One of the other bands that I had the pleasure of sitting down to talk with at CMJ, is the New York City based band The Mood. The Mood consists of Marco Argino on lead vocals and guitar, his cousin Corinne Callen on vocals and keys, Kenton Langsthroth on guitar, Chris Bunatta on drums and [...]

One of the many bands whose set I had the pleasure of watching at CMJ in NYC, is a band based out of Brooklyn by way of Philly called The Canon Logic. The band consists of Tim Kiely on lead vocals and guitar, Mark Alu on keys, guitar and vocals, Sean Enright on bass, Josh Greenfield on guitar and vocals and Michael Mignano on drums.

The 88 are an indie pop band based out of Los Angeles California. Their sound is 60’s pop mixed in with some good old basic garage rock. You may have heard their songs being played in such TV shows as “How I Met Your Mother” and films such as “You, Me and [...]

Just like the constellation that bears his name, Orion Simprini is a shining star on the New York music scene. The charismatic Simprini is the front man for the new wave band that shares his unique name: The Orion Experience. I had the pleasure of sitting down to talk to Orion at the White Rabbit, a funky and laid-back lounge on Houston Street right in the heart of the good old Lower East Side. While film clips of people like Madonna and Bill Clinton played on the clean white walls, we talked about where the Orion Experience fits into the NY music scene, the meaning of “indie cred”, and how playing on stage can be orgasmic.

Alexandra Scott is a smart, beautiful and amazing singer songwriter, now based out of Providence RI. Her music can best be described as dream like, country, folk with a punk emo flare.

Jesse Malin has been a part of the New York alt-rock music scene for just about twenty years, beginning as a teenager with the hardcore band Heart Attack. In the 90’s, he gained widespread notoriety as front man for the glam-punk band D Generation. These days he has a fresh new sound and has just [...]