We air our Rock Rising Music Show every Friday as an Exclusive Featured Spotify episode that will post to replay after it airs.
AVA Live Radio hosted by Jacqueline Jax is a podcast that puts an unfiltered provocative spin on new music and what’s behind the releases. This show talks about what’s happening in music and Pop Culture, stripping away the walls of the music industry.
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Bealby Point - What People Say
Release date: Jul 22, 2022
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Peach Pit, Mac Demarco, The Strokes, The Growlers, Joy Division
Bealby Point has spent the better part of two years with one goal in mind: capturing the most cherished memory of your favourite summer and turning it into the perfect sound.
After releasing their debut EP in 2021, the boys are now ramping up for the release of their sophomore EP, recorded with veteran producer Matt Di Pomponio at the world-renowned recording studio, Hipposonic Studio. Expected for release in Summer 2022.
@bealbypoint
https://open.spotify.com/track/5oSctkDQlEXC63p2TEUpNZ?si=8664b5b52a884850
Low Like You - Take a Minute, See the Difference
Release date: Jul 31, 2022
Released by: Low Like You LLC
Genre: Pop Punk
Their third single so far in a newer style of pop punk with an old school flavor.
Pop Punk band from Cleveland, Ohio. Low Like You is made up of 5 members, Keegan Charlton on vocals, Christian Murphy and Conner Dittmer on guitars, Nate Hilton on bass, and Zach Walton on drums. Low Like You was formed with the purpose of creating pop punk music in the way we all know, love and miss. They draw inspiration from bands such as Blink-182, Rise Against, A Day to Remember, Neck Deep and more. Follow Low Like You on Instagram and Facebook @LowLikeYouOH and on Twitter @LowLikeYouBand
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/lowlikeyouoh/
https://open.spotify.com/track/1GdsejvITdLHSiFERQUMKy?si=ae8197760e4543dd
Pot Valor - Summer Heaven
Release date: Aug 05, 2022
"This is my fourth single release. Pot Valor (Tony Vitez) released his first single Happy on May 6th, 2022. After taking a few years to introspect and write, he is now recording and publishing while living in Washington, D.C. Each monthly release is as thoughtful as it is vulnerable. Pot Valor is a departure from the new wave alt rock sound of his duo project TVVR.
Genre: Adult Contemporary, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Eddie Vedder, Third Eye Blind
https://open.spotify.com/track/39qkMVS1vFhxj2TKlUqIDn?si=12926fc47bf444b1
Long Tonic - Fuse
Release date: Jul 30, 2022
Released by: Long Tonic Band
Genre: Alternative Rock
Similar artists: The Black Keys, The Doors
The gang includes Ed (vocals & rhythm guitar), Matt (lead guitar & vocals), Joe (drums & attempted vocals), Dec (bass) and Harry (trumpet).
We love nothing more than groovy/bluesy/rocky riffs, knee-bending bops and overly-sentimental lyrics. If you like the Black Keys, Sticky Fingers, Arctic Monkeys, Mako Road, Ocean Alley... among many others, then there is a chance you'll dig us.
https://open.spotify.com/track/4QE4hkoWyYJu8lGEy8K6fy?si=b0ddf9161f0a41a7
https://www.instagram.com/longtonicofficial/
@LongTonicBand
Greg hoy & the boys - Carry me back home
Music Genre: Alternative Rock
Vibe: Energetic, driving, melodic
Located in: San Francisco, CA
Sounds like: The Strokes, The Killers, Cage The Elephant, The Black Keys, Jack White
'Carry Me Back Home' is the second single from the new album 'The Special Party', and it's as close to a summer anthem as the band gets.
Lyrically uplifting, musically driving, and melodically, an intensely sticky ear worm with a refrain about helping a fallen friend get back on their feet again, 'Carry Me Back Home' delivers. As Music Existence says, 'This band is only getting tighter and tighter as time goes by. Garage rock is the fiercest, loudest, craziest precursor to the punk movement that a group can take influence from, but in this release, Greg Hoy & The Boys aren’t paying tribute – they’re starting a legacy of their own.' To date, the restless creative has issued over 30 albums under various monikers, including The Royal Panics, Greg Hoy (“no boys” for intimate releases), Greg Hoy & The Boys, and Twice As Bright. Mostly these days, he fires up Greg Hoy & The Boys, a loose collective of friends and trusted musicians that includes boys and girls.
https://open.spotify.com/track/4hUu7lxWhov8C5Pv1362WC?si=6847060b580e4d70
Uncle Strut - Criminal
Release date: Jul 28, 2022
Released by: Spacey Gracey Records
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Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Similar artists: Sticky fingers, red hot chilli peppers
Emerging from the scenes of Vancouver, Uncle Strut strives to reinvigorate rock n’ roll with exciting new flavours of sound. Combining classic rock, funk, modern indie rock, and psychedelia, Uncle Strut forges its own sonic path, and gets the crowd grooving in the process.
https://open.spotify.com/track/35jUCn4pVIICCZjGd1NUft?si=73aaca9a462e48d5
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/uncle.strut/
JW Francis - Casino
Release date: Aug 03, 2022
Genre: Lo-fi Rock, Indie Pop, Dream Pop
Similar artists: The Beatles, Jonathan Richman, Velvet Underground, Shimmertraps, Pixies, Crumb, Badbadnotgood
This is from an upcoming album I'm going to announce soon. If you like it I can send you the whole album :) I have shows in New York and LA coming up as well.
https://open.spotify.com/track/5K2kjm5QQSItRv3e588q9R?si=29577e3b868e4dc2
Grace Amos - Nothing to say
Release date: Aug 04, 2022
Genre: Pop Rock, Indie Rock
Similar artists: Girl in Red, Alanis Morrisette, Miley Cyrus
Emerging singer-songwriter Grace Amos ushers in a new phase and transition for Grace, and the next step in her journey towards releasing her highly anticipated debut EP.
https://open.spotify.com/track/7DYiYYtDnXsn5Hi3uoxmXO?si=1694ae1720f841d5
Nocturnal Animals -A Simple Fuck You
Release date: Aug 04, 2022
Released by: DistroKid
Genre: Grunge, Emo, Alternative Rock
Known for their high-voltage grunge-pop anthems oozing with unapologetic punk-rock power, Adelaide alt-rockers.
https://open.spotify.com/track/6F3dSGC5O7W8Ss2QlNMlKF?si=4b82d0ffaaf64b21
HOAX - Drew
Release date: Aug 02, 2022
Released by: HOAX CREATIVES, LLC
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rock
HOAX is an indie pop-rock band from Queens, New York. It is the musical brainchild of Michael Raj and Frantz Cesar, who create the sonics and concepts behind their self-described style of “empathy pop” music.
Their modern vintage musical sound draws from a wide range of influences like 60’s pop, 70’s Motown, and alternative R&B. They like to see themselves as “the beautiful sound of sadness”, a description coined by a close friend.
Their music thematically focuses on the human condition, explorations of social constructs, and the decisions people make based from them, all tucked underneath pop melodies.
https://open.spotify.com/track/67PZp26Jwm9iEM8nG864hk?si=af10eeeaf6884cfd