This is a pretty good video for a pretty great song from a really good band... Pocket Vinyl . Pianos make songs sound way better. Think of all the best songs and I bet they have a piano in them. For example Hey Jude or Bohemian Rhapsody, or so many of Kinch's songs! The proof is all around for you to see man... you just have to use your DAMN EYES!

Tonight is Kinch's album release party. You should definitely go to that. Kinch are very deserving of our support for so many reasons. For example, they are a really great band that makes really great albums and puts on really great shows. So defiently go to The Rhythm Room and see them play and buy their new album. But WHAT to do afterwards you might be thinking to yourself. If you were thinking "Go home and go to bed like a responsible adult" you are way way off the mark! You should definitely go to The Crescent Ballroom for [...]

This is pretty exciting news! Pre order Kinch's new album and get that album digitally now! You can also buy a ticket to their record release show in Oct and get the album handed to you at the merch table as well as the digital album now! Anyway you slice it... pretty good deal assuming you like Kinch. And who doesn't like Kinch? Bye Bye Bye Bye by Kinch

Kinch are so good that is makes me sick to my stomach. It's only a matter of time before they have conquered the world and become our musical overlords... I for one can't wait!!! Kinch "Darkest Edmonton" by Electric Mustache
The weather was ideal, there was a beer truck tapped with New Belgium Brewery's Beers (among others), and the artists delivered. Yes, 'twas such a good time at the 2011 McDowell Mountain Music Festival , that I think that, over a week later, I've finally fully recovered. Of the three days of music on the main stage, I missed only one band - Friday's opener Paper Snowmen. Sorry Paper Snowmen, I'll make it up to you somehow. Day One [...]
And so it begins. Every year, we bring you our picks for the best of the South By Southwest festival. This year, we will be presenting you with a series containing fifty bands, that will run right up to the beginning of SXSW. We selected bands that we think the average TDOA reader will adore. With each entry, we've listed like-minded bands as a reference point, but we recommend listening to each no matter what. As always, it's difficult to put some of these bands in a neat tidy, descriptive box. Your ears will [...]

Here are some highs and lows of music and moshing from round the fingertips. - Rolling Stone is streaming the new Telekinesis debut , which has some sweet melodies, rock crunch and some GBV-esque pop things going on from singer-songwriter Michael Lerner. - MTV Networks and Rhapsody have partnered to give music fans two free months of music. - So Much Silence has the goods on new music from Phoenix band Kinch , and the release of a song from a hopeful [...]

Gospel Claws & Kinch are each celebrating SXSW 2011 with the release of new singles! With the release of their debut LP C-L-A-W-S in October 2010, Phoenix natives, Gospel Claws had enough soul to spread their "gospel" and enough raw energy to still be called "claws." They headed back to the studio last month to record a new single I Can, I Will , which will be released digitally on 1st March. Download Gospel Claws - I Can, I [...]

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 44 with freebie mp3 downloads for songs by Gay For Johnny Depp, Descendents, Foo Fighters, R.E.M., Cool Kids, Tune-Yards, The Honey Pies and more! So much more! DATE: 02-24-11 WRITER: Don Loder Hey d'ere kiddies, So here we go again wit' another great bag o' SWAG from me ta yous. I tell ya, they ain't gettin' any lighter now! An' 'ey're gettin' better too! I foun' some bits o' the new album by [view more]

Want some news on two of Phoenix's best bands? Do you want them all in one post? Do you want vague facts? Do you want links to verify those facts? Well then you came to the somewhat right place. I will give you news, that may or may not contain facts, only time will tell... KINCH : They are going on tour, a tour that will include SXSW shows in Austin. They have a new single that has something to do with sails or something ;-) [...]
KINCH, MOUSE KILLS TIGER, SLEEP MAPS, AND THE MIGHTY REGIS ON MONDAY JAN. 17TH AT SILVERLAKE LOUNGE, 2906 WEST SUNSET BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES. 8:30PM/ FREE/ 21+.
Soweto Kinch Interview by Word Is Bond CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Soweto Kinch is a critically acclaimed Jazz/Hip-Hop artist from the U.K. His latest album "The New Emancipation" was released to top reviews from the BBC and The Guardian. So it was with great pleasure i sat down to interview him for The Word Is Bond.Com. Paddy [...]

Phoenix pop-rockers Kinch are on a solid April-May tour with underground Chicago rock band Local H . The tour started in early April. Remaining tour dates are below. Have a listen to the band's "Carolina Cannonball", from last year's ' Collars and Sleeves ' - it's a great rollicking riff rabble rouser, with hints of lovelorn lust intertwined. Keep those eyes closed, baby. Here's a clip of Kinch playing a San Jose, CA in-store earlier this year: Apr 20 8:00pm San Antonio, TX Scout Bar w/ Local H [...]

Since I really wish I could have made everyone that entered the last contest a winner, I decided to just go ahead and run another contest starting today. This one wont run as long as the last contest, so you better get your entries in fast! I'll be choosing the winner for this on Tuesday morning. If you want to be a part of a unique show with some of Phoenix's best local bands, without blowing that money you need for presents, email derrick@factorymadefuture.com with "Christmas Sweater" in the subject line. Good luck to everyone!

I've written about Kinch quite a bit on this site and consider them one of the best bands Phoenix has to offer. The band has played countless local shows, but always goes out of their way to make sure to keep each one fresh and unique. For this year's Christmas season, the band decided to ask a few other great local acts to come together and play a party that will hopefully become an annual tradition. The bands will be playing shortened sets that are heavy on Christmas songs and collaborations. But don't worry, the bands will be [...]
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Just up the hill from downtown Spokane, amidst a barrage of fast food restaurants and car dealerships, a quaint late-night coffee shop seems to be the only source of activity on the block. The Empyrean Coffee Shop is bustling with activity as the youth of the day begin to pour through the doors; it's the home of the city's finest coffee and the stage is ready for an extremely personal, live experience. And on this night, show-goers were in for a hell of a treat. Presenting... Kinch ! Kinch [...]

I'd love to see Phoenix band Kinch get big, not just for their 1990s-style, piano-driven rock (which makes me think of bands like Ben Folds Five , Counting Crows or Brad , especially on recent track "Tie Me Lightly," downloadable below), but also for their very 2009 approach to the music business. All of their music can be downloaded for free (they charge for physical CDs), including recent EP release Collars and Sleeves , as they acknowledge their best chance for making a buck is to be a touring band. As they say [...]

Date 10/9/09 Location Emos Doors 8pm Tickets $12 from Ticketweb Seems like Dear and the Headlights make a stop through town pretty regularly and we always get excited to hear they're returning to town. So if you aren't making it to some of the other solid shows on Friday night, make your way out to [...]

I love pianos. I wish I could play the piano like the bro from Kinch . SPEAKING OF KINCH... They've got a new album out and um, it's free, so you should really consider picking it up. Get the whole Collars And Sleeves release here or just listen to "John Adams" to feel that good piano vibe. Kinch - John Adams Thunder Power is a down to earth band out of Omaha with some [...]