“In the woods I will find what I seek.” That’s the first thing I heard from Small Sur, and it was love at first impression. This band is low-key, sincere, outdoor rock. Too many bands romanticize Big Sur, but the name Small Sur is perfectly humble. Small Sur’s music sounds great, says great things, and takes you to great places as you listen.
A song that will always remind me of returning to the motherland for the winter months, here's "Build Voice" off of Dan Deacon's second record Bromst.
Strum The Fox is an instrumental band composed of an electric violin, an electric guitar, and a ridiculously large drum set. I began to count the number of cymbals this guy has and quickly became confused. They’ve had tons of extremely great press reviews though, so they’re obviously doing something right.
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Yeveto is a name which demands a creative backing. This band does not let you down. The first track on their BandCamp is called “Remote Unelectrified Villages” and sounds exactly like it should be by a band called Yeveto.
Soft Cat describes their sound as Reggae / Reggaeton / Regional Mexican and uses Myspace as their primary outlet for exposure. Nonetheless, this is an absolutely beautiful band. Their genre on the more reasonable Facebook profile is aptly listed as "sincerity".
The Golden West Café in Baltimore is vegan friendly, serves organic, locally grown foods, and hosts local music. Located at 1105 west 36th Street, this café is “happy to provide you with specials form the kitchen and bar.
Not content to let contemporary Americana lie where it's landed--in a fun, retrospective, but ultimately repetitive niche within the indie landscape--The Sterling Sisters came along with perhaps the most interesting take on the genre since Jason Molina arrived on the scene. Their new self-titled EP threads huge avant-garde moves into traditional country romps. They've tagged it "neo-folk"; whatever it is, it's certainly weird and exciting.