Blitzen Trapper and similar artists

I must apologize to Dan Mangan, but my review of "Vessel" is going to be overshadowed by something that has very little to do with the actual track. ...

From those who bought Toothbrush when Dr. Dog debuted back in 2002 to fans that discovered the band via their undeniably catchy cover of Architecture ...

I've always had a soft spot for indie folksters The Avett Brothers. From their humble bluegrass and folk-tinged beginnings, to their later country and...

I don't ever listen to the radio. Does this song get a lot of air time? The way I stumbled on it was fairly organic -- as organic as digital discoveri...

Deer Tick are gearing up for the release of their new album, Negativity, which is due out September 24, 2013. The five-piece band from Providence, Rho...

Moody and the Mellow are striving for, and sonically driving away from, everything familiar to our daily consumer lives. No robot cranks, buzzes, saw ...

Dr. Dog is set to release their eighth record in early October, titled B-Room. I really enjoyed Be The Void, so I'm pretty excited to hear new tunes f...

Here's the thing about the Greek Theater in Berkeley: it's pretty difficult to have a bad show-going experience there. There's not a bad seat in the h...

Well, Band Of Horses put their entire new album Mirage Rock up for stream on SoundCloud. I just gave the whole thing a listen, and must admit that my ...

Woot, another new single from Band Of Horses! "Slow Cruel Hands Of Time" is off the band's fourth studio album Mirage Rock, set to be released Septemb...

Can't say we usually see artists releasing new tracks this late in the evening, but surprise! Band Of Horses just unleashed "Knock Knock," the first s...

Yukon Blonde is a band on the verge of greatness. After their successful Fire/Water EP last fall, the Vancouver natives are set to release a highly an...

Intricate harmonies, pastoral lyrics about fire and water, beards -- no, I'm not talking about Fleet Foxes, but rather Yukon Blonde, who hail from jus...

It was when the horn section kicked in on "Crystal Run," the second track off Hey There Golden Hair, that I knew I was going to really like this album...

If Blitzen Trapper keeps dropping tracks off their upcoming release American Goldwing, I may not be able to contain my excitement for its full release...

I first heard the Fruit Bats second hand, and from another room. A friend was playing their song "When U Love Someone" on acoustic guitar, and I found...

Man, anyone else still feeling the America love after last weekend? I spent the evening of the 4th watching fireworks explode above with a hot dog in ...