Ever hear of a band that comes along that’s great, doesn’t end up getting their full due, and no one can quite put their finger on why? Maybe they lack commercial appeal, but they certainly don’t lack talent. We believe this is a fate that may be awaiting Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, but it’s not too late, and there’s still something we can do.

For listeners of the entrenched duets of Jack and Meg White, the expressions of Dylan in “Bringing it all Back Home”, the rhythms of The Rolling Stones, and the rawness of Lou Reed this album will provide everything you have been looking for.

Very rarely does a new band come along that gets it, and even more seldom does a group encompass innovative songwriting, production, and style the way New York based experimental indie rock band MGMT (formally “The Management”) does on their first release “Oracular Spectacular”.

On any given night of the week visiting one of the following hip hangouts could result, quite possibly, in the discovery of your new favorite band.

The Vines have seen more drama in the last nine years than the LBC ever will. They’ve endured breakdowns, break-ups, label changes, and a front man suffering from Asperger Syndrome. Pretty much anything that could prove fatal to any of todays lesser experienced rock bands. Through it all, they’ve managed to stick it out long enough to deliver their fourth full-length release entitled “Melodia”.