The Floozies
From Suffolk in the UK, The Floozies who comprise Daisy Windsor (Vocal/Guitar), Paula Welham (Sax/flute/Harmony Vocals), Sue Szymanski (bodhrán/precussion), successfully utilise a wide range of instruments in creating their own style of acoustic folk influenced jazz. With their wide repertoire of instruments and considerable musical ability, The Floozies are not confined to any particular mode. [...]
Operator Six
From Bradford in the UK, Operator Six, play well paced rock, with considerable confidence. Adam Boyce (Vocals/guitar), brother Alex Boyce (guitar), Darren Akeroyd (bass) and Ian Atkinson (drums), Darren, Ian and Alex having been to college together before forming the band in 2005. Operator Six are another band who play with two guitars the Boyce [...]
The Swing Movement
More well known for ‘On Ilkla Moor Baht ‘at’ than The Swing Movement, Ilkley – in Yorkshire is the backdrop for a group of talented musicians, who got together some five years ago and have since developed a pretty distinctive sound. Much more than yet another brit-pop indie band, The Swing Movement combine clever instrumentation [...]
Quack Quack
Two drum sets, a bass guitar and a keyboard with only three musicians, this can’t be any good. Welcome to Quack Quack, from Leeds, Neil Turpin (Drums) Stuart Bannister (Bass) and Richard Morris (Keyboards and Drums), who got together in 2005 have turned logic on its head and their ability to surprise makes for a [...]
Temposhark
In 2004, Robert Damient began to form the idea of creating his own band, having recorded and written with and for other artists, so was formed Temposhark. Temposhark c moblog.net. Rather than work through the major labels, Robert started his own record label, Paper and Glue from which Temposhark originally released limited edition singles. The [...]
DIVORCE
DIVORCE a five piece outfit, who come from Glasgow got together because they were frustrated that the kind of music they liked wasn’t being played. Rather than sit around and wait for something to happen: Sinead Youth (vocals); Hillary Van Scoy (guitar and vocals); VSO (bass and vocals); Andy Browntown (drum and vocals) and; Vickie [...]
Ben’s Brother
Starting out in 2005, the band name, Ben’s Brother is a telling perception of how Jamie Hartman felt about his relationship with his older brother, Ben. Kris Houston (Keyboard and Guitar), Luke Potashnik (guitar), Malcolm Moore (bass) and Karl Brazil (drums) along with Jamie Hartman (Vocals, guitar, keyboard and even the harmonica) make for the [...]
White Clouds & Gunfire
The indie bands blog is pleased to bring some news of a local band, White Clouds & Gunfire are a four piece, female fronted pop-rock band from Peterborough, UK. I was tempted to entitle this article ‘we didn’t think you would sing along, but you did’, which I will explain at the end of the [...]