Indie Music in the News

Slow and steady, The Royal Resort and its lounge -- known as The Royal House -- has been moving toward its goal of becoming a music destination. It's already a regular hangout to some for its "Sunday Sermon" open mic, and its now biweekly tribute nights, where local musicians play the music of one artist, draw triple-digit attendance figures (last week's Pixies night was one of the venue's most ...

Goth-electro fans, rejoice: Much Music is streaming goth-electro band Trust's new album TRST, a title which furthers indie music's relentless War on Vowels. Brothers, this is a bttl nne of us cn wn.

Independent musician Asher Monroe talks about YouTube, touring, and the future of the music industry.

sponsored by:   Steam Whistle UNSIGNED is an ongoing indie concert series that showcases Canada’s up and coming music talent. Hosted in Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver, each edition of UNSIGNED shines the spotlight on 3 independent Canadian artists. 100% of ticket sales from each show go back to the arts community through the Artists’ ...

The very first Noise Pop poster from 1993.​ Yep, it's here: Noise Pop, the little San Francisco indie music fest that turned into a big one, opens its 20th year with two shows tonight and contin

When Justin “Bon Iver” Vernon began writing his second album, he didn’t set out to win a Grammy.  Out there in Wisconsin, he simply wanted to document the feelings in his heart. Maybe a few people would be interested enough to buy his music and then come out to a gig or two.Imagine, then, what must have been going through his mind last Sunday night. Vernon is about as indie as they come in sound ...

Pavement's Brighten The Corners rises four places to become the new #1 album on the Campus Top 50 chart for the week of March 11, 1997. Thrush Hermit's Sweet Homewrecker jumps up six spots to become the #1 album on the Campus Top 50 chart for the week of March 4, 1997.

The Humble Indie Bundle has been a boon for small developers, providing players with great games for whatever price they deem worthy. This new offshoot focuses on indie game music, and gives gamers a little over a week to pick up some great soundtracks. The website for Indie Game Music Bundle 2  contains five soundtracks from the following games: Aquaria, Sword & Sworcery, To The Moon, Jamestown ...

Yesterday Magazine?s Grub Street published a short piece on the coffee obsessions of James Murphy, co-founder of electronic label DFA Records and frontman of departed dance-punk act LCD Soundsystem. It turns out Murphy is looking to take his java joy to a new level with his own espresso brand, a project he?s still working on: ...

The past year has been quite the journey for Joy Williams and John Paul White -- a pair that only connected a few short years ago, during a music writing job in 2008.