Tag: Indie Vision Music

January 21, 2024

Most Anticipated Release List of 2024 (So Far)

A little disclaimer here, this is my (Brandon Jones) most anticipated list of 2024 (so far). I am open to suggestions and news I might not be aware of yet. Please post yours in the comments below. I’m looking forward to new albums/eps from: My Epic, Too Bad Eugene, Names Without Numbers, XREDLINEX, Slick Shoes, Hangnail (please?), Dogwood (double please?), Gametime, Cool Hand Luke, The Myriad, Stavesacre, The Rocky Valentines, Everything in Slow Motion, Nate Parrish, Empty Atlas, Homeplate, Starflyer 59, Sixpence None The Richer, Olivia The Band, Teeth For Eyes, Plead The Widow’s Cause, Spoken, new unamed hardcore band (ft.… Continued →

December 17, 2023

Advertising at Indie Vision Music

If you’ve visited the Indie Vision Music website recently you may have noticed the “Advertising” bar at top or in the pull-down menu on mobile. If you didn’t, then click here. After many years of not offering advertising, I’ve decided to dive headfirst into it once again. We have several different options and customizations available to faith based Christian artists and the like with a focus on independent music. Would you like to learn more, then click here. All ad purchases go toward supporting this website and costs involved.… Continued →

November 25, 2023

November 13, 2023

Mainframe Release First Single From New Album

Mainframe have just dropped their first single which is the title track off their upcoming album, “Good Hearts”. You can find the new song on all digital networks and you can pre-order now over on the Indie Vision Music Bandcamp right here. All pre-orders on bandcamp including an instant download of 2 songs! The new Mainframe album drops worldwide on November 24th. Check out the song below this post. Follow the band on Facebook / Instagram here: mainframepunkContinued →

November 5, 2023

Mainframe "Good Hearts" Dropping November 24th

Mainframe are back with their first new collection of songs since 2019. This new album is titled “Good Hearts” and it will see a release on 11/24/23 through bandcamp and all digital networks. The first single, the title track, goes live this coming Friday! Go pre-order the new album right here via Bandcamp in digital format. You get 2 instant songs with preorder. This digital release also includes a cover of “While The Nations Rage” by the late great musician and artist, Rich Mullins. Just a heads up, the song that is on “Fighting From The Ground Up 3” is not a Rich Mullins cover song.… Continued →

November 1, 2023

Indie Vision Music Digital Compilation Available Now!

For those that missed the news. Indie Vision Music just released a hot new digital compilation titled “Fighting From The Ground Up Vol. 3” featuring over 60 songs from a variety of artists and bands all over genre spectrum. You can download and stream over on Bandcamp right here or check it out below this post. I have also created a special Spotify playlist with all the songs that are available on that platform right here (or listen below). Look for Vol. 4 in early 2024!… Continued →

October 15, 2023

Indie Vision Music Teams Up With Anchor Merchandising for New Merch

For those of you that missed out on all the Indie Vision Music merch we previously had or those that want more, I have a surprise for you! Anchor Merchandising which is a company that is doing a lot of printing for other indie Christian bands, labels, brands, and organizations is offering several (new/updated) IVM designs. They are available in different colors and printed on both tshirts or hoodies (pullovers and zippered), plus we now have coffee cups, wall art/posters, stickers, and buttons. Click this link right here to see what is available and how to get yours today.… Continued →

October 12, 2023

Fighting From The Ground Up Vol. 3 Officially Releases!

The day has arrived. You can now head over to our bandcamp page right here and download/stream/check out the brand new Indie Vision Music digital compilation titled “Fighting From the Ground Up Vol. 3”. You can listen below this post right here on Indie Vision Music. Remember, this is a free digital compilation and any purchases of songs or our discography will go toward buying more download credits and to support IVM. Let us know in the comments which songs are your favorites and which bands you are loving so far.… Continued →

October 11, 2023

Fighting From The Ground Up 3 Listening Party, Today at 5pm PST on IVM Bandcamp

We are hosting a very special “Listening Party” of the new compilation “Fighting From The Ground Up Vol. 3” over on our bandcamp page tonight at 5pm PST (West Coast Time). Chat/Comments will be enabled and you can talk about your favorites or anything else. This is a new feature for Bandcamp so this will be the first time being used by us. Since this compilation is over 60 tracks, feel free to listen at your leisure and leave whenever you want, we won’t judge 😉 Can’t wait to release this thing on Friday.… Continued →

