Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Tick Hive - Oracle Of Love

Tick Hive is the moniker of Matt DP who is the newest member of CT's finest Florida=Death. Tick Hive has been releasing material for some time now, and Matt has already shown himself to be an amazing innovator of sound. His newest releases is called "Oracle of Love" and is released on Quantum Wampum


Monday, December 8, 2014

Danielle Capalbo of LOOM and her top 10


I recently asked a bunch of local musicians to give me a list of their top 10 favorite records or songs of all time. Easy you say? It is actually a lot tougher than you would think! Today we have Danielle who is the singer and guitarist of (one of the hottest indie bands in the state) Loom with her top 10 favorite records of all time.



Arthur Russell - "First Thought, Best Thought"
Modest Mouse - "Building Nothing Out of Something"
Jeff Buckley - "Mystery White Boy"
Wye Oak - "The Knot"
Angel Olsen - "Burn Your Fire For No Witness"
Lauryn Hill - "MTV Unplugged, 2.0"
Elliott Smith - "XO"
Arcade Fire - "Reflektor"
The Wrens - "Meadowlands"
Talking Heads - "Stop Making Sense"

Also check out Loom



Thursday, December 4, 2014

Lake Kwan Do - Recordings

The few who know me know that I tend toward music that has no real categorization, and sometimes even less information. On occasion we get submissions of this kind and I instantly take to them. One such submission is by Lake Kwan Do, in the form the their EP "Recordings".



Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Straight To VHS - “Weekend, Weekend, Weekend”

They released one of the best records last year and now it seems New London Garage rockers Straight To VHS have struck again. With the release of “Weekend, Weekend, Weekend” the Wailing City three piece have solidified themselves as a band not to mess with.


Monday, November 3, 2014

Chris Modeen - Dinosaurio

Chris Modeen makes odd folk music with a real pop edge. His home recorded "Dinosaurio" is mainly acoustic guitar and various takes of his vocals. He has a Kev MF King, or Modest Mouse vibe, but with a darker vocal sense.




Thursday, October 30, 2014

Ledges - EP_1


Ledges kick into their EP_1 with "Somebody's Number", a super poppy and fuzzy summer tune. Massive fuzz tone in this with great vocals and killer drums. Reminiscent of High Pop or Ovlov.

"Another Day" is a bass led song with really pretty guitar chiming in intermittently. A more urgent, perhaps emo vibe to this song, without falling too heavily into that or any specific genre. "Death Ray Run" closes out this brief EP with more upbeat pop vibes. Serious grooves in the breakdown of this song. These guys definitely have a knack for composing parts and putting them together. This is a very strong intro to this band, who we hope is currently making some more tunes for our ears!



Saturday, October 11, 2014

Explores Hour x Kspill's Couch Presents Florida=Death



Kspill's Couch did a collaborative episode with Explorers Hour featuring on of our favorite bands here at CTIndie.com, Florida=Death. Check out the 2 part episode featuring interview segments and a live performance of 3 of the songs from their acclaimed opus Post Information.

 
 









Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Ab Origine - The CTINDIE Radio Spot (October 2014 Edition)

Bob D'Aprile from CTROCK on WPKN Bridgeport and CTIndie.com have teamed up to produce and syndicate an ongoing monthly radio spot promoting as many CT shows and artists as we can. The spot series, called Ab Origine (from the source, in latin) premiered June 28th 2012 on WPKN.

Hear the latest edition of Ab Origine below:



Friday, September 26, 2014

Filthy Broke Fest on Oct 3 @ SuperPosition / Interview with Parlay Droner

Filthybroke Recordings is a record label that has recently migrated in part to the east coast from Arizona. With major players in CT and RI, the east coast is about to get bumping, and to celebrate this there will be Filthybroke Fest #1 held October 3 at SuperPosition in Meriden CT.


Thursday, September 25, 2014

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Peaer - The Eyes Sink Into The Skull


Peaer is the artist name of Peter, formerly of Fugue and Poverty Hollow. He has a new deep dark moody album of weirdo prog songs that is well worth your time. He also couldn't have possibly chosen a better album cover for the sound of this album.




Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Melt - Stay for a While

Here's a fun/cool/weird 3 track EP by Torrington/Litchfield's Melt. "Funny You Should Mention" is like a fuzzy old song from the glory days of underground rock. At once sounding both classic and new this song sounds brooding and dark but heartfelt, with uneasy guitars and sweet effected croons. This song also plays in 3 different tempos in a mere 3 and a half minutes.



"Let's Go For A Ride" is a little less dark and a little more sweet. Extremely cool bass guitar work in this song alongside those same lovely effected vocals. This song also slips in and out of different tempos, which is an interesting choice. "Sleep Until It's Dark"  returns to the uneasy but pretty guitar sound of the first track, feeling like a weird lo-fi combo of Elison Jackson and Werewolf Police. "Sleep.." is definitely more on the experimental side than any of the other tracks, and with the big picture we can see this band clearly has a lot they intend to explore in sound.

Big ups to this band and their late june release. Get your ears into it!




Monday, August 25, 2014

Dr. Martino's Big Day EP

Dr. Martino are a band in Willimantic that moved there from Florida earlier this year. They have been playing shows and have released their new EP "Big Day" which is brimming with good time tunes to brighten your parties and fill up your ears!



Thursday, August 21, 2014

Ab Origine - The CTINDIE Radio Spot (August 2014 Edition)

Bob D'Aprile from CTROCK on WPKN Bridgeport and CTIndie.com have teamed up to produce and syndicate an ongoing monthly radio spot promoting as many CT shows and artists as we can. The spot series, called Ab Origine (from the source, in latin) premiered June 28th 2012 on WPKN.

