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Columns » Sonicbids Spotlight

Alto Verde (Baltimore, MD)

Alto Verde (Baltimore, MD)

May 11, 2012, By

B-more rock city

Mind The Fox (Oklahoma City, OK)

Mind The Fox (Oklahoma City, OK)

May 4, 2012, By

Remember, 'Life is ridiculous, and so is this band'

Calumet Reel (Bloomington, IN)

Calumet Reel (Bloomington, IN)3

April 27, 2012, By

Heartland rock from a band of Hoosiers

Bronx Cheerleader (Saint Catherines, ON)

Bronx Cheerleader (Saint Catherines, ON)

April 20, 2012, By

Gimme a "B"

Lunic (New York, NY)

Lunic (New York, NY)

April 13, 2012, By

Kaitee Page and Megan Berson make late-night music

Minus The Tiger (Utrecht, Netherlands)

Minus The Tiger (Utrecht, Netherlands)

April 6, 2012, By

Sorry about the cat.

Arborea (Lewiston, ME)

Arborea (Lewiston, ME)

March 30, 2012, By

Exploring the woods with the husband-and-wife duo

Big Scary (Melbourne, Australia)

Big Scary (Melbourne, Australia)

March 23, 2012, By

Expanding the house that Jack built

New Sweden (Wilmington, DE)

New Sweden (Wilmington, DE)

March 16, 2012, By

Finding friendly folk in Philly

Colours Of Bubbles (Siauliai, Lithuania)

Colours Of Bubbles (Siauliai, Lithuania)3

March 9, 2012, By

Indie country thrives in the Lithuanian Manchester

Loon Choir (Ottawa, ON)

Loon Choir (Ottawa, ON)

March 2, 2012, By

More epic indie rock from Canada, with love

Seryn (Denton, TX)

Seryn (Denton, TX)

February 24, 2012, By

Texas favorites getting national love

Angry Orts (Portland, OR)

Angry Orts (Portland, OR)

February 17, 2012, By

Garage-pop band finds its way among folkies and metalheads

I Am Harlequin (London, UK)

I Am Harlequin (London, UK)

February 10, 2012, By

East German artist catches up with pop

Soonest (San Francisco, CA)

Soonest (San Francisco, CA)

January 27, 2012, By

For music as wide-reaching as the Golden Gate Bridge

World War I’s (Brooklyn, NY)

World War I’s (Brooklyn, NY)1

January 20, 2012, By

Grimy rock bubbling up in Gowanus

Guy Sands (Brooklyn, NY)

Guy Sands (Brooklyn, NY)

January 13, 2012, By

Making magic in Greenpoint

Filligar (Chicago, IL)

Filligar (Chicago, IL)

January 6, 2012, By

From hockey bros to band bros

Kids And Explosions (Toronto, Canada)

Kids And Explosions (Toronto, Canada)

December 16, 2011, By

Mash-up does not equal squashed tomato

Fierce Creatures (Fresno, CA)

Fierce Creatures (Fresno, CA)4

December 9, 2011, By

Seven's not a crowd for this band

Der Spazm (Sacramento, CA)

Der Spazm (Sacramento, CA)5

December 2, 2011, By

Hypnotic jams that last a 'Thousand Days'

Rare Monk (Portland, OR)

Rare Monk (Portland, OR)

November 18, 2011, By

Ne’er-do-wells lurk in the lyrics of this PNW band

Body Parts (Los Angeles, CA)

Body Parts (Los Angeles, CA)

November 11, 2011, By

Body Parts does it 'On Purpose'

Vickers (Florence, Italy)

Vickers (Florence, Italy)

November 4, 2011, By

An arsenal of guitar effects and a gift for snappy pop timing

Cai.ro (Toronto, Canada)

Cai.ro (Toronto, Canada)

October 28, 2011, By

Finding a band on Craigslist

My Pet Dragon (Brooklyn, NY)

My Pet Dragon (Brooklyn, NY)1

October 14, 2011, By

The quintet heads for the 'Mountains'

HiFi Phantom (Toronto, Canada)

HiFi Phantom (Toronto, Canada)

October 7, 2011, By

Answering the call of Craigslist

CMJ 2011 Artist Tamborines (London, U.K.)

CMJ 2011 Artist Tamborines (London, U.K.)

September 30, 2011, By

Blurry pop music from London

Gentlemen Hall (Boston, MA)

Gentlemen Hall (Boston, MA)

September 23, 2011, By

Not many other bands have inspired a Ben And Jerry's smoothie

Bottle Up And Explode (Auburn, Alabama)

Bottle Up And Explode (Auburn, Alabama)

September 16, 2011, By

Four Southerners in praise of pop music

Yuksek (Reims, France)

Yuksek (Reims, France)

September 9, 2011, By

This French artist falls on the pop side of the electro-moon

Graveyard Lovers (Brooklyn, NY)

Graveyard Lovers (Brooklyn, NY)

September 2, 2011, By

This blues/rock duo is rough but sweet, with a strong kick