Finding out how our favorite indie artists make ends meet.
Dec 12th, 2007 11 Comments
The Acorn are like a weird combo of Sufjan Stevens and Poi Dog Pondering. Trust me on this. The Ottawa band's second full-length Glory Hope Mountain is based on frontman Rolf Klausener's mother,… Read Story »
Dec 5th, 2007 14 Comments
We posted last week about Portland singer-songwriter Laura Veirs offering music lessons out of her Oregon home. Anyone sign up yet? (Me, I'm sorta hoping the "I like turtles" zombie kid throws his… Read Story »
Nov 28th, 2007 1 Comment
Appropriately monikered Thanksgiving-week BTW Clipd Beaks are one of my favorite recent listens: A Drum's Not Dead/Liars atmosphere shattered against a more smart ass post-no wave sensibility. The… Read Story »
Nov 21st, 2007 3 Comments
Bodies Of Water's spiraling, gospel-tinged gold sounds have been in heavy rotation around here for a few months. From "It Is Familiar" and "These Are the Eyes" (posted here), through the summery… Read Story »
Nov 14th, 2007 12 Comments
We've given Division Day a bit of coverage for covering other people's songs -- Roxy Music and Sponge, Depeche Mode, and Sunny Day Real Estate, among others. It's not that they're an official cover… Read Story »
Nov 7th, 2007 4 Comments
This past summer Yeasayer's kid-choired "2080" made a lot of noise, oiling a few hype machines, but the quartet took their sweet old time releasing a proper debut. (I remember researching a piece on… Read Story »
Oct 31st, 2007 4 Comments
Considering the time L.A. sextet West Indian Girl spend talking about water on 4th & Wall, I was figuring at least one of them worked as a lifeguard or marine biologist ... synchronized swimmer?… Read Story »
Oct 24th, 2007 16 Comments
We've already spoken a couple times about the thrilling kitchen-sink noise-pop of L.A.-based Band To Watch HEALTH. So far, though, no real word on the guys' current employment status. Turns out… Read Story »
Oct 17th, 2007 3 Comments
NY/SF duo Magik Markers have been a live favorite for a long while. After dropping a member and releasing the excellent Lee Ranaldo-produced BOSS, vocalist/guitarist Elisa Ambrogio and ten-men-in-one… Read Story »
Oct 10th, 2007 3 Comments
When my gal was young she assumed her uncle was Billy Joel because he played the piano and lived in Allentown. No dice, Joel was just singing about rusty, steel-lined Allentown -- plus, the piano man… Read Story »
