Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight - Bosco and Peck - May 7, 2012

Bosco and Peck were, undoubtedly one of the most fun shows I had hosted since I began the Artist Spotlight and was probably me at my most unguarded. In doing my research in advance of the interview I found out about Bosco's brother, who was doing a renovation on a 1960 Pacer Airstream but, as their album says, the band is so mysterious it was difficult to find out much intel.

One thing is for sure, they are tons of fun, very genuine and I would spend every week with them on the air if I could because them made me laugh, which is good for the soul.

The guys are from "South Jersey", which they tell me is very different from "North Jersey" and were formed in August, 2004. Their music is described as "Neo-soul/Pop/R&B" which I won't disagree with at all but I prefer to describe it as modern porn music.

Here is a link to the Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight with Bosco and Peck from May 7, 2012.

Here are ways to stay in touch with Bosco and Peck:

Website
Facebook
Twitter
MySpace
YouTube
Last.fm
SongSwap Podcast
bandcamp

Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight - Aoede - April 30, 2012

photo from Aoede's website. Photo credit to Liz Caruana

Lisa Sniderman, a.k.a. Aoede, has a "quirkly soprano voice and compelling pop music music sound like Ingrid Michaelson, Regina Specktor, Lily Allen."

Sniderman, a folk musician from San Francisco, and former environmental scientist for the State of California has been showered with awards for her music this year, including the 2012 Artists in Music Awards - Best Folk Acoustic Artist and Album of The Year for 'Affair With The Muse'. Just after our interview she received two more awards from the Indie Music Channel; Best Female Folk Artist and Best Folk Video Under 5,000.

Lisa is an environmental activist, using her song, "Blue Gold" in conjunction with 2009's Coastal Cleanup Day. She is also co-founder of Women Rock and works to raise awareness for Dermatomyositis and other muscular diseases like the one she suffers from.

Here is a link to the Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight with Aoede on April 30, 2012.

Website
Blog
Facebook
Twitter
Reverbnation
iTunes
YouTube

Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight - Chad Cavanaugh - April 23rd, 2012

photo by Tanya Alexis

Chad Cavanaugh is a "Stay at home Rock Star." During the day he raises three beautiful little girls he raises with his wife Sheila and by night he pursues his dreams of living the life of an Indie/Rock/Folk musician.

Most of the time you can find Chad performing at his haunt, LeStat's West in San Diego, California.

He also spends time playing for local schools that have lost their music programs through budgetary cuts, in particular, playing for Autistic students who benefit specifically from music in their curriculum. He also plays for military families in their neighborhoods, having served in the Army as a member of the "The Old Guard", serving as a sentinel at the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

Here is how you can stay in touch with Chad:

Twitter
Facebook
Reverbnation
MySpace

Here is the link to the Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight with Chad Cavanaugh April 23rd, 2012

Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight - Merry Ellen Kirk - 4/16/12

Merry Ellen Kirk is a 21 year old pop singer/songwriter from Nashville, TN who first decided she wanted to play the piano while living in Mongolia with her parents, who were living there as missionaries. As soon as she returned to Memphis, TN, she began taking lessons and music became an important part of her life.

Since then, she has become part of the duo known as The Shakespeares, along with Aaron Krause who is the producer of her solo album, "Firefly Garden."

She is currently working on a songwriting venture with friend and fellow musician, Rachel Pearl.
One of the more ambitious tasks Merry Ellen took on was putting words to the classic piano piece by Debussy, Claire De Lune.

Here is a link to the April 16, 2012 Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight with Merry Ellen Kirk.

Twitter
Facebook
Reverbnation
YouTube
MySpace

Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight - Radio Drive - 4/9/12

Kevin Gullickson is a one man band in the most modern sense of the phrase. He is the force behind Radio Drive from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Radio Drive's fourth album, "This Is Our Time" was released in March of this year and is the second album produced by Gene Paul, the son of Rock God, Les Paul.

Kevin is heavily influenced by bands like The Beatles and U2. Though he is American, his musical influences come through in his vocals, with hints of a British accent.

Along with being influenced musically by U2, Kevin is influenced by Bono's charitable work and recorded a song called, " One Life to Give" which he performed a couple of years ago in Hollywood with other artists, with proceeds going to help the people of Sudan.

To check out Radio Drive's music and to find out more about Kevin and what he is up to, check out the following links, including this link to the broadcast of the April 9th broadcast of the Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight with Radio Drive.

Web
Twitter
Facebook
Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight Radio Drive Show

Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight - Big Kettle Drum - 4/2/12

" A mash up of the Black Keys and Mumford and Sons with gritty vocals and face-kicking arrangements mixed with slide guitar and banjo ripping through a wah-wah pedal. It is passionate that invokes an emotional response." - from BKD bio.

I interviewed the band just before they embarked on their Muthas and Daughters tour across Florida, which they are just now wrapping up. During the tour they also recorded a documentary, which will debut this fall at Soul Fest.

I think Big Kettle Drum are just fabulous and will be a band you will see and hear on The Grammys in the very near future. Check out the links to their stuff below. Become a fan, buy their music and watch their videos.

Here is a link to their Butterflies @IndieViews Artist Spotlight on April 7th.

