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Although Rogue Wave has been around for awhile, their new project is all the buzz. Rogue Wave formed in Oakland, California in 2002, when Zach Schwartz(a.k.a. Zach Rogue) lost his dot-com job and decided to put a band together. After traveling to New York, he had an album’s worth of material and constructed the initial lineup of the band. Their debut, Out Of The Shadow, came out in 2003. Since then, their songs have been featured in TV shows, movies, and [...] Read more »
I was introduced to The Wild Feathers a while ago and have since fallen in love with the four piece from Nashville. Their twitter page describes them as, “They’re like if Led Zeppelin and The Band had a baby in Joshua Tree that grew up listening to Ryan Adams covering the Stones 70′s country influenced songs.” Normally, I don’t appreciate self-described comparisons (even tongue-in-cheek comparisons) to other artists, but this description seems to be pretty [...] Read more »
Originally from Staffordshire, England, 22-year-old singer-songwriter Dan Croll moved to Liverpool at the age of 18 to study at the Liverpool Institute Of Performing Arts. While at LIPA, he received the “Songwriter of the Year” award from the Musicians Benevolent Fund and got to spend some one on one time with Sir Paul McCartney. His debut EP, From Nowhere, was released stateside in March. The name “Dan Croll” is also synonymous with his band, which includes John Stark (Bass, Vocals), [...] Read more »
Family of the Year is an indie band based in Los Angeles. Founding members (and brothers) Sebastian and Joseph Keefe were born in Wales and as they gathered the band together, they settled in California. F.O.T.Y. first turned us on to their music in collection, with the release of their first E.P., ‘Where’s the Sun’, in 2009. The release of 3 more E.P.s and one full length, led to the release of their newest full [...] Read more »
Night Beds is the solo project of 23-year-old singer/songwriter Winston Yellen, from Nashville. Recording under the moniker since 2006, Yellen had released three EPs prior to signing with Bloomington, Indiana-based Dead Oceans in 2012. His full length debut, Country Sleep, is scheduled for release February 5th. Learn more about Winston Yellen and Night Beds at his Official Website, “Like” him on Facebook, and follow him on Twitter. Listen to “Ramona” from Country Sleep. Read more »
Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes I have fallen in love with a big voice and an 8 piece family from Melbourne. Clairy Browne and the Bangin’ Rackettes, have been playing together since 2009 and will take you though the hard-hitting sounds of northern soul, jump blues, doo-wop, ska and gospel with influences ranging from Etta James, Tina Turner and Prince to D’Angelo. The band will release their debut album, ‘Baby Caught the Bus‘, in [...] Read more »
LEAGUES Before the chain of events that united LEAGUES, the members all had careers in their own right – Thad as a critically-lauded singer-songwriter, Tyler as an acclaimed guitarist and songwriter and Jeremy as a self-described “hired gun” drummer. Those pasts certainly aren’t washed away, but any one of them will tell you that they now exist as a band, a cohesive unit. “I don’t want this to be a side project,” Thad says. “LEAGUES [...] Read more »
When I first heard Gin Wigmore’s music, I wanted to find out more. After reading what she wrote about herself, I was convinced that her personality matches her music. She seems independent, strong, creative and fascinating. Here is what Gin says about herself. ‘About Me? Well, my full name is Virginia Claire Wigmore, shortened years back to Ginny, then with a little more innocence lost, it got dwindled down to an even tidier nickname, “Gin.” [...] Read more »
Having grown up in Falls Church, Virginia, Thao Nguyen first picked up a guitar at the age of 12 and began performing in a pop country duo in high school. She spent most of her 20s touring, supporting artists like Andrew Bird, Mirah, and producer Tucker Martine. After settling down in San Francisco about a year ago, Thao collected her work and stepped into the studio with producerJohn Congleton (St. Vincent, Explosions in the Sky, The Walkmen). The result is her latest release We the Common. [...] Read more »
Singer/songwriter Colyn Cameron of Wake Owl has been immersed in the world of music for the past ten years. Now based in Vancouver, BC and Portland, OR, Colyn was originally born and raised in southern California. “In the beginning I was mostly into rhyme stuff/hip hop,” Colyn notes, “I wrote rap basically. I used to go around the school ground rapping my verses to whoever would listen. Then about seven years ago I picked up [...] Read more »