September 3, 2023

Indie Vision Music to Bring You "Fighting From The Ground Up Vol. 3" in October

I’m very excited to announce that Indie Vision Music will be bringing out another FREE digital compilation and our first since 2020. I plan to release this through the Indie Vision Music Bandcamp page on October 13th and I’m making it FREE (like all previous IVM Comps). I have decided to bring back a classic title and it will be named “Fighting From The Ground Up Vol. 3”. Artwork by Nate Parrish and will feature an assortment of bands and artists of all styles and flavors.… Continued →

July 4, 2023

23 Years of Indie Vision Music

[Some ‘2000’ song favorites can be heard below] On this day in year 2000 I launched a website that changed the trajectory of my free time and offered a hobby that became so much more. I may not have ridden the dot com wave or had a commercial at the Super Bowl but I found happiness and contentment in my own little niche on the world wide web. I’m immensely proud of IVM and my experiences over the past 23 years. To hold on to one domain with one owner for that many years is nothing short of extraordinary (a miracle really).… Continued →

June 10, 2023

Everything Is Gonna Be Alright, Be Strong, Believe: 20 Hits From 20 Years Ago

*This is an update to an article that originally appeared on Indie Vision Music back in 2018 for the 15th Anniversaries of the albums below. Some wording and arrangements may have been altered. I hope you enjoy this article as much as I enjoy these albums. Happy 20th to all these and many more that may have been accidentally left off the list (my memory is fuzzy). 15 20 years ago, a collection of what can now be determined as “Classic Hits” were unleashed on a crowd that had an insatiable appetite for what was new and considered “ROCK” music.… Continued →

March 30, 2023

Song of the Day: Five Iron Frenzy - A New Hope

This song “A New Hope” by underdog heroes – Five Iron Frenzy, was released after the tragic Columbine shootings that took place in Colorado back in 1999. It is just as touching and relevant today as it was almost 25 years ago. I will not spend any time on getting political here. The world has enough activists, and my voice is but a tiny speck of dust on a pile of needles hidden within a massive haystack. What happened in Nashville and frankly around the world on a continual basis is about more than just weapons, drugs, mental health, hate, anger, pain, fear, etc.… Continued →

March 22, 2023

Indie Vision Music x Tooth and Nail Records - I'm Your Biggest Fan 2 (21 Years Ago)

A word document popped up in my Dropbox while I was searching for old files. It showed that the tentative line up for the “I’m Your Biggest Fan 2” compilation that I assembled for Tooth & Nail Records on March 11th 2002, 21 years ago. A couple bands had to be swapped for a couple reasons but the final lineup is pretty close to what I had planned out. I have created a little collage video with a couple song samples from the compilation through YouTube which you can view below.… Continued →

March 18, 2023

Brandon's News Round Up: March 18th 2023

Happy March everyone! After a long absence I’m back and ready to throw down, well from my own office that is. I’ll rumble with this keyboard and toss a mouse through your screen. I’m the A.I. of your nightmares. Yes, creepy I know. Let’s get rolling with some great February music news for this new year of 2023. Oh and yes, my “Best of 2022 List” is indeed coming soon or something like that. *This has been assembled sporadically over the past month or two so some items might seem “dated” but that’s ok because more is on the way.… Continued →

November 19, 2022

Next In Line to Possibly Reunite?

Nothing like a good news story to sorta, kinda, maybe drop a hint that a former Indie Vision Music band “might” get back together and “might” celebrate 20 years of “Traffic” next year. There has to be some interest out there so let your voices be heard loud and clear. Do you want to see ALL of their pre-Indie Vision Music, 2003 Indie Vision Music, post-Indie Vision Music, and all the fun unreleased stuff in between, finally get posted up on digital networks? There have been a lot of songs here and there that dropped on the Indie Vision Music website over the years dating back 2005 when the store/label morphed into a webzine.… Continued →

September 5, 2022

Pop Punk Dads

All you kids prepare to cringe like it’s so yesterday. If your Dad likes it, then it’s definitely not cool anymore. Duh! So, give this playlist a listen and either try not to cringe or embrace your inner Dad. Check out Pop Punk Dads now on Spotify. Click here or listen below. We have a variety of new and recent playlists so please take a listen below this message. Thanks to Dave Owens of the band Names Without Numbers for the glorious picture!… Continued →

August 25, 2022

August 6, 2022

EMOtional Rock Anthems, A Spotify Playlist

I just launched another NEW playlist via Spotify called “EMOtional Rock Anthems”. If you’re feeling particularly emotional and overcome by moodiness, may I suggest this playlist. Full of songs that fill out a decade or two. It’s a growing playlist so stay tuned. I’m trying to keep it mostly pre-2010 because well, you know, emo kinda died for a bit? But its back, YAY! Anyway, enjoy and feel free to spread the word. Playlist below and link right here. Continued →

