Dirty Projectors

Prepare to be taken out of your comfort zone and dumped into a world of experimental rock.  It will be strange and foreign place that mixes dissonant sounds with layers Continue Reading →

Kurt Vile

A cup of Kurt Vile is like a dose of comfort.  With all the right ingredients and influences, you couldn’t brew a better folk, Americana singer/songwriter if you tried.  His Continue Reading →

Elbow

This is the biggest little band that you’ve never heard of.  Their passports say U.K., which may explain their lack of familiarity here in the States, but don’t jump the Continue Reading →

DeVotchKa

Grab a rose and tuck it in your hair, or between your teeth, it is time to tango.  This however, is no Dancing with the Stars tango; this is pure Continue Reading →

R.E.M.

It is safe to say that you may have heard of a little band called, R.E.M.  This vaguely familiar band was formed in 1980 and releases their fifteenth album this Continue Reading →

Beach House

Have you ever considered having a conversation with a ghost?  The answer is most likely “no,” but if you change your mind, Beach House would be the perfect duo to Continue Reading →

Iron & Wine

There are artists who pick up an acoustic guitar and pluck away creating nice singer/songwriter tunes and then there is Sam Beam.  This former film professor of Miami writes songs Continue Reading →

LCD Soundsystem

He’s a little bit dancey (I declare this a real word) electronic, he’s a little bit rock and roll.  He knows how to write an infectious single and apparently knows Continue Reading →

The Decemberists

Its story-time, folks.  Gather around your chosen device emitting stereo symphonic sound, get comfy and settle in for a fantastical tale.  Colin Meloy and the Decemberists are the authors of Continue Reading →