On June 4th, 2012, Quiet Hounds released their second long-player, Megaphona, with this first single from the offering called I Get Up. It’s a bouncy number with sunshine in the melody. Check out the whole thing, by visiting the bands bandcamp site or stopping by their web site. Short post? Yes, I know. Sometimes we just need to let the music speak for itself. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Read MoreSinger, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Jon Black is the perfect example of the old adage, “out of adversity comes opportunity.” When his Athens Georgia label bit the big one in 2009, he decided that perhaps a more hands-on, do-it-yourself attitude might yields some good results. It took some time, some trial and error but it looks like Jon Black’s Fort Atlantic experiment is paying dividends. It certainly should. This is some fine music here! Up From the Ground has a plaintive air, mournful…
Read MoreA little bit of grunge tied up with a little bit of an off-kilter delivery is the delightfully fun Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked by Cage The Elephant, from the band’s 2009 self-titled debut. Their web site bio bills them as slacker funk-punk which I’ve never heard referred to as a genre’, but hey, there seem to be sub-genre’s popping up all over the place these days. Let’s just call it interesting rock music and be…
Read MoreI came across Andrew Heringer Band while perusing bandcamp.com stumbling on to the wonderful (and free) Under California Skies. Don’t Forget is from the earlier (2008) and reasonably priced ($5) offering, The Paradise Sessions. Check out both offerings from Andrew Heringer Band. You can pick them up from the link above. You can find out all the information you are searching for by visiting the bands web site and consider purchasing this great music. Check out Andrew Heringer Band! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Read MoreLet’s be clear, you could purchase Barnaby Saints, six song EP from their Bandcamp site on the strength of Bones alone; But that won’t be necessary. A lousy $5 will get you what has to be described as six indie-rock-bluegrass tunes that will have you feeling good and singing along, regardless of the lyric line. I’d predict that the Barnaby Saints would go far, but the music business is an evil little prick these days. What gets noticed is usually not worth being…
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