REVIEWS

John Vanderslice isn’t new to the music scene, Romanian Names is his seventh album in only nine years. He is […]

Grizzly Bear is currently enjoying indie darling status – it is a band that is unanimously being lauded for its

The Queen Killing Kings, Tidal Eyes (Windup Records) The sounds-like list with which one could tag this Connecticut 4-piece is

First off, don’t try to pin-point as to what type of music this is because you will rack your brain

This LA-based group of EIGHT is bringing an invigorating sound to the table with their latest EP, The Fade.  

Her name may be music, but his name is Jonathan Cook AKA Encore.   The new record is special in

What is it about folk music and Canada that mesh so well together? Is it the vast landscape, giving way

First off, I wanted to get the inside scoop on Diana Catherine and these Thrusty Tweeters–just who they are really?

Evan Dando and the Lemonheads have just released this beautiful mix of covers inspired by Butthole Surfers lead singer Gibby

Former Bauhaus (first gothic rock group) rockers Daniel Ash, David J and Kevin Haskins became Love and Rockets in 1983.

Guitar fans and players alike, never tire of guitar legends like Jimi.   Okay, we’re tired of Page/Zeppelin, but that’s

Vincent Minor’s bright, fun piano melodies are instantly reminiscent of Ben Folds and Rufus Wainwright. There is something different about

Mike Lombardi of TV’s Rescue Me fame has taken the road of other actors; Jared Leto (30 Seconds To Mars)

Rock Opera reigns again.   In stores now is the culmination of a trilogy that will go down in rock

The words “Rural” and “Advantage” are rarely grouped together in the same sentence when speaking within the scope of indepedent

Gather around the campfire, take a few swigs from the bottle of ambiguous alcohol, start banging worn-down pots and sing

The Most Serene Republic are what happens when a bunch of young, earnest musicians get together in a room and

Pill Hill Radio rocks out with pop-heavy hooks and a rootsy-type sound.   The group’s self-titled album is full of

Shakyfoot is one hell of a jam band–no joke!   From the moment I pushed play, the energy was high

Mellow tunes for the 21st Century = Owning Up To A Life.   Ben Cooley Hall brings you this decade’s

From the moment I pushed play on the CD player, I could tell one thing right away: this girl can

PepperDome and this new record is the sole idea of one man known as John Tokarczyk.   This musician of

As read verbatim from their CD booklet, Buckfast Superbee is made up of four members:   Timothy Joseph on vocals,

Five Year Mission is John O’Mara’s debut solo album and hopefully the mission will be complete after five years.  

Light a few candles, not because you’re haphazardly attempting seduction, but because you’re reveling in a moment or two alone.

Super group, haven’t had one since Velvet Revolver. Here’s a kick ass good one.   It occurred to me that

Freddie Sipo wrote, produced, mixed and engineered all songs on Year of The White Rose.   Sipo also took care

Originally from the Philippines but residing in Florence, Italy for the last 20 years, Faye Miravite brings you multi-cultural jazz.

Italian-born singer/songwriter, Gala, brings her version of Tough Love to you.   Gala Rizzatto is now based in Brooklyn and

UFO, The Visitor (SPV Records) In this installment of SPV Records’s continuing missionary expedition to find survivors of the shredder

One could believe that Beware Fashionable Women derived their moniker from their new surroundings in L.A. However, it is more

Hand’Solo is a Toronto based independent record label that is often underrated, but it’s catalogue constantly   leaves you with

Born in Africa and now living in Southern France, Iras is a true renaissance man.   Tired of playing politics

Portland’s Rachel Taylor Brown has created an oddity of an album on her fourth release. Expertly entwining geekish novelty with

With a name like Lloyd Dobler Effect, how can you go wrong? Back it up with some peppy indie-rock anthems,

Transgradulate is a made up term that roughly means “to graduate into a new phase of life with joy”.  

Whether you’re looking to entertain your guests for a dinner party or have a romantic evening with your significant other,

Soft, smooth and sophisticated, saxophonist and composer Gian Tornatore’s third album, “Fall,” is a delight to listen to.   The

This band is made up of Foster McGinty on guitar & vocals, voices and sound effects, Trifon Dimitrov on electric

It’s Frightening is the second album from the six-piece indie rock band White Rabbits and is a strong follow up