Hear the latest edition of Ab Origine below:






Wednesday, August 20, 2014

CHUBBELLOOZA THIS SATURDAY in New Preston

Big ass show this weekend deep in New Preston. If you haven't been to New Preston it's really quite something, and this is a perfect opportunity as there are awesome bands playing, and it will also be Hubbell Mountain's last show for the foreseeable future!


Thursday, August 7, 2014

The Lost Riots/Slitstitch/Death Church. Saturday night in New Haven.

The Folks at Three Sheets ( 372 Elm St.) in New Haven have done a swell job shedding the image left behind by Elm Bar and have turned their business into a destination point in downtown New Haven. They have great food, some fabulous micro brewery beers on tap and best of all, all the shows are free.


This Saturday at Three Sheets punk rock returns with local goth/horror punks Death Church, Connecticut music awards winners for "Best Punk" The Lost Riots, and coming down from Worcester, Ma are the Social Distortion sounding Slitstitch.

Doors: 9pm
21+
Cover: FREE

DEATH CHURCH -  www.facebook.com/DeathChurch
SLITSTITCH -  http://blastercunt.bandcamp.com/album/crawling-from-the-wreckage
THE LOST RIOTS -  www.thelostriots.bandcamp.com

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

The Guru "Pretty Things"

After 2 super successful EPs The Guru have returned with their new full length "Pretty Things", and its a solid and wonderful step forward for a group of best friends who make awesome music!




Thursday, June 26, 2014

Ab Origine - The CTINDIE Radio Spot (June 2014 Edition)

Bob D'Aprile from CTROCK on WPKN Bridgeport and CTIndie.com have teamed up to produce and syndicate an ongoing monthly radio spot promoting as many CT shows and artists as we can. The spot series, called Ab Origine (from the source, in latin) premiered June 28th 2012 on WPKN.

Hear the latest edition of Ab Origine below:




Saturday, June 21, 2014

Fatal Film - "Fatal Film"

Fatal Film is the best band in the state. Maybe even in New England. They are local indie rock icons. With a new record in hand Matt Potter and the rest of his cast of characters are here to show you why.


Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Sea of Bones - The Earth Wants Us Dead

New Haven atmospheric sludge trio Sea of Bones has written a doom metal masterpiece - The Earth Wants Us Dead - that will send you plodding through a geas of shadow, wondering where your soul went.


Thursday, June 12, 2014

Spotlight On: Moon Cheese Baby

So what the heck is a "Moon Cheese Baby"?? Well according to the show's Facebook Page: "Moon Cheese is bi-weekly show, hosted by Karrie B, on Sunday mornings from 9am-Noon". Karrie Bulger has been featuring scores of local artists for years and years now on WCNI New London, and we were able to get some of her time and some answers to our questions!


Thursday, June 5, 2014

ATRINA & GRINO STAR @ BAR June 11, New Atrina VIDEO!

Space-Prog masterminds ATRINA are playing BAR on Wednesday June 11 with Gringo Star, and it promises to be an amazing night of otherworldly music!


Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Analog Sunset - Yesterday

Analog Sunset are a band from Hartford that released their debut EP "Yesterday" in April. It's an incredibly poppy guitar driven EP that showed up just in time for Summer.



Thursday, May 29, 2014

Spectral Fangs - Memory Girl EP

Pop but never cloying, melancholy but always groovy, Spectral FangsMemory Girl EP” (released April 2014) plays right in the sweet spot where the songs will get stuck in your head and you actually enjoy it.


Friday, May 23, 2014

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Ab Origine - The CTINDIE Radio Spot (May 2014 Edition)

Bob D'Aprile from CTROCK on WPKN Bridgeport and CTIndie.com have teamed up to produce and syndicate an ongoing monthly radio spot promoting as many CT shows and artists as we can. The spot series, called Ab Origine (from the source, in latin) premiered June 28th 2012 on WPKN.

Hear the latest edition of Ab Origine below:



Monday, May 12, 2014

Ladyhips - Live at Farmtone EP


Ladyhips return with their new EP Live at Farmtone. These guys have taken their immense skill and decided to explore some of the fringes of genre and songwriting, and they pull it off with ease!


Monday, May 5, 2014

CJ RAMONE MAY 12TH AT CAFE 9


Sure he was no Dee Dee but CJ Ramone filled those shoes well in the 7 (edit: Thanks Mike!) years he was bassist for the legendary punk rock icons The Ramones. CJ will bring that classic punk rock attitude to Cafe Nine in New Haven on May 12th with Connecticut punk rock stalwarts The Lost Riots and Damn Broads. This show is not to be missed!


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Thursday, April 17, 2014

Ab Origine - The CTINDIE Radio Spot (April 2014 Edition)

Bob D'Aprile from CTROCK on WPKN Bridgeport and CTIndie.com have teamed up to produce and syndicate an ongoing monthly radio spot promoting as many CT shows and artists as we can. The spot series, called Ab Origine (from the source, in latin) premiered June 28th 2012 on WPKN.

Hear the latest edition of Ab Origine below:



Thursday, April 10, 2014

Kspill's Couch Episode 5

Another awesome episode of Kspill's Couch is online now featuring the band Lea

Check it out below





Wednesday, April 9, 2014

KEV MF KING - Canned Goods EP

Kev MF King is back with his 3rd EP in a trilogy of recordings that are the representation of roughly a year's worth of songwriting. On "Canned Goods" he most certainly explores the expanse of his abilities.