Noah And The Whale consists of Charlie Fink (vocals, guitar), Doug Fink (drums 2006-2009), Tom Hobden (fiddle), Urby Whale (bass), Fred Abbott (guitar/keys 2009- ), and Jack Hamson (drums 2009- ) and after a few singles, released their debut album, Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down in August 2008. Laura Marling and Emmy The Great [...]

Juno-award winning Bedouin Soundclash released the much anticipated follow-up to hit record Sounding A Mosaic, August 21, 2007. Titled Street Gospels, the album features the single “1259 Lullaby” which appeared on the hit series GREY’S ANATOMY as well as the infectious first single “Walls Fall Down”.
Recorded in Toronto and New York, the band once again [...]

In the winter of 2008, neighbors and former enemies Michael Desmond (guitar, vocals) and Dylan Ebrahimian (violin, piano, etc.) decided to put their differences aside and write music. They got some friends together and released a self titled demo which would be played on KRock and get them openings with bands [...]

Black Kids is an American indie pop band from Jacksonville, Florida. The band’s debut EP, Wizard of Ahhhs, was released to critical acclaim in 2007 and was followed by the Partie Traumatic album, which debuted at #5 on the UK Albums Chart in July 2008.
Black Kids, consisting of Reggie Youngblood (vocals and guitar), Owen Holmes [...]

Detox Retox is a DC-based band consisting of lead singer Michael Parker, lead guitarist Nate Frey, bassist Kevin Glass, and drummer Kabir Khanna. The members of the band performed together in various configurations for several years, eventually settling on their current lineup in late 2007. They made their live debut on WMUC-FM at the University [...]

The artful psych-pop produced by Chicago’s Netherfriends is a swirling stew of cheap synthesizer sheen, kitchenware percussion and atmospheric vocal chants — which creates a feeling of constant motion that makes for great ear candy (especially through headphones). The moody soundscapes incorporated on the unreleased track “Worean Kar” call to mind some sort of fictional [...]

Astronautalis (born Andy Bothwell) is an American hip hop artist based out of Seattle, Washington.
After gaining some renown in local circles in Jacksonville and competing at Scribble Jam, Astronautalis self-released his debut album, You and Yer Good Ideas, in 2003. After signing with Fighting Records, it was re-released on July 12, 2005, followed by his [...]

Steel Train is an indie rock band which formed in 1999 in New Jersey, United States. They consist of Jack Antonoff (vocals, guitar), Daniel Silbert (guitar), Evan Winiker (bass, vocals), Justin Huey (keyboards, vocals) and Jon Shiffman (drums)
The band began when two friends, Jack Antonoff and Scott Irby-Ranniar, sharing a common love of music, began [...]

Hot Chip is a Grammy-nominated British electropop band. They have released three studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, and Made in the Dark. The Warning was named Album of the Year by Mixmag and voted the fourth best album of 2006 by NME. They released their third studio album, Made in the Dark, in February [...]

The explosive, psychedelic, indie-pop band Saint Motel is, to put it best, hard to resist, and damn fun. In the world of Saint Motel, nothing bows to convention: Stages become forests and living rooms, and shows become kaleidoscopic mind explosions in 3D.This theatrically creative world is due in large part to the fact that the [...]

The Futureheads formed in 2000 in Sunderland, UK or more specifically, in Barry’s garage. The line-up of the band at that point was Jaff (Bass, Vocals), Barry Hyde (Guitar, Vocals), Ross Millard (Guitar, Vocals), and Peter Brewis (Drums, Vocals), now of cerebral pop-masterpiece-makers Field Music.
After playing countless hometown shows, the Futureheads took the show on [...]

Glint is an American electronic rock band composed of chief songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jase Blankfort (guitar, piano, synthesizers, programming), Mateus Tebaldi (drums, percussion, and samples), Alon Leventon (synthesizers, programming), and Dave Johnsen (bass). The original-founding members, Blankfort and Tebaldi, met by chance in New York City in early 2003, and later moved to Boston, MA [...]

Imogen Heap (born 9 December 1977 in the London Borough of Havering)[1] is a Grammy nominated English singer and songwriter from Romford, Essex, known for her work as part of Frou Frou and for her 2005 solo record Speak for Yourself, which she wrote, produced and mixed. In 2006, she was nominated for two Grammy [...]

The Click Clack Boom is a gang of Appalachian outcasts, foaming at the mouth, from the Middle of Nowhere, Pennsylvania.
In a place where cell phones, and running water are optional, you will find the birthplace of The Click Clack Boom. Despite their humble beginnings, this refreshing sextuplet of small town boys have become a fixture [...]

Hellogoodbye is a power pop band, formed in Huntington Beach, California in 2001. They are signed to Drive-Thru Records and currently have an EP, CD, and a DVD out. Their first full-length album entitled Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! was released in August 2006. They are renowned for their DIY ethic, their shrill outfits and having [...]

