Introduced in 2003, Matthew Cooper’s Eluvium moniker was an unexpected breath of fresh air to an ambient electronic scene that was quickly losing steam. Influenced by neoclassical icons like Erik Satie and Philip Glass, the chance operations of John Cage,… Read More ›

Singer and composer Meredith Godreau has released three full length albums and multiple EPs under the stage name Gregory and the Hawk, often laying a full band sound to tape, but taking a solo show on the road.  At the… Read More ›

In 2009, Cleveland’s Dylan Baldi began writing and recording lo-fi power-pop songs in his parents’ basement, dubbing the project Cloud Nothings. His music quickly started making the Internet rounds, and fans and critics alike took note of his pithy songcraft,… Read More ›

Algernon Cadwallader is Tank Bergman, Peter Helmis, and Joe Reinhart, 3 friends from Philadelphia that grew up playing loud, sloppy, fun music. We have all played together in different bands, with different people, but this lineup seemed to stick. 1… Read More ›

With her warm, guileless vocals and earnest, evocative songwriting, Tristen has emerged as a truly individual talent, bridging genres and emotions to create a distinctive sound all her own.  The Nashville-based songstress’ American Myth debut, Charlatans At The Garden Gate,… Read More ›

Into It. Over It. is the work of Evan Weiss, carrying a well esteemed personal discography over the last 10 years with several bands (the Progress, Up Up Down Down…, Map the Growth, and SAOTW) most profoundly now as IIOI… Read More ›

Blueprint’s highly anticipated sophomore release Adventures in Counter-Culture finds him focusing on the unexpected while experimenting heavily with his musical past.  First trained in his church choir, Print played in R&B bands in high school and later developed a rep as… Read More ›

Pomegranates are one of the oldest fruits on earth, and also one of the most unique. Appealing from the outside, they harbor an intricate inner fruit structure—small, jewel-like seeds that glisten like so many quartz crystals inside a geode. Where… Read More ›

Hi, we’re Cheap Girls. We’re a rock band from Lansing, Michigan.

Empire! Empire! (I was a Lonely Estate) is a band from Michigan inspired by midwest mid-nineties emo bands. Originally the solo project of frontman Keith Latinen, the originator of the independent label Count Your Lucky Stars Records.

“Beginning with the wonderfully charming debut EP, Now That We’re Alive, and continuing with the acclaimed 2009 full-length, Each And Everyone, the past three years have found Annabel carving out an exceptionally noteworthy existence for itself within the underground scene.… Read More ›

Saintseneca is a folk band (at least as an idiom) hailing from Columbus, Ohio. Last, the debut full-length from Saintseneca, is a culmination of their cultivated and tangled garland of friendship and musical ardor. Prepped by lifelong friendships rooted in… Read More ›

Cut Teeth is a band whose formation came out of plain necessity. As each member’s previous bands (The Felix Culpa, Stay Ahead of the Weather, Red Knife Lottery, Monday’s Hero) either dissolved or began to hibernate, the need for a… Read More ›

C>C>C> establish their roots in today’s growing punk scene aesthetic with a portion of 90s emotive force, guitar looping, controlled ambient noise, and tight percussion. Jesse grew up on the sounds of Jimmy Eat World’s albums Static Prevails, and Clarity… Read More ›

Hop Along is Frances Quinlan, Mark Quinlan, and Tyler Long, who all went to rural suburban high schools. Eventually they moved to Philly and started playing music together.Get Disowned is their first full-length release. It was made piece by piece, over… Read More ›

Don’t be fooled by the warm welcome. SHE BEARS aren’t just here to entice you with memorable lyrics and catchy refrains. That’s not their aim. Layering their debut I Found Myself Asleep with crushing piano melodies, powerful guitar work, subtle… Read More ›

Emerging from Cleveland, Two Hand Fools sounds like a pop-punk band that finally decided to eat its veggies.  With two full-lengths, two 7in releases, a 6 song EP, and hundreds of shows under their belt, they bring a well rounded… Read More ›

With an image that pulls direct comparisons to a European fashion connoisseur to a sound that ranges from legendary hip hop of the 80s to the upbeat grittiness of today’s club scene, Esquire Mackentyre aka ESQ. has been called one… Read More ›

A true to their roots pop-punk band based out of Akron Ohio with a love for beer, and crazy Boston Terriers. Also book shows out of the Gurley house in Akron.

Rarely do you come across a young band that startles you with such inherent quality. While Cleveland, Ohio’s Signals Midwest might be rooted in the ethos of punk rock, the band quickly transcends the tag both musically and lyrically on… Read More ›

After recently releasing their 2011 EP, “Dreamtiger & Other Tails,” Bethesda has been slated for thirty plus shows on the Discovery Network as well as fourteen shows on Showtime, MTV, Oxygen, Bravo!, VH1, and E! Their music can be heard… Read More ›

DIY-oriented rock band from the Akron, Cleveland area. Awesome dudes, and all 4 are members of other currently active, bad ass bands. Awesome demo released late in 2011. They help run and book shows at It’s a Kling Thing House,… Read More ›

Public Radio is a populist rock and roll collaboration between singer-songwriter Andy Dolson (Dolson, “I’ll Never Be”) and guitarist Patrick Boyle (Kerith Ravine, Kate Tucker).  Their demos recently found their way out of Patrick’s vintage guitar shop basement and into… Read More ›

Stupid crybabies from Denton, Texas. New split release coming out on Count Your Lucky Stars Records in April.

Dowsing is an indie/emo band from Chicago, Illinois.  Only a little over a year old, the band has released an EP, ‘All I Could Find Was You’, and a split with emo newcomers Parker (current Joie De Vivre/Warren Franklin) with both… Read More ›

Known to many as one of the most underrated bands in Cleveland, Humble Home conduct themselves as true gentlemen, showing huge signs of maturation in an area chock-full of shining stars. H.H.’s cultivation and seamless blending of several genres including… Read More ›

“Nice to meet you”. -ABT …Let me share a bit about Ashley. She is 26 years old and grew up in Canton…a town I’ve actually visited. (Some of you might recall a record store chain called Camelot Music…their headquarters was… Read More ›

Old friends, new shoes. Ross is a part of the Pittsburgh, PA based A Voice Like Rhetoric, which is currently on hiatus, and Andy is on loan from the Kent, Oh based Annabel. En Garde was formed in November 2011.… Read More ›

Metavari makes electronic music in a basement with a collection of salvaged synthesizers, man-made triggers and a video camera. via Redefine Magazine, SXSW 2010: As a band for which “post-rock” has become a self-confessed dirty word, Metavari have certainly found… Read More ›

With nothing more than just 3 minutes, and a “verse-chorus-verse-chorus-end!” motto, Afternoon Naps are a vibrant indiepop band from Cleveland, Ohio. Like Brian Wilson if re-imagined by Felt or the Primitives, these teenage symphonies are relics from the past, brought… Read More ›

Part jam, part thrash, part experimental. The Nitch Pickens bring a fury that brings you back to the days where you were young and easily motivated to try and conquer the world by storm. These 2 have shared the stage… Read More ›