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Rap music in the early 90s was making huge breakthroughs into both mainstream pop music and Gospel music, all the while splintering into dozens of subgenres: gangsta rap, new jack swing, Miami bass, among the most prominent. Tulsa locals D.O.C., AKA Disciples of Christ were fluent in the Philadelphia-based new jack swing sound, a combination of hip-hop, urban contemporary pop, and R&B/soul sounds. Alton Hood and Kevin Harvey met in college before they knew the Lord. Having dabbled in the party lifestyle, and even in the occult, they turned their lives over to Christ through a miraculous intervention of God.… Continued →

Nate Parrish is the kind of artist you can’t just listen to once. In fact, you’ll be addicted upon that first listen, being drawn into that raw, yet melodic punk rock spirit Nate Parrish is keeping alive through his passions and talent. There is certainly nothing boring or bland about this music. The music he makes straddles the line between raw punk rock authenticity and a commercial sound worthy of repeated listens on radio/tv/media. Taylor Swift’s jaw drops when Nate Parrish picks up his guitar and begins singing.… Continued →

The critically acclaimed post-hardcore/rock band WOLVES AT THE GATE, just dropped a fantastic new 5 song “Christmas” EP titled “Lowborn”. The EP features some originals and classics done in that Wolves At The Gate sound. This is a really unique Christmas EP and some of the best ROCK songs to play this Christmas! Now available on your digital network of choice. … Continued →

The Prettybads dropped their brand new Christmas track titled “Whoa Whoa Christmas” and I personally feel it is their best yet! Give the song a listen below and you can check it out on all digital networks now. … Continued →

Gametime just released their brand new song titled “Just Start” and it reminds me of all the best parts of Pop-Punk without sounding cheesy, derivative, and bland. The song features Peter Munters formerly of Over It and Runner Runner. These guys are super talented. Check out “Just Start” below, right here at Indie Vision Music. The song is available through all digital networks, now. [Sorry for the dated Gametime photo, its all that is floating around till the most current version takes a new pic] … Continued →

A brand new pop-punk/emo group by the name of ALANDRIA drops debut song titled “Hollow”. For a “first song”, this is extremely impressive. It plays well, sounds good, and overall, just a promising new act. I encourage you to give a listen to “Hollow” below and find out for yourself how powerful INDIE music truly is. [Links] Enjoy! … Continued →

xNo Kingx are a new Christ centered, scripture based, beatdown, straight edge, hardcore band out of Nashville, Tennessee. FFO: Cultist, Prayer, and heavy beatdown hardcore. No king but Christ!

Ripped Up are a new up and coming Christian punk band out of Fort Worth, Texas. FFO: Anti-World System, The MOPIC, and Luther's Hammer

Who besides me think covers can be awesome? Well MF did a great cover of ‘Til Tuesday’s classic song. Sydney has a unique voice & it does carry throughout this song. I listened to their Hang out EP for hours as a kid. I loved the shoegazing aspects of fuzz from MF & Starflyer. Tooth & Nail were putting out very different music sounds from the rest of the “Christian” market back then & I was fully on board. Before joining the military I had dreams of going to work for the label.… Continued →

There are rumblings in the Ghoti Hook camp that could spell something new from the band which would be their first “official” reunion of the band members since 2002. A rather cryptic post dropped on their Facebook page here a couple days ago which has left people guessing. Check out the post and picture below to see if you can figure it out. No, I do not have any insider info on this one so I am right in line with the rest of you. … Continued →

[Lyric Video below] This really great young new group called THE YOUNG ESCAPE, has been drawing more attention online lately and through strong word of mouth which has led to their recent signing with BEC Recordings and a brand new song called “Turning My Heart”. Upon first listen to this wonderfully made new indie-pop-rock song, you are transported out of your musically lackluster and boring, bland same old song existence. There is a certain familiarity here and they wouldn’t be without praise from radio/media but something about this song strikes me as fresh.… Continued →

