From our neighbors to the North in Vancouver, British Columbia comes the alt-pop stylings of B E N J I I, who has released his debut solo single today titled "California". You may remember Benji from his time with the alt-rock outfit Hawking, whom I had the pleasure of seeing in concert 4 years ago at TT the Bear's alongside Today Junior where their pulsating prog-rock rhythms really had an effect on me and countless others that evening. Since departing Hawking to start out o

Originally hailing from St. Louis but calling Boston his home is the ingenious That One Eyed Kid, who will be returning to Boston next Tue. 6/27 for his release show taking place at Thunder Road in Somerville. With his original name being Josh Friedman, you may remember Josh from his time in the pop/rock outfit The Fates who maintained a strong following here over the years and were featured here on the site many years ago as well. Since stepping out on his own with this new

Boston based rockers The Coward Flowers are gearing up for a big local show coming up on October 5th over at O'Brien's in the heart of Allston. The fellas released their latest album Satisfaction just last year, featuring the band's trademark alt-pop stylings that are mellow to say the least, but definitely pack a punch as the band have unique and diverse personalities that give the music some ample notice and intrigue among regular concertgoers. I met the guys a few months a

The Boston based performer known as ThatOneEyedKid has just released an indelible earworm that you'll want to take note of called, "Hang Around". The song is breezy, electrified high energy alt pop at its finest that makes it feel like you're crusiing down the California coast highway in your shiny new convertible, enjoying the comfort and aura of everybody and everything around you. Originally going by the name of Josh Friedman, he is originally from St. Louis and you may re