Archive for the ‘Under the Radar Pre August 2009’ Category

Sleeping at Last

Sleeping at Last

Posted by Brandon on August-8-2009

Sleeping at Last have released their new album "Storyboards"....Very rarely does a band strike the ideal equilibrium between indie credibility and commercial viability, but it’s a sophisticated scale balance that Sleeping At Last has mastered across the entire decade thus far. With its third national release Storyboards, the critical ...Read More

Orion Walsh

Orion Walsh

Posted by Brandon on August-1-2009

Orion Walsh will release "Freedom Lost or Freedom Found" on August 4th..American singer/songwriter Orion Walsh was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. After the death of his father in 1996 he picked up his first acoustic guitar. Desperate for a release, he began to learn to play, sing, ...Read More

A Current Affair

A Current Affair

Posted by Brandon on July-25-2009

A Current Affair will release "The Real Devastation" this August...Fresno, CA. based rock band A Current Affair consists of vocalist Jordan Feliz, guitarists Josh Mendoza and James Isaak, bassist Joey Rotella, and drummer Nick Cantrell. A Current Affair formed in the summer of 2006, after the band found Jordan ...Read More

Hands

Hands

Posted by Brandon on July-18-2009

Hands will release "Creator" on July 21st through Facedown Records...Shane Ochsner, Josh Silbernagel, Chris Schwartz and Jerik Hendrickson collectively are Hands, a Fargo band that combines circling atmospheric guitars punctuated with hard hitting progressions. ...Read More

Project 86

Project 86

Posted by Brandon on July-11-2009

Project 86 will release "Picket Fence Cartel" on July 14th....Power. If there was one word to describe Project 86 it would be this one. The band has built its reputation on it over the span of their thirteen-year career. From their intensity to their thought-provoking lyricism, anyone who knows ...Read More

All or Nothing

All or Nothing

Posted by Brandon on July-6-2009

All or Nothing will release "A City Built on It's Dead" on July 14th and it's available for pre-order right here. Hailing from Hollister, CA hardcore metal band All Or Nothing is on a war path. With brutal breakdowns to melodic riffs these guys know how to put ...Read More

Dignan

Dignan

Posted by Brandon on June-27-2009

Dignan have released their new album "Cheaters & Thieves" and is available here. Welcome to Dignan. Meet 5 friends from McAllen, Texas:: Andy, Devin, Trey, Heidi and Davy. Meet their auroral melodies, their poetic percussion, and their ethereal lyrics. Meet their shy smiles as they glance downward ...Read More

Sleeping Giant

Sleeping Giant

Posted by Brandon on June-20-2009

Sleeping Giant will release "Sons of Thunder" on June 23rd through Facedown Records...Sleeping Giant represent a great and terrible day when all living things will return to dust; and their sound is as formidable as one might suspect the apocalypse should be. Sleeping Giant charged onto the Redlands, CA scene ...Read More

Great Awakening

Great Awakening

Posted by Brandon on June-14-2009

Catch Great Awakening on Tour June-July, Sponsored in part by Indie Vision Music....The life of Great Awakening has, is, and will always continue to be centered upon Jesus. The members realize there is something so much bigger than good music. There’s a life to be lived in ...Read More

Bloodline Severed

Bloodline Severed

Posted by Brandon on June-8-2009

"Visions Revealed" Out Now on Bombworks Records... Bloodline Severed is currently a 5-piece metal / metalcore CHRISTIAN band originally formed in the Summer of 2003. Read more

Holding Onto Hope

Holding Onto Hope

Posted by Brandon on June-1-2009

Holding Onto Hope "Of the Sea" Now Available..The sole purpose and vision of this band is to share the message of hope and truth to those who are weary. There is a dying world of people that are completely empty and we want to reach them through music. I ...Read More

In the Midst of Lions

In the Midst of Lions

Posted by Brandon on May-23-2009

In the Midst of Lions play vicious deathcore in the service of a higher power. A mixture of fast-paced tech metal and melodic worship, their music can be compared to such contemporaries as The Faceless, Meshuggah and Veil of Maya, with the addition of the fact that ITMOL packs ...Read More

Sleep for Sleepers

Sleep for Sleepers

Posted by Brandon on May-8-2009

Sleep for Sleepers "The Clearing" will hit stores on May 12th through Dreamt Music...The sound of Sleep for Sleepers is best described as a hybrid of the grace and poise of Copeland with the energy and charisma of Number One Gun. This three piece from Whittier, California is ...Read More