“Gentleman Auction House put out one of the great records of 2008 with their debut full length, Alphabet Graveyard, and as if that wasn’t enough, they have also put together the excellent 6 song Christmas In Love EP for your Holiday enjoyment. If you like ["On The Rooftop"], you’ll definitely want to pick it up, [...]

Mike Del Rio is a 22 year old singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist from New York City. He has been critically acclaimed for his eclectic take on pop due to the independent 2007 release of “Blooming Under Pressure”. Currently, Del Rio is working on the creation of his full length debut album.

New York City’s power trio, Tiny Animals, is releasing their debut full-length album Sweet Sweetness (North Street Records) on May 12, 2009. Sweet Sweetness, recorded in New York in the fall of 2008 and mixed by Claudius Mittendorfer (who’s worked with Rich Costey on Interpol, Brand New, Franz Ferdinand, Foo Fighters, and Muse), offers twelve [...]

In the winter of 2008, neighbors and former enemies Michael Desmond (guitar, vocals) and Dylan Ebrahimian (violin, piano, etc.) decided to put their differences aside and write music. They got some friends together and released a self titled demo which would be played on KRock and get them openings with bands [...]

Good Old War is a band featuring former members of Days Away.
Biography
Good Old War is made up of Keith Goodwin, Daniel Schwartz, and Tim Arnold. The band was started after Days Away (former band of Keith and Tim) went on hiatus; Schwartz previously played in Unlikely Cowboy. They recorded some demos for free in a [...]

Electric Tickle Machine was born in Manhattan’s East Village in the summer 2008. What began as the home recording project of founding member, Tom Laplaige (guitar and vocals), blossomed into a live show with a devoted following as he recruited key members Ryan Renn (synthesizers and organ), and Clark “After Dark” Phillips (percussion and hype) [...]

The Maccabees are an English indie band, based in Brighton and originally from south London. They have released two albums so far, Colour It In, with a follow-up, Wall of Arms, released on 4th May 2009.
Their debut single, “X-Ray”, was released on Promise records on 28 November 2005, and received some evening play on London [...]

Steel Train is an indie rock band which formed in 1999 in New Jersey, United States. They consist of Jack Antonoff (vocals, guitar), Daniel Silbert (guitar), Evan Winiker (bass, vocals), Justin Huey (keyboards, vocals) and Jon Shiffman (drums)
The band began when two friends, Jack Antonoff and Scott Irby-Ranniar, sharing a common love of music, began [...]

STARFUCKER (STRFKR) founded in 2006 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Made up of multi-instrumentalists Joshua Hodges (vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums), Ryan Biornstad (guitar, keyboard, vocals, turntables) Shawn Glassford (bass, keyboards, drums) Keil Corcoran (drums, keyboards, vocals).
Starting as a solo project for Joshua Hodges, Starfucker quickly became a three piece with the addition of former Sexton [...]

Super Furry Animals were one of the first post-alternative bands, fusing together a number of disparate musical genres — including power pop, punk rock, techno, and progressive rock — creating a shimmering, melodic, irreverent, and willfully artsy rock & roll. As one of the leading bands of the mid-’90s Welsh movement, they were already tagged [...]

Detox Retox is a DC-based band consisting of lead singer Michael Parker, lead guitarist Nate Frey, bassist Kevin Glass, and drummer Kabir Khanna. The members of the band performed together in various configurations for several years, eventually settling on their current lineup in late 2007. They made their live debut on WMUC-FM at the University [...]

Since their formation in 2004, the members of Foxy are looking to be the Evel Knievel of rock n roll. Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, the members of FOXY ShazamEric Nally (vocals), Loren Turner (guitar), Daisy (bass), Sky White (piano), and Joe Halberstadt (drums)will release Introducing FOXY, their second album since the independent release of The [...]

Wanting to bring something new to the Dallas music scene, Ryan Hamilton and Jencey Hirunrusme create their own modern blend of folk, pop and rock in Smile Smile.  Their songs range from heart wrenching ballads to foot stomping sing alongs. Jencey’s classical piano background teamed with Ryan’s self-taught guitar style combine [...]

Erik Schrody (born August 18, 1969, in Valley Stream, New York), better known by his stage name Everlast, is an Irish-American rapper and singer-songwriter, best known for his hit “What It’s Like”, and for his unique genre-crossing mix of hip-hop and acoustic-based rock music.
He was the frontman for rap group House of Pain until 1996. [...]

Juliette L. Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an Oscar nominated American actress and musician. She was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father is actor Geoffrey Lewis and her mother, Glenis Duggan, is a graphic designer. She wanted to act since she was six years old, and got her start in TV at the [...]

America, get ready for pop music’s newest sensation: Amanda Warner aka MNDR. A project dreamed up by Warner and producer/collaborator Peter Wade, the debut four-song EP, entitled E.P.E. is up on iTunes now. It’s an amazing introduction to an artist whose name we’re pretty sure you’ll be hearing all year long, if you haven’t already. [...]

Hellogoodbye is a power pop band, formed in Huntington Beach, California in 2001. They are signed to Drive-Thru Records and currently have an EP, CD, and a DVD out. Their first full-length album entitled Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! was released in August 2006. They are renowned for their DIY ethic, their shrill outfits and having [...]

