Charming alternative rock quintet, ‘Brown Shoe’ smoothly combines popular indie rock with a more mature atmospheric sound – think Band of Horses meets Of Monsters And Men. At first glance, local Folsom lads appear pretty fresh-faced. However, the four brothers have already knocked out three commercially successful LPs and a number of North American tours...Continue Reading

‘As one door closes, another door opens.’ This saying rings true to the last two years of Marty Crandall’s life and the unlikely formation of Sad Baby Wolf. After being ‘let go’ from The Shins in 2010, Crandall returned home to Albuquerque to lick his wounds. Later that year, Crandall formed Sad Baby Wolf with...Continue Reading

In 14 days we visited 7.5 states and played 11 shows. Which as you can imagine means we spent a lot of time in the van. Our tour started in San Francisco at Bottom of The Hill, the next day we were in Portland at Branx followed by shows in Seattle, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming &...Continue Reading

As I wake up on the floor of a random house in Spokane… I started thinking to myself how “rock & roll” this is!!! Last night we played a show at The Kave in Spokane. We had not scheduled a place to sleep after the Spokane show and before our 8-hour drive to the Seattle...Continue Reading

Does packing for trips stress you out? It stresses me out! I’m always worried I’m going to forget something. I’m packing my bag for my tour with I The Mighty. I’ve decided to make a list of all the things I brought, and I’ll update you if I forgot anything I really needed! Based on...Continue Reading

Being that I have never gone on tour with a band… I’m a touch Worried that I might forget something. In order to avoid that happening… I’ve made a list of must-have items! I would love your feedback in case I’ve forgotten something! I intend to blog about my entire trip, return here regularly for...Continue Reading

Pictures In Sound are a progressive rock/experimental four-piece band based out of Los Angeles, California. The band released their self-titled EP online in October and have since been featured on Breakthruradio.com The 6 track EP was self-recorded and produced in the band’s rehearsal space with help from engineer Andrew Maltese of Speakeasy Studios. The EP...Continue Reading

Soweto born singer-songwriter Black Porcelain, who is currently in the studio finishing her debut album, says the response to her EP was a pleasant surprise. “Honestly, I think we outdid ourselves because I don’t even have an album or a label.” It is this hard-working go-getter attitude that saw Black Porcelain’s single ‘Are you listening’...Continue Reading

BUFFALO KILLERS NEW ALBUM “3” OUT AUGUST 2ND (THROUGH ALIVE RECORDS) Buffalo Killers are an American rock band comprising brothers Zachary and Andrew Gabbard with Joseph Sebaali. Quickly signed to Alive Records after sending a burnt CD with just their telephone number and name on it, their self-titled debut album was released in October of 2006. Buffalo Killers drew the attention of...Continue Reading