NYRMS Archive: Interview: Jacob Jeffries discusses ‘Tell Me Secrets,’ playing live

(Originally published on Examiner.com on September 18, 2012) The Jacob Jeffries Band has been making headlines with their unique brand of piano-driven rock. Since 2008, the band has been receiving high honors, including winning the Florida Grammy Showcase and the Nationals Singer Songwriter Shoot-Out in Atlanta, Georgia. The band’s newest single, “Suffocate My Heart,” was…

NYRMS Archive: Socratic’s Duane Okun talk self-produced new album, re-releasing debut LP

(Originally published on Examiner.com on September 14, 2012) New Jersey pop-rockers Socratic are still going strong after nearly 14 years as a band. After releasing two albums through the now defunct Drive Thru Records, 2005 debut Lunch for the Sky , and 2008s Mark Hoppus-produced Spread the Rumors, the band put out their first self-released…

NYRMS Archive: Interview: The Bottom Dollars talk ‘Good News Everyone,’ crazy tour memories

(Originally published on Examiner.com on September 7, 2012) New York City’s The Bottom Dollars are proud to be a D.I.Y. band. Having self-released one full length, The Halcyon Days, and a live album, Loud as F***, the guys are doing well all on their own. The band is about to release a new album, Good…

NYRMS Archive: Interview: A Great Big Pile of Leaves’ Tyler Soucy on ‘Making Moves,’ new music

(Originally published on Examiner.com on August 30, 2012) A Great Big Pile of Leaves is a four-piece indie-rock band out of Brooklyn. The band, made up of members Pete Weiland (vocals), Tucker Yaro (bass), Matthew Fazzi (guitar), and Tyler Soucy (drums), self-released their debut full length, Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?, in 2010. On…

NYRMS Archive: Album review: PK build on their sound with ‘The Lost Boys Sessions’

(Originally published on Examiner.com on August 28, 2012) The Lost Boys Sessions, the new EP from PK released this past May, sees the band’s indie-rock/electro-pop sound and songwriting brought up to the next level. With a sound reminiscent of The Killers‘ later work, the EP takes what they did with their debut full length, Into…