Tag Cheap Music

Alanna Gurr and the Greatest State — Late at Night

Alanna Gurr’s voice is immediately arresting. Pair that with the laidback, folk-inspired indie rock and you’ve got yourself some truly hypnotic music. I don’t have much ink to spill on this one — Late at Night is frighteningly easy to…

Great Mutations — Cheap Stuff

What the hell is going on upstate New York? Earlier today you read about The Lucky Jukebox Brigade, who are based in Albany. By pure coincidence, Great Mutations (a very different type of band) is based in Troy, NY. I’m…

Las Lanas — The Blind Year

In continuing with today’s ambient theme, meet Las Lanas (a.k.a. Lisa Liu.) The Brooklyn-based musician is a veteran of the indie seen and plays jazz with the best of ’em. As she states on her site, music has no boundaries.…

Roof Beams — Tectonics

The jangly guitars and harmonicas that lead off Tectonics will lull you into a sense of false security. They’re warm and you’ve heard them before — this is going to be another pleasant, young, urban folk band. And then Nathan…