Cobra High is a four piece from Seattle, Washington. They have been together for two years and use many stlyes to create their own unique, urgent,inspired rock music. The Damned, Roxy Music, Deep Purple, Cabaret Voltaire, Goblin, and Stereolab meets the… (Read More)
Gothic Theatre
Artists
Gabe Saporta was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, a tiny wedge of a country between Argentina and Brazil. At age four he immigrated to Queens with dreams of becoming a rockstar. His father, Diego, who had been a doctor in Uruguay, sold… (Read More)
Coheed and Cambria officially began in 2001, although the band originally formed as a trio called Shabutie in 1995. After performing a poppy metal/indie rock sound for many years, they decided to shift gears and in the process, changed their name… (Read More)
The artists formerly known as Fletcher have cast aside their original nametag, taking their new handle from Edwin Abbott’s 19th century social commentary Flatland, an exploration of life in two dimensions. But Colour Revolt is far from two-dimensional, eschewing FletcherÕs… (Read More)
When hip hop first bloomed on South Bronx basketball courts and in house parties nearly thirty years ago, the emcee ruled the world. Those pioneering emcees lived and died by one law—you either came original or you didn’t come at all… (Read More)
Concrete Blonde grew out of the Los Angeles post-punk club circuit that produced bands like X, Wall of Voodoo, and the Go-Go’s, but it wasn’t until 1987 that the band even recorded its first album. The group was founded by singer/songwriter/bassist… (Read More)
Incredibly prolific punk-metal road dogs Converge managed to issued more than two dozen albums in the first eight years of their existence as a band. A quartet consisting of Jacob Bannon, Kurt Ballow, Nate Newton and John DiGiorgio, the band also… (Read More)
With an up tempo, aggressive, melodic punk sound and an out of this world live performance the band is hard to dislike. CBA offers more than the average MTV punk/rock band by taking the genre to new places. "Were a little… (Read More)
Jon Bucklew – drums Bryan Laurenson – guitars, piano James Likeness – bass, backing vocals Aaron Marsh – vocals, guitars, mellotron, organ, piano "Strip away all the fluff. Does the song still speak the same way when performed with just a… (Read More)
Connecticut rockers Counterfit were formed in 1999, when they decided that punk pop was their ticket out of their home state. Relocating to San Diego, California, the group recorded the On the Downside EP that September and it was released on… (Read More)
Love her or loathe her, the opinionated, brutally straightforward, and seemingly always controversial Courtney Love is one of the most notable figures in alternative rock. Born on July 9, 1964 in San Francisco, CA, Love was raised in Oregon. As a… (Read More)
“Are you glad to be alive?” Fred Le Blanc of Cowboy Mouth is demanding to know. At nearly two hundred shows a year for fourteen years Cowboy mouth asks this question at top volume and the only answer they want to… (Read More)
Picture, if you will, a diffident young professional. By day, he is entrenched in the beige, climate-controlled world of corporate law. By night, he tirelessly melds face-searing riffs with pounding, syncopated drums, awaiting a rock-n-roll miracle. Criteria’s Stephen Pedersen need wait… (Read More)
Crooked Fingers was the solo project of singer/guitarist Eric Bachmann, best known as the longtime frontman for North Carolina indie rock institution Archers of Loaf. A onetime saxophone major at Appalachian State University, he co-founded the Archers in Chapel Hill in… (Read More)
Ed Sloan: lead vocals/guitar Mitch James: bass/backing vocals James Branham: drums From a garage-based home studio in Columbia, South Carolina, to the roster of Columbia/FG Records, Crossfade’s story is one of timeless American ingenuity intersecting with urgent youthful passion to make… (Read More)
Tim Kasher – vocals, guitar Matt Maginn – bass, vocals Clint Schnase — drums Ted Stevens — guitar, vocals After a steady diet of near-constant touring across three continents, including a stint opening for The Cure on the 2004 Curiosa tour… (Read More)
Having already earned a passionate online following, Cute Is What We Aim For is now ready to spread their joyful noise into the wider world. Described by singer Shaant as “power pop with intellectual lyrics,” the Buffalo-based band’s Fueled By Ramen… (Read More)
With their clean pop sound, catchy melodies, and clever lyrics, some journalists labeled Dada the Police of the ‘90s, although the trio wasn’t as musically adventurous as that group. Nevertheless, the band’s debut record, 1992’s Puzzle, was an updated version of… (Read More)
Dan Sartain, born of fire and baptized in the tears of Optimus Prime is the voice and soul of this generations rocknroll youth. Only 24, he writes and belts out his songs with the insight of a man whos known a… (Read More)
Many moons ago, atop one of seven mountains surrounding a picturesque Norwegian countryside, two scruffy-faced individuals-Fredrik Saroea and the man known simply as Ket-Ill-made a pact to alter the face of contemporary music as we know it by single-handedly transforming themselves… (Read More)
David Byrne featuring The Tosca Strings
David Byrne is primarily known as the musician who co-founded the group Talking Heads (1976-88) in New York. On record and in concert, the band was acclaimed by critics and audiences alike; more importantly, however, they have proven to be extremely… (Read More)
David Lovering—Scientific Phenomenalist
As the metronomic timekeeper behind the legendary rock band the Pixies, Mr. David Lovering was hidden from view, shyly remaining behind his kit and content to bang out a solid backbeat for the band that basically created the independent rock movement… (Read More)
De Novo Dahl has been busy earning a name for themselves over the past few years. The band released an ambitious double disc debut, Cats & Kittens in 2005. The album, Cats being filled with traditional pop tunes and Kittens basically… (Read More)
Arguably the most sonically powerful act in the burgeoning psychedelia- dosed scene in Atlanta,GA, Dead Confederate may represent a harbinger of a new rise of psychedelic rock. The South has produced some of the most eclectic rock ‘n’ roll ever recorded… (Read More)
As simply as the words slip off the lips of an imperative rock critic, their force can send shivers of dread down the spine of any aspiring musician, circulate waves of disapproval amongst listeners, and ultimately set the tone for a… (Read More)
By: Peter Gaston Dax Riggs wasn’t exactly born on the bayou, but neither was John Fogerty, who made a career out of swampy roots rock. But Louisiana is the closest thing to “home” for Riggs, who survived a childhood of displacement… (Read More)
Death From Above (From Toronto)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario Band Members: Jesse F. Keeler: bass/synth Sebastien Grainger: drums/vocals (Read More)
