Nick & June
Nick & June float in a glittering fog of trilling synthesizers, gentle beat and drum pulses and vibrating organ sounds. Embedded in dark reverb guitars, the bittersweet paired voices of Suzie-Lou Kraft and Nick Wolf lead the way through euphorically orchestrated restraint and meditative ramifications of thought. Where parallels were once drawn to artists like […]
Mercy Music
“We called this new record What You Stand To Lose due to many monumental changes in my personal life,” forthrightly explained Brendan Scholz, Mercy Music’s vocalist and guitarist. “My world was kind of flipped upside down between this album and the last.” On the new record – and in real life – Scholz, who penned […]
Loki’s Folly
Loki’s Folly is an indie-punk trio comprised of two young sisters and a brother from South Minneapolis who like to play loud music that makes them happy. For a three-piece outfit, they make a very big sound that is all their own. When Loki’s Folly play, they bring you into their world. It is a universe […]
Yellowcard
Still reeling from the overwhelming success of their headlining slot at Riot Fest in Chicago in September 2022, YELLOWCARD have decided to keep the excitement rolling with the announcement of more shows in 2023. Celebrating 20 years of their breakthrough album Ocean Avenue which was released July 2003, Ryan Key (vocals, guitars), Sean Mackin (violin), Ryan Mendez (guitar) and Josh Portman (bass) will be embarking on a North American […]
The Sisters of Mercy
An iconic force in underground music, TSOM has been defining, defying and denying numerous subgenres of rock and roll for over four decades. Their unique blend of punk-psychedelia, metal, dance beats and guttural growls has mesmerized the masses for several generations. Add to this a cinematic light show and a set list of huge hits, deep […]
Double Helix Records
Double Helix Records is an independent, vinyl-first label proudly based in Metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona. Their roster includes: Jason DeVore (of Authority Zero), Yotam Ben Horin (of Useless ID), Survival Guide (Agent M, formerly of Tsunami Bomb), Mercy Music, NEAR BEER, The Pretty Flowers, Pollen, The Henry Clay People, and Bullion + Lagom. The label’s catalogue […]
Survival Guide
“Music is crucial to my survival!” said Emily Whitehurst. “Survival Guide is one woman trying to shape her own place in this world as a musician.” An electronic indie-pop artist with a background in punk, Whitehurst is the solo force behind Survival Guide. Her danceable tunes evoke a sonic birthday cake: alternating layers of Depeche […]
Oscar Jerome
Oscar Jerome hibernated to make what became The Spoon, his second album. He found himself alone in Berlin in mid-pandemic, at a crossroads in life, needing some space and time to reflect on how to move forward in a healthy way. According to Jerome, this is where many of the tunes that make up The […]
Human League
Between 1981 and 1990, THE HUMAN LEAGUE released four studio albums and one extended EP on Virgin Records. Those albums and that extended play have been collected in a special limited edition colored vinyl box set. In addition, the remix album Love And Dancing, initially released in 1982, was recently reissued on white vinyl for Record Store […]
Good Bison
“I didn’t make something that other people would necessarily want to listen to. I made something that I would want to jam out to forever,” says Pablo Alvarez, mastermind behind the indie rhythmic alt-rock band Good Bison. While it can be seen as a selfish risk to write music for yourself, it’s one that he […]