Anyone who attended festivals across America in 2012 (or at least saw the lineups) knows that a couple of the biggest themes have been simple folks bands laced with vocal harmonies and old dirty guitar garage rock. With a certain savvy, Two Gallants …
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Tips on How to Submit to a Music Blog
It’s been our experience that a lot of bands and promoters are doing it wrong. The process of submitting music to critics, bloggers, and other writers is complicated in one sense because each site wants things differently, but it’s often super simple. Here …
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 …
Brandi Carlile – Bear Creek
Since Brandi Carlile put out her latest album on Columbia Records, she’s really not an Indie artist. But Carlile’s music and overall style really suit the music that we feature on this site. In some ways she represents success for a lot of …
Rayland Baxter – feathers and fishHooks
Rayland Baxter’s music is timeless and fulfilling. He’s got the storytelling chops of last year’s brilliant Dawes album and a stripped-down sound that feels very familiar yet strangely unique. The new album, full of love songs and heartbreak, is a songwriter’s anthem start …
Early Year Albums Worth Revisiting…
Hey friends… are you new followers of our site? Are you looking for some of my favorites that have gotten buried? Alas, I have some of my favorite albums to share with you. Check them out, please. These artists are well worth your …
The Young Vanish – The Young Vanish
One night I was searching for music and saw a nice dark red cover with a simple name, The Young Vanish. For some reason I expected a college-aged guy playing an emo album. I was wrong. The Young Vanish is the name of …
YouTube Gem: Ian McFeron Band – “How the Money Comes”
One of my favorite things about following a few key YouTube accounts (KinkRadio included) is the occasional surprise band that I’d never heard but end up really enjoying. The Ian McFeron Band did a set for the folks at the Bing Lounge that …
Quick Hit: Florez
Fans of Pop/Rock take a seat in the roaring train that is Florez. These guys are a Nashville-based band that when even swapping members, seem to be making waves around town. Someone suggested I meander my way over to their music and take …
The Wheeler Brothers – Portraits
There are few times when I listen to just a minute of a new band and instantly dig it. It’s rare. Mostly because I can harshly judge a band or artists sound within the first minute. In fact, I like to listen to …
