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The Road to Bonnaroo: Round One Rocks Feb. 27
Nashville’s Road to Bonnaroo competition is back. Eight first-round performers will kick off RTB 2012 on Monday, February 27 at the Mercy Lounge. With tight, three-song sets, Colorfeels, By Lightning, Toy, The Hollywood Kills, Quichenight, Laura Reed, Sam & Tre and Brandon Jazz & His Armed Forces will each vie for a spot at Bonnaroo. Presented by BMI, the Nashville… more
From News, posted 2.06.12
Indie Meets Mainstream: Geico Features Wrinkle Neck Mules in Latest Spot
Persevere long enough, and sometimes a stroke of great luck will come your way. That’s something Wrinkle Neck Mules have learned in recent months. This past November, Geico--yes, the insurance company famous for its Gecko spokes-creature--began airing a TV commercial featuring a snippet of “Central Daylight Time,” a song the Virginia-based band had recorded but… more
From MusicWorld, posted 2.06.12
Indie Spotlight: Josiah Leming
Josiah Leming is a 22-year-old American-born singer/songwriter and global recording artist. You’d be hard pressed to find a kid in the world that could tell you the stories Josiah Leming could tell you. Stories of growing up in the hard-luck rural town of Morristown, Tennessee, of leaving that town at the age of 17 to pursue an… more
From News, posted 1.04.12
Indie Spotlight: Of Monsters and Men
Of Monsters and Men is an amiable group of day dreamers who craft folkie pop songs. But last year, the normally mild-mannered six pack—who’s releasing their EP, “Into the Woods,” on December 20—transformed into total rock stars after stomping out their competition during Músiktilraunir, a yearly battle of the bands in their native Iceland. With the group’s… more
From News, posted 1.04.12
Indie Spotlight: Jhameel
Jhameel creates explosively funky music comprising soul-stirring guitar, immersive synthesizers, triumphant brass, and unique, melodic vocals inspired equally by Prince and Michael Jackson. An incredibly talented musician, Jhameel produces his own music, and plays each and every instrument on his records himself. In just two years Jhameel released two full-length albums, Jhameel and The Human Condition, a… more
From News, posted 1.04.12
Indie Spotlight: Shannon LaBrie
Shannon LaBrie has been speaking her heart out on guitar and piano for the past 14 years and from the sound of it, she won’t be shutting up anytime soon. After sowing her wild oats and moving across the country a few times, she is finally calling Nashville home. Shannon has been a full time independent songwriter,… more
From News, posted 1.04.12
Indie Spotlight: COYOL
COYOL is a collision of the old Southwest and the new Los Angeles. A seemingly contradictory duo, COYOL is a beautiful juxtaposition between polished and poignant vocalist, Celeigh Champan, and unrefined, avant-garde artist, John Isaac Watters. They asked Texas native and long time friend Gramling to produce their self-titled debut EP and join them on keys...thus, COYOL… more
From News, posted 1.04.12
Indie Spotlight: Tiger Waves
Tiger Waves know the tyranny of distance, and they seemed to have tamed it for their purposes. In the spring of 2011, the foundation was laid online between two songwriters—James Marshall in Austin, Reid Comstock in Chicago. Tiger Waves is a band born of dropboxes, email attachments and CD-Rs and while the two principal songwriters living 1,000… more
From News, posted 1.04.12
Indie Spotlight: Tic Tic Boom!
The emerging indie synth-pop band Tic Tic Boom! is the creative convergence of Mike DeLay and Leilani Francisco. With music that has been referred to as "electro-pop-tacular", the band strives to make anthemic soundscapes containing elements drawn from indie rock, new wave and punk. Since the release of their EP “Reasons & Rhymes” in early 2011, Tic Tic Boom! has… more
From News, posted 1.04.12
Indie Spotlight: DJ Kalkutta
Who is DJ Kalkutta? To put it simply, a talented New York-based turntablist and producer affectionately referred to as Bollywood Barbie, whose real life "Cinderella story" only adds to her intrigue. Born in Calcutta (Kolkata), India, her birthparents surrendered her to a Mother Teresa-founded orphanage when she was just 2 days old. She spent the majority of… more
From News, posted 1.04.12
Indie Spotlight: Is Tropical
Formed in London in 2009, Is Tropical first came to international attention with debut single “When O’ When,” released on Hit Club Records in January 2010. Produced by Al Al Al (The Big Pink/Klaxons/Duran Duran), the single, together with their spectral live shows, saw the band attract the attention of fans and critics alike. They were soon… more
From News, posted 1.04.12
Indie Spotlight: Harriet
Harriet, a new Los Angeles-based band fronted by former Dawes member Alex Casnoff, will self-release its debut EP “Tell the Right Story” on January 31, 2012. The EP’s gripping opening track “I Slept with All Your Mothers” is currently premiering at PasteMagazine.Com. Casnoff was formerly a member of notable Los Angeles bands Dawes and PAPA,… more
From News, posted 1.04.12
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