Jul 12, 2012 ... K.Flay is an absolute whiz kid, not the biggest shocker considering she's a proud
Stanford grad. But the Bay Area MC (real name Kristine ...

Nov 29, 2011 ... Los Angeles rock quartet Dawes are informed by a great, American musical
tradition. Lurking in the folds of their amplified crunch of guitars, ...

Aug 7, 2012 ... Some might call Van Pierszalowski nautically inclined. His projects -- first Port O'
Brien, and now WATERS -- always seem interested in the wide ...

Feb 14, 2013 ... Bat For Lashes' first two albums were wonderfully witchy, electro-tinged fantasies,
ripe with rich productions and poetic storytelling, propelled ...

Jan 19, 2012 ... Toeing the line between indie leaning, experimental concepts and pop of a more
commercial appeal, Maria Apetri -- aka Fallulah -- is an ...

May 23, 2012 ... It might not be obvious, but English outfit Graffiti6 owe a great deal to folk music's
splendid past. Joni Mitchell's Blue fluttered through ...

Nov 15, 2011 ... It's been a crazy year for Donald Glover, but nothing has been more blazing than
his career as rapper Childish Gambino. The project, born of a ...

Mar 13, 2012 ... David Nail is a precocious character. The son of a music teacher and born with a
natural love for Elton John, Glen Campbell, Stevie Wonder ...

Nov 27, 2012 ... Seattle-based indie-emo-rockers Barcelona drew The Launch Pad's most diverse
audience - including droves of faithful underage fans, which ...

Jan 24, 2013 ... Amidst the slew of artists visiting from all corners of the world, local Brooklynites
Snowmine showed up to The Launch Pad with some of the ...

Apr 24, 2012 ... Ben Howard didn't expect the enthusiasm the met him upon his arrival in America
. Perhaps the young British songwriter assumed audiences ...

Mar 12, 2012 ... Slam Donahue spend their days surrounded by publicists and sexy women...
that's just how it goes when you're an up and coming Brooklyn ...

Jun 26, 2012 ... Yellow Ostrich operate in an oddball musical realm; one which is almost as
unusual as their namesake. The Brooklyn-by-way-of-Wisconsin ...

Nov 29, 2012 ... Taking Back Sunday can claim one of alternative rock's seminal moments; the
release of their 2002 classic Tell All Your Friends. It was a record ...

Jun 13, 2012 ... We haven't ever met a band quite like Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros.
Their self-professed embrace of child-like wonder is the piston ...

Nov 12, 2012 ... Allen Stone might be one of the most unexpected talents we have ever had the
pleasure to work with. Hiding under a streak of blonde curly hair ...

Jan 10, 2013 ... Photo By Mo Pitz The frigid North Atlantic seems to be ripe with great folk rock
bands, like Iceland's Of Monsters and Men and the harvest of ...

Jun 28, 2012 ... The Wombats have a spectacular combination of humor and poignancy, as
evidenced by the procession of events in our session, and the ...

Jun 19, 2012 ... There's a bit of glitz and glamor to the heaps of noise British outfit Morning
Parade march forth to. Theirs is an almighty crop of rock, dressed to ...

Oct 2, 2012 ... Milo Greene are a bit spoiled in the vocal department; so much so that when
asked about their rousing leads and rich harmonies, all the LA ...