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Artists You Should Know: Fields of Prey
January 12
Fields of Prey is a new band trying to make a mark on Fresno's rock scene.
Artists You Should Know: Lezayr
January 05
Founded in Mexico, but now rockin' in Fresno -- local band Lezayr is eclectic, bilingual and trying to create a busy 2012.
Artists You Should Know: Spacehooker
March 25
Friday night, out-of-this-world one-man-band Spacehooker celebrates the release of its first CD.
Spacehooker is the new funk/metal/industrial project from local musician Marino Mongelli, whose past projects have included Mind Bender, Lica Sto and Something from the Planet Hell. The show is at 9 p.m. at Starline, 831 E. Fern Ave, and has a $6 cover. Read more →Artists You Should Know: Styles Like Revelators
January 14
Fresno band Styles Like Revelators is made up of four 19-22-year-olds, but the music they're making sounds at least twice that.
Heavy with classic rock influence, the band mixes blues and rock in a way that ought to make White Stripes fans happy. They're also not afraid to bring a little harmonica to the party. Read more →Artists You Should Know: Mojo Symphony
December 17
The last time once-popular local band Mojo Symphony played a gig, the Wild Blue Yonder was the place to see shows.
It was 1986 then, and in its time the bluegrass-meets-reggae band would draw crowds to the Wild Blue and The Olympic Tavern. Read more →Local band Alexandria Burning plays Audie's
December 10
On Friday night, local goth-rock band Alexandria Burning introduces Fresno to its brand of "Fear." The band will celebrate its two-years-in-the-making CD "The Fear Gospels" at Audie's Olympic, 1426 N. Van Ness Ave.
Also on the show is dark Bay Area rock band Tell-Tale Heartbreakers and DJ Maverick Cadaverick. The show also marks the first FresnoGoth.com event in four years. Showtime is 9 p.m. Cover is $6. Read more →Artists You Should Know: Jazz Xperiment
November 19
Jazz Xperiment is an example of what happens when a jazz player and a blues/rock musician team up and try something new.
Randy Freeman (the jazz guy) and Jim Hampton (the blues/rock guy, who also plays in Rockaholics) have been friends for 30 years, but two years ago they decided to start Jazz Xperiment. Read more →Artists You Should Know: Shiver Fox
November 12
Shiver Fox is a new band from two local musicians who have done well for themselves in the past. Trey Tosh, an accomplished rock and blues artist, joined forces with Kyle Baker, who toured nationally and internationally with rock band Flight 409. Together, they call their new project "modern vintage" -- that means its dripping with classic influences, but also has the attitude and energy you'd expect from two guys in their early 20s.
Shiver Fox's EP release party is tonight at Starline, 831 E. Fern Ave. It starts at 9 p.m. and has a $10 cover. The first 50 people through the door get a free Shiver Fox T-shirt. Advance tickets are available at The Laundry Room for $8. Read more →Down Word hopes to sell out show at Starline
November 05
Local rock band Down Word is determined to sell out its first headlining show at Starline on Saturday night -- even knowing that it's got steep competition over at the Save Mart Center.
But this funk-driven rock band that channels the energy of Rage Against the Machine has been doing a lot of things right lately. Read more →Keeney swaps hard rock for acoustic approach
October 29
A hard rocker turning acoustic isn't something you see too often.
It did work for Staind's Aaron Lewis, and Fresno's Michael Keeney hopes it works for him too. Read more →Artists You Should Know: Jem Bluestein
October 09
If you follow folk music in Fresno, then the Bluestein name needs no introduction.
The Bluesteins are Fresno's first family of folk. Patriarch Gene Bluestein was a folk musician and professor who had his children playing music from a young age. Many years later, they're still at it. Read more →Artists You Should Know: Whisky Row
October 15
Local country duo Whisky Row have a good chance to make an impression with the country music industry this weekend.
Whisky Row - Mike Pereira and Jason Ruffoni, both 32 and from Kerman - is competing in the regional competition of the the Colgate Country Showdown, a prestigious talent competition for up-and-coming country musicians. Read more →Artists you should know: Los Hooligans
February 07
Ska band Los Hooligans is back from its annual winter hiatus.
The band, largely made up of local music teachers, is performing at 8:30 p.m. today at Audie's Olympic, the former Club Fred, at 1426 N. Van Ness Ave. Cover is $8. Read more →Artists you should know: The Kids' International
April 24
Ben Bartel, David Shaw and Berto Vicente were playing in a hard-core/screamo band when they decided they needed a change of style.
"Let's write music that anyone could come to a show and enjoy," Bartel says. Read more →Artists you should know: Jet Black Horror
January 10
Fresno metal band Jet Black Horror is starting off 2008 with a 20-city West Coast tour that's taking the group to Las Vegas, Portland and Seattle.
It's a big move for a 3-year-old band that has been marred with lineup changes. Now with a stable lineup, the five-piece band is looking toward a big year, so says bass player Matt Turya. We caught up with him from the road. Read more →Artists you should know: The Human Project
March 20
This week, The Human Project sat alongside Linkin Park and Amy Winehouse on the front page of numberonemusic.com.
And what exactly is The Human Project, you ask? It's the moniker of Visalia singer/songwriter Loyd Vandergriff. Read more →Artists you should know: Tha GIM
January 31
Tha GIM recently returned home from getting honored at the Holy Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta on Jan. 18 and 19.
So we caught up with the Fresno rapper (whose name is an acronym for God In Me) to find out about his experience and what's coming up for him this year. Read more →Artists you should know: The Midnight Howlers
April 17
If you've been paying attention, you might have noticed The Midnight Howlers playing all around Fresno lately.
The Madera group got together in 2006. Since then, the foursome of Nick Lillies, Chris Stroud, Jared Upton and Jake Zamora has been making noise around town to the point where it's touring and readying its first CD. Next up, the band is playing at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Crossroads, 3315 N. Cedar Ave. Cover is $10. Read more →Artists you should know: Filthy
February 28
Rapper Filthy hails from the same Houston rap scene that in recent years made stars of Chamillionaire and Paul Wall.
Now splitting time between Houston and Fresno, Filthy's got an album in the works and a new single called "We Got It" that features Keak Da Sneak. The two of them will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday at Crest Theatre, 1170 Broadway St. Cover is $15. Read more →Artists you should know: The Overdubs
May 08
A lot of bands talk about being families. The Overdubs, though, really do have family ties -- with husband-wife and father-son pairs.
We caught up with member Ryan Townsend before the band's show at 7:30 p.m. today at Kuppajoe, 3673 N. First St. Cover is $5. Give us the history of The Overdubs. The Overdubs began as a side project and evolved. We started in Orange County as Girlfriend in a Coma but I changed the name to The Overdubs when I moved to Davis because everyone thought we were a Smiths cover band. I love the Smiths, but we don't play '80s nights. When we came back to Fresno, I recruited Nathan Bjaaland and Sean Cohea as the rhythm section; we'd all been in a punk band called Chevron Girl back in the day. Of course, Bekah Townsend, my wife, has always been in the band. Now we have another refugee from Chevron Girl, Justin Landis, and father-son duo Gino and Weston Grillo in our crew as well. Read more →