independent thoughts on indie rock, alternative, and indie pop music
"I may or may not be naked right now, I can neither confirm or deny that," laughs In The Valley Below's Jeffrey Jacob Mendel during a recent chat when asked what he wanted Eo8's readers to know about him. Informative, no doubt, but when it comes to In The Valley Below, that fact is only... Continue Reading →
In 2013, Wild Cub self-released an album called Youth—“We had a great publicist who helped it get some traction, but it kind of petered out,” recalls frontman Keegan DeWitt. “I was in France at a film festival with my wife and I remember saying, ‘Well, it seems like everything has sort of died down. We... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes we ask other twins we meet if they’re the kind of twins who like being twins or hate being twins. It’s totally a thing. We’re definitely the kind that like being twins,” laughs Laurie Shook, who, with her identical twin sister Katelyn make up Portland-based indie folk duo The Shook Twins. “Maybe it’s because... Continue Reading →
Minnesota-based pop-rock duo Now, Now got their start where most great things happen—in marching band. “I miss those days,” says Brad Hale. “I miss it too,” says partner-in-music KC Dalager. “I feel like those were my glory days of music. like it was the one thing where I felt like, ‘I’m good at this and... Continue Reading →
“It was the explosion of The Beatles entering the scene when I was a little kid that prompted me to start playing guitar, to be a musician, to be in a rock band,” recalls music pioneer and all-around legend Nancy Wilson, who rose to fame as co-frontwoman of rock powerhouse Heart four decades ago, and... Continue Reading →
Atlantic Records' own Max Frost is currently on a nationwide tour which will bring him to Nashville to headline at The High Watt on October 5th, y'all! He finished a smashing 2016, which saw the release of his addictive single "Adderall," which racked up millions of Spotify streams. Frost, who has spent the last couple of years... Continue Reading →
Fiona Silver, New York City's own sassy, multifaceted spitfire, is back in Nashville TONIGHT at The 5 Spot's $2 Tuesdays hosted by Derek Hoke. We love her alluring brand of reverb-y rock n' roll, and we know you will too. In case you missed it, we had the chance to catch up this summer over a... Continue Reading →
“I’m so bad at watching scary movies, my imagination is too wild. I got a little bit spooked,” laughs Beverly frontwoman Drew Citron of the band’s isolation when writing their latest album, The Blue Swell, out last year on Kanine Records. “We were right across the street from train tracks, and a freight train would... Continue Reading →
It’s typical Nashville story—people who make music move to Nashville from all over the planet, meet each other in the Music City, join forces, and make plans to the conquer the world. It’s the story of alt-pop outfit Elliot Root, but they’re anything but typical. Soulful-voiced frontman Scott Krueger came to music in his late... Continue Reading →
“The first time you go overseas, and you’re playing in France, or England, and people are singing your songs—for a guy who couldn’t get people to sing his songs in his own hometown for most of his life, that’s a mind-blower,” recalls The Record Company’s Chris Vos in a rare moment of reflection. “Having our... Continue Reading →
