Tag Archive for indie bands you should know

Up & Coming: Old Best Friend

by Anthony Porcelli • February 2, 2013

I first heard Old Best Friend a couple of days ago when I saw Mike Comite open up for Company of Thieves and Von Grey at Highline Ballroom. Comite is originally from Boston, and is now living in Brooklyn just writing and performing music. Old Best Friend performed an amazing and memorable set, to the…

by Anthony Porcelli • January 31, 2012

I hear a lot of different Indie bands with catchy songs on the radio, and every time I hear one I like to give their whole album a listen. It is very rare that one of those bands has a listenable album all the way through; GroupLove is an extreme exception. Not only is their…

by Anthony Porcelli • December 25, 2011

Okay, this song’s old, I know. Its actually older than the site is… BUT this song had to be posted. I heard this on Alt-Nation the other day, downloaded it right when I got home, and had it on repeat ever since. There’s something so haunting about this song, maybe its the deep bass line,…

by Anthony Porcelli • December 14, 2011

Ben Gibbard and the rest of Death Cab performed “Underneath the Sycamore” and “You Are a Tourist”, from their newest album Codes and Keys, live on Jimmy Kimmel last night. Hit the jump to watch the performance.

by Justin • November 25, 2011

Credits to Brad for the post below! OZMA (not pronounced as an acronym) is a Southern California rock band, more specifically classified as new wave/power pop, which was formed in 1995. The band’s music features vocal harmonies, blues elements, strong guitar riffs, and most notably a Casiotone keyboard which produces a sound that almost borders on…

by Anthony Porcelli • October 26, 2011

This is the Black Keys lead single for their upcoming album El Camino. Listen below.

by Anthony Porcelli • October 19, 2011

Bon Iver performs “Towers” live on Later with Jools Holland. “Towers” is on Bon Iver’s self titled album that released in June. Buy it HERE.

by Anthony Porcelli • October 14, 2011

A couple of days ago, on the 12th, I went to see a Jack’s Mannequin show in Huntington. One of the opening bands was the Chicago-based Company Of Thieves. I had never heard of them before that night, so I had no expectations (except that I was hoping that they would live up to their…

by Anthony Porcelli • September 17, 2011

Manchester Orchestra is an AMAZING rock band that doesn’t get anything close to the recognition they deserve. Manchester Orchestra was formed in Atlanta in 2005, consisting of Andy Hull (lead vocals, guitar), Robert Mcdowell (lead guitar), Chris Freeman (keyboard), Jonathan Corley (bass guitar), and Tim Very (drummer). They’ve released 3 albums; I’m Like A Virgin…