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Get to Know Stationhead – Your Band’s Personal Radio Station
In the old days, it used to be, “Man, if we could just get on the radio, we will break out and...
WAMCon Boston 2017: Women’s Audio Mission’s First Conference for Women in Audio
Women’s Audio Mission (WAM), a San Francisco-based nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of women...
Record Review: Pretend Surprise
Pretend Surprise HOTmath Wilmington, NC (Self-released) “Colorful math rock” HOTmath sounds like the epitome and the perfect name for a math rock album, but the Wilmington group Pretend Surprise has...
Record Review: Poor Moon
Poor Moon Illusion EP Seattle, WA (Sub Pop) “Sub Pop supergroup’s jangly ruckus” What happens when members for Fleet Foxes, Crystal Castles, and The Christmas Cards join forces? You get Poor Moon,...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Not an Airplane
Not an Airplane It Could Just Be This Place Modesto, CA (Self-Released) “Rollicking alt-country harmonies and emotional breakdowns” Not an Airplane will surely appeal to the Wilco or Mumford &...
Record Review: Neara Russell
Neara Russell Noise and Silence Los Angeles, CA (Nerve-O Records) “Sharp piano hooks and swirling electronics” Combining the rich sound of a grand piano with everything from toy drums to synthetic...
Record Review: Matt Mills
Matt Mills Summer Night Nashville, TN (Self-released) “A country album infused with enticing dashes of rock” Matt Mills, a relatively new musician out of Nashville, emerges into the spotlight with...
Record Review: Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan Blues Funeral New York, NY (4AD) “Sin-soaked growl and lyrics brimming with mystical, surrealist imagery” Those who have followed Mark Lanegan throughout the course of his multifaceted...
Record Review: Lux
Lux We Are Not The Same Seattle, WA (Self-released) “Heavy, dreamy pop with an occasional dark side” David Chandler and Leah Rosen are Lux, the Seattle-based duo making their full-length debut with...
Record Review: Jesse Thomas
Jesse Thomas War Dancer Los Angeles, CA (Red Parade Music) “A soundtrack for those who’ve survived love’s multiple personalities” The hauntingly husky voice of Jesse Thomas clings to the hearts of...
Record Review: Jasmine Ash
Jasmine Ash Beneath the Noise Los Angeles, CA (Lip Sync Music, Inc.) “Lovely dreamy synths, rainbow pop” Jasmine Ash provides fresh new life to the meaning of singer/songwriter in the female music...
Record Review: Greylag
Greylag The Only Way to Kill You EP Portland, OR (Ninth Street Opus) “A strummy, liberating acoustic-driven Americana road trip" Portland, OR folk duo Greylag is Andrew Stonestreet and Daniel Dixon,...