Mean Creek is a genuinely unique rock band from Boston Massachusetts. They combine the energy and edge of rock music with the earnestness and sincerity of folk music to create a passionate and intense sound. Their songs leave a lasting impression that is sure to rattle even the most jaded of music fans. Mean Creek’s [...]

Bear Hands formed in Aug 2006. They’re doing the best they can.
“This band is the fucking tits!!!” – The New Yorker
“Part of the homosexual agenda…” – Wall Street Journal
“I was always the first in the gym and the last one to leave…” – Larry Bird
“Pop monsters…” – NME
Band Members:
Dylan Rau – vocals/guitar
Ted Feldman – guitar/percussion
Val [...]

The Futureheads formed in 2000 in Sunderland, UK or more specifically, in Barry’s garage. The line-up of the band at that point was Jaff (Bass, Vocals), Barry Hyde (Guitar, Vocals), Ross Millard (Guitar, Vocals), and Peter Brewis (Drums, Vocals), now of cerebral pop-masterpiece-makers Field Music.
After playing countless hometown shows, the Futureheads took the show on [...]

Red Wire Black Wire is a Brooklyn based 6-piece that creates music with the immediacy of a DJ and the subtlety of film score. The band’s recordings combine dense but precise layers of synthesizers, guitars, strings, horns, and pounding drums. Eschewing irony, singer Doug Walters focuses on the melancholy; critics have compared him to Robert [...]

Straylight Run is an indie rock band based in Baldwin, Nassau County, Long Island, New York. They are currently unsigned after being dropped from Universal Republic Records East. Their latest releases are the EPs About Time and Un Mas Dos, preceded by the full-length album entitled The Needles The Space.
Biography
When he was still a member [...]

Hellogoodbye is a power pop band, formed in Huntington Beach, California in 2001. They are signed to Drive-Thru Records and currently have an EP, CD, and a DVD out. Their first full-length album entitled Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! was released in August 2006. They are renowned for their DIY ethic, their shrill outfits and having [...]

How does a band from a little town outside of Leeds end up going by the name Your Vegas?
“It was one of our first songs,” says the band’s singer Coyle Girelli. “Your Vegas seemed to sum us up. It’s about escaping to a different place, wherever that is.”
Escape, along with brotherhood, is at the core [...]

Imogen Heap (born 9 December 1977 in the London Borough of Havering)[1] is a Grammy nominated English singer and songwriter from Romford, Essex, known for her work as part of Frou Frou and for her 2005 solo record Speak for Yourself, which she wrote, produced and mixed. In 2006, she was nominated for two Grammy [...]

The Audition are a pop/rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band is comprised of drummer Ryan O’Connor, lead guitarist Seth Johnson and rhythm guitarist Timmy Klepek who are from Chicago, with lead vocalist Danny Stevens who is from Detroit, Michigan.
The band’s first release was a six track EP entitled All In Your Head. In early [...]

White Lies (formed 2005)
White Lies are an English alternative rock band from London. The lineup of the band consists of Harry McVeigh on vocals and rhythm guitar, Jack Lawrence-Brown on drums and Charles Cave on bass guitar and backing vocals.
White Lies: Starting Out
Charles Cave and Jack Lawrence-Brown met at North Ealing Primary School, where they [...]

The greatest threat to half-assed New York Americana is a quartet called HYMNS, who had a residency at Pianos in the Lower East Side and released an EP entitled Appaloosa. The record boldly presents sundry musical terrains over which the band deftly maneuvers. On one end there’s the post disco bouncer ‘Wedding Day’ on the [...]

Dear and the Headlights is a Rock / Indie / Pop band from Tempe/Chandler, Arizona. After being signed to Equal Vision Records in 2006, they have released their first full-length record “Small Steps, Heavy Hooves” (February 2007), produced by Bob Hoag. They have previously toured with the likes of Circa Survive, Fear Before the March [...]

Metric is a Canadian New Wave/indie rock band. Originally formed in 1998 in New York City, they are currently based in Toronto, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec, Los Angeles, California and Brooklyn, New York.
The band consists of vocalist Emily Haines (who also plays the synthesizer) and guitar, guitarist James Shaw (who also plays the theremin), bassist Josh [...]

It begins here. Right now. Ready? GO! You are now embarking on a whirlwind 180-word novella of Jason “JBlynn” Blynn and Peter “Pete” Harper. The paths of “Pete” and “J” (who will henceforth be referred to without “quotations”) crossed when the outdoorsy, semi-crunchy, straight-out-of-a-Phish-rip-off-jam-band J, a collegiate sophomore at Amherst College, led Pete and a [...]

Imogen Heap (born 9 December 1977 in the London Borough of Havering)[1] is a Grammy nominated English singer and songwriter from Romford, Essex, known for her work as part of Frou Frou and for her 2005 solo record Speak for Yourself, which she wrote, produced and mixed. In 2006, she was nominated for two Grammy [...]

