Six Shots by Carpenter

Who: Carpenter from Vancouver.
What: Give a listen to the tune Six Shots off the band’s upcoming debut album, Law of The Land . Their music is heavily influenced by John Cougar Mellancamp , Bruce Springsteen , and is described as FarmCore. Made a name for themselves by vehemently promoting sustainable farming practices, […]

Cazals vs. Lifelike

A word of advice to any future band bio writers: try to avoid using the phrase forward thinking British guitar bands more than once in any given piece. In fact, when writing about a band that has yet to release a full-length album, the phrase should probably not be uttered until it can be proven […]

Giving Tree by The Epochs

Who: The Epochs from Brooklyn.
What : Founding members and brothers Ryan and Hays Holladay are giving us something sounding like a distant relative to pop music. Drawing comparisons to other NY based bands like TV on the Radio , the band was formed in Brooklyn, but grew in Seattle after getting KEXP to notice their […]

Virgin Fest ’08: Final Lineup

Shaping up to be an amazing weekend on the island. Here are the new bands just added. SEPTEMBER 6th The Kooks The Fratellis Against Me! MGMT Shudder To Think Airborne Toxic Event SEPTEMBER 7th Silversun Pickups The Wombats Danko Jones Sons and Daughters Robyn