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Open Air Stereo
2008-01-10 02:41:00 With their own version of rock and roll from Orange County, California, Open Air Stereo has caught the attention of enough fans (and industry individuals) to give this west coast group incentive to continue the creative process. According to information from the band’s Web site, they have made several new songs available for sampling in ... More About: Reviews
Ernie Halter - ?The Christmas Song!? Really!!
2008-01-09 02:28:00 This guy seems to be an average to good player and soul/jazz singer. I didn’t expect "The Christmas Song ," which Halter sings (supported by close friend and fellow musician Tony Lucca). This is coffee-shop style, and that may be a good thing in this age of bang the drum loudly, growl at your audience and ... More About: Reviews , Christmas Song
The Futureheads
2008-01-08 02:48:00 Attention: You can tap into The Futureheads "Broke Up The Time" and get some idea of what U.K. energy rock is about. Then slide over to the melodic "Skip To The End" with its nice rhythm track and guitar chord work (679/Warners 2004). Great, happy-time vocals at the end of this tune. What a difference ... More About: Reviews
Winning Indie Music Awards
2008-01-06 20:17:00 If you’re an indie artist looking for recognition and some help in growing your audience you might consider applying to the International Independent Music Awards . It isn’t really a contest, as what you win is year-long help. You’ll be rewarded with professional help promoting your independent music, and marketing and distributing it to a much ... More About: Music Awards , Indie Music , Indie
Welcome to 2008
2008-01-06 03:30:00 I know this has been an extended break over the holiday period and it wasn’t expected. It was intended to be no more than a week but then the writer fell ill. We should get back to normal shortly. I did find some articles written back in August by an alternate writer that I don’t ... More About: 2008
The Sleeping
2007-12-26 05:36:00 This group from the eastern part of the United States offers the listener something that might best be described as a hybrid, a mix or a combination. It’s hard to put a finger on just what this really is, but The Sleeping is a group of fine musicians who are not nearly as anti-melodic as ... More About: Reviews
The Mile After
2007-12-24 05:24:00 Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, this pop/rock group of young musicians is a trio in the best sense of the word. There isn’t a lot of additional instrumentation on "The Way It Should Be" for example. But listeners will not be misled into thinking this is a "power trio" in the classic ’60s and ’70s sense. ... More About: Reviews , Mile
Sullivan
2007-12-22 05:21:00 Interesting. That’s the word, for sure. Listeners who didn’t experience Sullivan might want to try "Florida Queen" on for size (Cover Your Eyes ,2007 Tooth and Nail). This tune has some nice changes, with the mainstream sound of the choruses contrasting well with the intro and the guitar solo. The vocals run straight and then drop ... More About: Reviews
Never Heard Of It
2007-12-20 02:41:00 While this Los Angeles group has no shows on its Web site at the time of this writing, rest assured the Never Heard Of It is not just sitting still in the fast-paced indie music world. Their itinerary in 2006 and early 2007 took them from their home ground in southern California (including Hollywood and ... More About: Reviews
Archie Star
2007-12-18 02:21:00 A first impression of Archie Star would be "good listening music" and not necessarily tunes to mosh or bang your head to, for example. The guitar work stands out, on such tunes as "Always Love You Never Leave You" (2007 demo). The vocals of Archie Star are certainly a strength, with the duet/shared singing of ... More About: Reviews
Goodbye Tomorrow (Alive In Wild Paint)
2007-12-16 02:10:00 Really, piano that sounds like a work in progress from the living room. Great stuff. The mood, the atmosphere – these are both very solid in the one tune available for new listeners. But the question for first-time visitors to the world of Goodbye Tomorrow is – Where do we go from here? Actually, there is ... More About: Reviews , Wild , Alive
Forgive Durden
2007-12-13 02:11:00 First of all, this is another talented group on the Fueled By Ramen label, a recognized name among "indie" aficionados. Coming to us from the musical hotbed area around Seattle, Washington, Forgive Durden seems to fall into musical mayhem with "Ants" (Wonderland 2006). But as good old Shakespeare supposedly wrote, there is method in the ... More About: Reviews
Dear Whoever
2007-12-12 02:13:00 Dear Whoever, from Portland, Oregon, combines some good rock vocals with the now common growling on "Say Something Else" (2007 demo). At first, one is tempted to compare this group with The Sleeping. After all, they are both "post-hardcore." The mix of vocal styles makes the comparison accurate. (There is an angry "peanut gallery" here ... More About: Reviews
Dear Whoever
2007-12-12 02:13:00 Dear Whoever, from Portland, Oregon, combines some good rock vocals with the now common growling on "Say Something Else" (2007 demo). At first, one is tempted to compare this group with The Sleeping. After all, they are both "post-hardcore." The mix of vocal styles makes the comparison accurate. (There is an angry "peanut gallery" here ... More About: Reviews
Action Action
2007-12-11 02:32:00 Sure, Action Action is a rock group and fits well into the "indie" world. (Of course, "indie" has changed from a movement to a genre). But music from this Big Apple team includes some rather rare synthesizer and keyboard/ electronic ingredients. "Ghost Town" starts with some techno/electro items and slides into an interesting "Warhol" or ... More About: Reviews
Action Action
2007-12-11 02:32:00 Sure, Action Action is a rock group and fits well into the "indie" world. (Of course, "indie" has changed from a movement to a genre). But music from this Big Apple team includes some rather rare synthesizer and keyboard/ electronic ingredients. "Ghost Town" starts with some techno/electro items and slides into an interesting "Warhol" or ...