The Phenomenal Handclap Band is a tight-knit aggregation of musicians and artists from Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. At the center of it is Daniel Collás and Sean Marquand who, after years of searching and contemplation, through live performance and the manipulation of recorded music, have finally succeeded in assembling the personification of their holy vision: [...]

The explosive, psychedelic, indie-pop band Saint Motel is, to put it best, hard to resist, and damn fun. In the world of Saint Motel, nothing bows to convention: Stages become forests and living rooms, and shows become kaleidoscopic mind explosions in 3D.This theatrically creative world is due in large part to the fact that the [...]

Nightmare of You is an indie rock band which formed in Long Island, New York, United States in 2004. They consist of Brandon Reilly (vocals, guitar), Joseph McCaffrey (guitar), Brandon Meyer (bass) and Michael Fleischmann (drums). Reilly is the former guitarist for the melodic hardcore band The Movielife. The group is heavily influenced by bands [...]

The Futureheads formed in 2000 in Sunderland, UK or more specifically, in Barry’s garage. The line-up of the band at that point was Jaff (Bass, Vocals), Barry Hyde (Guitar, Vocals), Ross Millard (Guitar, Vocals), and Peter Brewis (Drums, Vocals), now of cerebral pop-masterpiece-makers Field Music.
After playing countless hometown shows, the Futureheads took the show on [...]

Mansions is a rock band based out of Louisville, KY. On record it has consisted solely of Christopher Browder, but live he is joined by Sal Cassato on drums and Ryan Davis on bass.
Mansions plays indie-pop-rock sometimes described as The Get Up Kids meets Ryan Adams meets Dinosaur Jr.
A full-length album entitled New Best Friends [...]

Cut Copy is a synthpop band from Melbourne, Australia made up of Dan Whitford (lead vocals/keys/guitar), Tim Hoey (bass/guitar) and Mitchell Scott (drums), Bennett Foddy being a former member.
Their sound is much in the vein of contemporaries such as Daft Punk, drawing considerable influence from older bands such as New Order, Electric Light Orchestra and [...]

Lights Resolve is a 3-piece alternative rock band from New York. As an experience-oriented group, the band delivers a sonically diverse and cinematic performance.
After touring Asia as a former band and touring clubs to arenas throughout the US with their current ensemble, Lights Resolve has perked the ears of fans and industry alike. As an [...]

Peephole is a Brooklyn-based project founded in the Spring of ‘07 by Kent Odessa, its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. It initially began as an electro-pop collaboration between Odessa and producer Jeremy Jonas Cox, the results of which are included on the recently released “Strawberry Told Me” EP.
In the Summer of ‘08, Odessa began [...]

Ann Arbor, Michigan’s Tally Hall feature vocalist/guitarist Rob Cantor, guitarist Joe Hawley, bassist Zubin Sedghi, keyboardist Andrew Horowitz, and drummer Ross Federman. Most will know them by the color of their ties; however, their infectious blend of ’60s pop harmonies, garage rock work ethic, playful sense of humor, and indie rock sensibilities make Tally [...]

Sybris is an American indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois.
History
Sybris formed in 2003 in Chicago. The name is an intentional misspelling of Sybaris, an Ancient Greek city. They signed to Flameshovel Records for the release of their 2005 self-titled debut. A national tour followed the album’s release. Their second full-length appeared on Absolutely Kosher in [...]

“Jeffares voice soars above the hauntingly icy bass lines and chilly atmospherics. Bombs and death rays, corporate decay, and failed or failing love are just some of the bleak themes the band explore, and their album’s title track might offer the best solution to the hopelessness of it all.”
– SPIN
“The charm of Snowden’s debut is [...]

Lucy Woodward (born October 27, 1977) is a singer/songwriter commonly known for the Top 40 hit “Dumb Girls”, released in February 2003. After the single’s release, Woodward toured around the world in support of her debut album ‘While You Can’ (2003). Soon after, Atlantic Records merged and dropped many mid-level artists from their label, including [...]

Jonah Smith (born in 1975 in Syracuse, New York) is an American musician.
He recorded his first indie album, Industry Rule, in 2000 at engineer Matt Stein’s studio in New York. The album was completed in under a week and featured Smith’s regular lineup of musicians for the next several years: Marko Djordjevic – drums, Bob [...]

Burden Brothers is a hard rock band formed in Dallas,Texas by Toadies lead singer/songwriter Vaden Todd Lewis and Reverend Horton Heat drummer Taz Bentley. The band currently consists of Lewis (Vocals/Guitar), Bentley (Drums/Vocals), and Casey Hess (Guitar/Vocals). The band is currently on an indefinite hiatus, due to the Toadies reunion and other interests.
History
Lead singer/songwriter for [...]

United under the sunny skies of North Carolina, Brooks Wood Band has been winning over new crowds at first listen since their origin circa late 2004. Their friends and fans, drawn by acoustic-pop-rock songs catchy enough to sway even the most discerning listeners, can be attributed to the homegrown, grassroots sound of something recognizably fresh.
This [...]

