On the Road With JamBase

On The Road With JamBase: Manchester Orchestra

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:49:46 -0800

Neither an orchestra nor from Manchester, this band is mysterious. Actually from Atlanta, GA, the young quintet is full of shadows, dark corners, emotional catharsis and gut-piercing pain.

On The Road With JamBase: Japanese Motors

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:16:23 -0800

Japanese Motors: Not only a wise choice in automotives, but a fine decision in the world of audio pleasure. ...

On The Road with JamBase: The Dead Trees

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:34:24 -0800

Don't feel bad if you haven't heard of The Dead Trees. However, if their debut full-length is any indication, it shouldn't be long till kids from Brooklyn to Berkeley are talking, blogging and texting all about them.

On The Road with JamBase: Dirty On Purpose

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:35:51 -0800

Boasting one of the best band names around, Dirty On Purpose make some damn fine music as well. With fuzzy guitars, ambient swells, and epic peaks of noise, the indie-pop-rockers have drawn comparisons to My Bloody Valentine and the Jesus & Mary Chain. ...

On the Road With JamBase: Backyard Tire Fire

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:05:19 -0800

You know it when you hear it. Real music made by real musicians without any fancy gadgets or trickery. This is how rock n' roll was meant to be heard, and this is the world that Backyard Tire Fire inhabits.

On The Road with JamBase: Lotus

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:37:08 -0800

Formed in 1999 on the Mennonite College campus that outlawed dancing as recently as the 1980s, Philadelphia electro-jam-rockers Lotus have emerged as one of the leaders in the live dance music scene.

On The Road With JamBase: Steel Train

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:05:06 -0800

s Jack Antonoff began writing the material for his band Steel Train's last album (2007's Trampoline) he was falling apart. The cards were stacked and Antonoff was drifting further and further into the abyss. Then, like all the great artists do, Antonoff decided to make something. What he created was the band's best batch of songs which turned into their sophomore album, Trampoline.

On The Road With JamBase: Islands

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:11:31 -0800

Arm's Way, the sophomore effort form Montreal's Islands, is the type of album that can define a career. After the dissolution of lo-fi indie stalwarts The Unicorns, Nicholas Thorburn (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Jamie Thompson (drums) cleaned up their sound and dove into the beautifully orchestrated, psychedelic waters of Islands.

On The Road with JamBase: Rose Hill Drive

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:55:11 -0800

These kids had the sound and the look and it was obviously just a matter of time until the screaming girls and head-banging boys would follow.

On The Road With JamBase: The Black Angels

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:55:39 -0800

Have you ever seen a ghost? If you