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2022 Year End Faves
Better late than never, I have to admit the delayed nature of this year-end best of post is mostly thanks to me waiting for the perfect picture; so many vinyl records had delayed schedules and many of...
Interview with Away from Voivod
When the opportunity to speak with a member of one of our favorite bands pops up, there is not a moment wasted in reflection here at Independent Music Guide. So the chance to have a Zoom meeting with...
High Water 2022 Day 1
High Water 2022 saw the local festival get back on its feet after Covid put a temporary halt to the North Charleston exhibtion of both local and international musical talents. As always, under the curation...
High Water Festival 2022 Is Here!
High Water Festival is back and better than ever after COVID-19 put a halt to just about every public festival around the globe. The Festival is located in a beautiful area of North Charleston at Riverside...
Southern Avenue Plays Rock The Block In Charleston
Grammy nominated band Southern Avenue is heading to Charleston this weekend to Home Team BBQ for a charity event, Rock the Block, at the downtown location. The annual street party benefits HOGS FOR THE...
Interview with Athenar from Midnight
When the chance to interview one-man-metal-band Athenar (AKA Midnight), dropped in our collective laps, we ran straight to the front of the stage. All of his interviews display his dark sense of...
2021 Year End Faves
So 2021 was A LOT. As ususal my list of favorite albums I bought or just jammed is heavy on local stuff and metal/ adjacent fare. I managed to give about 400 albums/ EPs a go the past year, so getting...
2020 Year End Faves
Well, it was a crazy year and I didn't get to listen to as much new music as I normally do (around 250 new releases test played front to back as compared to my usual 500-600) but I still found plenty...
Jerome Griffin's Highly Anticipated Debut Single
To have the chance to do what you love, and travel worldwide is a dream that most artists yearn for. For Jerome Griffin there was a dash in time where his talent afforded him that very opportunity. IMG...
The Dark Tides of Black Valley Moon
Sam Williams has been a guitar hero for quite a while but never a surf guitar hero until the last couple of years. Known best for his work with punk rock legends Down By Law, the Florida six-stringer has...
International Supergroup Nuclear Power Trio Release "A Clear and Present Rager"
‘A Clear and Present Rager’ is the debut EP from international supergroup, “Nuclear Power Trio”. An ambitious amalgam of progressive metal, Latin-inspired flamenco played on nylon...
Hatebreed Releases New Album Weight of the False Self
With unflinching tenacity, the impenetrable heavy metal hardcore factory that is HATEBREED has brought forth yet another iron cast, sonic weapon with Weight Of The False Self. It comes as no surprise...
The Glass House Celebrates 25th Anniversary in January, 2021
January 25th, 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of The Glass House Concert Hall in Pomona, CA. The first two shows in the room featured headlining sets by Orange County's very own No Doubt. The venue...
Backline To Provide Free Yoga And Meditation Services To Music Industry
Backline —the music industry’s mental health and wellness resource—has partnered with Meditation Studio by Muse® and Wanderlust to provide free subscriptions and curated content...
Kane Brown Stacks More Plaques
RCA Nashville/Zone 4 recording artist Kane Brown was surprised with the news of new RIAA certifications and billion stream milestones by his manager Martha Earls and Sony Music Nashville Chairman...
Band Of Heathens Announce New Album - Stranger
Band of Heathens, an Austin based group, is planning to release their newest and most creative album to date, Stranger. Named after Robert Heinlein’s famous sci-fi book Stranger in a Strange Land,...
Interview with Patrick Clos from Cocktails
San Francisco indie pop band, Cocktails, has released a new album 'Catastrophic Entertainment', which initially feels like a head rush of good vibes and summer lovin' on a beach somewhere....
Feature - Austin Ingerman
Austin Ingerman, lead guitarist for the popular band New Year’s Day, has released his first single, Everything Is Ok, as a solo artist. Ingerman worked on the track with Chris Collier (mixer/masterer)...
Interview with the Heavy Eyes
I first discovered the Heavy Eyes during a night of blog-surfing around 7 or 8 years ago, and since then the Memphis stoner rock band has become one my favorites. With their new release, Love Like...
Q & A with Grace Joyner
Charleston, SC dream pop singer Grace Joyner is releasing her latest album, Settle In, after an absence of 4 years and it's been well-worth the wait. We have been fans of hers for even longer than...
One To Watch - Jump Castle Riot
IMG is proud to announce a new series, One To Watch, that will offer exclusive details about bands on the move. The first band we are highlighting is a band from Charleston, SC - Jump Castle Riot (JCR)....
Bad//Dreems' Alex Cameron
Interviewing rock guitarists isn't supposed to start with the interviewer getting grilled about their football team preferences (mine are the Carolina Panthers and UT Longhorns), but Bad//Dreems'...
Emily Lazar from September Mourning Talks Nerd Core and More
The female-led heavy metal band from Los Angeles, September Mourning, goes out of its way in originality and concept with music, costuming, and comic books. Yes, comic books. Emily Lazar, aka September,...
Damon Fowler Flaunts Acoustic Skills with George Thorogood
Good guitarists can be fouond anywhere, but there aren't as many that are as adept at playing "off the cuff" as Damon Fowler. In fact, he made a new album off of just that in late 2018 with...
MerleFest's Chris Austin Songwriting Contest to Accept Entries for 2020
MerleFest will begin accepting entries for 2020’s Chris Austin Songwriting Contest (CASC), starting October 1. The notable contest has a reputation for launching careers and bringing new talent...