Band Camp

Facebook

Big Kettle Drum Blog

YouTube

Butterflies @IndieViews Artist Spotlight - Sam Bradley 3/26/12

photo from Sam's Facebook page

Tonight's guest on Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight was British folk singer/songwriter Sam Bradley, who is currently on a month long tour of the US in support of his friend and fellow musician, Marcus Foster.

Sam took the time to talk to me before he left London to come to the US for the tour and talked about great new merchandise that will be available at the shows, when we can expect a new album and about moving his base to London.

He even entertained the question about why he cut his  naturally curly hair. 

I am thankful to Sam and his fans for helping make the show possible and I wish him and Marcus the best of luck on the tour. I can't wait to catch the couple of shows I will be able to make.

For more information on Sam Bradley:

Tour dates with Marcus Foster

Sam Bradley.com

You Tube

Facebook

Twitter

MySpace

iTunes

Here is a podcast with this week's show with Sam Bradley  

Thank you again, Sam. Tune in to Butterflies Radio for the best Indie music on the internet and don't miss Mark and Carol tomorrow night on Twitter Tuesday Live. My guest on next Monday's Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight will be Big Kettle Drum. Tune in Monday night at 8 PM EST.

Butterflies @IndieViews Artist Spotlight - Shaun C. Bryant 3/19/12

Shaun C. Bryant, a British singer-songwriter from Norwich, England, was my guest on last Monday's Butterflies Radio IndieViews Artist Spotlight.

Shaun talked about the influence the Bon Jovi has had on his life, both musically and philanthropically.  He talked about the songwriting process and what to expect from his new album.

He also gave a great recommendation for Chinese food in San Francisco, where he is at for work this week.

One thing about Shaun is the fact that is techie and he makes it insanely easy to find out more about him and his music, even giving fans the opportunity to own stock in him through Sellaband.

Not only was he great to interview, sharing marketing tips and ideas for other indie artists, he helped save the show. I had technical difficulties when it came to show time and Shaun made himself available, though he was in the middle of dinner in London when my crisis arose. He helped find the problem and a solution so the show could go on, though on a one hour delay. For those of you that didn't get to hear the show, or want to listen again, here it is:

To listen to last week's show with Shaun C. Bryant.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16207420/stream.2012-03-19.182840.mp3 

To find out more about Shaun and his music, find him here:

Shaun C Bryant.com

Facebook

Posterous

Reverbnation

Twitter

MySpace

Sellaband

You Tube

And to find out more about a cause near and dear to Shaun, visit 

Music For Hope

As always, listen to Butterflies Radio for the best Indie Music on the Internet. Tune in every Monday night at 8 PM EST for my show and on Tuesdays at 8 PM EST for Twitter Tuesday Live with Mark and Carol.

My guest on Monday, March 26, 2012 is British folksinger/songwriter Sam Bradley.

Butterflies @IndieViews Artist Spotlight - Spaceship Days 3/12/12

Big thanks to my guests, Spaceship Days (2012 All Indie Music Awards Best Pop Artist), who were represented in last week's Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight by bassist, Chuck.

For those of you that missed the show, here is a  link to listen. Follow the guys (who got their name from a Catherine Wheel song) on one of their social network sites and let them know what you thought of the show and their music. Be sure to thank them for being part of the Butterflies family:

Website: http://spaceshipdays.com/

Blog: http://spaceshipdays.blogspot.com/ 

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/spaceshipdays 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/spaceship.days?ref=ts 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/spaceshipdays 

Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/spaceshipdays 

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SpaceshipStation 

Liquid Online Media: http://www.liquidonlinemedia.com/ 

You can purchase their latest album, Black Holes and Butterflies here. 

The album includes my favorite song, Pain In Pretty Things.

You can also check out their first album, The Halo Effect here.

You can purchase their super-cool collaboration with Haunting Heather, Monochrome Daydream.

Currently, the pop band out of Chapel Hill, NC, who are reminiscent of Duran Duran, are recording music for their next album.

Thanks again, Spaceship Days. Tune in Monday, March 19th for the Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight with Shaun C. Bryant.

Of course you can keep in touch with me and Butterflies Radio through the following links:

LIKE my IndieViews Facebook Page

Follow @IndieViews on Twitter

Kiva on MySpace

kiva@butterfliesradio.com

Butterflies Radio on the web

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mark@butterfliesradio.com

carol@butterfliesradio.com

PREVIEW - IndieViews Artist Spotlight, Lee MacDougall

Photo by: J & A Photography, during Lee's 2011 visit to KY

Please join me tomorrow night, March 5th at 8 p.m. on www.butterfliesradio.com, for the very first Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight, featuring British singer/songwriter, Lee MacDougall.


For an hour you will hear more about Lee, the person and musician from his fans and former interviews. I will also be playing several songs from his If Walls Could Talk EP and A Few Tales More EP.






In the meantime, you can learn more about Lee here:

www.leemacdougallmusic.com

www.facebook.com/leemacdougall

Twitter: @leemacdougall

You can contact me:

email kiva@butterfliesradio.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/IndieViews-Kiva-Johns-Adkins/

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/405624846

Twitter: @IndieViews

And Butterflies Radio:

music@butterfliesradio.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Butterflies.Radio

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/butterfliesradio

Link to the March 5th, 2012  Butterflies Radio IndieViews Artist Spotlight with Lee MacDougall http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16207420/stream.2012-03-04.212227.mp3