Household Names from Austin, TX, sound like your everyday indie rock band with charming keyboards and timid vocals.  With Casio drumbeats, they have a Postal Service feel, but they also sound like Gin Blossoms because they can’t put down the tambourine or stop over harmonizing.

Stories, No Names is a…

I really hate seeing old punk bands with only one original member left and they end up being praised by 12-year-olds with bad hair and meatheads.  No thanks Jerry Only, I would not like to buy crimson ghost incense that just smells like your spandex when I see “The Misfits.” …

With all these electronic bands out now, it’s hard to figure out who’s who with all of these contagious ProTooled melodies going around.  NYC transplants Sweet Electra stand out from the symphony of dial tones by having soulful vocals and not sounding like The Postal Service.  Nice!  Originally from Mexico,…

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I’ve probably watched the movie Labyrinth around 1,000 times and it’s probably because of David Bowie and his tight spandex pants.  Besides being famous for his gentleman-like persona and mysterious sex appeal, Bowie has to be one of the best genre jumping musicians out there.  From psychedelic folk, to glam,…

I have to stop judging bands by their album covers, but some bands are really asking for it.  So when I saw a half naked tattooed pretty with a Nick Curran tattoo looking at Nick Curran poster on the cover of a Nick Curran and The Lowlifes album (confusing enough?),…

There’s something awe-inspiring about an out of tune echoing piano, which is heard on most of Cold War Kids’ tracks.  Mixing together an indie rock sound with hints of blues and soul, this California band set themselves apart from the rest of beanie-hat-wearing indie rockers with their unique sound.  Promoting…

Whenever a Bayside song begins, I always think it’s The Smoking Popes and it’s probably Anthony Raneri’s fault.  The Bayside frontman/guitarist is doing a select number of solo acoustic shows where he’ll be performing Bayside songs, originals, and some covers.  Now working on his solo record and the new Bayside…

Lead singer Shara Worden of indie rock band My Brightest Diamond reminds me of that blue diva lady from The Fifth Element.  Her voice is extremely powerful and sends shivers down spines, but she’s not playing opera halls on spaceships yet.  Celebrating their newest remix album, Shark Remixes, My Brightest…

There’s nothing wrong with singing about pints, bootstraps, and the ups and downs of the working class life.  For Californian punk band The Harrington Saints, they take the punk rock formula of “drink, fight, and fuck” and make perfect tunes to chant along with while wearing your Doc Martens and…