Ernie Williams

Best Blues (Elder) “There’s not much we can say about local legend Ernie Williams that hasn’t already been said—though we look forward, several years down the line, to that 100th Birthday Bash concert. In the Capital Region, as the saying goes on his Web site, “Ernie Williams is the blues.” He played Harlem clubs in [...]

Slim Cessna’s Auto Club

Slim Cessna’s Auto Club formed in 1993 in Denver, Colorado. Their music includes elements of country blues, Southern gospel, and other forms of music described as “country,” but they’re the antithesis of the commercial crap that spews out of Nashville, TN. Check out a review Slim Cessna’s Albums Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – This Is [...]

The Swaggerin’ Growlers

Swaggerin’ Growlers are an Irish, Folk-Punk band based in Dover, New Hampshire. Check out a recent review Swaggerin’ Growlers – Acoustic

Pavement

Pavement was an American indie rock band formed by Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg in the 1990s. The band achieved a significant cult following, and their music has been a major influence on many bands of the late 1990s and beyond. Pavement is considered one of the first modern rock bands to achieve a degree [...]

The Accordian Death Squad

The Accordian Death Squad is an accordion-laden band from Charlottesville, Virginia that includes cello, piano, violins, vocals. Their songs move from klezmer to gypsy “standards”. They are the resident band of a Charlottesville cirkus. In their own words, they play “ratsylvanian jipsee muzic.”

Deerhoof

Deerhoof is a San Francisco band classified as indie rock, due to their having been on an indie rock label (Kill Rock Stars) for the entirety of their career. The unconventional nature of Deerhoof’s music makes genre identification difficult. Read more on Wikipedia Albums by Deerhoof Deerhoof “Dummy Discards a Heart”

Skeletonbreath

Skeletonbreath is a Brooklyn, New York based Instrumental Rock trio. They play dark, technical, melodic music that has been self-described as “Transylvanian Surf Rock” and “Halloween party music.” Read more on Wikipedia “The band is unique. Their sound is a tightly bonded amalgamation of musical elements, set on a classical base, that defies definition. They’re [...]