The Polyphonic Spree are back. The orchestral pseudo-cult rock collective recently posted a video announcement (above), cut with performance footage, boasting a list of February 2012 tour dates and a brand new song, “What Would You Do.” For those unfamiliar, The Polyphonic Spree is a...

You may have heard a simple but hopelessly catchy song about heartbreak over the past couple weeks called Somebody That I Used To Know, by Gotye. It’s intense, intimate and achingly relatable to anyone who’s taken part in the death of a relationship. It’s simple, it’s dark, it’s...

Thankfully, these unusual Wisconsin winter nights have kept me out more than usual. Last night I ventured out into the House of Guinness in Downtown Waukesha to take in the deep, sturdy and honest voice of Hayward Williams. Those of you who have been following me since my radio days, on...

I firmly believe 2011 was a fantastic year for folk music, one band to thank for that resurgences Seattle’s The Head and the Heart, who creates delightful indie-folk with a slight pop element. When the band opened for The Decemberists in 2011, they scored a hit single in the form of...

Although still a newcomer out of the West coast (well, maybe not such a newcomer after being selected for iTunes single of the week and performing on the Tonight Show), Robert Francis made a big impact on my playlist since his first big label album (Atlantic Records) came out two years...

With a win like today, I think it is time to talk about Cascia Film‘s newest sports video tribute, “Packer Rock Anthem,” Feat. Lucas Cates (as Aaron Rodgers) and Danielle Robay. The music video — which uses the instrumental track of popular music group LMFAO’s...

The return of Mumfordmania is imminent, as the British quartet have been road-testing an album’s worth of new material ever since the release of their 2009 breakout debut, Sigh No More, and selling out shows ever since (like their appearance at The Riverside last Halloween). It is rumored...

Performing in Milwaukee in just a few short weeks is a creatively vibrant pop/folk band that performs in a varity of styles. They are Motopony, a band who manages to pull in all sorts of eclectic instrumentation and stylistic influences and becomes a wonderfully diverse, yet cohesive,...

Love Love Love is the first single off ‘Our New Life Above The Ground,’ by the acoustic folk-pop band Avalanche City. The album was released in April of this year, but I am only hearing for the first time now. The song is interesting to me, as it is an immediate pleasure song, rather...