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REVIEW: ANTEMASQUE – ‘ANTEMASQUE’

Artist: ANTEMASQUE Album: ANTEMASQUE Genre: Rock, Punk Despite the dissolution of The Mars Volta, pioneering artists Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez can’t seem to split up. With The Mars Volta’s final album, Noctourniquet, and its supporting tour in the books, the duo reportedly intended to work on separate projects, as they’ve been wont to do. […]

Port Isla Perform “In The Long Run” In New Music Video

Looking for a new soft-rock band to enjoy as Fall comes to a close? Look no further than Norwich band (and one of our 5 artists to watch in 2014), Port Isla. As the song’s title suggests, the group was in no hurry to slow down; especially since they are currently preparing a new EP, […]

Good Luck Varsity May Be Done, But There’s Still New Material To Be Heard

About a year ago, Michigan band Good Luck Varsity went their separate ways after differences between members of the band became too great to continue their efforts. Rumblings of an upcoming album we’re quickly overshadowed by the splitting of the band, and many were left to wonder if any new material would ever surface from […]

Stream Brent Walsh Debut Record, ‘7’

With Brent Walsh‘s solo debut just around the corner, you can now stream the entire album online. The I The Mighty vocalist made the announcement via Facebook that his solo debut, 7, is now available to stream in its entirety on Pandora Premieres. Previously, Walsh released three singles from 7, all of which can be […]

Free Download: Shapes & Colors – “Just Breathe”

Michigan rockers, Shapes & Colors, have just returned from recording their latest EP, On Display, and you can now hear the result for yourself. The band is perhaps best known for featuring vocalist Travis Bobier, who currently fronts the reformed Search The City. Earlier, the guys in Shapes & Colors crowdfunded a trip to record […]

Happy Body Slow Brain Stream “Residue” From The Film ‘Bridge And Tunnel’

If you’re like me, you’ve been waiting patiently for Happy Body Slow Brain to release some new music, and finally, here’s something to enjoy for the time being. Earlier in the year, the guys from Happy Body Slow Brain contributed a song called “Residue” to the official soundtrack of the indie film, Bridge And Tunnel. […]

REVIEW: Transit – ‘Joyride’

Artist: Transit Album: Joyride Genre: Indie, Pop-Punk, Alternative Label: Rise Records Transit has been through a roller coaster ride as a band in the past couple years. After releasing the widely loved Listen & Forgive, their world changed quickly with how they went from stage-diving pop-punk in Keep This To Yourself to the indie rock […]

REVIEW: Dead Leaves – ‘Dead Leaves’ EP

Artist: Dead Leaves Album: Dead Leaves EP Genre: Emo, Pop-Punk, Alternative It’s been a few years since the hey-day of Ohio’s cult-favorite pop-punk band, Call It Fiction — an emo-tinged group that pumped out some seriously catchy tunes from the Midwest back in 2010. The band’s EP, Something I’ve Never Felt, was a smash hit […]

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PVRIS Stream New Album’s Title Track, “White Noise”

This morning, PVRIS, the electro-alternative rock band from Lowell, Massachusetts started streaming a brand new track from their upcoming debut album, White Noise. PVRIS’s latest single, “White Noise,” is now the third track available from the album of the same name, which makes its arrival via Rise Records in just a few short weeks. You […]

Tiny Moving Parts Go to Space in “Entrances & Exits” Video

Tiny Moving Parts started out as a little band from Minnesota, but these days the guys are busy exploring new territory- like going out on tours with Modern Baseball and The Hotelier. This morning, however, the band broke into an entirely new horizon, quite literally. The song “Entrances & Exits” comes from the band’s recent […]

REVIEW: Hostage Calm – ‘Die on Stage’

Artist: Hostage CalmAlbum: Die on StageLabel: Run For Cover RecordsGenre: Punk, Alternative There are a lot of bands that come and go in the music scene, and rarely make a mark of any kind. Most bands like to think that they are “different” and “special,” but let’s be honest, they usually are not. A few years back when I […]

REVIEW: Henrietta – ‘The Trick Is Not Minding’

Artist: Henrietta Album: The Trick is Not Minding Genre: Alternative/Emo Label: Animal Style Henrietta took me by a complete and utter surprise. Maybe I didn’t have my head in the right place, or maybe it was because I wasn’t looking hard enough. Either way, the time it took for Henrietta to make it to my […]