Uncharted Music Highlights

The Trabajabas (Ska) - Pittsburgh, PA

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:20:26 -0500

The Spanish word “trabajaba” loosely translates to “used to work.” One alternative ska band thought it would be clever to name their band, The Used-to Workers, thus calling themselves, The Trabajabas. The Pittsburgh band really stands out from the small predominantly pop-punk music scene in the area. Their large band and band instruments aren’t hard to spot, and their wide variety of ska and indie songs are easy to notice among the other bands. “We’re that unique band that kind of throws people off a bit when they see us. In a good way, of course.” Says the band.
The first ska band attempt was a no-go, the band was attempted and quickly failed. The following year in November 2009, the band tried again. This time taking it much more serious and it worked. “It all just started off as a group of somewhat strangers that got together through some mutual friendships. We basically just wanted to start a ska band.” The band didn’t truly evolve into their current sound until the addition of Aaron Rodden in the fall of 2010, bringing the member count to 9.

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Dreams From Gin (Alternative) - Rochester, NY

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:16:38 -0500

With a unique and fitting name, Rochester alternative rock band, Dreams From Gin, has racked up quite the interesting resume. The band opened for Local H, which happened to be guitarist/vocalist Tyson Prince’s childhood rock n’roll band, in Syracuse and opened for Grammy-nominated artist, Chris Trapper in fall 2010. The band was also featured in the PS3 and PC video game, Beat Hazard Ultra.
The band’s home base is Rochester, New York where they are very proud with their local music scene. “Rochester has a popular local music scene lurking beneath the surface. We have two popular radio stations, 90.5 WBER and 89.7 WITR that constantly plays local indie music. We have several clubs, including the BugJar, that constantly books national and local bands of all flavors.” Although the band has a hard time fitting into the prominent genres in the area.

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We Are Tokyo (Electro-pop) - Bristol, UK

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:14:18 -0500

Inspired by the imagery of the late night cityscapes of Tokyo and the way the city just seems to be pushing it’s boundaries, electro-pop duo We Are Tokyo incorporated the city into their name. “(The name) was memorable, flowed well when spoken and looked good written so it was a keeper.” Says the Alex Fox, band vocalist, who also plays numerous instruments for the band, including synthesizer, bass, and guitar.
Tom Wheeler, who plays drums and sings back-up vocals, praises the duo’s local music scene in Bristol. “Bristol has always had a great music scene and we are glad to be associate with the city as it is the home of many big name artists. We always love playing in Bristol and get a good vibe every time! So we like to keep involved in the Bristol scene and culture.”

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The Eversea (Pop-Punk) - Boston, MA

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:10:26 -0500

If you sift through the hardcore and pop-punk bands that make up the music in Boston, MA, you’ll find indie rock band, The Eversea. The band came together in October 2010, just over a year ago, and have since released several singles, have been on the radio and are currently working on a 5-song EP which they hope to release in spring.
The scene in Boston, again, is filled with all kinds of hardcore and pop-punk bands, making it difficult for bands of a different genre to get a foothold in the scene. “We try to play any show we can get and keep ourselves out in the scene with new material every time.” Says the band.

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A Piece of The Action (Metal) - Los Angeles, CA

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:08:38 -0500

In the overwhelming music scene found in the Los Angeles/Hollywood area, you’ll find a band at every corner. A Piece Of The Action is one of those bands. The metal band officially formed in late 2009 after about a year’s worth of jam sessions with different hopefuls.
The oversaturated music scene in Los Angeles is where the band spends a lot of their time playing shows and practicing. When the band isn’t fine-tuning their own skills, they’re out supporting their favorite local bands. “We also do our best to help the scene grow into the monster it deserves to be by sharing events, cross promoting, and helping with member searches.”

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Black End Coda (Metalcore) - Downey, CA

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:06:02 -0500

The world is a never ending cycle of darkness and death. At least, that’s what Downey, CA metalcore band, Black End Coda believes. This is represented in not only the band’s name, but in the band’s music as well. In Downey, there isn’t much of a metal scene, so the band has taken to playing surrounding areas, such as Southgate, Huntington Park, and Compton.
In October 2010, Brian De La Torre (guitar/vocals) was attending Whittier College and wanted to participate in an open mic night held on the campus. Brian asked his friend Devin Keogh to play bass for the performance and Devin agreed, also inviting Brian to play with his band some weekend. After playing together, they decided to make it a permanent set-up.