Forever Moon was a modern rock band that released an EP & full length before disbanding from what I gather. I bought the EP, but now it runs for around $100 from what I’ve seen. They were reminiscent of the early 2000s  era that “Christian” rock  stations played on edgier stations with rock shows. Win You Over was their other main song.   … Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Chase Tremaine – Questions at Thirty (Live at the Hilson Studio)
• Huntingtons – Rock ‘N’ Roll Universal International Problem EP

Pop & CCM

• Harbor & Home – Change EP
• Reed Deming – Honest Prayers

Electronic & EDM Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Jameson McGregor – wearing thin
• Kid Again – Which Way Is Up? EP

Hip Hop & R&B

• Bartholomew Jones – Yung Tutu EP
• Bear Hope – WE ARE THE WORLD! (DELUXE EDITION)
• Datin – The Mence Mixtape II: Civil Disobedience
• Dkg Kie – MASTERPIECE
• E.MeraThe_Shadow

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Saw this band with Slick Shoes many years ago. Hung outside the place w/ the guitarist & drummer from what I remember. Hope you remember & like them as much as I have over the years.     … Continued →

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 →

I have it on good authority that they Must Build a Jacuzzi! You know, like an actual ska-core band that doesn’t suck, makes super duper fun tunes, has fun doing what they do and oh yeah….they ARE – MUST BUILD JACUZZI, and they WILL return in 2023 with NEW music. Or so I’m told, or kinda guessed? Go stream the heck out of their old catalog and get ready for some horn bangin’ action! Wait, that came out wrong I think. Well, enjoy the rest of your day and there is nothing to see here, move along….… Continued →

Another awesome blast from the past punk rock band called – Shorthanded, have returned and will grace our ears with their musical presence very soon. The band have been recording new stuff at The Blasting Room in Colorado and the songs will be available in the coming months. Members of Crux and Shorthanded intermingled back in the 1990s and each did their own thing with great love and admiration. Go back and spin some of the early Shorthanded material and get ready for the new stuff.… Continued →

Craig’s Brother released their fantastic new album titled “Easily Won, Rarely Deserved” just last week and it is already reaching countless numbers of punk rock fans the world over and garnering very favorable reviews. I enjoy so many of the songs off the new album and find it extremely difficult to skip any of them. This is just one of the many good ones that appear on this latest full length album. It has a deep, profound emotional connection and Ted’s lyrics show a side many other bands struggle to put forth in their own songs.… Continued →

Idle Achiever are once again back at it and “Oxygenate” certainly doesn’t disappoint. Their music defies genre classification and they really are playing in a league of their own but not so different from any likeable band you’d hear thrust in front of you. If you enjoy rap mixed with some indie pop and even synth emo, then you’ll love this new one. It’s like righteous explosion from the joining of Twenty One Pilots, Owl City, Eminem, Gym Class Heroes, Manafest, NF, and For King & Country.… Continued →

MorZan, the newly reunited duo behind the projects such as “Mortal” and “Fold Zandura” have finally dropped their brand new song which is titled “The Fisherman” and it’s a total winner. Long time fans of Mortal who are familiar with their music might see some familiarity in this 😉 Listen below. You can find out more about this new group by clicking this link. … Continued →

The Awful Truth–the best band that (almost) never was! In the late 80s I was huge into King’s X and what would soon become known as the “Houston sound.” It was part progressive metal, part groove, part rock, and lots of harmonies thrown in. I’d started hearing about this new band (at the time) called The Awful Truth, who had recorded their debut album for mainstream Metal Blade Records, and sadly broke up before it even came out. In fact, by the time the album was released, two thirds of The Awful Truth had formed a new band with two other members, the now-legendary Galactic Cowboys, increasing that groovy-metallic Houston Sound to yet another band.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Craig’s Brother – Easily Won, Rarely Deserved
• Gable Price and Friends – The Consequence Of Being Alive
• Sacrificium – Prey for Your Gods

Pop & CCM

• Analog Beach – See You Tonight EP
• Olivia Grasso – Reward EP

Electronic & EDM Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Eves – The Wyoming Project
• Rachel Wilhelm – Mystery Canticles EP
• Swingin Hammers – Quiet, Vol. 2:Act Like Men EP

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6KFJeKL30xfQ309FRwLGwY?si=5a261526eb054d19 Hip Hop & R&B

• Drup – Street Gospel
• Freddy T – Metanoia EP
• JesusGang – Promise. Guidance. Protection.

