REVIEWS

Mark Claytor is back with an EP that rocks harder than ever before. Known to his fans as Mr. McShred […]

Nemo James taps into a deep melancholy with “The Minstrel”. Within “The Minstrel” Nemo James tells a series of stories

Galen James’ “Big Blue Mixtape” is a sophisticated, urbane album. The arrangements are tasteful and carefully arranged. At times the

About the Artist: Highland Kites is a project started by SoCal native Marissa Lamar. After struggling with and beating a

Canadian based band, Happenstance releases a new CD, Everything Changes. For all you Happenstance fans, this is a new adventure

Having no prior knowledge of bands is sometimes a blessing when you are writing a review. Time is at a

You gotta hand it to 3 Geminis…there’s only a little bit of information out there in comparison to how far

Mexican born Margo Rey has defied expectations from the outset and stands among the first rank of song stylists working

Shelita Burke has put together a wonderful, mystical set of rhythms and melodies on her latest EP, Transfixed. Right from

I’ve been trying to figure out what it is…and I’m thinking that all the Reggae-inspired music & artists that have

The new single “Begging You Please” by viseMenn is full of earthly tones and somber backing howls that will send

Most would agree most popular artists out there have something truly special to give to their fans. This goes above

Ahhh…blues-infused rock, could there be a more illegitimate genre at times? I’m just saying, not defending, but if Robbie Williams

Jordan Royale’s “Detox” is a tight album: tight rhythms and tight rhymes. Gargantuan in scope Jordan Royale’s style dominates. From

Surging Cincinnati based 4 piece rock band The Cla-Zels just released a ground breaking new 12 song CD entitled “Set

One-man revolution, Ben Lorentzen, has just released the America EP into the world for all to hear. We’re Canadian-based…so we’ll

I had to look this one up despite being sure I hadn’t heard the music of The Fox & The

New Mexico five-piece Drastic Andrew’s new album Live Without Warning is a wonderfully apt title for the collection. While there

A significant populace might be wondering who this new kid on the block is. You might have heard some of

Mleo’s “Sunken City” has a California cool to it. The songs are sun-drenched. With low-slung grooves that are distinctly their

It is 1964, mom and dad have loaded all of us kids into our modern 1960 Ford Station Wagon, we

A rad dose of the ultra-cool from the electro-world of Raelism. Meeting somewhere in the land between videogame themes and

Here’s the thing…I’m just going to toss this warning out there to the entire independent community towards the end of

The first song is entitled “If You Want It.” While I’d prefer it without the retro affects (organ and horn

Run Downhill is here again with another successful outing from musician/writer T.J. Troy a Grammy award winner in the Best

The word legend means nothing here. Bantering that word around and slapping it on artists often means well, but frequently

The new song ‘Jesus I Adore You’ which is also the title of the upcoming debut EP by Rachel is

Didi DLicious’s self-titled debut is an album of glowing optimism. These songs display the difficulty but ultimately the joy of

It doesn’t even take a minute into the first song “My Kind Of Love” before you can hear the professional,

Hailing from Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, the five members of Shotgun Holler are well versed in bluegrass and country music.

“The Fourth Messenger” is the soundtrack of a new musical with book and lyrics by Tanya Shaffer and music and

The Soundcloud write-up for this song is actually pretty interesting when you break it all down. The first thing you

San Francisco’s J Burn has one of those off-kilter combinations of Americana/Folk/Indie/Country/Rock that’s bound to throw you a little even

Bad Mary are a four-piece punk rock band hailing from Long Island, New York. Starting out as a covers band,

As I’ve often mentioned here at sleepingbag – it’s always interesting to see & hear what people find themselves compelled

Miracle is a testament to the human spirit. Andy Evans adheres to a glistening version of pop. Every sound feels

You wouldn’t have even believed the look on my face in realizing that in this ONE day, Christmas has been

Credit to this band…when I started up the Killing Dinosaurs EP by Bad Mary my first thoughts of comparison drifted

Dream Aria’s “Fallen Angel” radiates an intense power. The sounds is a hybrid of classical and metal, intermingling to create

Big riffs and distant-drums echo throughout the first tune on the two-song EP from L.A.’s rock-band Chainflower, “Lewd Blues.” With