Unsigned Artist of the Week

This week’s unsigned artist is NYC’s The Crash Moderns. Last month, I caught a performance of the band at The Grammercy Theater for the Urban Noise Winter Ball. As the band took the stage, I wasn’t sure what to expect.  The five guys on stage looked like the usual pop rock band with their...
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This week’s unsigned artist is Tammy Infusino. Taking influences from artists like Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Prince, and Stevie Wonder, this NYC singer, songwriter fuses smooth rhythms of soul and funk  with pop melodies to create a strikingly genuine sound. On top of her unique musical blend, there is a gritty honesty in her...
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The Garden State band The Ugly Club has made some beautiful music together. Composed of Ryan Egan (v0cals/guitar), Taylor Mandel (trumpet/keys), Ryan McNulty (drums), and Michael Sue-Poi (guitar/vocals), Walter Wagner (trombone), and Adam Swider (bass), the sextet has created  a strikingly unprecedented combination of soul and indie rock they describe as “Ray Charles meets...
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This week’s unsigned artist is Cyrenic. Cyrenic’s founding father, Brian Zuckerman is a one man dynamo. In addition to singing and writing lyrics, he plays multiple instruments; guitars, bass, keyboards, as well as programs and produces the tracks. His extraordinary talents has been noted and this past December, Cyrenic was noted as the #6...
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This week’s unsigned artist is Love Automatic. Comprised of Brent Carpentier (vocals),  Mike Glita (bass/vocals), Nick Goncalves (guitar/programming), and Ross Dillon (drums); Love Automatic is the result of the merger of two local New Jersey bands.  Shortly after forming in early 2008, the quartet released their first EP Dance Floor Disaster free to listeners...
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This week’s unsigned artist is Santa Barbara rock band Loomis & the Lust. The band formed in early 2008 and is composed of Will Loomis (guitar/vocals), Casey Hooper (guitar), Anthony Sonetti (drums), and Scott Hansen (bass). This month, the band’s music video “Bright Red Chords” won MTVu’s best “Freshman” video and is now in rotation...
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This week’s unsigned artist is Floral Terrace. The band comprised of Justin Olori (vocals), John Damiano (drums), George Bostonia (guitar), and Brian Millagram (rhythm guitar) hails from Haverstraw, NY. After forming in mid 2008 they found themselves struggling to stand out in a sea of bands within in New York’s Hudson Valley music scene, however,...
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This week’s unsigned artist is NJ’s own, Someone Say Something. Composed of  Marco Colasacco (keys, background vocals), Ryan Harte (drums), Stephen Lemos (bass), Tim Sussman (lead vocals), and Carlo Colasacco (guitar), the quintet delivers a sensational combination of pop rock melodies and humorous, quirky lyrics. I first heard of the band when I saw them...
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This week’s unsigned artist is The Constant. The New York  powerpop quartet is composed of Steven Baggs (vocals/guitar), Gary Warner (lead guitar), Matthew Michael (bass), and Lawrence Turco (drums). I saw an acoustic set by the band last Monday at Angels & Kings in the East Village and was instantly smitten by their remarkable...
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This week’s unsigned artist is Last Nights Vice. The band hails from St. Louis, Missouri and is composed of Brandon House (vocals), Angrew Ghaissi (drums), Joe Fitzsimmons (lead guitar), Jordan Phoenix (rhythm guitar), and Chris Blake (bass). Upon first listen, I was instantly charmed by the band’s high energy and and catchy hooks. The quintet...
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