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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aug 14, 2012 ... We dared Aussie songwriter Missy Higgins to tackle a few songs from her new
album, The Ol Razzle Dazzle, on our skillet of a rooftop last ...

Jan 13, 2012 ... The intense, inspirational touchstones pressing on our latest concert capture are
undisguised. There are the kind of arena-ready qualities that ...

Jun 14, 2011 ... The Boxer Rebellion is made up of a menagerie of origins, a splintered influence
pool that sets their sound apart from other English rockers.

Oct 10, 2012 ... The title for Patrick Watson's latest wonder, Adventures In Your Own Backyard
implies a healthy dose of curiosity and escapism, with a sense of ...

Aug 23, 2011 ... Dallas Green is well known for the post-punk hardcore roots he laid with his band
Alexisonfire (RIP). But he's also a man of many talents, ...

Mar 27, 2012 ... Gary Clark Jr. shows a hometown crowd in Austin Texas why he's one of rock
music's great new hopes. There is style and swagger in his ...

Jan 31, 2012 ... Tracing the musical branches of Kopecky Family Band leads to interesting places
. Way out at the tips are the various fruits of these ...

Aug 2, 2011 ... LA's soulful rockers Fitz and The Tantrums lived up to the frenzy of their name
during their Atlantic City set, and we were lucky enough to ...