Buzz Track: Young Girls

Fans of Tom Petty, Gaslight Anthem, and The Gallery need to give Irene & The Sleepers a shot. They just released an EP titled ‘Trouble in the Middle of the Night’. The band typically performs in southern states including Texas and Louisiana and have shared the stage with Cowboy Mouth, Black Stone Cherry, Cavo, and Ingram Hill.

Contact: imchrisrimmer@gmail.com

Buzz Track: Where The Kids Are

Brother and sister, Bruce and Erica Driscoll who go under the moniker Blondfire are creating a buzz and will perform every Monday in June at The Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles. KROQ’s ‘Locals Only’ is currently spinning the track ‘Where The Kids Are‘. We featured this indie pop act years ago when they were known as Astaire.

Contact: info

Buzz Track: I Told You So

A gifted singer and guitar virtuoso, Breanna Lynn picked up her first guitar at the age of nine and through hard work, landed in the studio with producers like Ken Caillat (Colbie Caillat, Fleetwood Mac) and country star Jamie O’Neil. She cites Demi Lovato, Stevie Nicks and Christina Perri as inspiration. You will definitely want to check out Breanna perform with Everlast at The Canyon Club in Agoura Hill, CA on May 27th.

Contact: Adrian Valera

Buzz Track: Purgatory

Listen to Purgatory for a couple of times and it will stick with you. Female-fronted hard rock act Aria recorded their EP with Mike Hatalack (It Dies Today). The band released 2 EP’s “Chapters” and “Self-Titled”, and will release a full length album July 17th called “We Are All Prisoners”. The newest video for the track Purgatory was released less than 5 days ago on YouTube and already attracted 8,000 views. For fans of Evanescence, Flyleaf, etc.

Contact: contactariaband@gmail.com

News Update: Both Jesse Thomas and The Young Romans will perform
at Rockwood Music Hall (NYC) Tuesday, May 22nd. Set-time: 6:15

Kings favorite Jesse Thomas who we featured last year will released her first full length “War Dancer” which came out in February 14th. Her single “You I Want” was the Starbucks pick of the week with 2.1 million free download cards in all U.S. and Canadian locations and the new single “Fire” was the iTunes download of the week. Her album peaked at #25 on Billboard Heatseekers and #4 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart. In recent weeks, she has been featured in the LA Times as well as mentioned in Glamour Magazine. She also made a lot of buzz at SXSW this March as a headliner at the Hotel Cafe sponsored showcase. Thomas has shared the stage with John Mayer and Lights.

The Young Romans will also perform who released their new record “Tiger Child” on March 20th, 2012 and also were featured on iTunes with the Indie Spotlight Download Of The Week. Their song “Where You Go” was featured as the end-credits of
the new film “Salmon Fishing In The Yemen” (Lions Gate) starring Ewan MacGregor and Emily Blunt. They have been gaining a lot of traction on the Alternative radio scene, and they are in rotation on major reporting-stations in the LA area.

Contact: manbir.sodhia@gmail.com