I had the opportunity to sit in a home recording studio in the basement of Ben Ryan and Kyle Grim of Dogwood Tales, while sipping on some piping hot echinacea tea to talk about their new album Too Hard to Tell. Their single “Too Hard To Tell” is available today. Get ready to fall into a nostalgia that you may not have lived yourself. Chez Goodspeed of GrizzlyGround: Introduce yourselves. Ben: My name is Ben Ryan, I play in Dogwood Tales. I write some music with Kyle, I write

Harrisonburg, Virginia band Venus Milo released their debut album Thanks & Apologies on December 2nd, 2016. Self-proclaimed as moody indie rock and post-pop, they most certainly live up to such expectations. The genesis of Venus Milo actually began in December of 2015. When the band formed, despite them coming from different musical backgrounds, they wanted the songwriting process to always be very collaborative. Venus Milo wanted everyone's ideas and perspectives to be heard

Photo by Briley Caton. The Pressure Kids are a five-piece indie rock band based out of Nashville who just released their newest single, “You Missed Your Chance,” an in-your-face anthem replicating the characteristic energy that permeates their live sets. This newest single is a follow up from their late summer single “Catherine in Moonlight." The song begins strong with a mix of electric guitars and a simple yet rhythmic drum beat. Around the 15 second mark, a pleasant guitar

“Human Bruise” is the RVA based band, Antiphons' recent release off of their forthcoming album Groan. “Human Bruise” is also a song that is easy to play on repeat, while all perception of time seemingly escapes. There’s just something hypnotizing about those weepy vibrations that flow from some melty guitar riffs. This track opens with a droning “you f-ck like an only child”, which, at first, may warrant hitting pause-- …and rewinding the song back a few seconds. “You f-ck li

I had never heard of the New York based band, Bueno, prior to seeing them live in Brooklyn at Market Hotel. Their live performance was absolutely captivating. I made a mental note, after their set, to look them up at a later point. I guess you could say that's how the love affair between myself and Bueno’s music began. From there, I became addicted to the dark quality of Bueno's previous album Guilt. I have been eagerly counting down the days to Illuminate Your Room’s release

Philly is pretty consistent when it comes to churning out great bands and Frontyards is no exception. Frontyards is a five piece indie garage rock band, who recently released their first full length album Carlito on July 22nd. Let me first start by saying album is extremely unique. There are so many diverse sounds that vary from track to track. With that being said, sonically it isn’t cohesive. However, somehow each song works so incredibly well together. I'm stunned that I h

GrizzlyGround recently had the opportunity to interview the charming Long Beach, CA indie rock band oblio. The trio consists of Blake Russell, Alex Strahle and Free Hallas. We chatted about everything from their latest single "Days" to their upcoming album Autophobia to Pokemon Go and salad dressing (...?)! GrizzlyGround: First, I’d like to say that I really enjoy your single “Days” a lot. The lyrics are extremely poignant. Especially the opening lyrics, “I’ve dreamed of drow