Punks. Skaters. Mohawks. Flat-tops. Mutton Chops. And of course, afros. These are just some of the features you can find at the AfroPunk Fest, the annual weekend-long summer festival celebrating the roles of black people in punk, rock and alternative music, and vice versa. Every year promises to be fun, festive (obviously), and most importantly, […]
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We have brought him and his company, SpaceLAB Recordings, to your attention once before but we recently had the chance to sit down and chat with the always entertaining Jake Palumbo. The rapper/emcee and entrepreneaur is one of the hardest working men in the music business. He shares some insight with Indie Band Guru below: […]
We had introduced our readers to the Cleveland Hip Hop artist Rox Ran and his original style a while back. The talent is back with more music for us to here and a new direction to send his music. He is staying true to doing what feels best to him as opposed to trying to […]
So when I first looked up The Hollows upon being invited to their show, I saw three results come up. Confused I went on the Mercury Lounge site to make sure I heard the right band so that I can have a clear idea of who I was going to see. Honestly, I was not […]
It is a common story for one member of a group to breakaway for a little while to do a solo project. This does not mean the demise of the group but instead creates an outlet for an idea that one musician had that just does not fit well within the group dynamic. Instead of […]
A true musician has all genres of music running around inside their brains. A great example is Joe Lengson, former bass player of metalcore band MyChildren MyBride. Lengson left the metal behind last year and is now writing and recording an indie folk project called The Woodsman’s Babe. We were able to get a first […]
It is a common story of an independent artist reaching a major record label deal then getting unceremoniously dropped when his newest, usually overproduced, album fails to reach platinum status. More often than not, these artist disappear forever never to share their talents with the underground fans that built them to this brush with stardom. […]
You should know by now that we will always strongly support artists that we find that create something innovative with their music and have the hard work ethic to do what it takes to get that music heard by the masses. One such musician that really stands out is Erica Glyn, a NYC rocktronica artist […]