Indie band of the week 7th November 2009
Brittni Paiva makes a re-entry to the band of the week 7th November chart straight to the number one spot. With entires from 3 continents the chart reflects worldwide interest in music. Band of the week: Top 10. Saturday 7th November 2009. Brittni Paiva USA (re-entry) Jon and Lynn USA (-1 place) Krakatoa UK (+ [...]
Jon and Lynn – Last Road to Home
Looking at the visualisation of Last Road to Home, it shouldn’t work, but once again and Jon and Lynn have shown that the duo makes it all happen as it should. On each occasion that it seems the duo are about to miss an instrument as Lynn reaches a pause, Jon responds with a bass [...]
The Steepwater Band – US tour news to December 2009
The Steepwater Band are out on the road again in the US. 30 Oct 2009 21:00 Duffys Valparaiso, Indiana 7 Nov 2009 22:00 Up & Under Milwaukee, Wisconsin 12 Nov 2009 21:30 Stevie Ray’s Louisville, Kentucky 13 Nov 2009 21:00 Big Daddy’s Maryville, Tennessee 14 Nov 2009 21:00 Lizards Indianapolis, Indiana 21 Nov 2009 22:00 [...]
The Steepwater Band
The Steepwater Band were originally formed in 1998 in Chicago, USA, when Jeff Massey (Guitar/Vocals), Joe Winters (Drums) and Tod Bowers (Bass) met at a Black Crowes concert and found a shared interest in Electric Blues. The intervening decade has seen the band tour extensively, both at home and across Europe. Their dedication to playing [...]
The Thermals
The Thermals from the USA, have been around since 2002 when Hutch Harris (Vocals / Guitar) and Kathy Foster (bass) got together; after a few changes, Westin Glass (Drums) recently joined as the Drummer. Describing themselves as the band who found the fourth chord for Punk bands (F#minor), they drive through tracks at a relentless [...]
Brittni Paiva – Four Strings: The Fire Within
From Hawaii, Brittni Paiva has taken her preferred instrument, the Ukulele and since 2005 has been creating upbeat heartfelt instrumental music, which she describes as reflecting her emotional life. Brittni has garnered considerable interest and following in Hawaii and is now aiming to bring her music to a wider audience and her album Four Strings: [...]
Jon and Lynn
Jon and Lynn, from New York, comprising Jon Burr (bass) and Lynn Stein (vocals) got together in June 2009 after first meeting over a decade earlier. In the interim John Burr already an established Jazz Bass player at that time, continued to develop his profile and skill, whilst Lynn a talented artist established a successful [...]
Gary War
Gary War, based in New York, is a creative musician, who plays the overlayed instruments and provides vocals on the albums and like many artists of this style, is not forthcoming on providing much information, relying on the output to reflect what they are about. The electronic buzz which resonates through the music, with heavily [...]
The Five One
The Five One from Washington, USA are influenced by a wide range of styles, including Bob Marley, The Beatles and The White Stripes and see their music not just as an expression, but a lifestyle. Choosing to subsume their personal identities, the band members Red, Blue, Green, Gold express themselves through these colours. Driven by [...]
The Drums
The Drums, a band formed by two friends who lived in different parts of the USA, decided Florida was the place to be. The line up of Jonathan Pierce (Vocals) Jacob Graham (Guitar) Adam Kessler (Guitar) and Connor Hanwick (Drums), make sense to my ears, so The Drums have to have a slot on the [...]
