Indie Spotlight for September 28, 2014 11:00 pm Eastern time (Show 27)
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Vic and Gab are a song writing sister duo who play mesmerizing, grooving and powerfully catchy indie pop. The band took off in early 2011 with an opportunity to have a song featured on MTV's fleeting teen series Skins and have since made a momentous amount of headway in their career. The girls have created a buzz in their home town Milwaukee wrapping up 2012 with a nomination from RadioMilwaukee Music Awards for Album of the Year and Band of the Year. The band also made the Shepherd Express list of The Essential Milwaukee Albums of 2012.
FACEBOOK @vicandgab |
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Hannah Rosa has a mixture of soft vocal melodies with often haunting instrumentals creating some intense folk music that you would expect from a second or third album. The Brisbane songstress is worming her way into hearts everywhere. "Buried Alive", her second EP released on September 25 was recorded at Airlock Studios by local producer Yanto Browning. Her debut EP ‘Tall Poppy’ was released in September last year and was quickly labeled by Time Off as “a beautiful group of songs that will resonate deeply for fans of Missy Higgins and The Waifs”.
FACEBOOK @hannahrosamusic |
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Hannah Lyndsay Lane is a 15 year old singer/songwriter from the Hilton Head SC area. She's been writing music since she was 11 years old and has just recorded her debut EP "Breaking The Mould", which includes 6 original songs, five of which she wrote or co-wrote. A student of current/pop music, she tends to write her hooks and expand the song from there. Her sound is different, kind of techno, kind of indie and a little bit of country. Hannah is one to watch
FACEBOOK @HannahLane014 |
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SISTERS is a Seattle based duo who exploded in mid-2014 as a collaboration between musicians Emily Westman and Andrew Vait. Their debut single, 'Back 2 U', immediately captured the attention of the Seattle music scene, and SISTERS quickly hopped onto the lineups for the Capitol Hill Block Party and Fisherman's Village Music Festival. Emily and Andrew first met as students at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, where Emily studied percussion and composition, and Andrew, saxophone and jazz voice. The debut EP was released on September 19.
FACEBOOK @sisterstheband |
Indie Spotlight for September 21, 2014 11:00 pm Eastern time (Show 26)
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Kassoma are a newly formed, Manchester-based alternative rock band. They have been described as: 'Anthemic, Atmospheric, Intense, Dramatic & definitely one to look out for in the future. They have crafted a unique and fitting sound that could quite easily put them up to chart level. Kassoma are James Moon, Mike Johnson, Nathan Gibbons & Isaac Needham
FACEBOOK @kassoma |
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Red Velvet Crush is a pop/rock band formed by like-minded musicians that strive to motivate others to turn their dreams into realities.Pushing the limits, beyond the highest expectations and a passion for turning dreams into reality. Red Velvet Crush tells the chapters of courage, motivation and of making choices to make a change, for the better. Realizing what you know and what you dream to create the life you desire, the person you aspire to be; Red Velvet Crush is living the story through songs and stages.
FACEBOOK @RVCMusicTweets |
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Shayna Leigh is originally from Orlando, Florida and was raised on The Beatles and Carole King, but was also a product of the boy band era. Her mixed influences stayed with her when she moved to New York City for college. Since then, Shayna has taken the musical pulse of the city and translated its long history into a sound that resonates throughout her debut EP, The Cold Hard Truth and the Dream. Her second EP, ‘Hey Shayna Leigh’, was released September 9th, 2014.
FACEBOOK @heyshaynaleigh |
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Tom Rhodes is a life-long songwriter and performer, Tom has put out four self financed/produced albums and sold thousands of copies at live shows and on the internet. As a hardworking musician you can hear the life that he leads in the songs that he sings. His latest album "With or Without" is available on iTunes or anywhere digital music is available.
FACEBOOK @giantsackoftom |
Indie spotlight for September 14, 2014 11:00 pm Eastern time (Show 25)
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Zombie Garden Club is Johnny Douglas who is Canadian and splits his time between Toronto and Nashville. His songs have been recorded by Gregg Allman, Jeff Healey, Junkhouse and many more. Zombie Garden Club is all about fuzztones, garage, Fender guitars, vintage tube amps, Vox Continentals, Yardbirds, Seeds, Standells, Blues Magoos, Hamburg era Beatles and the early Stones’ take on Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters. All hopped up with a retro/modern vibe. And it gets kinda loud at times. The new album, the self-titled 'Zombie Garden Club' was released September 1st, 2014.
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Katy Guillen and The Girls, out of Kansas City, MO, formed in September of 2012. The blues influenced roots rock trio is made up of Katy Guillen (guitar, vocals), Claire Adams (bass, vocals), and Stephanie Williams (drums). The group’s sound is characterized by Guillen’s searing, lively guitar licks; Williams’ heavy, driving drums; and Adams’ rock solid bass lines. Guillen’s soulful vocals backed by Adams’ intense harmonies add a fierce punch to Guillen’s songwriting.
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The Royal Southern Brotherhood has talent to burn. You'll already know Cyril Neville: poet, philosopher, percussion master and perhaps the South's last great soul singer. Devon Allman. As the son of Gregg Allman, the 39-year-old has rock 'n' roll in his DNA, but he's always walked his own path. Mike Zito, the blues ace whose ear for melody provides the counterpoint to his wingman's rocking tendencies. Nominated in 2011 for the Blues Music Foundation's 'Best Blues Rock' award, and winner of 2010's Blues Music Award.
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Dan Brodie and the Grieving Widows is fronted by Dan Brodie, a renowned Australian singer-songwriter. Since 1999, Brodie has captured audiences around the world, releasing a succession of albums (5 in total) which have been nominated for numerous awards. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Brodie was raised in a musical family, his father taught Brodie the basic chords of guitar and piano and with his brother Chris, they began making music together, playing as fast and loud as they could not letting their lack of experience get in the way of having a good time.
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Indie spotlight for September 7, 2014 11:00 pm Eastern time (Show 24)
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Will Dailey has chosen to deviate from that predestined path of cogs and commercialism. He willfully parted ways from one of the world’s largest record labels to produce his latest full-length album. Now independent, Dailey feels liberated. The new album 'National Throat' tells the story of that journey. “People have been complaining about change in the music industry for centuries but artists make art because they have to,” Dailey says. “I write songs because they happen to me; it fuels my life and I see it fuel other people’s lives… Nothing can disrupt that. This album of songs is about doing this because you have to.”
FACEBOOK @willdailey |
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The Long Wait merges the songwriting sensibilities of yesteryear with melodic harmonies and guitar. With Liz Cerepanya’s lead vocals combined with Bjorgvin Benediktsson’s guitar and vocals and Sergio Ruiz's lead guitar duties, The Long Wait plays melodic folk rock that caters to anyone who can relate to strong melodies and popular song structure
FACEBOOK @long_wait |
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The Alabaster Stones are a rock & roll band featuring singer-songwriters, Eric Carmichael & Nick Christie. The two young songwriters work hard to combine strong musical compositions paired with various lyrical & writing styles. Carmichael & Christie pride themselves on exploring the many genres that comprise American music.
FACEBOOK @The_Mayor_44 |
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No Stranger, is the solo project of Philadelphia’s Jonathan Cooney. Jonathan has been singing since he was a child, and started playing guitar about six years ago. As far as his songwriting is concerned, he is not sure if there was a specific person who inspired him start; but he felt an insatiable need to express himself through music, and he's not really sure where it came from
FACEBOOK @regnartson |
