Sister Helen is an aural onslaught of creative indie punk rock juices but the band’s sound refuses to follow any cliche patterns your ears might be used to. Hailing partly from Brooklyn, NY and partly from Hell’s Kitchen, the band’s bio aptly states: Sister Helen signifies a third way for modern rock music: neither to […]
Album Reviews
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Caves are cool! Alberta’s “Caves” is Hot!
Joshua sent me over to Alberta’s site to check out their latest indie EP, “Caves”. He had been reviewing one of the group’s other records, and thought I’d like it. Well, after over a dozen listens, I had all these great comparisons of caves and music ( as a former guide for the second largest […]
Welcome To The Uncle Devin Show
Uncle Devin loves the kids! Uncle Devin, known as the original drumcussionst, combines the use of real drums, electronic drums, and percussion to deliver a children’s show packed full of educational groovin’ tunes. His hybrid drum rig allows him to play grooves while handling duties of the percussion section on his own. In other words, […]
Steph Barrak Has The Words To Break Your Heart
Steph Barrak began learning piano and clarinet in middle school but, considering she found herself improvising her own melodies instead of reading the sheet music, she gave up formal lessons at age 13. She then picked up her sister’s guitar and began writing songs on 1 string. She eventually got the courage to try a […]
Prepare To Be Unswept by the Surf Song EP
Sitting in Chicago, the O’Brien cousins think about their days growing up in the UK. Wishing they were beach boys and she was their girl, The Unswept arrive with their own British surf rock invasion on this 4 track collection aptly titled Surf Song EP. In the opening track, the duo admits they could never […]
Jodie Levinson Is Beyond Strong Enough
Have you heard the amazing voice of Jodie Levinson yet? Beyond her enchanting melodies, Jodie is a master at the craft of writing great songs. Pulling inspiration from fears, joys, and her fascination with relationships, her songs offer us a soulful pop-rock exploration into these basic but complex human emotions. Levinson has been favorably compared to […]
Hiding In Public Show Their Inner Anarchist In True British Pop Rock Fashion
Hiding In Public arrive with their feel-good, British pop-rock vibes to deliver Inner Anarchist. This album goes beyond songwriting into what I would classify as songcrafting. Reading into their bio it is easy to find why this music is so good. From their bio: The band features the soulful singing and tasteful guitar work of […]
It’s A Viral Darling by Alberta
If you remember our interview with Dave Shanaberger of Alberta, you will remember our discussion about listeners characterizing his sound as Yankee Indie…but neither of us know what the hell that means. After listening to It’s A Viral Darling, I know I can give you a description you will understand. Let’s try Ameri-folk-rock. Dave’s composition […]
“Mammals Amongst Us” shout All dogs Invited
Brother/Sister duo Edward and Alex Bell along with drummer Cody Jako joined forces in Iowa City to “create a musical style they had never ventured in before. The songs are led by guitarist and lyricist Cody Janko, as he creates characters that experience tales of love, hate, defeat, and conquest, all while keeping an optimistic […]
Matthew Heller Arrives With Face Melting Rock n’ Roll Soul
Portland, Oregon’s Matthew Heller is here with his self-titled release. Heller’s music is aptly described as post-grunge folk. Others have compared him to Billy Corgan and the Smashing Pumpkins. I don’t really see it but I did ask him about it in our recent interview. Here’s my opinion. Matthew’s music is what happens when your […]
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