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The Dirty Hearts Club (Indie Rock) - Manchester, UK

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:03:40 -0500

In January 2011, The Dirty Hearts Club, an indie rock band from Manchester, UK formed from the remains of their previous project, The Dirty Hands. 3 of the remaining members joined up and initially planned to keep the name before they found out it was taken by an already signed band in London. “we stumbled across the idea to call ourselves ‘The Dirty Hearts’ and the ‘Club’ part felt as though it gave us our own individual identity, like we were beginning an exclusive club that people could be part of.” Says the band.
“Manchester has been an important city in England’s musical heritage spawning internationally recognized and respected bands and musical figures that has defined musical culture and genre, such as bands like Joy Division, The Fall, The Buzzcocks, The Stone Roses, Happy Monday’s, Oasis, and Elbow. The city’s musical heritage has spawned a vibrant and eclectic ongoing scene. We (the band) all live just outside of the city so as well as getting involved in the music scene there we also play and have put on gigs in smaller suburban towns.”

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The Siren's Allure (Trancecore) - Mountain Home, AK

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:54:10 -0500

In Greek mythology, the sirens were seductresses who lured sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. The Siren’s Allure, a trancecore band from Mountain Home, Arkansas and used these mythical creatures as a metaphor. “It’s mainly about how the world tries to lure all of us in with its deception and deceit.” Says the band.
The two members of the band, Ocean Abernathy and Tyler Haile formed the band in mid-2011. The duo combines metal, electronica, dubstep, and techno to create their trancecore sound and have found it difficult to fit in with the town’s post-hardcore music scene, making it hard for the band to play shows in the area.

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The Handshake Affair (Rock) - Dessau, DE

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:49:00 -0500

German rock band, The Handshake Affair couldn’t be happier with their local music scene. The band came together in early 2007 in Dessau located in eastern Germany. “Dessau is a small city in eastern Germany and we think we’re really lucky to have such an amazing local music scene. There are lots of cool shows taking place all the time.” Says the band.
Originally, the band started as basement recordings started by the band vocalist, Eric. With many friends in the music scene playing in bands, he spent a great deal of time watching his friends rehearse and it wasn’t long before he brought together some of his best friends to form the band. The band has been playing shows and shuffling around their line-up for the last few years and are ready to tour the UK in December.

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Life After Liftoff (Pop-Punk) - Dayton, OH

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:45:12 -0500

Pop-punk band, Life After Liftoff’s name came to vocalist/guitarist, Lee Weiss in the form of a dream. “I usually keep a notepad by my bed for lyrics and one night the name came to me. I spent the next day figuring out what “Life After Liftoff” was going to be.” Says Weiss. Band bassist and back-up vocalist, Jason Sigritz adds,”Even though Lee originally came up with the band name, I think it has taken on a meaning of its own for the rest of us. I personally think of it, as simply being a statement from someone that has made it through something traumatic in their lives only to discover that there is infinitely more out there.”
The music scene in Dayton, Ohio is home to the band and is filled with indie, metal, and hardcore bands. “We are definitely the odd ones in the area. Though I think that is refreshing to people in the area and that is part of why we have started to gain a foothold here. I would say we are very active in the local music scene, participating in festivals, contests and playing a local show at least once or twice a month.” Says Sigritz. “We like to bring everyone together and really feed off the energy of great bands. We also like to incorporate belly dancing and cirque du soleil into our shows Jason and I are really flexible.” Says Weiss.

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A Tragedy At Hand (Hardcore) - Irving, TX

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:18:37 -0400

Hardcore band, A Tragedy At Hand, comes from the small town of Irving, Texas, just outside of Dallas. The band’s name embodies an interesting, yet dark view of life and how many people are forced to live a life of mediocrity. According to the band, the tragedy at hand is the average person being convinced that a normal 9-to-5 job is the best they can do. “People get lost and caught up in things that blind them to what life can really hold. The world is at each and every one of our finger tips, but little think or go beyond their little glass box and are left staring at what they want and can’t have.” Explains the band.

The band has many musical influences like bands such as Underoath, The Devil Wears Prada, In Flames, Dark Tranquility, and As I Lay Dying. Like many other metal/hardcore bands, the band incorporates many of the trademark elements of the genre, such as screaming and hardcore breakdowns. But unlike other bands, the band feels that although they have similar elements to these bands, they assure everyone that they write actual music.

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Project T.A.Y.F.A.M.B. (Tell All Your Friends About My Blog)

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:46:00 -0400

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Project T.A.Y.F.A.M.B. (Tell All Your Friends About My Blog)

This is my music blog, Uncharted Music News. (Link: http://unchartedmusicnews.blogspot.com/)

If you’re in an unsigned band, like unsigned/undiscovered talent, or a music blog please read on! If not, don’t.

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Streets Ahead (Alternative/Indie) - Bedford, NH

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:40:17 -0400

In Bedford, NH, you’ll find optimistic alternative indie rock band, Streets Ahead, which came together in October 2010. The band decided on their name because it implies looking forward towards the future and the band likes to keep an optimistic view.

Each of the members have different influences from Paramore to Radiohead and Muse to Johnny Foreinger. With such broad influences, the band naturally hass a broad sound. The band writes with emotions and write music based on how they feel, not how they want to sound.

