Tag Archives: Alternative

Youth League, the post-pop trio from Wilmington, NC, has joined the roster at Cardigan Records. Brothers Mike and Zach Large, on guitar/vocals and drums respectively, formed the band in 2014 from the ashes of math aggressors Virgin Lung. They brought in bassist Jaffar Omar Obi Castillon-Martinez and created songs which …

Got to check out Love Sic Radio as they opened for Faster Pussycat at LVCS in Las Vegas over the weekend. These guys were great in my opinion.

With a new album on the way entitled Electica as well as a slew of tour dates, Grown Up Avenger Stuff have debuted their new single and video for “Pins.” The track is a hard rocking alternative jam that shows off the incredibly impressive showmanship of front woman Deirdre Kroener. The veteran band …

Winchester Revival is built from broken pieces of other bands that didn’t quite have what it took to keep their music aspirations alive. The Oakland, California band rose from the ashes and have come together to create their brand new EP Burden’s Landing. The six-song collection is a fair alternative …

San Francisco’s own Attik Door has been knocking around venues in the bay area since 2011 and now they are ready to release their newest album Never In Agreement. The album, out February 7th, is full of hard riffs and melodic moments that make this album one that the band …

Oregon (and every hipster alive)’s favorite folk rock band The Decemberists deliver their seventh studio album.  Just how beautiful or terrible is this new release?

A look at some of the best rock and metal that 2014 had to offer!

    Drake Murphy released his popular single “Simple Things” on  July 27, 2014 a single taken from his album ‘Feel Better‘.  “Simple Things” is  a light-hearted acoustic driven love song that places you in mind of warm summer days and endless summer nights filled with innocent love. It doesn’t …

A series looking at my all time favorite albums. This time, it’s the 1997 self-titled release from Days of the New.

On December 4, 2014 Hip-Hop enthusiast took to the front doors of The Pinhook on Main Street in the heart of downtown Durham; an area saturated with history and a magnet for art culture. Why they gathered? The Beast’s EP release party. They willingly fronted their cover charge knowing the reward …

Ohio’s Walk The Moon present their sophomore release filled with more positive upbeat alternative rock.  This is also the first time an album will tell you to “Shut Up” and you’ll enjoy it.   To see my photos of Walk The Moon live click here = http://rockedreviews.net/photos-walk-moon/  

It all started for The Reasn at a young age, singing in church and being inspired while listening to his mother sing–all of which is apparent in his soulful tunes. He moved from Missouri to Los Angeles a few years ago, which gives him a small town humility with a big city …