that country-rock feel, such as The Band and others made a part of rock-and-roll history. Now, The Daylights, aren’t The Band and their song "I Guess I Missed You" (2007 Epic) ... More About: Reviews
The Dangerous Summer
2008-05-21 08:35:00 I’ve never heard of Ellicott City, Maryland, but if the guitar opening of "The Permanent Rain" (If You Could Only Keep Me Alive) is any indication, the sounds in the Ellicott City heads are just fine, thank you. The Dangerous Summer is composed of AJ Perdomo, Cody Payne, Bryan Czap and Tyler Minsberg. Wanna catch ‘em? ... More About: Reviews
Searching Through Music
More articles from this author:2008-05-20 08:35:00 For nearly 50 years, musicians and songwriters have been searching, through music, to find words that will properly express what they feel and think. These artists and players have also been looking for answers, most of which never come directly from lyrics or song construction. If it was really possible to find "the answer" inrock and ... More About: Music , Reviews , Searching 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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