Keyser Soze is a sextet from Reno, Nevada that formed in 1998. Together they create original reggae, ska, and soul influenced by a heavy background in jazz. Through regular regional touring the band has managed to build a strong foundation including performances with (but not limited to) Michael Franti, The English Beat, The Wailers, The […]
Double Shot – Who Bought The Sun by Niacin Library
Our Double Shot series includes an interview question and a song feature from an independent band or musician near you. The goal is to allow you to learn more about the bands we feature in smaller, more digestible amounts of content. Grab your cup of coffee, click play, and allow us to continue getting to […]
Double Shot – Singapore In The Rain by Niacin Library
Our Double Shot series includes an interview question and a song feature from an independent band or musician near you. The goal is to allow you to learn more about the bands we feature in smaller, more digestible amounts of content. Grab your cup of coffee, click play, and allow us to continue getting to […]
Selling Out Fast! Elephant 12’s “Love Knock On Wood”
I tend to check out the bands who send press over. I gotta say, Elephant 12 was a great way to start my morning off! Their latest, “Sold Out”, is “on the shelf,” and if the whole record is anything like the the first single, it should sell out in no time! “Love Knock On […]
Fade To Black – “G Street Panorama”
“Panorama” is a good word to describe the latest album from a band with over twenty years of experience (ok they took a decade off). Fade To Black’s “G Street Panorama” is almost an enigma of a a record. As it opened up, the first sounds I heard reminded me of Cream or Led Zeppelin, […]
The Glorious Veins Bang Their Savage Beat
The Glorious Veins are an explosion of bluesy punk rock guaranteed to throw you out of your seat and into a subconscious air guitar jam. They describe themselves like this: “Bluesy post punk dance rock from Mars” I say….yes!! From the moment you push play, you are thrown into a mosh pit of good ole […]
Sister Helen Hope To Leave No Harm
Sister Helen is an aural onslaught of creative indie punk rock juices but the band’s sound refuses to follow any cliche patterns your ears might be used to. Hailing partly from Brooklyn, NY and partly from Hell’s Kitchen, the band’s bio aptly states: Sister Helen signifies a third way for modern rock music: neither to […]
Grace & Tony Interview Plus Video for November
Bluegrass + Punk = Punkgrass. I love it. How did this develop and what influences your songwriting as well as your playing? Punkgrass was a very natural occurance for us. I (Tony) was coming out of a punk band called “What’s Below” out of Columbia TN. Grace was experimenting with bluegrass instruments, such as Banjo […]
Local Spotlight – Farewell Fighter
You want to know the way Farewell Fighter learned? In 2011, after being listed as Alternative Press Magazine’s top un-signed bands of 2010, Farewell Fighter let go of the comfy, material life to hit the road. Spending 12 months playing 150+ shows in 40+ states and selling over 5,500 copies of their album during the […]
Kids From Nowhere Have Arrived To Kick It In
Based in Israel, Kids From Nowhere call themselves an international experiment in American music. Members includes Zach Wheat from Texas, drummer “Element” Yves Elisee Akowendo from Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa), bassist Elad Avni from South Africa and guitarist Babush from Israel. Combining their love of Texas outlaw music, the British Invasion, and the proto-punk influences […]