New Music: Hyperland

I can’t describe this music in a normal way. It just can’t be done. So bear with me, because the following is the only way I can think to explain them. Hyperland’s music is Superheavy disconcerting and fast-paced [...]

New Music: Day Sailor

While Day Sailor may not be your go to band for a spring break party rave, these Houston, TX indie newcomers bring a breath of fresh air to the Houston music scene with a tranquil, emotional, [...]

New Music: Torche

Torche is an ass-kicking quartet out of Miami led by guitarist/vocalist Steve Brooks. Their new track “Kicking” is the first song released off their upcoming album Harmonicraft due out April 24 on Volcom. Equal parts Weezer [...]

Upcoming Shows: Yeesh

Alright, full disclosure time. The bassist of Yeesh is one of my best friends and we played in a band together in high school. But what that DOESN’T mean is that you SHOULDN’T listen to this band. Well, [...]

New Music: Mind Spiders

Mind Spiders kick-out little garage-punk pop hits from somewhere called Denton, Texas. Sonically, the band is nicely nestled between the jittering anxiety bursts of the late Jay Reatard and the reverb soaked freak-outs The Ponys have [...]

New Music: The Ekuba Project

Some people like it deep, others like it aggressive.  There’s no doubt that electronic dance music comes in a variety of flavors these days.  For those whose taste buds desire tightly coiled, house driven dance beats with [...]

New Music: aDDLib

Twenty-something rapper and producer aDDLib (a.k.a. Dewayne Butler) isn’t exactly typical of his home surroundings in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but his talent for clever rhymes and smooth, jazzy beats is hard to deny.  Now with 12 [...]

New Music: Science Parkway

Science Parkway is angular and unpredictable. It’s pop music with a twist, a soul and a pop to snatch it away from genericism. The band presents their music in such a way that it’s easy to [...]

New Music: iLLPHONiCS

Ranging in influence from blues to rock to soul, iLLPHONiCS rightly calls their music “hip-hop fusion.”  Once described as “P-Funk meets Pink Floyd,” Illphonics combines smooth melody with 80′s style rock and roll beats to create [...]