independent thoughts on indie rock, alternative, and indie pop music
Being a child of the 90s, I came of age wearing combat boots and flannel while wielding a 5-disc CD changer brimming with Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, and Dinosaur, Jr.; there was a special place in my musical heart reserved for those dark and emotive female-fronted grunge bands like Garbage and Veruca Salt, and the... Continue Reading →
Encompassing the seductive glamour of goth, the catchy harmonics of pop, the experimentalism of prog-rock, and the narrative traditions of folk, Darla And The Blonde are a broad-based five-piece who craft their influences into a bold and distinctive brand of dramatic indie-rock. Formed in East London by chief songwriter Nina Lovelace (rhythm guitar and backing... Continue Reading →
The musical hotbed that is Athens, Georgia is generally known as Americana, folk, and jam band central. “Our stuff is very different,” laughs Bryan Rucker, co-frontman of alternative hip hop-infused rock band, The Norm. “I’ve been around music my whole life; my dad was a member of the Bee Gees’ band, he played with Johnny... Continue Reading →
Wanderwild, the passion project of Athens-based Matt Martin, has released "Misty Morning", an ethereal indie pop/folk single from his debut EP, Fleeting, due out this Friday, March 25th. Martin says it's a song "about the cyclical nature of life, using season as a metaphor for change, process, and personal progress." I can assure you, if you... Continue Reading →
Music is something that we connect to and long for in good times and bad; it connects with something inside of us that longs to be explored and solidified. With Tim McNary’s new EP, Above The Trees, the singer-songwriter has dug deep into the well of the soul to find sounds that echo with my own personal questions... Continue Reading →
Chicago indie rock outfit Hemmingbirds released their new EP, Half A Second, in February; the EP bursts through the gates immediately with the title track, and while the tempo varies among its songs, the EP's energy never wanes. Brimming with glistening guitar riffs and nimble basslines skillfully steered by propelling percussion from the beginning, the EP skyrockets, takes the... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles-based four-piece indie rock band DreamVacation, comprised of Ray Silva (vocals), Gerry Matthews (bass, backing vocals), Morgan Terrinoni (guitar), and Noah Alexander (drums), released their self-titled EP recently; the band members’ personal stories over the last three years have been rife with hardship—they’ve endured breakups, living out of rehearsal spaces or cars, marriages falling apart, and family... Continue Reading →
Patrick McQuaid and Hank Wiedel met in high school detention while attending an all-male Jesuit school in Missouri. Wiedel's shirt was untucked and McQuaid was late to class--the horror! The pair bonded over their delinquency, and decided to start a band. Captiva, comprised of Wiedel (drums), McQuaid (vocals/guitar), JJ Ries (vocals/guitar/auxiliary percussion) and Nick Riffle... Continue Reading →
Nashville alt-pop duo Apollo LTD (comprised of songwriting/producing/performer Svengalis Jordan Phillips and Adam Stark) is performing at Exit/In tomorrow evening, December 11th, with fellow Nashville pop-rockers Trenton and Lovedrug. Surrounded by the city of Nashville, the duo have, like most with their talent and positions, co-written and produced hundreds of compositions but have recently swivelled... Continue Reading →
Irish alt-pop songstress and self-described "little emo kid", Janet Devlin, has never been afraid to be who she is. As a teen, she entered a singing competition to earn money to buy a drum kit to join an all-female punk band. A friend who loved her voice bought her a video camera on the condition that she would sing... Continue Reading →
