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Benjamin Ricci
Why Spotify’s IPO Should Scare the Sh*t Out of You
So, Spotify is finally pulling the trigger on their IPO -- well, sort of. It’s a direct listing...
How to Set up a Portable PA System
Welcome to the second in a four-part series that will provide real-world advice about portable PA...
Radio Fallout
Vox E Tenebris Austin, TX (Defeat the Squares) “Like a missing track from the Empire Records soundtrack” Radio Fallout is a three-piece rock band from Austin Texas who sounds much like most 3-piece...
Ponderosa
Pool Party Athens, GA (New West Records) “Athens band switches styles and comes up the better for it” For a few weeks I thought there were two separate bands named after a shitty restaurant chain,...
Pegasus Dream
In Absentia Portland, OR (SoHiTek Records) “Psychedelic pop with an electronic twist” In Absentia has earned the right to a presence on your stereo. Portland-based band Pegasus Dream oozes...
Mary C
Right on Time New York, NY (Chantress Music) “Strong voice delivering an upbeat blend of soul, funk and pop” As a white girl with a big voice recording soul-driven pop in 2012, it is inevitable for...
The Helio Sequence
Negotiations Portland, OR (Sub Pop) “Rich, free-form alternative musings and instrumental compositions resulting from a flood” The Helio Sequence is preparing to release their fifth full-length...
Dum Dum Girls
End of Daze Los Angeles, CA (Sub Pop) “Hazy, emotionally charged indie-rock about life” Riddled with opaque harmonies, distorted guitar chords and dark musings on love and relationships comes the...
Conveyor
Conveyor Brooklyn, NY (Paper Garden Records) “Shoegazing indie pop sparkles with harmonic vocal bliss” With the opening sounds in “Woolgatherer” of strings and synths, Conveyor delivers its...
Chris McFarland
Beauty and Undertow Brooklyn, NY (End Up Records) “Haunting, powerful melodies. Emotions spill with indie acoustic rock” “Time for Us” begins with the beauty of sultry acoustic guitars, blending in...
Chantilly
The Up to the Moon EP Brooklyn, NY (Self-released) “An acoustic curtsey for the pained at heart” Brooklyn-based songstress Chantilly’s latest EP bares a blend of gentle chords and post-pity poetry...
Buffalo Killers
Dig. Sow. Love. Grow. Cincinnati, OH (Alive Records) “Ohio band waves their freak-flag high while keeping things concise” This is a band that’s bound to have some killer vinyl at home. Started by a...