Advantage

Advantage

Posted by Brandon on May-1-2009

Advantage will release "Say Your Best, Do Your Worst" on May 5th and available right here...Advantage is based in Northern California and help bring a fresh breath of air into the rich musical history of the Bay Area. The band was formed when singer, Shane Gould and guitarist, ...Read More

The Tug Fork River Band

The Tug Fork River Band

Posted by Brandon on April-24-2009

One hootin' and hollerin' good time is the only way to describe The Tug Fork River Band. Hailing from Indianapolis, Indiana, The Tug Fork River Band is one of the cities newest bands to make their mark on the scene. With an album being released Spring of 2009 ...Read More

As Cities Burn

As Cities Burn

Posted by Brandon on April-15-2009

As Cities Burn....Wise men understand that growing older yields maturity and knowledge. Knowledge not just from the words written in a book, but also from worldly interaction and life’s circumstances— for better or worse. When artists’ careers grow old, they constantly yield matured outlooks on life, more knowledgeable than ...Read More

Apathyedge

Apathyedge

Posted by Brandon on April-8-2009

ApathyEdge is a 4 piece electronica/powerpop band based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Consisting of three guys and a gal who juggle full-time college with full-time music ApathyEdge sure knows how to get what they want done. Formed in late 2008, these Nashville kids have rapidly expanded from playing tracks ...Read More

I Am Empire

I Am Empire

Posted by Brandon on March-28-2009

I Am Empire is a group made up of longtime friendships and collaborations dating back almost ten years. The newest member, Eric Martin on drums, has been a friend of the band for 2 years while the other four members grew up together playing in the same bands throughout ...Read More

Everfound

Everfound

Posted by Brandon on March-22-2009

If you tire of music that sounds like it was birthed out of some mass-market factory, then you'll like - no you'll adore - Everfound. The indie pop-rock band goes far beyond uttering silly love songs set to a soundtrack of commercial clutter. They've created deep, contemplative and interesting music that relates ...Read More

Since Forever

Since Forever

Posted by Brandon on March-13-2009

Since Forever...Hailing from a suburb of Music City USA, Since Forever is not the typical band you would find around the Nashville area. Combining pop vocal melodies, intricately crafted guitar work, and even a few breakdowns and gang vocals, Since Forever have been able to fuse genres to create ...Read More

Divided by Friday

Divided by Friday

Posted by Brandon on March-6-2009

Divided by Friday....How did you spend your four years in high school? Most kids might just study, play sports, party, sleep, or simply do what they can to get by; but Divided By Friday has spent their four years writing and releasing four records, touring ...Read More

Twentyfour64

Twentyfour64

Posted by Brandon on February-28-2009

Their fusion of R&B vocals with driving rock has propelled the band Twentyfour64 onto CA's local music scene. With roots in Honolulu, Hawaii, the six musicians trekked to Los Angeles in the summer of 2007 to continue the growth and development of their musical careers. Their music would not be ...Read More

Advantage

Advantage

Posted by Brandon on February-20-2009

Advantage is based in Northern California and bring a breath of fresh air into the rich musical history of the Bay area. The band was formed when singer Shane Gould and guitarist Michael Marino met while at the same job in January 2008. Both musicians coming from former bands ...Read More

Great Awakening

Great Awakening

Posted by Brandon on February-7-2009

The life of Great Awakening has, is, and will always continue to be centered upon Jesus. The members realize there is something so much bigger than good music. There’s a life to be lived in love, brokenness, humility, and a constant state of intimacy and communion with ...Read More

Progress in Color

Progress in Color

Posted by Brandon on January-30-2009

Progress In Color is an expression of friends, in their personal attempt to escape the current music fads of our generation. To create music in it's simplicity and for the pure love of it. Every aspect of our music is created with the intention to glorify our savior Jesus Christ. He ...Read More

Endeavor the Seas

Endeavor the Seas

Posted by Brandon on January-22-2009

Endeavor the Seas.....There is this overwhelming sense of hopelessness that pervades the mind when the world of music is given enough thought. Every single riff, and lyric we write, will be one day forgotten, lost to time and distant memories. We will grow old, and our kids may marvel ...Read More

Cathy Crescendo

Cathy Crescendo

Posted by fusse on January-16-2009

Jacob Champlin will be your friend. Jacob Champlin will be your friend. It is unavoidable. He's too magnetic, too disarming, too … friendly. Not only will he be your friend, you will like that he's your friend. Even if you live in a cave in ...Read More

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