Author: joelheslop

  • To Watch: Years End- “Stitch Your Own Coattail”

    Be watching out for some new stuff from these rad dudes later this year. Check it: Years End- “Stitch Your Own Coattail”   http://yearsend.bandcamp.com

  • Local Music: Years End – Beacon

    Martinsburg, WV may not be a hub for new local music being produced ever year, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t great music there. Local band Years End is making moves to the top. Their brand new Single “Little Elliot Drive” off of their upcoming EP Beacon was just released yesterday and it doesn’t disappoint.…

  • New Hotness: I Can Make a Mess and The Almost

    Today, June 11th, is a great day. It is the two year anniversary of my beautiful Bride Brandi and I getting married. Brandi and I at Rockbridge for the first ever YL College Week! But it will also be the day that The Almost and I Can Make a Mess come out with new albums. Aaron Gillespie is…

  • Indie Spotlight: Joshua Michael Robinson and The Careful Ones

    Joshua Michael Robinson is an artist: creative, imaginative, and insightful. His album Intentions is a beautiful and soothing work of art. Joshua worked with one of my favorite artists, Aaron Marsh, and The Vanguard Room to make this. With transcendent melodies that take you away to a calming place. Joshua’s voice is nothing less than incredible…

  • Summer Jams.

    Here are a couple Saturday Summer Jams for ya! Enjoy. Warning: Some Language. With their new album Modern Vampires of the City topping the charts, Vampire Weekend has some great Indie jams for the summer! Vampire Weekend – Step With his departure from Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. MUSIC Label, Kid Cudi took some musical freedoms with…