RIP: David Fuentes (Hepcat / The Aggrolites)

In a very sad turn of events, David Fuentes, bandmember of LA based Hepcat & The Aggrolites has passed away.

Thoughts and prayer request info, as well as details about a memorial fund are contained within.

Pensive: New Video & Fan Contest

In all likelihood, you've been hearing San Diego's Pensive all over the network recently if you subscribe to our superfeed. In addition to all of this audio goodness, we are now proud to present the new video for 'Live Fast'. The video was directed by film student …

Scum of the Earth: iPod Nano Contest

SCUM OF THE EARTH's new CD entitled Sleaze Freak will be available everywhere on October 23 and to celebrate, Eclipse records will be giving away a FREE IPOD NANO with VIDEO!

This little gizmo holds 1,000 songs and also plays videos as well, can you believe it? It comes …

New Downtown OC Venue: The Crosby

This piece was taken from a bulletin recently posted by OC electronica group, 'Free the Robots' whom were originally featured in an article here on our network in mid-2006.

Apparently one of their members was mentioned in the OC Weekly this last week, as an …

The Bastard Fairies Video Premiere - "A Venomous Tale"

Today marks the launch of LA's own 'The Bastard Fairies' brand new video for a song we featured on session #14!

Click through to get to the goods!

IR: The SoCal Sessions #17 - Plastic Makes It Possible

Today's session is almost entirely electronic in theme and heralds in several new albums from locals, including a new full length effort by the LA based electronica duo, 'Techno Squirrels', called 'Plastic Makes It Possible'.

The name comes from the reality that …

Show Review: Canon - Live at Union Station (9/8/07)

Go Metro like 'Berlin' and see a free 'Canon' show? Ok, easy enough. The North Hollywood Metro terminus was a few blocks away from my apartment and it should fire me straight underneath Hollywood and toward Union Station in downtown LA at around 30 minutes. At that …

Show Review: Pensive - CD Release @ DiPiazza's (9/7/07)

After being channeled through Long Beach's 1932 Summer Olympics traffic circle, I must have mistakenly picked the turnoff for aquatic events, but gracelessly pulled myself out of the time warp, ending up at DiPiazza's in Long Beach in time to check out the anticipated …

IR: SoCal Point Blank: Canon w/ "Alive"

Go Metro to see progressive rock band Canon on Saturday, Sept. 8 starting at 8 p.m. in an environmental event to be held at Union Station's Old Ticket Room. Only those people using the Metro system and showing a valid Metro pass, Metro Rail ticket, or proof of Metrolink …

IR: The SoCal Sessions #16 - Caffeine Induced Delusions

This session is very loosely themed around... well... caffeine, a fitting tribute recently triggered by a national newspiece around a teenage barista who swilled fourteen shots of expresso on her shift, alternatively crying and laughing while serving customers. Either …

Insomnia Radio sponsors Indie of the Year Contest

Heads Up! Insomnia Radio has partnered with Music Emissions to sponsor their massive Indie of the Year contest.

Insomnia Radio sponsors Indie of the Year Contest

Heads Up! Insomnia Radio has partnered with Music Emissions to sponsor their massive Indie of the Year contest.

Submissions begin today and remain open until September 30th 2007. Hit the banner link for all the important details - and spread the word!

As the …

IR: The SoCal Sessions - Road Trip: Florida!

Our session this week takes us a quick sleep deprived, coffee fueled virtual road trip to the state of Florida, where two of Insomnia's prolific regional shows are quickly uncovering and featuring some of the nations best artists.

Read all about it here...

IR: The SoCal Sessions #15 - Come on Vacation, Leave on Probation

Dear listener,

Due to some unexplained technical sabotage, we had to scrub our listener's choice classic opera and romantic standards program, unfortunately funded by you, our Opera Gold Club VIP members.

In its place we bring you the next best thing: twelve tracks of …

IR: The SoCal Sessions #14 - Well... Slap My Ass and Call Me Catorce

Episode fourteen receives a Bitter:Sweet slap and enters the world on an electronic wave of bossa nova, following up with eight more tracks from artists across Southern California.

It also includes a guest spot from an incredible artist based out of Tampa Florida, …

SoCal Album Release Party: Justin Lanning (7/11/07 - The Roxy)

We decided to release LA artist, Justin Lanning's track 'Voices', right before his album release party this Wednesday night at the Roxy in Hollywood. Click through for purchase links and the flyer.

IR: The SoCal Sessions - "Insomnia is Warped - Mixtape"

In anticipation of the Warped Tour launching through Southern California this weekend, we figured it was time to compile a straight-forward hour-long collection of tracks, with artists from Michigan, Florida, Philly, Tennessee, Utah, Canada and many more locales..

The …

IR: SoCal - Double Shot w/ Chaser (Adam Freedman / Blue James Band)

Today's session heralds in the summer with two shots apiece by LA artists "Adam Freedman" as well as the "Blue James Band".

"Adam Freedman" showcases his indie pop jazz fusion that recounts the genius of the seamless rock-to-jazz-and-back shifts from the early 90's …

IR: The SoCal Sessions #13 - Flight from Chicago

This week brings us a quality collection of local harder edged tracks with a special guest de-icing session by Chicago's own 'The Race' to help insure session liftoff. We've also got new albums coming out on June 12th from both La Crescenta based 'Phathom' as well as …

IR: The SoCal Sessions #12 - "Light After Dark"

Starting off on a eerie welcoming note, the 'Mississippi Mudsharks' rise again with a darkly polished new album of originals, and lead the charge from the Devil's Road toward LA. This is where we find the incredible solo artistry of local author Henry Baum with his …