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Plus

Plus

            Plus Background Info Plus consists of Dave Farina, Cameron Gharaee, Paul Hiller, and David Powell; an Italian-American, Iranian-American, Polish-American, and Texan-American, respectively. Their first meeting occurred at the model UN summer camp of Topeka, Kansas in 1977, where a four-way dispute erupted between the future bandmates as to who […]

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Osirus

Osirus

            Osirus Background Info OSIRUS® is an alt-rock band from Houston, TX whose sound runs the gamut from alternative-indie to edgy hard rock. OSIRUS® has released their latest CD entitled Awaken which features eight songs that display an array and melding of influences that creates an original sound for OSIRUS […]

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The Cracks

The Cracks

            The Cracks Background Info Australia’s answer to halcyon indie rock The Crack’s devised their namesake in reflection of the writings of Carlos Castaneda, who explains reality by ‘looking through the cracks’. The four piece who originate from our very own of Sydney Australia, summon dirty blues rock and roll […]

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April Smith and the Great Picture Show

April Smith and the Great Picture Show

  Background Info Momentum continues to build behind April Smith and the Great Picture Show’s new album, Songs For A Sinking Ship. The self- released, fan-funded album has earned high praise, with Paste magazine saying, “April Smith is quite the burlesque bad girl…. packing a sound full of sassy hooks and swinging rhythms.” (via ReverbNation) […]

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The Melophobics

The Melophobics

                    The Melophobics Background Info Three of us have been writing and performing as The Melophobics for the past three years. We have played in many venues across London and Cambridgeshire and have always had a good reception from our audiences. During the past few years […]

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Sweater

Sweater

          Sweater Background Info Sweater’s music is a composition of Bitter-Sweet Lyrics, Grungy Riffs, Punchy Beats, 11 shots of Vodka and and a Twist of Lemon. (via Sweater on Facebook) MarsBands Review If you’ve ever heard Tsunami Bomb or The Action Design, you’ve likely heard Emily Whitehurst (or Agent M, as […]

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Yusuf Azak

Yusuf Azak

            Yusuf Azak Background Info It was my tape recorder and there was very little anybody could do about it. It wasn’t expensive; i had the necessary equipment and there was no way of recording the songs without me. My first EP ‘Gazelle’ was recorded in my old flat in […]

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Panther Style

Panther Style

              Panther Style Background Info [Panther Style is] a rock band from Chicago. Imagine if early Van Halen and Sleater Kinney or Lush had a rock-baby. A hungry, angry rock-baby… (via Reverbnation) MarsBands Review Panther Style reminds me a bit of The Kiara Elles as they both have similar singing […]

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Scarlet Tanager

Scarlet Tanager

              Scarlet Tanager Background Info Scarlet Tanager is a six-piece band from St. Louis made up of husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, and friends. Led by Susan Logsdon, Scarlet Tanager sings songs about nostalgia, love, and home. (via Scarlet Tanger Website) MarsBands Review Possessing the same whimsical, upbeat attitude as The […]

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B&E

B&E

            B&E Background Info B&E started as a duo in late ’05 that set out to conquer the dive-bar circuit, with the first show being at a bar called J&A’s. After adding a drummer, B&E played some more bars and quickly entered the studio to record their debut acoustic record, […]

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