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Hip Hop Habit: Mike Mack & Harlem

posted: August 24, 2010

Mike Mack & Harlem. Say that name a couple times over in your head. Now look at the picture down on the right. If their blunting moniker and shady street side pose don’t scream rough…
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Meet The Second Batch Of Winners For The Shout It Out With Hanson Competition In July!

posted: August 20, 2010

It’s confirmation time for the second batch of winners for the Shout it Out With HANSON competition! Winners for Mesa, Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco were announced earlier this week and today…
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Harmony: Indie Rock Finds Its Voice(s)

posted: August 18, 2010

Ask a music fan in their late 30s or 40s “ preferably one stuck in their formidable years, and not an old hipster “ to define indie rock as a sound, and you’ll unquestionably hear…
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Drifting Thoughts

posted: July 14, 2010

If nautical-themed rock (naut-rock?) sets your heart sailing, then you’ll want to chart a course to Seattle indie rockers The Thoughts. Singer Ian Williams is the proprietor of a haunting Yorkeian falsetto. Like the Radiohead…
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Human Kindness

posted: February 3, 2010

Fact: If you worship at the altar of Beth Gibbons, you’ll be a fan of The Kindness Kind. If you love the juxtaposition of lilting & heady and abrasive & crushing, you’ll want to put…
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THE SURREAL LIFE

posted: October 5, 2009

Kate Tucker sings songs of unrest “ sad, whispered tales of leaving ¦ arriving ¦ waiting. Though her indie folk-pop shimmers and sways, luring you into the melody, Tucker herself remains at a distance “…
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