Chicken Barn Heroes. The Green EP. Chicken Barn Heroes/Bandcamp, 2013. Chicken Barn Heroes: http://chickenbarnheroes.tumblr.com/ The Chicken Barn Heroes are a Brooklyn, New York based country, bluegrass, and blues trio formed in 2011. In the two years since then, they’ve put out now three albums, …
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Shotgun Tori- Be Brave
Shotgun Tori. Be Brave. Sheer Sound, 2013 Shotgun Tori: http://www.shotguntori.co.za/ Victoria Landey, playing as Shotgun Tori, is one serious vocal powerhouse coming out of South Africa music scene today. Since her 2011 debut EP Are We Fine Yet?, Shotgun Tori has performed over 300 …
Houndmouth- From the Hills Below the City
HoundMouth. From the Hills Below the City. Rough Trade, 2013. Houndmouth: http://www.houndmouth.com/ Houndmouth is another Southern Indiana band that’s worth it’s weight in native North American black gold. While their geographic origins may be similar to Reverand Peyton’s Big Damn Band, you won’t mistake …
ShiSho- The Sisters EP
ShiSho. The Sisters EP. Magnetic Bunny, 2013. ShiSho: http://magneticbunny.com/ Vivian and Midge Ramone are the sisters behind ShiSho, Akron-area duo with a new album out now. The 16- and 13-year old duo weave avante-garde tunes filled with witticism and weird, which fits a band …
Andrew Brien- Closed Pages
Andrew Brien. Closed Pages. Andrew Brien/Bandcamp, 2013. Andrew Brien: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Andrew-Brien-Music/259094527453632 Andrew Brien began writing songs in 2009, and has recently released his first album on Bandcamp. A singer-songwriter working in Glasgow, Scotland, Brien has been performing in live venues and making music inspired by …
Sphinx and Yeti- A Wild and Dangerous Place
Sphinx and Yeti. A Wild and Dangerous Place Sphinx and Yeti/Bandcamp, 2013. Sphinx and Yeti: http://www.sphinxandyeti.bandcamp.com/ Sphinx and Yeti began as the creative child of Marshall Leggett, of The Ambit, Eco Guerrillas, Dead Silence and Hit & Run. Leggett is a composer and percussionist, …
Artist Interview- Alan Brooks
Alan is unique thus far, in that he approached me to review his new album, A.liB.i, and that intrigued me, so I had to learn more. Low and behold, Alan wasn’t just an enterprising musician, but an amazingly gifted one, but with very …
Alan Brooks- A.liB.i
Alan Brooks. A.liB.i Alan Brooks/Bandcamp, 2013. Alan Brooks: http://www.alanbrooksmusic.com/ I’m going to break from my usual prattle of giving you a detailed artist bio and jump right into the review because this week I have a review and an artist interview for you. Check …
Bicycle Thief- Fields
Bicycle Thief. Fields. Bicycle Thief/Bandcamp, 2013. Bicycle Thief: http://bicyclethief.bandcamp.com/ Bicycle Thief arose in 2009 from David Vila of Stealwater and his desire explore other music genres outside of Stealwater’s typical alt-rock sound. Bicycle Thief instead ranges into indie folk with spirit. Following the album …
The Naked Sun- Space, Place, and Time EP
The Naked Sun. Space, Place, and Time EP The Naked Sun/Bandcamp, 2013. The Naked Sun: http://www.wearethenakedsun.com/ The Naked Sun formed in 2011 when the members were posting on Craigslist to find other local musicians. While what they found wasn’t what they had gone …



