The Cast Before The Break
Here's what some are saying, "Rarely does a simple acoustic project turn into something as ambitious as Oneonta, New York's THE CAST BEFORE THE BREAK." The bio written by ...
Stephanie Rivers
This is jazz, and it's soul, cleanly produced and smoothly sung. Rivers offers an interesting mix of rhythms in "Fairy Tales" from the Play Things EP (2008). According to her own ...
Indie Music News
Road to Rock Fame
While some may believe that, once upon a time, it was easier to break into the rock-and-roll...
Indie Venue Directory Released
I just was notified that the Indie Venue Bible has been released. This is a directory...
Indie “Picks” in the Wall Street Journal
A Wall Street Jounal article, Indie Bands: Hit Music, has reported on 3 Indie Bands...
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A New Millennium, and There’s NOTHING Good on the Radio
If the early ’90s was a catastrophe for the indie scene, the new millennium...
History of Indie Music - 1990’s
Although big labels have long made money by poaching out the sound developed by indie...
History of Indie Music - 1980’s
The 1980s were an incredibly important decade in indie music history. It was during...
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Brightwood
Just a couple of questions before venturing further into the Brightwood world: Is it possible to have a Swan Song when you’re very young? Isn’t that privilege meant for those who have “done it” for a long time and will go out with grace and beauty? Anyway, this group from Oregon is a good band. “Swan Song” from Wake is a rouser and a... [Read more of this review]
Bridges and Blinking Lights
I was certainly drawn in by the cover of Standing on the Same Stick. But I my ear was equally captured by the tune “One of Us.” Nice pace and some fun to boot. I do like the horns because there are shades of The Beatles heyday, with Sgt. Pepper and all that. I also hear a bit of what bands such as Dirty Dozen Brass Band do with Widespread Panic.... [Read more of this review]
Blake Griffith
As with many artists whose names are not familiar to this listener/writer, I didn’t know what to expect when I hooked up to a Blake Griffith tune on his Web site. I was a bit leery when I read that I would either like it or I wouldn’t. This is generally the case with any music/artist, but to come right out with this type of challenge put me off... [Read more of this review]
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