Tag Archives: 2008 in New York City

Having a doomy, eclectic, and technically masterful make of punk-addled hard rock and roll using what they explain as “nods towards the dirtbag rituals of ’70s rock, the grandeur of ’80s arena rock and roll, as well as the crunch of ’90s post-hardcore”, N.Con.C. trio Netherlands may be the brainchild …

Mariachi Flor de Toloache (aka Flor de Toloache) are an award-winning, all-female mariachi group from NEW YORK. Founded in 2008, the group is normally led by performers Mireya I. Ramos and Shae Fiol. Commensurate with the mariachi custom, the group was originally a trio whose instrumentation included harp, violin, and …

A brooding and inventive experimental rock and roll outfit from NEW YORK, Thus Hideous’ evocative orchestral post-metal/dark steel has drawn evaluations to similarly genre-bending groupings like Deafheaven, Godspeed You! Dark Emperor, Envy, and Liturgy. Founded in 2008 by guitarist Brandon Cruz, who cites affects like Arvo Pärt and Ennio Morricone, …

Having a sludgy sound that feels straight from the grunge era, the Indecent deliver the classic sound of Seattle from their house base of NEW YORK. Comprising triplets Emily, Maddy, and Bo Brout, who sing, play bass, and play electric guitar, respectively, aswell as drummer Nicholas Burrows, the Indecent enjoy …

An activist rock-band whose music fuses the effective storytelling and working-class concerns of traditional folk and blues using the rabble-rousing spirit of punk rock and roll, the final Internationale were shaped in NEW YORK by singer Delila Paz and guitarist Edgey Pires. Not really afraid to create their beliefs superior …

A classical and pop cross built round the skills of instrumentalists Rob Moose, Nadia Sirota, Clarice Jensen, Alex Sopp, Hideaki Aomori, and CJ Camerieri, NY City’s yMusic utilize their particular set up of violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, and trumpet in both chamber music and indie pop worlds, collaborating with …

Some indie rings make an effort to play up their nerdy part, and there’s Miniboone, a combo who named themselves after MiniBooNE, a celebrated medical experiment when a team of physicists attempt to find out about the type of neutrinos, subatomic particles which carry no electrical charge. Fortunately, one needs …

Tommy & the Large Pilots formed in Santa Barbara, California in early 2008 when songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist Tommy Cantillon’s previous music group, Holden, which have been collectively for five years, abruptly split up. Cantillon made a decision to begin anew and remaining California for NEW YORK, spending a yr …

NY soul-funk outfit Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Wild birds were shaped in 2008 by singer/songwriter Arleigh Kincheloe. Currently making noise within their indigenous Catskill Mountains area, the dynamic-voiced Arleigh and her harmonica-playing sibling Jackson going downstate to NEW YORK to construct a completely fledged spirit ensemble which includes guitarist …