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Dodavahu reminds many of the funk groovy alt-rock of DighayZoose, Jane’s Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus vein. I can see a little why as they remind me of Elder & a few others from the early 90s alt rock daze.  Their stuff can be hard to find , but appears a band member added some to his SoundCloud page. Look for Larry Larraga. They are also on a hard to find compilation from Dwarf Records called Sam which I have been looking for years. Check em out.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Windvent – Rhema EP

Pop & CCM

• Bellsburg Sessions – Bellsburg (The Songs of Rich Mullins)
• Caedmon’s Call – Caedmon’s Call
• Chasing Daylight – The Relentless Pursuit of A Human Kind EP
• Josh Wright – Seasons EP
• Miss Angie – Godsong

Electronic & EDM

• God’s Nation – TRUST

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Micah McCaw – A Beautiful Divorce

Hip Hop & R&B

• BigBreeze – WestSide Nights
• Boyce Worship Collective – Rehearsal EP
• Bryann T – All Things Kingdom
• Byron Rhodes, Fvmeless – BEAUTIFUL MIGHTMARE EP
• DJ Mykael V – BODEGA!

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This band seems to hearken from Newark, Ohio & this song was from their last release Ascension. They seem to have a post hardcore sound along w/ maybe nu-metal as you can hear some scratching. This is the only song that I know of that found its way onto indie “Christian” radio as I saw on a online chart a few times. hope y’all dig it.   … Continued →

2Minute Minor have announced their unfortunate end as a band. These kings of hardcore punk are gearing up for some final shows and releases ending with their final album “Self-Titled and Self Reflection” to be released through Steadfast Records in 2024. Make sure to follow them here to get new new music and all the past tunes of the last couple of years.… Continued →

Heavy, old school hardcore punk band named Dispraised are back with a double album release on one 12″ Vinyl Records through new label upstart – Coleiosis Records. This heavy hitting band has had a couple songs land on the billboard Christian Radio charts during the past year or so and it’s amazing to see them grow. They have moved on from Rottweiler Records and have assured all fans that there is no bad blood which you can read more about below. Click this link here to listen to the double album.… Continued →

Orion Wash who is a prolific singer-songwriter that has been pushing his delightful “solo” work for nearly 2 decades ever since the demise of the beloved emo/indie band – Slow Coming Day. While Slow Coming Day gears up for some reunion gigs in celebration of the 20th anniversary of “Farewell to the Familiar” which released on Tooth & Nail Records all the back in 2003, Orion is smack dab back in what he is admired for, as a creator of music that defies genre classifications.… Continued →

It was pretty hard to find this LP over the years. Finally tracked down a copy on Ebay If I remember quickly. They fall within the alt/nu metal/rapcore genre. They had another LP on CDBaby back in the day also. Anyways, check out Lately I’ve Noticed also. Appears they were from Cali. They remind me a lot of E-So whom I am still looking for their song The Game. … Continued →

Sorry for my absence. You know, life. This is a couple days late but certainly worth talking about. The beloved alt-rock-metal band – Flyleaf, have indeed reunited with their acclaimed first singer and lead woman, Lacey Sturm. Since Lacey and the band parted ways like a decade ago, both parties went on to make new music and continue their careers. Lacey Sturm has come out as a very successful and talented solo artist but not in the acoustic-y, “fall asleep while driving” realm. Her music was as heavy as it was a lighter and more spiritual affair.… Continued →