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Today, Monokino (the project of Dutch rock-pop composer George van Wetering) is premiering a brand new single entitled “Baby,” via Glide along with a visual composed of ASCII characters, created by the musician himself. “Baby” is hard-hitting psychedelic garage rock perfection, melded with swirling 80s synth-pop — it’s explosive and incredibly catchy. Speaking on the […]

Mama Said’s “My Kind of Crazy” is a catchy reflection on the wonderful weirdness of parental-child relationships – and it came about, more or less, by accident. The Napa-based group was in Los Angeles recording with Jim McGorman (Goo Goo Dolls, Weezer, Gwen Stefani) when McGorman brought a hook idea forward and asked the band […]

Elliott Ok is an artist with a winding musical path. After a childhood spent playing in punk, reggae, and metal bands in Santa Cruz, California, he attended the UCLA School of Ethnomusicology where he could never quite get the right sound out of the Indian tabla, hurt his wrist playing the Turkish oud, never could […]

Like Rhiannon Giddens and Dom Flemons, Paula Boggs has continually gone above her steadfast role as a musician to let music serve a greater purpose. The Seattle-based “soulgrass” singer sings with the urgency of Janiva Magness and the relentless charisma of Yola, yet retains a sense of linear musical motion that transcends typical pop song […]

The idea of new Afrobeat artists is always bound to be met with skepticism. Questions abound if the artist actually is in a bloodline to the source or if the band can really play – like in a James Brown “you better play tight” kind of way. Well, newcomer Farees meets up to the qualifications […]

On Friday, March 18th, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong played Portland, Oregon’s Crystal Ballroom. Touring in support of upcoming LP, Perspective (due for release on April 8th), the band welcomed some special guests during their two-set performance. Lyle Divinsky joined the band for vocals on “Hold On I’m Coming,” and Matt Butler (Everyone Orchestra, Treedom) joined […]

Taking place across numerous venues throughout Austin, Texas, the annual South By Southwest (SXSW) festival made a triumphant return to in-person programming after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The music portion of this year’s event, which took place March 14-20, featured hundreds of eclectic acts from around the world with unknown bands playing […]

 UPDATE: This now will be an official Damn Quails album, and the new album title is Clouding Up Your City.  With the release of his debut LP titled Solo Album‽, out on May 20th, Bryon White is poised to set out on his own after making a name for himself as co-founder of the acclaimed Oklahoma […]

It’s mystifying that the lush and ocean-side tranquil environs of Cape Cod, Massachusetts haven’t sprung open more stalwart musical acts. Opal Canyon is working to change that, as their fruitful roots rock. Graced with adoring vocals and tightly rapped rhythmics, Opal Canyon recalls the righteous harmonics of Lake Street Dive and 10,000 Maniacs. Helmed by […]

On Tuesday, March 8th, Anderson East brought his soulful sounds to the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC.

Make no mistake about it-The Black Moods are true to form “rock band” in its most 70’s refined essence. This three-piece band consisting of vocalist and guitarist Josh Kennedy, bassist Jordan Hoffman and drummer Chico Diaz don’t mess around with trends or gimmicks- it’s clearly rock footed in the vein of Bad Company, Tesla, and […]

On her debut full-length album Bird Song (due out May 13, Hudson-Valley-based artist Holland Belle emanates effervescent folk that is celestial and fervent. The artist who spent time in both the opera and classical worlds has finely turned her gifted vocals into that of a fine-tuned songsmith in the vein of Aldous Harding and Cate […]

Samuel Or Daniel is an artist to keep an eye on. The moniker for Portland, Maine-based DIY artist Sam Guenther, Samuel Or Daniel may be brand new to the music scene, but this up-and-comer is about to offer some cutting-edge stuff to the indie rock/DIY scene. And today, he announces his debut EP: a cowboy […]

On Sunday, March 13th, legendary brother duo Sparks delivered a performance to Portland, Oregon’s Crystal Ballroom that spanned a career going back fifty years.

“Wow, just wow” sums up the charismatic commotion that creates shock rock for the twenty-twenties. After all what other type of band proudly refers to their origins as “formed in a rundown trailer near the garbage dump off of an old Tennessee highway.” This genre-fluid band has many a cool musical trick to summon, yet […]

To kick off the week, Glide is premiering “Sixxx” – the first track off Berlin-based experimental rock outfit ERRORR’s upcoming debut album, out later this year via Anomic Records. The single (as well as the entire forthcoming record) was first written at home during lockdown by band leader Leonard Kaage (who has worked with the […]

“Most of these songs were written during 2020, with a few originating a bit before then. During 2020, I made it a point to write music almost every day, just to work out that muscle, and I ended up with 93 songs by the end of the year,” says an accomplished Andrew Weiss about his […]

“Long live analog, says Kramer about the title of his latest song- and we hear you loud and clear about the sound’s warm and fuzzy signal. Jad Fair & Kramer are back with their third collaboration on (and first in almost 20 years): The History of Crying, a 12-track record produced and recorded by Kramer at his studio in […]

Coming in hot with a savage punk sound that would put them as an ideal opener for Turnstile, Liily has shared a brand new music video for their track “Man Listening to Disc,” directed by Sam De La Torre. The track comes off their highly acclaimed debut LP, TV or Not TV, which was released last year and just […]

Today, Spiritual Warfare and the Greasy Shadows — the project of noted Phoenix-area musician Joel Marquard — share their sophomore album, Ad Hoc, on streaming and for vinyl pressing with Birmingham, AL-based indie label Earth Libraries. They have also included a bonus track, “Thick of It,” as a free download when you purchase the record. […]