Bang Camaro is a hard rock band from Boston, Massachusetts founded by guitarists Bryn Bennett and Alex Necochea and is composed of members of various indie rock bands from around the area. They are currently signed with Black Sword Records as well as 8th Impression Music and Fontana/Universal.
Style
The band is composed of a bassist, a [...]

Agent Sparks is a band formed in early 2005 when two former band mates from Audiovent decided they wanted to continue making music. Members include Benjamin Einziger (lead vocals, guitar), Stephanie Eitel (lead vocals, keyboard, percussion), Paul Fried (bass, vocals), and George Purviance (drums, vocals). They released their first EP entitled Not So Merry in [...]

The Telephones are an independent rock quartet based in Brooklyn, NY, founded in 2001 by singer/guitarist Jesse Adelman and keyboardist Bradley Albert. Together with bassist Anton Kreisl and drummer Mike Reed, The Telephones have grown to become one of New York’s best-loved and critically-acclaimed unsigned bands, performing songs with big melodies, clever lyrics, and a [...]

There are a few cases every few years when something special manages to pop its head over the hedge of the music world’s droning legions. We get to see it happen only in rare spouts. Like a burning gem fallen from the bosom of a rotting Tyrannosaurus, the pride of Brooklyn, “The Prigs,” has charged [...]

“Gentleman Auction House put out one of the great records of 2008 with their debut full length, Alphabet Graveyard, and as if that wasn’t enough, they have also put together the excellent 6 song Christmas In Love EP for your Holiday enjoyment. If you like ["On The Rooftop"], you’ll definitely want to pick it up, [...]

Goes Cube is an American rock band formed in late 2003 in Brooklyn, New York by guitarist–vocalist David Obuchowski and bassist Matthew Frey. In 2005, drummer Kenny Appell joined the band. The group has released several EPs and one full-length album, Another Day Has Passed. In May 2009, Frey left the band and was replaced [...]

Our sound has been compared to the Bangles and the Cranberries and our musical influences range from the Beatles, R.E.M., Indigo Girls, Abba, to traditional Irish music.
The Screaming Orphans are four funny, high-spirited, musically-obsessed sisters with the good fortune to have been raised in the magic of Bundoran in County Donegal Ireland.
There is a great [...]

Land of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec. The band consists of singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell, bassist Joe Yarmush and drummer Andrew Barr.
History
Before becoming the front-woman for Land of Talk, Elizabeth Powell performed as a solo artist as well as in many bands. She began writing music at the age [...]

Glint is an American electronic rock band composed of chief songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jase Blankfort (guitar, piano, synthesizers, programming), Mateus Tebaldi (drums, percussion, and samples), Alon Leventon (synthesizers, programming), and Dave Johnsen (bass). The original-founding members, Blankfort and Tebaldi, met by chance in New York City in early 2003, and later moved to Boston, MA [...]

Cary Brothers is an indie rock American singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee, best known for his song “Blue Eyes” which was featured on the Platinum-selling, Grammy-winning “Garden State” soundtrack.
History
With his songs influenced by everything from 1980s British New Wave music to 1970s folk music, Brothers achieved early critical and commercial success with his independent EPs All [...]

As Fast As is an alternative rock band from Portland, Maine, which includes former Rustic Overtones keyboardist Spencer Albee, who along with Hache Horchata and Zach Jones were members of the power pop group Rocktopus. Their debut album, Open Letter to the Damned was released on Octone Records in May, 2006. The album’s hit song [...]

Don’t Sigh Daisy, of small-town Macclenny, Florida, seeks to break down barriers that have plagued the indie music scene for too long. Expect to hear harmonicas, and mandolins add a folk-flavored twist on the infectious pop-rock you’re used to. The band truly shines at their live shows, with dazzling lights and an electrifying stage performance [...]

Ambulance LTD is an indie rock group formed in Spanish Harlem, New York in 2000. The band was founded by singer and guitarist Michael Di Liberto and Dave Longstreth of Ohio. They were joined by Marcus Congleton who brought in Andrew Haskell (keyboards) Aaron Nevezie (bass), and Darren Beckett (drums). After the two left the [...]

Chris Stills (born 1974) is the son of American rock musician Stephen Stills and French singer-songwriter Veronique Sanson. A musician like his parents, he has played with both his father and his mother.
When Chris was a child, his mother taught him how to play the piano, and though he also played drums, it wasn’t until [...]

Seabird is an Christian alternative rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. The band formed when Aaron Morgan, Micah Landers, and Aaron Hunt began playing songs with each other in 2004. The band soon added accordion player David Smith. After playing together for a little under a year both Landers and Smith left to pursue other interest. [...]

According to her bio, Leah Siegel is “a seamless powerhouse of contradictions: at once hopelessly raw and yet elegantly composed, bombastic while intimate, contemporary and classic. She is blessed with a voice that whispers in your ear one moment and rips the roof off the next.”
In December 2006, Siegel released her first full-length album, “Little [...]

