Tag Archives: Alternative/Indie Rock

Brooklyn, NY-based Proud Simon continues to be, sometimes, a solo task; a little folk-rock band; a big ensemble with horns, woodwinds, and strings; and, in its latest incarnation, a five-piece rock-band. Mostly Happy Simon is actually the tracks and performing of Brian Keenan, plus whatever musical close friends he can …

Pop-punk goofballs with a clear fondness for cheeseburgers, women, as well as the Ramones (definitely not in that purchase), the Steinways hail from Astoria, NY, where in fact the people previously played in a number of local punk rings, including the Timid Men, the Kevins, the Overlooked, and even more. …

John McCauley, the songwriter behind the Deer Tick moniker, was raised in Providence, Rhode Isle, where he began his profession by teaching himself to try out drums, electric guitar, piano, and pedal metal. McCauley started documenting his very own compositions and touring the region while still in senior high school, …

A Weather’s warm, intimate folk-pop first took form during 2006’s holidays, when vocalists Aaron Gerber and Sarah Winchester made a decision to embellish their harmony-driven music with help from guitarist Zach Boyle, bassist Louis Thomas, and second guitarist Aaron Krenkel. Merging swells of audio with sparse, understated passages, the Portland-based …

Indie rock-band Ha Ha Tonka were shaped in 2004 in Springfield, Missouri, by Brian Roberts (singer/guitarist), Lucas Long (bass, vocals), Brett Anderson (keyboards, acoustic guitar, vocals), and Lennon Bone tissue (drums, vocals). Their 1st recording as Ha Ha Tonka, Buckle in the Bible Belt, was in fact a re-release from …

The brainchild of Canadian singer/songwriter Tag Andrew Hamilton, indie rock/chamber pop outfit Woodpigeon (pared down from Woodpigeon Divided by Antelope Equals Squirrel, with regard to brevity) formed in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2005 being a trio that mainly stuck to street performing. Upon shifting back again to his indigenous Calgary, Hamilton …

Ontario emo music group the reason why was formed in past due 2003 by Adam White colored (vocals, key pad), Wayne Nelan (acoustic guitar, vocals), and Ronson Armstrong (bass). The 1st EP, Problems Connected with Running, premiered that yr and won Greatest Punk Recording in the 2004 Hamilton Music Honours. …

German-language pop/rock and roll trio Zweitfrau broke to mainstream achievement in 2007 having a few strike singles, “Alles Dreht Sich” and “Intensiv,” whose video clips garnered a whole lot of airplay for the up-and-coming music group. Founded in 2004 in Vienna, Austria, the primary of the music group is made …

Instruments of Research & Technology is a car for atmospheric California vocalist/songwriter Richard Swift to explore his electronic aspect. Utilizing snapshots through the sonic scenery of genre pioneers like Brian Eno, Wendy Carlos, Harold Budd, and Child A-era Radiohead, Swift also culls from Krautrock, dub, Motown, and hip-hop for his …

Lo-Pro contains vocalist Pete Murray, guitarists Neil Godfrey and Pete Ricci, drummer Tommy Stewart, and bassist John Fahnestock. Many were rock and roll veterans; founders Murray and Godfrey have been in Ultraspank, while Stewart was Godsmack’s first drummer and Fahnestock got performed in both Snot and Amen. Originally, Staind’s Aaron …