Brighten
2007-12-10 02:44:00 This trio from the lovely town of Chico, California is variously billed as rock and "crunk" but overall many listeners would say the group’s name fits well with such tunes as "Love Me Honestly" (from the band’s demo disc). Music does not have to be complex, loud or hammering to be good and Brighten proves ... More About: Reviews
Brighten
2007-12-10 02:44:00 This trio from the lovely town of Chico, California is variously billed as rock and "crunk" but overall many listeners would say the group’s name fits well with such tunes as "Love Me Honestly" (from the band’s demo disc). Music does not have to be complex, loud or hammering to be good and Brighten proves ...
Self Against City
2007-12-07 03:30:00 "Disappearing Act" from the Telling Secrets To Strangers CD jumps out of the speakers to tell the listener that Self Against City is making its way as another young, ambitious rock/indie band. Hailing from the California capital city of Sacramento, Self Against City sends out a tune that is driven by solid drumming, along with ... More About: Reviews
Self Against City
2007-12-07 03:30:00 "Disappearing Act" from the Telling Secrets To Strangers CD jumps out of the speakers to tell the listener that Self Against City is making its way as another young, ambitious rock/indie band. Hailing from the California capital city of Sacramento, Self Against City sends out a tune that is driven by solid drumming, along with ... More About: Reviews
Lovedrug
2007-12-06 03:14:00 On a personal note, I’ve never been one to be attracted to band names like Lovedrug. I have always wanted bit more obscurity and word play for the bands I followed. (I was turned off by some of the band names in the 1960s. That hasn’t changed.) Coming straight out and announcing your intentions will ... More About: Reviews
Lovedrug
2007-12-06 03:14:00 On a personal note, I’ve never been one to be attracted to band names like Lovedrug. I have always wanted bit more obscurity and word play for the bands I followed. (I was turned off by some of the band names in the 1960s. That hasn’t changed.) Coming straight out and announcing your intentions will ... More About: Reviews
Dave Barnes
2007-12-05 03:08:00 Fine listening music, with something of a Nashville feel – that is a start when describing Dave Barnes . With professional instrumentation behind him, Barnes gives songs such as "More Than A Man" (Chasing Mississippi) great treatment with his plaintive voice. Billed variously as a rhythm and blues singer, a pop singer and a rock ballad ... More About: Reviews
Dave Barnes
2007-12-05 03:08:00 Fine listening music, with something of a Nashville feel – that is a start when describing Dave Barnes . With professional instrumentation behind him, Barnes gives songs such as "More Than A Man" (Chasing Mississippi) great treatment with his plaintive voice. Billed variously as a rhythm and blues singer, a pop singer and a rock ballad ... More About: Reviews
Single File
2007-12-04 02:55:00 Now what? How do we separate all these good, young bands from one another? Really, how do we do this? Single File ’s "Zombies Ate My Neighbors" is not The Flaming Lips, with their "fighting robots" tales. This Single File tune is closer to the streets and kids with trash can lids, and buckets on their ... More About: Reviews
Single File
2007-12-04 02:55:00 Now what? How do we separate all these good, young bands from one another? Really, how do we do this? Single File ’s "Zombies Ate My Neighbors" is not The Flaming Lips, with their "fighting robots" tales. This Single File tune is closer to the streets and kids with trash can lids, and buckets on their ... More About: Reviews
Ani DiFranco
2007-12-03 02:27:00 In the interest of full disclosure - I like Ani DiFranc o’s music. That makes it a bit more difficult to write any sort of objective review for this veteran folk/rock ballad singer. After all, she rose to the front lines of the recording industry in short order about 17 years ago and became a household ... More About: Reviews , Ani Difranco
Ani DiFranco
2007-12-03 02:27:00 In the interest of full disclosure - I like Ani DiFranc o’s music. That makes it a bit more difficult to write any sort of objective review for this veteran folk/rock ballad singer. After all, she rose to the front lines of the recording industry in short order about 17 years ago and became a household ... More About: Reviews , Ani Difranco
Stephen Speaks
2007-11-30 03:06:00 Stephen Speaks and hundreds have been listening. (OK, that play on words was way too easy.) But the keyboards and vocals that deliver "Disappear" (Symptoms of Love 2007) will attract the attention of more fans as this group spreads the word. Straight out of Stillwater, Oklahoma, Stephen Speaks also makes its mark with "So Many ... More About: Reviews , Stephen
Stephen Speaks
More articles from this author:2007-11-30 03:06:00 Stephen Speaks and hundreds have been listening. (OK, that play on words was way too easy.) But the keyboards and vocals that deliver "Disappear" (Symptoms of Love 2007) will attract the attention of more fans as this group spreads the word. Straight out of Stillwater, Oklahoma, Stephen Speaks also makes its mark with "So Many ... More About: Reviews , Stephen 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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