SBS Live This Week 064

The explosion of noise-rock band Closer raining down monstrously epic jams from the stage began with three guitarists (Ryan, Trev, Jake) and one of the most beastly drummers (Tyler) to ever sit on the throne.  Born out of a combination of local rock bands The Pit (Trev/Tyler) and Doc Holiday (Ryan/Jake) – nobody even knew […]Read More

Sam And The Black Seas – Silver

Sam And The Black Seas – Silver – Album Review On April 21st last year in 2016, we received a link to a modest handful of songs via Soundcloud link to first discover the music of Sam And The Black Seas.  As it turned out, those songs happened to be amazing…and my enthusiasm for this […]Read More

Kiev – Swish

Kiev – Swish – Album Review Bro…way to take it to the next level homie! It’s not like I wasn’t impressed the last time I had the opportunity to check out Kiev’s music on his Infinite Positivity EP…but for real – this album is like…way better isn’t it?  Is it just me?  I remember thinking […]Read More

Melonvine

Melonvine Interview SBS:  Welcome Melonvine – stoked to have you in this interview with us – I love what I’ve heard from the latest self-titled EP & there’s lots I want to talk to you fellow Canadians about!  Everything I heard from the new record made me think of my own hometown in Vancouver, BC […]Read More

Dobie – “Ballade Pour (Extended Mix)”

Dobie – “Ballade Pour (Extended Mix)” – Single Review For fans of electro-music and the vocal-trance genre, there’s a good chance you’ve got something to love here with the new single from Dobie, “Ballade Pour (Extended Mix).”  From the steady structure, pulse & rhythm in the music, to the poetic way Dobie crafted the words […]Read More

Henry Metal – So It Hath Begun

Henry Metal – So It Hath Begun – Album Review And the award for best band name out there in the independent music-scene goes to… HENRY METAL! So It Hath Begun.  Damn right it has! I’m rare to strip a direct quote unless I really see one that says something better than I feel like […]Read More

SBS Live This Week 063

SBS Live This Week returns with a new chapter in the series, wrapping-up the first five years of sleepingbagstudios history by unleashing the LIVE ARCHIVES from our vault of awesomeness. For better or for worse – we were there, out there in the crowd shoulder-to-shoulder with you watching some amazing artists & bands over the […]Read More

Eleven Dollar Bills – “Waves”

Eleven Dollar Bills – “Waves” – Single Review They created the one.  Depending on where you live, they created the two.  They created the five and the ten…and now here we are with Eleven Dollar Bills. And life is GOOD! The real currency here is their fantastic grip on their style, sound & songwriting.  Their […]Read More

Last Time Only – Anything For You

Last Time Only – Anything For You – EP Review If memory serves correctly, this is the third time I’ve reviewed the music of Last Time Only, the acoustic-based solo-project from Jared Woodruff.  I feel like I always look forward to seeing LTO pop onto the playlist with something new – I’m pulling for this […]Read More