Led by Montana native Colin Meloy, the Decemberists create theatrical, hyper-literate pop songs that attract heavily from past due-’60s Uk folk functions like Fairport Convention and Pentangle as well as the early-’80s college rock and roll grandeur from the Waterboys and R.E.M. The band’s preliminary lineup also included drummer Ezra …

Produced in Portland, Oregon in 2004, Blue Cranes certainly are a creative jazz group using a sometimes prominent indie rock and roll sensibility, expressed not merely in the band’s accept of rock and roll rhythms and keyboard voicings however in the melodic, songlike themes often performed by saxophonists Reed Wallsmith …

Austin, TX, indie rock and roll quintet the Cup Family members had their first incarnation at a celebration in wintertime 2001 with Tony Daugherty (drums) and Michael Winningham (vocals, electric guitar). After several lineup shifts, they guaranteed Frank Alexander (key pad), Jeremy Gomez (bass), and Brian Hubbard (electric guitar). Their …

The Haden Triplets are simply that, the triplet daughters of jazz bassist Charlie Haden. Created Oct 11, 1971, Tanya Haden, Rachel Haden, and Petra Haden possess all had distinct and collective musical professions (sibling Josh Haden can be a musician, the first choice from the music group Spain). Tanya, a …

Portland, OR-based indie folk clothing Blue Giant had been formed in the past due 2000s by Viva Voce few Kevin and Anita Robinson, Chris Funk (the Decemberists), Evan Railton (Swords), and Seth Lorinczi (the Golden Bears). Identical parts George Jones, Gram Parsons, Fleet Foxes, and Blitzen Trapper, the music group …

Relating to Josh Cosby, frontman of Star & Micey, Star was (or simply is still) a homeless guy in Memphis who sang a music to Cosby on the subject of his (Star’s) fiancée, Micey. The Memphis-based group — composed of Cosby, Nick Redmond, Geoff Smith, Jessie Munson, Jeremy Stanfill, and …

Though she was created in Illinois, singer/songwriter Johanna Kunin spent the majority of her life north in Minnesota, beginning piano lessons at age five, a musical instrument both her grandmother and uncle also played. In 1999 Kunin remaining the Midwest to wait college at Seattle’s Cornish University from the Arts, …

Based away of Portland, Oregon, Red Fang catches the loud and prompt, anything-goes spirit of classic rock and roll using their heavy stoner-influenced jams. The quartet, comprising Bryan Giles, Aaron Beam, David Sullivan, and John Sherman, make guitars the concentrate of their gimmick-free make of traveling rock & move, eschewing …

A Seattle-based indie pop clothing, the Pica Beats were formed in 2005 being a single task for singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Barrett (2007’s self-released All Mysteries Solve Themselves was primarily a one-man present). Seeking to broaden his audio, which by this time around included from sitar to bassoon, Barrett teamed …

After disbanding Guided by Voices past due in 2004, the ever prolific and busy Robert Pollard done solo projects, setup his own Guided by Voices label, and nursed several GBV assorted items through the pipeline prior to starting a fresh band, Boston Spaceships, with Chris Slusarenko (the Takeovers, Sprinkler) and …