Indie Music in the News

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.

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’ ...

Music How does one trace the warp and woof of Bay Area indie rock's silky, sick, multihued tapestry — with ticket stubs to long-ago shows, holey concert T's, or grainy snapshots of sweat-swathed guitar players, red eyes gleaming in a haze of smoke machine emissions?

Photos by Amanda Lopez . Noise Pop has prevailed. This year, as the San Francisco festival's 20th annual week of indie music concerts gets under way, the proceedings have the distinct feeling of a victory lap &...

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 ...

You could spend the rest of the day accompanied by the sounds of indie games, for a relative pittance. The second iteration of the Indie Game Music Bundle is available for the next week, offering a Humble-style collection of game soundtrack downloads. For your [any amount of money] you get the soundtracks to Aquaria , Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery EP, To the Moon, Jamestown , and Machinarium ...

The Humble Indie Bundle has been running since May 2010 and seen 9 iterations. It’s raised a lot of money for charity, the EFF, and the indie game makers involved. So, it’s not surprising to see another indie bundle promotion popping up, only this one is for music lovers. Most indie game worth playing have [...]

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 ...