Artists
In his own words AM describes “Soul Variations”: “’Soul Variations’ has more of a political edge. But like many of my songs I don’t think it has to be restricted to that. I try to write songs that can be applied… (Read More)
American Babies – solo acoustic
Tom Hamilton is only in his mid-’20s, but the singer commands his nursery of American Babies with all the seasoned know-how of someone twice his age. Hamilton’s band is positively huge, a co-ed family comprised of two guitarists, a bassist, an… (Read More)
An Horse used to be about procrastination. An Horse was Kate Cooper’s way of not doing things that she was meant to be doing. Like studying or assignments. But Kate finished university. She got a couple of degrees, then started law… (Read More)
Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and lyricist Andrew Bird picked up his first violin at the age of 4. Actually, it was a Cracker Jack box with a ruler taped to it, and the first of his many Suzuki music lessons involved simply bowing… (Read More)
Rock and Soul, Rock and Roll “before it became a Project Runway Challenge.” That’s a pretty good way to describe the sound, the attitude and experience of Architects. Gimmick-free, raw, real and powerful is how their legion fans descibe them. From… (Read More)
Imagine how many cigarettes, beers, tour dates, international flights, all-night drives, backstage shenanigans, countless hours in a van, low-budget hotel rooms, notebooks filled with lyrics and endless hours of recording sessions have been consumed, experienced and sustained by Atmosphere over the… (Read More)
Play Pause Stop, the latest disc by the Benevento/Russo Duo, is as much of an anomaly as the band that created it. Yes, it is a rock album — but there is no guitarist, no bassist, and you can sing along… (Read More)
Born in the Flood originated over a decade ago when Singer Nathaniel D. Rateliff and Bass Player Joseph Pope III began creating music on the south bank of the Missouri River floodplains in Hermann, Missouri. Rateliff and Pope were raised… (Read More)
Of the numerous striking qualities Brett Dennen has displayed during his ascendance onto the national music scene, it is perhaps simply his own authenticity that accounts for his remarkable rise in popularity and acclaim. With his long red hair, headband and… (Read More)
When Built To Spill wanted to find out what their music sounded like they locked themselves in Doug Martsch’s garage. Without a tentative conclusion or even a hypothesis the four members began to experiment. Their collaborative efforts lasted seasons and yielded… (Read More)
Ben Bergstrand started indie rock/pop band Cowboy Curse in 2003 as a way to keep little brother Josh (Jet Lucas, The Symptoms) off the streets and out of trouble. Longtime friend and musical collaborator Darin Strachan joined along with a fast-talking… (Read More)
Crosby Loggins is the son of 70’s singer/songwriter, 80’s go-to soundtrack artist, Kenny Loggins. Enough said, because apart from the obvious familial resemblance and a genetic gift for melody, this is not a simple story of a son following in his… (Read More)
De Novo Dahl has been busy earning a name for themselves over the past few years. The band released an ambitious double disc debut, Cats & Kittens in 2005. The album, Cats being filled with traditional pop tunes and Kittens basically… (Read More)
Born in 1972, at the close of the Vietnam War, Michael never had the opportunity to experience the hippy movement while it was still valid and had some form of meaning behind it. For this reason, he never developed a taste… (Read More)
2007 was a year of transition and reinvention for our band, having been on the road almost constantly since the fall of 2001 a break was desperately needed. A little time at home to recharge and perhaps rethink some things. The… (Read More)
These four sensitive gentlemen of instrumental rock describe their band as a close but dysfunctional family who have been financially unstable. Austin, Texas has been their home base for several years, allowing them to become allies with bands such as the… (Read More)
Restless sonic chameleons the Fiery Furnaces revolve around the brother and sister duo of Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger, whose prickly childhood relationship and musical family set the stage for their playful, unpredictable music. The Friedbergers’ grandmother was a musician and choir… (Read More)
“Falling Awake”, the first song from Gary Jules’ independently released self-titled album appeared on two separate Billboard ‘Top 100’ charts in January 2007, one week after being heavily featured in an exceptionally popular episode of “Grey’s Anatomy”. When the editorial staff… (Read More)
Ghostland Observatory is not a band, but an agreement between two friends to create something that not only heals their beat-driven hearts, but pleases their rock ‘n roll souls… (Read More)
How do you explain on a piece of paper the elements that make a band truly exciting and genuinely unique? Sometimes, a good starting point is simple geography. When Grand Ole Party sets the stage for their live show, the placement… (Read More)
Tone Tank tried to be normal. He tried to live a normal life. He had moved from Brooklyn to sunny Phoenix, Arizona. He bought a house, moved in with his girlfriend and their two dogs, and there may have even been… (Read More)
Denver, we have a rising star in our midst. After just one listen of Input’s third full-length release A Radio With Guts, it’s hard to believe this artist has been at this game called music writing for only two years, having… (Read More)
Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter
My life is going by at an insane speed – as lives tend to do. I’ve been here just long enough to have almost forgotten where it is I really came from, or maybe it’s that I’ve been here long enough… (Read More)
Though he had always enjoyed singing during his childhood in Cleveland, OH, Joshua Radin had never intended to be a musician. He studied drawing and painting in college, and only after stints working in a gallery, as an art teacher, and… (Read More)
Kalai is urban vintage. The Hawaiian Born, Alaska raised, 26 year-old, is an old school young buck with do anything, anytime, at any level, musical talent. Besides being a lyrical BIGfoot, instrumentally this guy puts the Z in skillz. His music… (Read More)
Like the Black Hills of songwriter Darren Jackson’s native South Dakota, alt-rock duo Kid Dakota is a creature of extremes: Whisper-quiet vocals explode into searing guitar riffs and crushing drumbeats in a single breath. Loneliness and beauty go hand in hand… (Read More)
While high-profile pop bands from Sweden were busily grabbing press attention, their countryman Kristoffer Ragnstam was working under the radar screen, making music that refused to fit the Scandinavian stereotype. His sound was different – too different to ignore. Musicians… (Read More)
Rock & roll triumphs are rare. But by nicking choice elements from the genres checkered past and fusing it with raw power and sexual energy, Ligions invigorating Maple Jam/Bellum Records debut is just that. Spitting out a vital, dexterous eleven-song cycle… (Read More)
Let’s get the obvious out of the way. Martha is the sister of Rufus Wainwright and the daughter of Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle. But her powerful, emotionally hair-raising voice has been showcased at the biggest American festivals like Bonaroo… (Read More)
