New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Jonas Friddle & The Majority is a new band with an old sound. It seems that every so often a group likes to reach back to a simpler era and grab a few stylistic elements. The plays a classic form of bluegrass with hint of blues and folk.
The band is celebrating the release of two new albums, Belle De Louisville and Synco Pony with a performance at The Hideout on March 24th with Tangleweed and Ami Moss & The Unfortunate.
MP3: Jonas Friddle & The Mojority "Jordan Am A Hard Road To Travel"
Push recently released an album called Entanglement. The band plays an atmospheric brand of indie pop. My favorite track from Entanglement has to be "Draft Dodger".
You can catch Push at Metro on March 31st.
The new album from Margot & The Nuclear So And So’s, Rot Gut, Domestic, comes out today, March 20th via their own label Mariel Recordings. The band released the video for the album’s second single "Shannon" yesterday.
Margot & The Nuclear So And So’s will be touring all Spring and will be performing at Lincoln Hall on June 2nd.
The talent local band Many Places are returning this Spring with a their debut full-length album, Another Oath. The band and their label Tandem Shop has sent over the first single "Helmet Hug".
Welcome To Ashley reunite for one show tonight, March 16th at Township (2200 N California). Since 2010 and the release of their last album, Beyond The Pale, the band has had some trials, and some triumphs with the side project The Buddies.
Don’t miss this rare event with support acts Pistols at Dawn and Fly Over State at Township tonight, March 16th.
Best Friends are Greg Shanahan and Nick Scalise, and they recently released a very danceable and fun ep filled with electro-pop.
Local producer Vapor Eyes takes bedroom beats to a whole new level. His latest project is called Golden Beats Vol #1 and it is the culmination of a year of pulling together an array of samples, sounds, and beats. The album is available for free through bandcamp, and will have you nodding your head no time. These beats are well-defined, soulful, and at times almost meditative in nature.
Hollows are preparing to release their sophomore album, Vulture, on April 10th via the local label Trouble in Mind and they just released the first single, "V is For Vulture".
Oreaganomics has released two new tracks, one called "Sh’es" & one called "Odd Wounds". I’ve always been fascinated by the sounds this group can create.
The Hudson Branch are back and will be releasing their sophomore album on April 24th. The album was recorded with John McEntire (Broken Social Scene, Tortoise) and produced by Neil Strauch (Andrew Bird, Iron & Wine, Anathallo). The band recently released the first single from the album, "Periodic Table of Elegance".
Loyal Divide have released a new remix of "Vision Vision" by The Untz. The track will appear on a forthcoming remix album the band is compiling called Vision/Revision.
Jenny Gillespie has sent over a new track from her upcoming ep Belita which will be released on April 10th via Narooma Records.
