Genre: Alternative/Indie
we play loud and we will play anywhere. we have two EPs online at itunes and emusic.com
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Equally inspired by classic tunesmiths like Buddy Holly and John Lennon as well as the attitude and angular riffs of fellow New Yorkers Television and the Velvet Underground, the Strokes were also equally blessed and cursed with an enormous amount of hype -- particularly from the U.K. music press, whose adulation for the group rivaled their... [+] Read More
Genre: Alternative/Indie
we all met each other. probably in a bar or at a show. we danced, we talked, we wrote music together. now we are releasing an EP. find it. steal it. buy it.
we want to be more like Nikola Tesla. these are not business endeavors or corporate take-over strategies, these are songs created by five guys with day jobs.
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 00s
A rather conceptual indie band -- one that's been compared more than once to Joy Division -- British Sea Power is a quartet from Brighton, England, comprising members named Hamilton, Noble, Yan, and Wood. Formed in late 2000, their live shows began to receive notice early on, thanks in no small part to the large stuffed birds that perched on... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 00s
Liars were conceived in November 2000 after two friends and ex-Los Angeles art students, Aaron Hemphill and Angus Andrew, reunited in New York City. They responded to a "musicians wanted" ad posted in a local record store by two Nebraskans, Pat Noecker and Ron Albertson. The lurching Aussie Andrew took on the vocal/frontman duties while Hemphill... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Manchester School was formed in the fall of 2004 when Eric S. and Eric B. finally got together to practice songs they had been working on. Things moved quickly and longtime friend Kevin soon joined on guitar in December. After of a year of writing, rehearsing, and looking for a singer, Rick came on board in December 2005.
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Mekhlin is a Danish alternative rock band, formed in Aarhus October 2007. The band's music is a crossover between many genres such as blues, alternative rock, progressive and post rock, characterized by raw and spacious guitar sounds, a lot of changing time signatures, deep bluesy bass and sometimes absurd but heartfelt lyrics sung from the... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 00s
Named after the geometrical term for a non-orientable surface that cannot be embedded in a plane, the Mobius Band's music is similarly hard to place, lying somewhere between bittersweet indie rock, electronic pop, and alt-country leanings. The band, which features Peter Sax, Noam Schatz, and Ben Sterling, spent its early years in Shutesberry,... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Based around singer/songwriter/guitarist Jeff Tucker, California alternative rock outfit Rock Kills Kid initially came together in the last part of the '90s. Recently graduated from high school, Tucker was directionless and socially withdrawn when he finally worked up the nerve to hook up with some local punk bands and begin writing songs.... [+] Read More
Genre: Alternative/Indie
“One of the reasons you look out the window at night when you’re way up in the sky is the hope that you’ll catch a glimpse of some kind of celestial object that will be unfamiliar, a new molecule in an ocean of old. You know what the aisle looks like: that’s not what you want to see. This time, you catch that sensation of discovery. The... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 00s
Although Sound Team didn't officially form until later, the band had its beginnings in a friendship started up by University of Texas classmates Bill Baird and Matt Oliver. They were both playing around in various bands, but their interest in home recording brought them together musically. After college, they ended up in Portland, OR, staying... [+] Read More
Genre: Alternative/Indie
The Del Mar Boys combine indie sensibilities and down home southern inspiration to create a brand of music all their own. Their have a wide variety of influences but are comparable to none. Its like they line up all their influences and beat and blend them past recognition. Live they seem to be right at home on stage. Its as if they brought... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 00s
The Natural History are a New York City-based trio, featuring brothers Max Tepper on guitar/vocals and Julian Tepper on bass, with drummer Derek Vockins as the only other member. Max Tepper and drummer Vockins had both been playing in emo-rock/math-rock bands (similar to Don Caballero and Fugazi), before their mutual interests began to change.... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 00s
The Post are a Bloomington, IN-based trio. They released their first full-length, Backwards, on Super Asbestos Records in late 2002. Continuing a bit further on the path the Post created with Backwards, Hasten the Homecoming drew on the influences of Talking Heads, Sonic Youth and Joy Division. Hasten the Homecoming was released in fall of 2003.... [+] Read More
Genre: Alternative/Indie
The Visitors Q are from Los Angeles, CA. The group formed in 2004.
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 00s
The Walkmen feature three members from Jonathan Fire Eater and two from the Recoys. When Jonathan Fire Eater disbanded in 1998, the group took the remainder of their Dreamworks funding and established an uptown rehearsal space in New York City that doubles as a 24-track recording studio where they use a wide variety of vintage equipment. The... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Verticals is one of the most interesting young bands of the Russian club stage playing modern music in full sense of this word. In their creativity interwine lyrical emotional melodies, explosive drive and experimental noisy sketches. Musicians are very creative - they try to combine different styles and trends: from heavy guitar reeves up to... [+] Read More
