Shrewd Lucy: Stuck [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Shrewd Lucy is Collyn Pankratz who plays Vocals / Guitars / Harmonica / Percussion / Bass and everything else. Born and raised in Alaska, now resident in Oceanside, San Diego, California. Stuck is from Shrewd Lucy's 2007 release Mirror, head over to

Insomnia Radio #159: FU Robot [Insomnia Radio: Kill Your FM]

The year is obviously 2008, not 2005 as the evil announcer at the show header describes. Yes, as you will quickly notice, there is some sort of robotic, computer, and videogame nerdery meshed together unseamlessly in this episode, gladly supplied by this …

IR: Detroit #20 - The Shram Band! [Insomnia Radio: Detroit]

This episode features an incredible interview and music from The Shram Band! I had the chance to interview Brian Schram (Lead vocals and Guitar) and Jason Heartless (Drums) in Ann Arbor earlier this year when they were opening up for The Dreaming.

This band has a …

Frightened Rabbit: Head Rolls Off [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

From Selkirk Scotland, we are happy to dish out another track by Frightened Rabbit off The Midnight Organ Fight - the first single from the April release, called Head Rolls Off. The Rabbit have a live album coming out late next month called Liver! Lung! FR! that you …

the Transisters: Under Control [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Land of Talk: Some Are Lakes [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Elizabeth Powell of Montreal Quebec's Land of Talk, met bandmates Chris McCarron and Mark Wheaton in the Jazz program at Concordia University after some attempts as a solo artist and efforts in other bands. After releasing their first EP in April of 2006, they are …

Wonkavision: O

The international special of the day is indie power-pop from Brazil, heavy on the moog and sweet audio butter, primarily influenced by such bands such as The Rentals, Cardigans, and Weezer. Wonkavision sings half their songs in Brazilian Portuguese and the other half …

65daysofstatic: I Swallowed Hard Like I Understood [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Originally formed to try and write music to fit the unreleased and little known John Carpenter flick 'Stealth Bomber' starring Kurt Russell.

Waves: Can You Say [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

By IR's new music reviewer Sarah

Italian band Waves apparently only took 10 days to record their album 'On Air', which is astonishing as it comes across as a polished and very well produced work. Their sound is epic and ethereal in equal measures, and the album skips …

The Wedding Present: Don't Take Me Home Until I'm Drunk [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Three years have passed since seminal UK group The Wedding Present released their last full length masterpiece Take Fountain, after an eight year lull. They are back with the Steve Albini produced El Rey, written by lead singer David Gedge while living in Los Angeles. …

My Fiction: Go [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

From Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

'My Fiction have melded genres to create their sound, which is giving them the opportunity to become another band from our parts to achieve widespread recognition.... With the fun of indie pop and the passion of alt-rock, My …

IR: The Winter Sounds - Drive to Athens [Insomnia Radio: Kill Your FM]

We recently received a message from one of our favorite bands here at Insomnia. Patrick Keenan of The Winter Sounds wanted to proudly share one of the new tracks they just recorded over at Cacophony Recorders in Austin, and rightly so. Pinebox is the name of this …

Human Cycle: Reflexo (passo a passo) [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Taken from their album Lead the Way, this is the latest single from Portugese band Human Cycle.

Human Cycle began their cultural and musical performance in the year 2004. Influenced by different styles of musical and cultural matrix, the members of the group found …

Birdmonster: Born to Be Your Man [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

In 2004, Peter Acuni of Connecticut formed Birdmonster with three other San Francisco musicians.

The Truegoods: Try [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

From Vancouver British Columbia, we are happy to present a brand new band for you today called The Truegoods, formed in 2007 and currently working on recording and completing their debut release, Lollipops and Hand Grenades. The Truegood's album is being recorded in …

Chris Blake: Blow Away [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Stubborn in its moodiness but unshakably melodic, Chris Blake's new album WAVE spans many genres of popular music--from country and progressive rock to folksy hip hop and 80s/90s pop. Each song retains a familiar feel, adding to the album's overall sense of …

Built for the Sea: Hypnotist [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Hypnotist, the second track off Built for the Sea's debut self-titled album was released in November of 2006.

The SilenTreatment: Pretty Little Girl [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

THE SILENTREATMENT knows what it takes to reach an audience's heart through its ears. Blending radio-friendly rock rhythms with the band's own mixture of harder melodies and fluent chord progressions, THE SILENTREATMENT combines its old school rock and metal influences …

Level 12: Sandbox [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

Level 12 sums up their sound nicely in their bio:

What if you took rock, soul, metal, tribal, funk, and jazz and put them in a big pot? Then what if you wrapped your head in tin foil and stuck your head in the microwave?* What you get is Level 12 - powerful, emotional, …

Ezra Thomas: Galveston [Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose MP3 Blog]

From Dallas Texas, comes a well crafted folk-rock styled pop song from Ezra Thomas which I first heard a little over a year ago. I was reminded of the track when Ike's swirling eye changed trajectory this evening straight toward the low-lying community of Galveston, …