Root Down in the Shadow

IAMDYNAMITE "Stereo" from SUPERMEGAFANTASTIC This Detroit duo released their debut album this spring, and has been leaving their mark across the country ever sense. Just check your local alt radio station website, and chances are there is a studio session. Just don't miss them when they come through town . FREE SONG ALERT Yukon Blonde – Stairway Found via CMJ FreePlay:March 2012 and previously posted as a Free Track These United States – Dead & gone Looking at the Boston scene, I stumbled onto Music Savage and it's killer mixtapes I found These United States on the April '12 mix. Although the album released in '11, it kicked butt in '12!!! Diamond Rugs – Tell Me Why via American Songwriter's MUSE JULY SAMPLER Rivaling only Jack White , Dan Auerbach (Black Keys, Grace Potter, Dr. John), or Steve Moore ( of Zombi, Titan, Miracle. a/k/a Lovelock, Gianni Rossi.) for amount of projects, Deer Tick' s John McCauley ...

Earlier, this spring, I was turned onto SUPERMEGAFANTASTIC and I loved it the first time I heard it.   The interwebs say the sounds is "Exploding with thunderous beats and crunching power chords, IAMDYNAMITE establish themselves as a two-piece rock and roll force to be reckoned with on their debut LP SUPERMEGAFANTASTIC .  Armed with a single guitar, a basic drum kit and locked-in harmonies, the energy from the duo burns through speakers and electrifies off the stage whenever IAMDYNAMITE unleashes their unprecedented brand of noise." I gave my two cents back in March, when I gave the FREE MUSIC ALERT out to the Root Down In The Shadow readers .  I loved the album then, and it still is finding a happy home in my steady rotation, despite new songs coming in every week.   I just missed their Philly date in early June by one day as I was coming back from a vacation, but when I saw the notice of the the Radio 104.5 Summer Block Party Series at The...

One of my favorite things to do is sharing new music and sources with my friends and music fan cohorts. March is a great time of year to do that, as this the time of the year where the concert & festival season has officially kicked off, and everyone and their mother are in full blown publicity mode. So what does this mean for you??? FREE MUSIC . I'll try to post a free song a day, until I run out.... comment here or at the Facebook site with what you think of the songs! The inaugural 2012 FREE SONG ALERT is band as exciting as their all caps name screams: IAMDYNAMITE !  Be warned this is a one-time listen song.  Just one time is all it takes to get sucked in for more.  IAMDYNAMITE 'Stereo' IAMDYNAMITE are Christopher Martin (Guitar, Vox) and Chris Phillips (Drums/Vox).  They are one part W olfmother 's pounding guitar of 'Woman', one part Cage The Elephant irreverent craziness and equal parts energy.  Detroit's IAMDYNAMITE reminds you that y...