Browse Artists by Genre
Indie Rock and Pop
45 Spiders (Washington, DC)
indie pop, brit pop, noisy rock
Three quiet ones from Washington, DC, internalizing years of Postcard pop, Slint, Phil Spector and cheap beer at Rodmans Liquors, and coughing it all back up onto everyone.
Blonde Redhead (New York, NY)
art rock, noise rock, post-punk, no wave
Cinematic rock. Intricate, sonic guitars with beautifully melodic vocal drama.
Bucket (Richmond, VA)
indie pop, classic rock, post-punk, alt.country
A rock trio that plays "hard to categorize" pop (or a pop trio that plays "hard to categorize" rock).
The Candy Machine (Baltimore, MD)
post-punk, art rock, noise rock
A blueprint for chaos.
Chisel (Washington, DC)
post-punk, Brit-pop, mod rock, soul
DC power trio playing mod inflected pop punk
Danielson Famile (Clarksboro, NJ)
gospel, indie pop, folk, art rock
Six members of the Smith family play an unschooled, sometimes fluid, sometimes jerky, always completely fresh gospel style.
Faraquet (Washington, DC)
math rock, post-punk, prog rock
Fast, clean, intricate, checked for typos.
Free Range Pilgrim (Washington, DC)
noise rock, post-punk, indie pop
Energetic young kids making loud noise -- the free range sound in its most pure form.
The Impossible Five
(Springfield VA)
post-punk, Brit pop, secret agent
Edgy but relaxed undercover sounds from frenzied foursome.
Magnet
(Washington DC)
pop, indie rock
Mark Goodman leads a rotating cast of players (including former members of Velvet Underground, Camper van Beethoven and Trip Shakespeare) through masterful pop songs.
Mayflies USA
(Chapel Hill NC)
indie pop, Brit pop, noise rock
Vintage British pop informed by the unorthodox guitar sound that characterizes Chapel Hill.
Pitchblende
(Washington DC)
math rock, punk, noise rock, art rock
churning, many faceted, dense, deperate, tight, tense, strange, artsy fartsy, punk.
Sea Saw
(Arlington VA)
indie pop
Insidiously catchy songs with seemingly effortless hooks -- labor of love from an obsessed songwriter.
The Sea and Cake
(Chicago IL)
art rock, electronic, soul, jazz, lounge
Jazzy art rock with crooning vocals that will make you go "ohh yeaaahh."
The Secession Movement
(Cherry Hill NJ)
noise rock, indie pop, brit pop
Roaring hooks and thick pop you can't quite finger.
The Secret Stars
(Boston MA)
folk, low-fi, indie rock
Media project -- lo-fi sappy love songs.
Smart Went Crazy
(Washington DC)
indie pop, noise rock, avant
Diverse artsy and noisy pop songs with clever lyrics and edgy guitar and cello.
Smartbomb
(Fairfax VA)
hardcore, punk, post-punk
Imagine John Lennon in Jawbox or Frank Black in The Knack.
Treiops Treyfid
(Los Angeles CA)
math rock, indie pop, electronic, robotics
Each song is an island of sound that demands scrutiny like a subversive philosophy. Thick and thin.
Tsunami
(Arlington VA)
indie pop, punk
19 releases, six US tours, three European tours, a Lollapalooza tour, three videos and
nine t-shirt designs and still going strong.
The Van Pelt
(New York, NY)
post-punk, noise rock, college rock
Young NYC quartet seeking new experiences. R U ?
Punk, Hardcore and Heavy Rock
Frodus (Washington, DC)
spazzcore, noise rock, new wave
Harbingers of hyper-energetic punk rock -- the most frenetic live show on the planet.
Gift to the Greedy (Berwyn Heights, MD)
indie rock, mod, punk
A focus on melody and intricacy, with frequent surprises. Sound ranges from ballads to hard jazz patterned rock to straightforward mayhem.
The Monorchid
(Washington DC)
punk, hardcore
Fire cracker of a five piece.
Mud
(Washington DC)
punk, noise rock, hard rock
Neo-boy/man-rock, strained thru pre-post-mid 80's DC punk gently grated with an Anglo-Brit tremolo wangy.
Rye Coalition
(Jersey City NJ)
hardcore, post punk, noise rock
A parent's nightmare, the type of energy and candor that only youth can produce.
Sleepy Time Trio
(Harrisonburg VA)
emocore, spazzcore, dork rock
Richmond spazzcore evolves as ex-Maximillian Colby guitarists.
Experimental and Electronic
Aerialist (Arlington, VA)
electronic, indie rock, new wave, funk, dub
Pop songs set atop laid back but funky beats (real and electronic), with layers of vintage keyboard sounds and a bit of guitar.
Elegy (Washington, DC)
post-rock, ambient noise, folk, jazz
Layered sounds and minimalist complications
Red Red Meat
(Chicago IL)
blues, americana, noise rock, art rock, experimental
"Exile On Main Street" in exile.
Urb. Elec. Admin.
(Washington DC / New York City)
instrumental, noise rock, punk
Break your neck electrical speed rock.
The World/Inferno Friendship Society
(Brooklyn, NY)
swing, opera, punk, hardcore
A finely organized mischief cult, not a band. The ideal marriage of nihilist gangsters and
technophiliac agrophobes.
American Music
Danielle Howle
(Columbia SC)
folk, southern rock, acoustic
Defies traditional pop structures, country structures and vogue song writing styles.
Jumpin' Jupiter
(Falls Church VA)
rockabilly, blues, country
Northern Virginia combo dismantling and rebuilding crazy sounds of the 50's and 60's.
Pinfold
(Maryland)
southern rock, jammy rock, singer/songwriter
Everything from catchy pop tunes to elaborately orchestrated live jams create an intensely powerful interactive experience.
The Interior Castle
(Pittsburgh, PA)
Christian contemporary
Songs of the spirit, sung from the heart.
Hip Hop, Funk, Soul and Dance
Elephant Boy (Fredericksburg, VA)
rock, funk, hip-hop, soul
One of most exciting touring live acts on the East Coast
Frank Grimaldi (New York City)
retro 70's, dance, pop
An eclectic pop artist with influences rooted in the 70's.
SEV
(Fairfax VA)
funk, rap, hardcore, ska
Jazz drumming to funky phresh bass lines with phat guitar riffs.
