The market of sweet indie bands has gotten quite saturated over the past few years. This makes new efforts that fall under that stylistic umbrella to be more easily dismissed. So the fact that The Albertans’ Legends of Sam Marco can subtly catch a listeners ear and bring out a smile it’s something worth noting. [...]
Q&A With Serena Ryder
American audiences might not be familiar with Serena Ryder, but this folk-rock dynamo has already found great success in her native Canada. Only 25 years old, Ryder has already earned a gold record up north and won multiple Junos (Canada’s Grammys) – including “New Artist of the Year” in 2008, on the strength of her [...]
Going Solo For Art’s Sake
Art impacts each one of us in a different way. No two people see a painting, hear a song or watch a movie and get the exact same thing from it. Which raises the question: Why are people so hesitant to experience a concert alone? Recently one of my friends had one of her all-time [...]
Q&A With Mt. St. Helen’s Vietnam Band
Mt. St. Helen’s Vietnam Band have trekked across the U.S. much of 2009 and rocked many an ear along the way. The group’s self-titled debut LP is one of the best albums of the year (read the review here), showcasing the group’s loud, jaunty, and rhythmically interesting songs which transition smoothly across many different musical [...]
Aimee Mann Feature For The Inlander
Free Bird An artist’s artist, musician and comedian, Aimee Mann proves that being independent is worth it Aimee Mann relies on herself, not the record industry. A decade ago, the singer-songwriter kicked record execs to the curb and began releasing albums on her own label, SuperEgo Records. Known best for her work on the Grammy- [...]