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Perils Rise (Metalcore) - Dover Plains, NY

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:53:19 -0400

Perils Rise is a metalcore band out of the small town of Dover Plains, NY. The band formed in August 2010 and took their name from a Devils Wear Prada song lyric. “We chose the name because it reflected what we were going through with the band at the time. By standard definition, peril is a danger spawned by a specific action. We’ve all taken risks an encountered problems by choosing to put all of ourselves into our music. It seemed fitting.” Says the band.

The members of the band have a diverse music taste and the band itself tries to make music that sounds good. Some influential bands include The Devil Wears Prada, August Burns Red, and Every Time I Die. The group describes their music as metalcore with surprises. “We mix it up a lot from song to song. From a lyrical standpoint, our current release has a very specific theme. It follows the struggle of life and how it is never acceptable to give up. Never give in, keep following your dreams.”

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Curses (Post-Hardcore) - Coachella Valley, CA

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:48:19 -0400

After several false starts and blunders, post-hardcore band, Curses were fed up and decided their musical ventures were cursed, hence the name. The band feels the name is also fitting because they believe that everyone has a curse. “Everyone has their cross to carry, their struggles, and things holding them back but, like us, you’ve gotta overcome it.” Says the band. “We want to help people believe in themselves. These kinds of attitudes are what turn heads around, attract attention and get everyone speaking.”

The band describes their sound as dark and raw, with glam and 80’s influences. “Powerful lyrics that are about real and relate-able themes. We don’t have a specific recurring theme as a band, but we have a personal experience or a personal feeling embedded in each song. We like to keep lyrics as close to us as possible because as an audience, you could feel when the lyrics were written with some passion or feeling behind them”

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Undercurrent (Rock) - Sheffield, UK

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:42:22 -0400

Although the band came together in November of 2009, it wasn’t until early 2010 when the band started recording their songs that they finally decided on a band name. The band jotted down a few name ideas, but after the process of elimination, they were left with the name, Undercurrent. “We stuck with this name based on two of its meanings being ‘an underlying feeling’ and that of a ‘under water current’ i.e. In the sense of being dragged through life.” Says the band.

Undercurrent hails from Sheffield, UK, home of producing artists such as Jarvis Cocker (Pulp), Def Leppard, Arctic Monkey’s, Bring Me The Horizon and more recently, While She Sleeps. “The current scene tends to mainly contain 2 types of styles at the moment being ‘Indie’ and ‘Metal’ - We think we have the potential to fall into the latter of the two as although we are not metal in terms of the hardcore/screamo bands such as Bring Me the Horizon, we can be slightly heavier/louder than your typical standard ‘Rock’ band.”

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The Vanity Project (Folk-Pop) - Rossendale Valley, UK

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:37:29 -0400

In the great underground music scene of Rossendale Valley, you’ll find folk-pop band, The Vanity Project playing shows dressed in dresses and cravats. “The Vanity Project is a bit tongue in cheek really, but it was decided from the start that we wouldn’t hold back with any of our music.” Says the band. Apart from dressing up, the band also makes sure that the drummer, Ste, is visible, unlike the usual ‘drummer in the back’ set-up.

According to the band, this British 3-piece came together after a late night jamming session in a kitchen. The members have been involved in other works in different genres including drum & bass, hip-hop, soul, rock, and indie before forming the band.

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Uncharted Around The World 2011

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:32:25 -0400

For the last two weeks, I’ve allowed bands from all around the globe to submit their bands for a write up! The response was overwhelming, but only a select few bands actually completed the process (Damn you lazy bands!).

I’m thinking of making this and annual event, maybe even something I do a couple times a year. Who knows?

The Worshyp

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:55:55 -0400

Toronto Metal band, The Worshyp formed when the lead singer couldn’t find music for his morning jog. Unlike most people, who would have settled for lesser music, he decided to go ahead and just make the music. After positive reviews of his songs, he decided to get a band together and the band was born.

The band is influenced by a large range of music, from Rush to Pantera and Black Sabbath to Motorhead. Their sound is a perfect blend of the last 4 decades of hard rock and metal. “Each song offers the listener a totally different experience.” Says the Nova. “I think there is certainly both a Canadian and American element to our music.”

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Through The Static

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:51:11 -0400

This all-girl Pop-Punk band from Long Island originally started as a cover band, eventually transitioning into an original band that can’t seem to keep it’s members. With only one original member and a fill-in drummer, the band is playing shows all around Long Island and it’s surrounding areas!

The band released a short 3-song EP that served as sort of sampler of what the band could do as well as a call to arms to female musicians. “‘We Can Do It!’ was a quote used on a Rosie the Riveter poster, and that’s where the idea was inspired from.” After the EP’s release in early April 2011, it received decent feedback in it’s first weeks. It would again resurface after being featured on the blog, Idle & The Bear during the summer.

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