the Urban Artist Group presents...

James G. Carlson
(chief editor & head writer)

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 Timber
 Timbre

From the far North, T. Kirk of Timber Timbre comes to us with his unique blend of experimental folk and dark, haunting blues 

*article/interview now available

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the Autumn Picture

Montreal's Hubert Taschereau has created some of the most beautiful and personal songs I have ever heard  with his home recorded, acoustic solo material.

*article/interview now available

Justin   Duerr 

Northern Liberties, Justin Duerr & the Auric Doves of Avalon (and/or Justin Duerr & the Etheric Phoenix of Love), and visual arts style known as GHOST MIND ELECTRICITY, Toynbee tile enthusiast, friend of winged creatures, and child of the Suicide Generation.

*article/interview now available!

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Future Kings of Nowhere

In this photograph taken by Catherine Edgerton, we see the three Future Kings observing some unseen distant horizon (or something), or perhaps that secret place from which they gather the inspiration for the high energy acousticore and acoustic pop punk songs they play. 

*article/interview now available

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the Good Day Sir

The Good Day Sir was a one-time side project of Lorien's frontman Kaleb, who actually wrote it in a brief fit of inspiration and left it at that. It was just too good of a piece of music not to pursue, journalistically speaking, and I simply had to do an article on it.

*article/interview now available

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Endless Mike & the Beagle Club

From western Pennsylvanis, Mike Miller and the crew have collectively created a brilliant unique take on indie rock standard of our time.

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Dandelion Junk Queens

This ragtag goup of punks make up the junk band known as the Dandelion Junk Queens.

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Two Gallants

By far one of the best country riot and blues projects to be born into this mad, ultra-modern age. With three full-length albums and an acoustic ep on Saddle Creek Records, this duo is obviously not even close to being finished with us.

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Richard Olmsted

Visual artist and image activist, Richard Olmsted is one of today's geniuses, with work that could easily keep pace with the old masters in art history.
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Catgut Mary

Out of Melbourne, Australia, these lads and lasses refer to their sound as Colonial Punk, which is more or less a style of folk punk, gypsy-core, and celtic alternative. Watch out, though, because this dog doesn't just bark, it bites!

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 The Goddamn Gallows

This psychobilly punk quartet hails from Michigan, though they have been known to pull up roots and wander freely throughout the City Earth Underground, which is how I was able to catch one of their shows at the Sterling in Allentown, PA.

*article now available!

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Robert Sarazin Blake

From Bellingham, Washington, Robert Sarazin Blake is undoubtedly one of the great American troubadours and highway poets of our time.

*article/interview now available 

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  David Dondero

Quite possibly one of the most important singer/songwriters of the Suicide Generation.

*article/interview now available

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imadethismistake

Klyewilliam Campol---aka imadethismistake---has taken indie, folk punk, and antifolk music in an entirely new and unexpected direction, taking us deep into a new realm of his creative being with each record he releases.

*article/interview now available

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the Ghostwrite

A rare underground talent who seemingly appeared out of nowhere, Robert A. Beatty jr, is one of the most remarkable singer/songwriters I've come across, period. Robert, who writes and plays his songs  under the moniker the Ghostwrite, spends much of his time on the road, touring from state to state and city to city.

*article/interview now available

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the Devil Makes Three

Undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary bands out there today, DM3 play a combination of folk punk, country riot, and gutterbilly blues. 

*article/interview now available!

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Tin Tree Factory

Stef, Johnny D, and Marc "bookworm"...spending quality time together.

*article/interview now available

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Naomi Hates Humans

This brilliant songstress out of London, England writes and plays a fusion of folk punk and blues far too uncommon on this side of the puddle.

*article/interview now available

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Yeller Bellies

From Las Vegas, Nevada, this four-piece roots rock, country riot, and rockabilly band comes out swingin', kickin' up that dusty desert grit, and unleashing an awesome sound that is a combination of electric guitar, upright bass, mandolin, drums, and wailing vocals. 

*article/interview now available

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the Pasties

urban pirate folk punk on the streets of the City Earth.

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the Riot Before

This four-piece post-punk/indie rock band has just released a full-length album titled "Fists Buried In Pockets," which is indisputably a great contribution to modern music.

*article/interview now available!

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Andrew Jackson Jihad

Sean & Ben, sometimes joined by a host of auxilary instrumentation, at other times just the two of them, record their albums and tour under the Andrew Jackson Jihad moniker, sharing their peculiar blend of folk punk and acoustibilly with the undergrounders of this City Earth.

*article/interview Now available, though only at the Philadelphia Examiner and Plug In Music Magazine!!!

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-4339-Philadelphia-Indie-Music-Examiner~y2009m7d24-Heading-to-Pennsyvania-Andrew-Jackson-Jihad

 the
Motorcycle
Industry

John Langan's musical endeavor, the Motorcycle Industry, has shifted gears from a form of folk punk to a more electric and indie-sounding effort with his latest release Electric Education.

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Josh Bond

From the Deep South comes singer
/songwriter, Josh Bond, who has dedicated himself to an acoustic version of country and blues, along with something that appeals widely to the alternative and punk subcultures of the City Earth Underground.

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Mischief Brew

Erik Petersen and the boys---Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's favorite gypsy-punk radicals.

*article on Mischief Brew & Joe Jack Talcum now available!

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Barons of Tang

This band of musical virtuosos hails from Australia, and they play what they call Gypsy Death Core. Their songs aren't so much songs as intricate and catchy compositions, superb in every way, mad, brilliant, and utterly impossible not to appreciate on at least some level.

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