July 30, 2022

New Feel Good Anthems Spotify Playlist

So Indie Vision Music is on a roll with new Spotify playlists. For those that use Spotify, we are using this as an opportunity to spread the word about new music and artists we think you should be listening to. A mix of indie and larger artists as well as everything in between. All styles represented throughout these various playlists. This new one I just created is called “New Feel Good Anthems” and it is just that. Perfect for those summer drives and introspective quiet moments.… Continued →

June 6, 2022

May 20, 2022

Spotify Playlists to Get You Going

I’d like to share a couple NEW Spotify Playlists I curated just for our readers and can be found below. They feature a variety of styles and are even separated by decade. There is plenty of 90’s and 00’s represented. I’ll work on some post-2010 stuff next as well as a “Heavy Music” one for everything year 2000 and above (there is plenty to choose from). The “More 00’s Rock Anthems” is a work in progress even through there is more than 300 songs. I have a couple more I forgot about and will be adding today/this weekend.… Continued →

April 30, 2022

30 of The Greatest Indie Bands Of 2022

Following up last year’s grand list with one built around this year, is our new “Indie” band list for 2022! Check out “30 Of The Greatest Indie Bands of 2022” below and make sure to follow it up with the 2 prior lists from 2020 and 2021 respectively. These articles are our biggest posts every year and hopefully this one will continue in that same tradition. Click here for the official spotify playlist of the artists below.… Continued →

April 9, 2022

New Features at Indie Vision Music

[Update]: Ok, this should be the last update in regards to the new features and “GIPHY” integration. I have fixed it so everyone who comments will be able to post a GIF. Remember, 1st comment on IVM always has to be approved for user before comment goes live. [End of Update] Messed around a little on the site today and added some new features. You can now use “GIF” clips when making a comment on a particular post. Just scroll to the bottom where comment box is and click the little color box all the way to right called “GIPHY”, then select your favorite one, insert code (automatically selected) and hit “post comment”.… Continued →

March 25, 2022

Dismissed Take The Good With The Bad for 19 Years

It’s hard to believe that 19 years have passed since a young 24 year old Brandon connected with a band of youngsters that nobody outside of our very small small population of Orange/San Diego counties had heard. I remember eating some tasty tex-mex food at Chevy’s (remember that place?) here in Laguna Niguel, CA. back in early 2003 and through the talking noise of fellow patrons with full bellies of perfectly formed machine made tortillas, I discussed the future of IVM and a band, Dismissed. It changed my life, quite literally.… Continued →

March 1, 2022

New Spotify Playlists to Rock Your Day

I’ve been creating some recent NEW Spotify playlists that a few of you might appreciate. A new one called “Pop Punk 30” which is just that, a top 30 of the moment featuring a bunch of indie pop-punk bands we cover. There is also the “Indie Vision Music Official 2022 Playlist” that has a fair mix of brand new songs and classic hits from some IVM friends, “New Song Hits“, and “Pop Punk Essential Playlist“. On top of those, make sure to follow our profile here to take a listen to the weekly playlists that Noah Hardwick takes care of for IVM.… Continued →

February 12, 2022

September 11, 2021

New Indie Vision Music Spotify Playlists

Myself and Noah have been hard at work on creating a variety of Spotify Playlists featuring many bands covered by Indie Vision Music as well as other artists you might recognize. Check out the “Pop Punk Essential Playlist” I created a few weeks ago as well as the “New Song Hits” Playlist I just morphed from the prior “Song Blast” one. Each has new and recent songs from a collection of artists. A little disclaimer: The Pop Punk Essential Playlist is not one that features Christian music only artists.… Continued →

August 8, 2021

30 of The Greatest Indie Bands Of 2021

Following up last year’s big Indie List (2020) I am exploring the theme further and dropping some links to what I consider some of 2021’s rising stars. The following list is a mix of new independent bands, recent bands releasing music in the past year, and some oldies as well. This is a LIST unlike any other you’ll read on the internet. My guess is that the majority of you have NEVER heard of the majority of these bands in your life. Well guess what? That is the purpose of a site like this one and my goal is to win you over, to discover new and enlightening music that’ll get your heart pumping regardless of genre Read below for MY list of the 30 greatest indie bands of 2021.… Continued →

July 10, 2021

Pennylane Concert Footage from 2006

I also found this old concert footage of the band Pennylane performing at Kauai Christian Fellowship in Poipu, Kauai in the great state of Hawaii. This is also a short segment and I believe my camera died which is why I didn’t film it all or something (memory is foggy). Anyway, check out this long lost fragment of Pennylane in a time long since past, and enjoy what you see. Sound is not good FYI and it was a small room with bass overflowing and drowning out the rest of sounds.… Continued →