the shy trafficker local band to: seattle washington, san antonio texas riyl: indie, jazz, progressive this post might be considered a lost cause since this fantastic trio is no longer together. but it is truly good stuff and while great bands don’t always last, the music will always live. the halves and have knots album […]
the generationals local band to: new orleans louisiana riyl: indie pop, surf rock, the eames era, two door cinema club the two men behind the creation of generationals – ted joyner and grant widmer – don’t know what they’ve done. they couldn’t possibly have that sort of clairvoyance to perceive the effect that one of […]
the mother truckers local band to: austin texas riyl: alt-rock, roots-rock, country i’ve had the pleasure to see the mother truckers live at the continental club a few years back. and they are so damn fun live! there is incredible energy onstage and teal collins’ vocals have remained strong over the years. if you ever […]
buxton local artist to: houston texas riyl: americana, folk rock, indie-ish buxton played sxsw but i wasn’t exposed to them until after i left austin. sad, i know. they’d probably be really great live. i love the song doctor and the remix is pretty cool too. love remixes. i seem to be gravitating towards americana […]
grouplove local artist to: los angeles california riyl: the vaccines, modest mouse, yuck etc: check them out at sxsw 2011! they are playing at the floating fest day party on 3/17 (presented by flying dog brewery and i guess i’m floating ) …which is where i plan to be camped out. hannah hooper met christian […]
astronautalis local artist to: seattle washington riyl: electric president, indie-rock-rapping, radical face etc: his improv songs at the end of his set are impressive. check him out at sxsw 2011! it was only after having chosen the name astronautalis for himself while in high school in jacksonville, florida, that the rapper (born andy bothwell) began […]
the bears of blue river local artists to: chicago illinois riyl: margot and the nuclear so and so’s, folk rock, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros etc: they are playing sxsw next month and are on my must see list! the bears of blue river are friends with day jobs who that began gathering in […]
y la bamba local artist to: portland oregon riyl: acoustic, folk, chick singer, jade castrinos of edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros etc: we saw them open for horse feathers and i liked the strong female voice luz elena mendoza is a pisces goddess who plays under the name y la bamba. based out of […]
the lemurs local artist to: austin texas riyl: indie rock, golden bear, what made milwaukee famous etc: i saw this band many times while living in austin and they just keep getting better and better! listen & love
yuck local artist to: new jersey, hiroshima, london riyl: cajun dance party, alternative brit rock, the temper trap etc: since i stumbled upon this band, i can’t stop listening and am psyched to see them in dallas in february and at sxsw in march. forming little over a year ago, yuck are a band of […]
i am changing it up on this first monday of 2011. while i have the rest of this year to explore new music, i am in the mood for some post-holiday shopping! buddha machine at insound band posters by jason munn of small stakes. i just love his simple and rad designs. matroyshka earbuds at […]
exposing unsigned or lesser known bands to the masses…or to the three people that actually read this. today’s band: trash kit local artist to: london uk riyl: afro-beat, power pop trash kit (formed in 2008) are rachel a, rachel h and ros m, from london, uk. the two rachels also play in the madrigals, and […]
exposing unsigned or lesser known bands to the masses…or to the three people that actually read this. today’s band: clever girl local band to: midlands uk riyl: american football, this town needs guns, saxophones, jammin jazz bands take a listen to this unsigned band from the uk. they have offered free downloads from the album […]
exposing unsigned or lesser known bands to the masses…or to the three people that actually read this. today’s artist: pétur ben local artist to: reykjavík iceland riyl: folk rock, singer-songwriter, nick cave, jeff buckley, little bits of thom yorke etc: pleasant discovery from the reykjavik calling kexp showcase stylespion pétur Þór benediktsson is a singer […]
exposing unsigned or lesser known bands to the masses…or to the three people that actually read this. today’s band: yuko local band to: brussels belgium riyl: explosions in the sky, de portables, indietronica, post-rock etc: i love belgium. that is all. photo courtesy myspace yuko makes music for times when ears are sore listen
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