Chances are you’ve heard of Ha Ha Tonka, but you probably couldn’t name a song of theirs. Their name shows up everywhere, they’ve been on “No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain”, they’ve toured with Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons and have played at …
Category: Rock
YouTube Gem: MuteMath “Odd Soul”
MuteMath are a rock band. They rock. Share with your friends.
Goodnight, Texas – A Long Life of Living
Named after the Texas ghost town halfway between their homes, Goodnight, Texas has created an outstanding album that has its roots in traditional folk music with an ear for catchy hooks and memorable stories. When you turn on A Long Life of Living, get …
YouTube Gems: Matthew Mayfield – You Oughta Know (Alanis Morissette cover)
I have said that I love covers. Well, I also love Matthew Mayfield (Thanks, Greg!) and Alanis Morissette (so what?). This video combines all three of those wonderful things in an incredible video. During the recording of Mayfield’s last album, he used Kickstarter …
Langhorne Slim and The Law – The Way We Move
Take the songwriting of Conor Oberst and add some rock music. Then take the acoustic, emotional songs from Ben Harper and make them sound live. Then take the live sound of Bob Dylan and add a banjo. Then mix that all together and …
Rosco Bandana – Time To Begin
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article that talked about Hard Rock, the company behind all the music themed restaurants across the globe, and their foray into the world of creating music with their new label, Hard Rock Records. The first band …
Casey’s Take: Mumford and Sons – Babel
Editor’s note: I’m writing this as a response of sorts to Jake’s review, meaning that I’ve already read his and thought I’d add my own for posterity’s sake. “Well, I know that time has numbered my days, so I’ll go along with everything …
Jake’s Take: Mumford and Sons – Babel
The Sophomore Slump is a terrifying curse. It can take what seem like the most brilliant of musicians and expose them for their inability to create music equivalent to the quality found in their breakthrough performance. For some musicians, the second album will …
The Sheepdogs – The Sheepdogs
Every once in a while you get a chance to hear an album that takes you places. The Sheepdogs debut salvo does that with remarkable form taking listeners to the early seventies. They sound like The Doors meet Kansas. It’s classic rock, but …
Scars on 45 – Scars on 45
A few days agao, I featured a YouTube gem by a band called Scars on 45, a quintet from Leeds, England. We’re all well aware of what it means to be a rock band from England, and while they aren’t the Beatles or …