Seabird is an Christian alternative rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. The band formed when Aaron Morgan, Micah Landers, and Aaron Hunt began playing songs with each other in 2004. The band soon added accordion player David Smith. After playing together for a little under a year both Landers and Smith left to pursue other interest. [...]

Embracing the hooks and energy of pop/rock of the ’60s, the swagger and big guitars of ’70s rock, and the balancing act between angst and high spirits that defined the ’80s and ’90s, the Modern Society are a band that have absorbed a wide range of influences and turned them into something that’s very much [...]

Tunnels to Holland (TtH) sparked their initial connection late summer 2003 on a Central Jersey jug handle when singer Dan Blumig spotted drummer Anthony Mascolo drilling rudiments on the dash of bassist Brian Flaherty’s Honda. Blumig, who was on the prowl for musicians with which to work, quickly decided to flag down the car. What [...]

Brazil’s garotas suecas mixes 60’s and 70’s garage psychedelia, fuzz guitar, organ grooves and heavy freak beat funk from all over the world with brazilian movements such as “jovem guarda” and “tropicalia”. garotas suecas recently played at sxsw and toured the us receiving great response from both public and press such as ny times, spin [...]

Juliette and the Licks was a former American rock band led by actress Juliette Lewis. Other band members included guitarist Craig Fairbaugh and guitarist Emilio Cueto, bassist Jason Womack and drummer Ed Davis. Their popular songs include “You’re Speaking My Language” and “Hot Kiss”. Juliette also did a cover of PJ Harvey’s “Hardly Wait” and [...]

Natalie Walker is an American musician from Indiana. Walker was formerly vocalist of the trip hop group Daughter Darling, but has produced two solo albums, Urban Angel and With You, as well as an EP Live At The Bunker under Dorado Records.
Biography
Growing up in a born again Christian family, Walker spent her childhood in Indiana. [...]

The Cribs are an English 4-piece indie rock band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The band consist of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman. Recently they have been joined by ex-The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr who has been made a formal member of the group since 2008. The band, who first [...]

Jonah Smith (born in 1975 in Syracuse, New York) is an American musician.
Recorded his first indie album “Industry Rule” in 2000 at engineer Matt Stein’s studio in New York. The album was completed in under a week and featured Jonah’s regular line up of musicians for the next several years: Marko Djordjevic – drums, Bob [...]

Johnathan Rice is an American singer/songwriter and actor. His first album Trouble Is Real was released on April 26, 2005.
Early life
Born in Alexandria, Virginia on 27 May 1983, he is a graduate of Gonzaga College High School in Washington, DC. He also played Roy Orbison in the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. He [...]

The Rumble Strips are an English band from Tavistock, Devon. The band take their name from Rumble Strips, which are small, continuous lines of bumps along the edge of a road. Having known each other since childhood, a precise conception date for the band doesn’t really exist. The current line-up has been together since 2004 [...]

Beat (known in North America as The English Beat) are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics.
The Beat released three albums: I Just Can’t Stop It (1980), Wha’ppen? (1981) [...]

Previously On Lost is a band of dreamers. Raised in Washington DC and the Boston suburbs respectively, Jeff Curtin and Adam Schatz met in New York City on simple musical terms, but soon felt it was time to up the ante. From the ashes of their fiery collaborations birthed the new pop genre “Recapitulation Rock” [...]

Rooted in the New York City Music scene for several years now, British singer/songwriter Nick Howard has received and experienced tremendous accolades and opportunities that a boy from Brighton, England could have at one time only dreamed about as an aspiring singer/songwriter. Having been featured this past year by Vogue Magazine, Bloomingdale’s, MTV, Fox, Comcast, [...]

Jamie Alexander Treays (born 8 January 1986), known by his stage name Jamie T, is a 23-year-old English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, South London. He attended The Hall School Wimbledon and then Reed’s School in Cobham, Surrey, England until he was 16 and is currently signed to Virgin Records, but released his Betty and the Selfish [...]

Datarock is a Norwegian electro rock band. The band formed in 2000 as Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O’Brien and soon hired Tom Mæland. O’Brien and Mæland later left the band, but the duo of Saroea and Mosnes continued the project.
Releases
The band has released three EPs and their debut album, Datarock Datarock, was released [...]

Blessid Union of Souls (sometimes abbreviated to Blessid Union) is an American rock band from Morrow, Ohio that was formed in 1990 by friends Jeff Pence and Eliot Sloan.
The band’s first studio album, Home, had some success which lay with its lead single, “I Believe”. The song popularized the band with local-area DJs and became [...]

John Brown’s Body is an eight-person modern reggae group. The group has released six studio albums and toured across the U.S. for ten years. Originally more deep-rooted in the more traditional roots and foundation stylings of Reggae that helped to build their reputation as a serious act, their music (starting from 2003) began to take [...]

As Tall as Lions is a band from Long Island, New York.
History
High school friends Dan Nigro (vocals, guitar, piano), Saen Fitzgerald (guitar, drums), Brian Fortune (guitar) and Cliff Sarcona (drums) founded the band in December 2001 as they were looking to continue the momentum of a previous project. Saen said, “We felt we were onto [...]

