Check out New York collective Thieves & Villains as they chat with OurStage host Alyssa Jayne Hale. Find out why parents like their music, what it’s like to come up in the highly competitive New York music scene and how, in less than a year, they managed to score a contract with one of the hottest indie labels in the country!
Monthly Archive for September, 2008
Check out Thieves and Villains as they perform the title track from their debut album Movement! This New York based power pop band rocked the stage at the Subterranean in downtown Chicago. Other bands on the bill included internet sensation NeverShoutNever!, OurStage winners Teamwork, and rock/pop performers Holiday Parade and The Graduate.
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Check out Thieves and Villains as they perform Let Go from their debut album Movement! This New York based power pop band takes the stage at the Subterranean in Chicago for an emerging artists showcase. Other bands on the bill included internet sensation NeverShoutNever!, OurStage winners Teamwork, as well as pop/rock performers Holiday Parade and The Graduate.
For more interviews and performance footage …
Discover The Bloodsugars, a Brooklyn based quartet of indie pop-rockers. Frontman, Jason Rabinowitz, was diagnosed with diabetes at age nine. He quells his craving for sugar by crafting sweet, catchy hooks mirrored by a voice of equal temper. With a gift for melody and a talent for songwriting The Bloodsugars blend 80’s synth pop and modern influences into an infectious unity. One thing’s for sure if you see them, be ready to move to their highly danceable beats. NPR, WOXY, and The Boston Phoenix are among those who’ve given great reviews. Isn’t it about time you discovered The Bloodsugars?
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- “King of the laundromat, fighting fires, in the dryers.” The Boneless Children Foundation. Intrigued yet?
- Ourstage artist, Copy, enters Ratatat territory (saw them Sunday night!) with This Is Promotional.
- New music is coming out this week. My choice? Minimalist composer Philip Glass, one of the most influential composers of this century.
- Checkout A Story of Nashville by Oblio; the immediacy of Americana scaled to epic proportions in the best way possible.
- Muxtape creator and founder Justin Ouellette, speaks today about the trajectory of the site and its future.












