Over the past few years, actually nearly a decade if you were really, truly deeply entrenched in the scene, indie skater-punk music has flourished in Los Angeles, making it one of the major music hubs for the genre. One of the cooler new bands to emerge in the past year and a half from the
Throughout rock history, let’s face it, us Americans are usually a little late to the game. The Beatles cut their teeth in Germany (for better or worse), Jimi Hendrix didn’t stay here but went to London where he became a star and more recently, Kings of Leon didn’t rise to prominence in their native Tennessee,
We have a lot to look forward to in 2013. While things may seem a bit quiet for now, we’ll be laughing at this lull when new bands emerge from seemingly nowhere with much buzzed about South-by-Southwest showcases that makes most insiders head’s spin. But that’s where we can help, or at least provide a
As the year winds down, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite new bands of 2012. Here are highlights from some the best featured ones from abroad: Ximena Sarinana: The 26-year-old fuses elements of jazz, pop and alt rock into her sound making for the perfect blend of indie music. When we
Over the past few years, the genre of indie folk has become more prevalent and relevant in music. With bands like Band of Horses, My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes and even Bon Iver defining the genre, it’s easy to see why so many fans have caught on to this brand of really good new music.
Heavy, fuzzy, psychedelic guitar rock can come from the darndest places. Whether it be the mighty Led Zeppelin, who defined the genre, to Black Sabbath, who obliterated it. Now, there’s a new band that can play a similar role, albeit 40 years later. They hail from Perth, Australia and are called Tame Impala. As we’ve
This year has been a revelation with regards to new bands and artists emerging on the musical radar of many. If you could have predicted the success of acts like Alt-J, Michael Kiwanuka, Tame Impala, Frank Ocean, Alabama Shakes, Ben Howardetc, then I want your Grey’s Sports Almanac. Though she hasn’t quite reached the level
Unless you’re in the rare band that manages to exceed all kinds of stereotypes and preconceived notions, the odds are that in the modern day music biz, you need to move to one of the big cities to get your big start. That’s not to discredit our friends who don’t live in cities like New
Over the past ten or so years, New York City has emerged as a haven for indie rock bands with Brooklyn at its epicenter. Most of the praise has been given to Brooklyn, and with good reason: it’s a hipster Mecca. There are way too many new bands to list that have emerged from the
Electro-dance-pop is all the rage right now. Unless you haven’t been paying attention, the music that’s been huge abroad and had fans here in the States albeit underground, has finally exploded into the mainstream psyche of music listeners. You can credit that to the growth of satellite radio or young people’s desire to eschew conscious