MarsBands

                    The Rundown: Seapony is a brand new band formed in 2010, from Seattle, Washington. Danny Roland and Jen Weidl moved to Seattle and soon found Ian Brewer, a friend of Danny’s, and the trio embarked on a path of music. Seapony quickly recorded some songs […]

          The Rundown: Julie Baenziger, who performs under the name Sea of Bees, is from Roseville, California. The charming, witty, and excitable Jules, as she’s called, has a lovely voice that relays all her feelings, starkly, at times. Normally fleeced with but a simple acoustic guitar, Julie Baenziger makes songs that […]

The Rundown: Created in 2001, The Zutons released their first album, “Who Killed… The Zutons?” in May of 2004. The 12 track album spent 36 weeks in the UK Albums Chart, achieving the #9 spot on the charts on Jan. 15th, 2005. Since then the band has released two other albums, “Tired of Hanging Around” […]

            The Rundown: Yet another great Canadian band, Mother Mother is is made up of Ryan Guldemond, his sister, Molly Guldemond, Ali Siadat, Jeremy Page, and Jasmin Parkin. Formed in 2005, Mother Mother has released three albums: “Touch Up” (2007), “O My Heart” (2008), and “Eureka” (2011). Their song “Baby […]

                    MarsBands.com’s Interview with Hutch Harris The Rundown: The Thermals are based in Portland, Oregon. They started in 2002 and have released 5 studio albums: “More Parts Per Million” (2003), “Fuckin A” (2004), “The Body, The Blood, The Machine” (2006), “Now We Can See” (2009), and […]

                  The Rundown: From Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada, Hot Hot Heat got started in 1999 and has released four albums which include “Make Up the Breakdown” (2002), “Elevator” (2005), “Happiness Ltd.” (2007), and “Future Breeds” (2010). Consisting of Steve Bays, Paul Hawley, Luke Paquin, and Louis […]

        The Rundown: The Pillows are from Hokkaidō, Japan. The Pillows were formed in 1989 and has a current lineup consisting of Sawao Yamanaka, Yoshiaki Manabe, and Shinichirou Sato. Still running strong, The Pillows have amassed a total of 17 albums that they have released dating all the way back to 1991:   Moon Gold (1991) […]

The Rundown: Thao Nguyen, the leader signer of Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, puts as much emotion into her performance as any artist I know of. I have often found myself comparing her to Janis Joplin, not in sound, not in appearance, but in the way she plays and performs her music. Every note […]

              The Rundown: Ever wondered what The Offspring would sound like with a different singer? Ten Foot Pole, an Alternative Rock/Punk band from Simi Valley, California, is what you would get, at least with their older stuff. Ten Foot Pole has been rocking out since 1983, though, from ’83 […]

The Rundown: Tsunami Bomb was active from 1998 until 2005. During that time the band went through many line-up changes. The final lineup consisted of Emily Whitehurst (vocals), Jay Northington (guitar), Matt McKenzie (bass), and Gabriel Lindeman (drums). Tsunami Bomb released two studio albums, “The Ultimate Escape” (2002) and “The Definitive Act” (2004). After the […]