Be Your Own Pet (also known as BYOP) was a four-piece garage rock group from Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Biography
The band formed in 2003 out of the ashes of The Sex, which was the project of drummer Jamin Orrall and his bassist brother Jake. The pair practiced in their basement and also ran the label Infinity Cat; [...]

The Brian Jonestown Massacre (BJM) is a neo-psychedelic rock band. The group was founded by Anton Newcombe, Matt Hollywood, Ricky Maymi, Patrick Straczek and Travis Threlkel in the early 1990s in San Francisco, California.
Name
Band leader Anton Newcombe is influenced by the surrealist technique of pastiche and image appropriation, “Brian Jonestown Massacre” itself being a portmanteau [...]

Brokencyde (often typeset as brokeNCYDE) is a band from Albuquerque, New Mexico. It consists of four members: Se7en, Phat J, Mikl, and Antz.
Beginning (2006–2007)
BrokeNCYDE was the brainchild of vocalists Se7en (David) and Mikl (Mike). According to them, the etymology of the band name comes from the idea of their music being fundamentally broken or “broken [...]

The Bouncing Souls are a punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey formed in 1987. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a “pogo” element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-hearted songs, a model followed by various other local bands.
History
The four original members [...]

White Lies are an English alternative rock band from Ealing in West London. Formerly known as Fear of Flying, the band consists primarily of Harry McVeigh (lead vocals, guitar) Charles Cave (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Jack Lawrence-Brown (drums). The band are complemented by Tommy Bowen (keyboards) during live performances.
White Lies formed in October [...]

Whole Wheat Bread is a punk band from Jacksonville, Florida. They formed in 2003 and have so far released two albums and one EP, under the Orlando based record label Fighting Records.
History
Aaron Abraham and Nicholas Largen were friends from Jacksonville, Florida. Abraham knew about Largen, aka DJ Dirtee $skeet through the Jacksonville underground rap scene [...]

Yellowcard is a pop punk band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997, and based in Los Angeles, California since 2000. Their music features the use of a violin, unusual for the genre. They are best-known for their songs “Ocean Avenue”, “Only One”, and “Lights and Sounds”.
The band is on a self-described “hiatus”.
Early years
The band released [...]

Two Gallants is an indie rock duo from San Francisco, California. The name comes from the title of a story by James Joyce in Dubliners.
History
Two Gallants are made up of Adam Stephens (b. 1982) on guitar, harmonica and vocals and Tyson Vogel (b. 7 November 1981) on drums and vocals.
Stephens and Vogel started gigging around [...]

Shiny Toy Guns is a Grammy-nominated American rock band originally from Shawnee, Oklahoma, that formed in 2002 in Los Angeles, California. They have released three versions of their first studio album We Are Pilots, which featured three singles that peaked inside the top 30 in the U.S. Modern Rock Charts. Their second album Season of [...]

Juno Reactor are a musical and performing act known for the cinematic fusion of electronic, orchestral and global music. Central to the project is Ben Watkins, and his collaborations with a constantly changing ensemble of musicians from across the world, including percussionist Mabi Thobejane from South Africa along with countrymen Amampondo, Eduardo Niebla, Steve Stevens, [...]

Dengue Fever is a six-member band from Los Angeles who combine Cambodian pop music and lyrics with psychedelic rock. They were formed in 2001 by Ethan Holtzman and his brother Zac after Ethan was inspired by a trip to Cambodia. As Ethan and Zac were searching for a vocalist to sing in Khmer, lead singer [...]

Kasabian are an English rock band from Leicester, formed by Tom Meighan (vocals), Sergio Pizzorno (guitar and vocals), Chris Edwards (bass), Chris Karloff (Keyboards and Guitar) and Ash Hannis (drums) who left shortly before the release of the first album. During the recording of the band’s second album, the drummer Ian Matthews became a permanent [...]

Metric is a Canadian New Wave/indie rock band. Originally formed in 1998 in New York City, they are currently based in Toronto, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec, Los Angeles, California and Brooklyn, New York.
The band consists of vocalist Emily Haines (who also plays the synthesizer) and guitar, guitarist James Shaw (who also plays the theremin), bassist Josh [...]

Eisley is a rock band from Tyler, Texas, consisting of four siblings (Chauntelle, Sherri, Stacy, and Weston DuPree) and their cousin (Garron DuPree), all of whom were born and live in Texas.
Formation
The band was formed in 1997 as Chauntelle and Sherri began working in their bedrooms on music together after being inspired by bands such [...]

BrokeNCYDE was the brainchild of vocalists Se7en(David) and Mikl(Mike). According to them, the etymology of the band name comes from the idea of their music being fundamentally broken or “broken inside” due to their relationship problems. From there, they began to write more lyrics and songs and promote themselves online. Later, the other two members, [...]

