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Sonicbids Spotlight: Penrose
July 22, 2011, By
For Tom, Pat and Dan Murphy, the brothers who make up Philadelphia blues-rock band Penrose, originality stems from the big sound of blended influences and …
Sonicbids Spotlight: Norton
July 15, 2011, By
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that indie pop band Norton is from Portugal. With the unfamiliar accents and layers of drums …
Sonicbids Spotlight: Eldridge Rodriguez
July 8, 2011, By
Eldridge Rodriguez is the solo project from Cameron Keiber, frontman for the Beatings. He steps away from the group setting in order to display a …
Sonicbids Spotlight: Nosaprise
July 1, 2011, By
Upon hearing rap musician Nosaprise (real name Nosa Edebor) is from Houston, one can only think of the chopped and screwed genre but Nosaprise wants …
Sonicbids Spotlight: Oh No! Yoko
June 17, 2011, By
It’s a rule of thumb that, when you come across a band with an exclamation point in its name, you should prepare to hear …
Sonicbids Spotlight: The Black And White Years
June 10, 2011, By
When asked about the Black And White Years‘ influences, Scott Butler (vocals, guitar, keys, words) gave a list of obvious answers—’80s bands like Talking …
Sonicbids Spotlight: Wolf Ram Heart
June 3, 2011, By
Columbus, OH’s Wolf Ram Heart formed in 2008, but you could say that things really began when its frontman and songwriter, David James, was hospitalized …
Sonicbids Spotlight: Howler
May 27, 2011, By
When you ask frontman Jordan Gatesmith how Howler formed, he says: “Howler came to be about a winter ago when I made the realization that …
Sonicbids Spotlight: Max Burgundy
May 20, 2011, By
Max Burgundy, a rapper born and bred in New York City, takes on the complexities of the world within his rhymes but refuses to forget …
Sonicbids Spotlight: Mad Planet
May 13, 2011, By
Hailing from Hollywood, CA, the boy-girl electronic duo Mad Planet combines downtempo grooves, electronics, expressionistic lyrics and scratching into a mellow rock atmosphere to create …