Month: <span>March 2021</span>

Dave Wirth – “I Won’t Untie The Knots”

Dave Wirth – “I Won’t Untie The Knots” – Single Review I can only imagine the creative place this guy must be in right now. Time and perspective can be such massive assets in making music and so rarely understood for the value they contribute to an artist’s or band’s career.  Think of all the […]Read More

Sandor Gavin – “Trading Teardrops” Feat. Shalee

Sandor Gavin – “Trading Teardrops” Feat. Shalee – Single Review Heyyyyyyy…wait a second here…is that the ol’ Patrick Nagel? Some of you will get that, most of you won’t; if you were a child of the 80s/90s however, there’s a good chance you saw pictures just like this single’s artwork hanging up throughout your house.  […]Read More

Colt Sterk – “Grandpa’s Truck”

Colt Sterk – “Grandpa’s Truck” – Single Review Colt.  Sterk.  If that doesn’t sound like both the quintessential American hero AND a potential Country star all rolled into one, what else could?  As it turns out – at the moment, both are equally true parts of his tale as well – he is CURRENTLY serving […]Read More

La Susi – “La Rosa Cautiva”

What a beautiful song, and what a tragic loss. We’ve been doing this whole music-thing for quite a while here at sleepingbagstudios at this point – nearly nine years – and this is the first song I can ever remember posting up posthumously.  No sooner was I finding myself blown away by the unbelievably expressive […]Read More

SMAIBLUE – Volume

SMAIBLUE – Volume – Album Review You can be an acquired taste and a comforting sound at the same time – SMAIBLUE has been continual proof of that as I’ve listened throughout the past couple years or so.  While I’ll attempt here in words once again to describe the experience of listening to one of […]Read More

SBS Podcast 117

As we always like to do about this time! Join Jer @ SBS for another trip through the independent music scene from one side of sound to the other on Proof Of Purchase! Vol. 11!  Another fantastic episode in the sub-series of the SBS Podcast designed to shine a light on what we’ve been spending […]Read More

BROCK – “ANUBIS”

Well, well, well…what DO we have here BROCK? Aside from his single “BADASS” released earlier this year, technically we started listening to BROCK post-release of his first two records, Without Boundaries and F Concept – which makes this cut “ANUBIS” the second track that gives us some insight into the future of what’s to come […]Read More

Spencer Jordan

Interview with Spencer Jordan SBS:  No joke Spencer – you’ve got yourself one seriously spectacular & single-worthy tune in your latest single “Danny Phantom” – honestly, anyone with at least one functioning ear would be able to hear the passion, dedication, and talent you’re bringing to your music…and certainly the highly addictive results.  I don’t […]Read More

Violet Orchestra – “The Kid Who Came From Outer Space”

Violet Orchestra – “The Kid Who Came From Outer Space” – Single Review So many thoughts! A track like “The Kid Who Came From Outer Space” will definitely get your wheels turning, that I can tell ya.  This is the second track we’ve heard from Violet Orchestra since they burst onto the scene with their […]Read More

Ron Hamrick – “You Hear Me Say I Love You”

Ron Hamrick – “You Hear Me Say I Love You” – Single Review Somewhere in between the earnest & humble sound of Neil Young’s style and the Armageddon-era of the Aerosmith catalog, you might find a tune like this.  Which kinda makes sense in a couple of ways really – sure there’s a similarly endearing […]Read More