Ben Taylor (born Benjamin Simon Taylor on January 22, 1977) is a musician and actor. He is the son of James Taylor and Carly Simon. His sister, Sally Taylor, is also a musician.
On his first released album Famous Among the Barns and his EP #1, Taylor collaborated with friends Adam MacDougall and Larry Ciancia to [...]

White Lies (formed 2005)
White Lies are an English alternative rock band from London. The lineup of the band consists of Harry McVeigh on vocals and rhythm guitar, Jack Lawrence-Brown on drums and Charles Cave on bass guitar and backing vocals.
White Lies: Starting Out
Charles Cave and Jack Lawrence-Brown met at North Ealing Primary School, where they [...]

Klaxons are a indie rock band, based in London. Following the release of numerous 7-inch vinyls on different independent record labels, as well as the success of previous singles “Magick” and “Golden Skans”, the band released their debut album, Myths of the Near Future on January 29, 2007. The album won the 2007 Nationwide Mercury [...]

An American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. They released their first album, Sink or Swim, on XOXO Records in May 2007, and their second album, The ‘59 Sound, in August 2008.
Brian Fallon – vocals and guitar
Alex Rosamilia – guitar
Alex Levine – bass
Benny Horowitz – drums
Trivia
Brian Fallon and Alex Levine are brothers in law [...]

Never Shout Never is the alias of eighteen year old American acoustic pop musician, Christofer Ingle.
Career
Ingle began making music as NeverShoutNever! in September 2007. His first exposure came through the internet, where he achieved success on MySpace before issuing the Yippee! EP on July 29, 2008. On July 30, 2008, he was featured on TRL, [...]

Gym Class Heroes is an American band from Geneva, New York. The group formed when Travis “Schleprok” McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley and decided to form a band. After the addition of guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo and bassist Eric Roberts, they were signed to Decaydance Records, on which they released the gold-selling album As Cruel as [...]

Paramore (pronounced /ˈpærəmɔr/) is a Grammy-nominated American rock band that formed in Franklin, Tennessee in 2004 consisting of Hayley Williams (lead vocals/keyboard), Josh Farro (lead guitar/backing vocals), Jeremy Davis (bass guitar), Zac Farro (drums), and Taylor York (rhythm guitar). The group released their debut album All We Know Is Falling in 2005, second album, Riot! [...]

The Slackers are a New York City band, formed in Brooklyn in 1991. The band’s sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz. The Slackers’ notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of North America, Europe, and elsewhere, and signing to notable punk label Hellcat Records.
There are several [...]

With frontwoman April Smith’s soulful vocals and quirky banter with the audience, April Smith and the Great Picture Show entertains by playing songs off their most recent EP, Live From the Penthouse, the band’s versatility is spell bounding.
Whether Smith is singing jazzier track “Terrible Things,” a song she dedicated to hit television show, “Dexter,” or [...]

The Telephones are indie rock meets classic rock, filthy jokes and dirty guitars, nerd pop and hard rock. The best original songs and the best unsigned band in New York City, period.
Biography
Original members Jesse and Bradley met in 1998, in an eastern New Jersey jail cell. One was in for wagering at a [...]

Tally Hall is an American rock band formed in December 2002 based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Now under the Atlantic Records recording label, Tally Hall was previously signed to indie label Quack! Media who helped finance and nationally distribute their studio debut album, Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum. They are known for their upbeat melodies and [...]

Gogol Bordello
A multi-ethnic Gypsy punk band from the Lower East Side of New York City that formed in 1999 and is known for its theatrical stage shows. Much of the band’s sound is inspired by Gypsy music, as its core members are immigrants from Eastern Europe. The band incorporates minor-key accordion and fiddle (and on [...]

With any new band, you can pretty much use their personal background as a guide to their sound. Knowing that the members grew up in, say, Vermont, or cut their musical teeth in Brooklyn, should clue in you on their musical path; if some of the group ended up studying music in college, that’s another [...]

Like a burning gem fallen from the bosom of a rotting Tyrannosaurus, The Prigs, HAVE charged forward to create a world of unbridled fun, sportsmanship, and revelry into which all are welcome.
You may already know some Prigs as members of other bands such as St. Vincent, Via Audio, Tiger City, Kaki King, Elizabeth and the [...]

Anna Christine Nalick (born March 30, 1984, in Glendora, California), is an American singer-songwriter. Her debut album, Wreck of the Day, featuring her first radio hit, “Breathe (2 AM),” was released on April 19, 2005. Nalick’s second album has been recorded, but no release date has been set as of March 17, 2009.
She says in [...]

The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2001, the group consists of Amanda Palmer (vocals, piano, harmonica, ukelele) and Brian Viglione (drums, percussion, guitar, vocals). The two describe their style as “Brechtian punk cabaret”, a phrase invented by Palmer because she was “terrified” that the press would invent a [...]

The Red Romance is a critically lauded, independently released act, that has earned critical praise for their unique blend of Motown-oriented grooves and a literate and lyrical moodiness.
Formerly of New York based indie-rock group Ambulance LTD, Matthew Dublin and Darren Beckett formed The Red Romance using a song catalog Dublin had assembled while one tour [...]