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Indie spotlight for April 26, 2015 (Show 56)

4/26/2015

Jamie McLean’s musical footprint has marked every corner of the globe. Performing alongside musical icons such as Elvis Costello, Widespread Panic, and Dave Matthews, he has shared the stage with scores of prevalent names in the industry. Always in high demand, McLean has also lent his studio chops to everyone from Norah Jones to Chuck D, proving he is the quintessential workingman’s guitarist. Backed by a dynamic voice loaded with soul, McLean’s transformation from sideman to front man has been seamless. Take the straightforward, no-nonsense rock of the Rolling Stones and The Black Crowes and mix in the personal sincerity of Ryan Adams and Tom Petty and the result is the Jamie McLean Band. @JamieMcLeanBand

Lazy Eye is soul drenched blues. Think B.B. King sharing a scotch with Booker T at the crossroads after midnight. Enamouring crowds across the country since 2013, their debut album Move Me was awarded “Album Of The Year” at the South Australian Blues & Roots Awards. On the back of being awarded “Most Outstanding Group” at the same awards a year later, and “Blues Artist of the Year” at the Fowlers Live Music Awards, Lazy Eye has been named “Group Of The Year” at the 2015 National Blues Awards. Named the “Chain” awards after the legendary band, it is the highest accolade awarded to blues musicians in Australia. @LazyEyeBlues

Scoundrels' current line-up formed in 2009 and after much rehearsing, clanking of musical minds and jamming converged on America where for 2 months they lived on a houseboat in Henderson Swamp, Louisiana working with Swamp Pop legend CC Adcock and alt-music genius Steve Albini in Chicago on their debut album. Whilst there they played with some truly great musicians and soaked up a culture steeped in melody, groove and soul releasing their debut album in July, 2011 @wearescoundrels

Brian Keith Wallen is on the road all the time. From one coast to another, Brian is spreading his brand of blues-rock across the country. His lightning licks on guitar will never let you forget his name. In just a few years, Brian has released five albums and performed over 1,000 shows in 14 states. Brian placed 2nd in the 2015 International Blues Challenge, ranking in the top two out of hundreds of blues artists from all over the world. He is also the winner of the Star-Gennett Blues Artist of the Year award, the Cincy Blues Challenge, and the Dayton Blues Challenge. @bkwmusic

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Indie spotlight for April 19, 2015 (Show 55)

4/19/2015

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American Scarecrows is a Minneapolis based band. They do what they love without having to put any other labels on it. The trio, made up of Seth Davin and Allen Maier (Dropping Daylight) and Matthew Broadbent (Somerset), has packed all of the experience of their years into music that tells a story of love, loss, and growth. The first single, "Cheshire" off their new album, Yesteryear (June 2014), best embodies the band's current direction. The song is an unabashedly honest love story about a girl from Northern Minnesota; the piece is a narrative masquerading as a pop song laced with fragile emotion and the buoyancy of young love. @AmScarecrows

Megan Landry's music journey started with the goal of sharing her quirky brand of songs with the music world in the hopes of either getting some airplay on radio or having her songs used commercially for film and TV. At only 18 some of these dreams are coming to fruition. Her songs have played on radio stations around the globe. She was hired to record a song for a movie score written by a Grammy award winning producer. And, just recently, she was cast in an upcoming movie singing one of her original songs. @meganlandryy

Go Evolution is an American hard/ alternative rock band that was formed in southern N.J. in 2013. The band was formed by singer Matt Phillips and guitarist Danny Danzi. Their unique blend of heavy guitars and modern pop songwriting is new and refreshing! Go Evolution`s first studio album " Milestones" was released on 9/9/2014. The first single "I Am" is steadily gaining airplay on several internet radio stations! @goevolutionband

The Storm Chronicles are a modern, adult album alternative rock music project with progressive rock influences based in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The music has been in development for nearly 20 years, in one form or another. The duo was established on the vision of David Burr, who founded and developed the project as the primary vehicle for realizing his musical/lyrical compositions and ambitions. Storm Chronicles is David Burr - Keyboards, Guitars, Samples, Drums, Bass, Vocals and Jody Dietz on vocals. @StormChronicles

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Indie spotlight for April 12, 2015 11 pm Eastern time (Show 54)

4/12/2015

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Frankie Bourne is a native Californian singer/songwriter with a signature sound that is all his own; blending roots music, soulful 70’s rock and roll, melodic 90’s Alternative Rock, and contemporary Indie music into a sound he best defines as Alternative Americana.

Chris King received praise and regional radio play for his first full-length release titled "1983", and is currently in the process of recording his second full-length album. @ArtificialChris

Stephen Newberry is a singer/songwriter from San Angelo Texas, who writes alternative pop/folk/rock songs with soul. They are intimate, earthy with heartfelt vocals. Stephen's songs are diverse with a style that encompasses folk, rock and soul. If you are a fan of artists like Ray LaMontagne, Amos Lee, John Mayer , Ryan Adams and Chris Cornell we believe you will enjoy Stephen's new record "A Moment In Time". @snewberrymusic

Kristofer Lee Scott fuses jazz driven guitar work, addictive rhythms, and catchy choruses to string together a new form of a classic genre. This series of pop songs is complete with brilliantly layered instrumentation, breakdowns, and storytelling while elements of folk and adult contemporary add depth to the straight pop aesthetic of the album. @KristoferScott1

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Indie spotlight for April 5, 2015 11 pm Eastern time (Show 53)

4/5/2015

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Crossley Hunter is Southern Ontario's best kept secret. A 5-piece rock band with pop sensibilities that will have your head bobbin' and feet tappin' for days on end. The band released their first EP on Blacktop Records and are currently in the studio working on a full length album. @crossleyhunter

Men Who Listen was formed in 2008 by Dan Pokorni on the heels of his solo release, “Guitarscapes.” Teaming up with top Chicago-area musicians, drummer Patrick Doody (Koko Taylor, Elvin Bishop) and Bill Harrison (Clark Terry, James Moody) the band started making demos. Later, Gary Loizzo (Styx’s producer) came on board behind the console and the MEN WHO LISTEN sound began to take shape -- a sound in which the song comes first. @MENWHOLISTEN

Jon Bayley from Bloomington, IN has just released his debut EP. @jonbayleymusic

Fiery Crash is a project by Josh Jackson and Thomas Burns of Alabama. Over the last 3 years, Fiery Crash has released 4 albums, 1 mini-LP, 1 B-sides compilation, and 3 EP’s. @JoshJackson55

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