"The Local Scene"
Featuring reviews and news from local music
scenes around the world
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Band Guide
Atlanta, GA
Alastor: Edgy, melodic and cool alt-rock from Atlanta in the
tradition of PJ Harvey, Concrete Blonde and The Breeders.
Bands: Read the "Hey Bands" section for
information on how to be included in the Band Guide section.
Music News
Boston, MA
As of early August, Godboy broke up. Several members of the
unique Boston area band are now exploring new musical styles.
Mike Previti was selected as one of the five Boston artists chosen
as semi-finalists in the nationwide Big Deal $100,000 Music Search.
Cleveland, OH
Three of Mike Farley's songs have been selected for use on ESPN’s
X-games show B3 (Bikes, Boards, and Blades). The songs are "Imagination",
"No Easy Answers" and "Hold On." On Sunday, October 1st, the Mike
Farley Band played at Cleveland Browns Stadium for their official Tailgate
Party. The band said it would not be performing its new song "Uncle Artie"
about Art Modell skipping town but would promote the song to local radio
stations prior to the game that week.
Dallas, TX
Eden Automatic was selected to be semi-finalists in the Big Deal
$100,000 Music Search. Also, the band's song "Need" from Glimmer
will be on the American Nightmare movie soundtrack.
New York, NY
As of early August, Amelia’s Dream announced it was officially being
played on 81 radio stations around the United States.
Washington, DC
On April 22, Dog Fashion Disco flew out to Los Angeles to appear
on FarmClub.com TV (which runs after Monday Night Raw on
the USA Network). The band was scheduled to perform with P.O.D., Methods
of Mayhem (Tommy Lee’s new band), and Stone Temple Pilots. Ozzy Osborne
was scheduled to guest host.
Bands: Read the "Hey Bands" section for
information on how to be included in the Music News section.