Chris Austman

I chose to let fate decide the topic of this Thursday's post, maybe I'll keep up this trend. Anyway, I went to bandcamp.com and the first Indie page that popped up was of Chris Austman. He has a smooth, laid-back, eclectic vibe and was a pleasant surprise to me in my random search.

He is self-described as "Born in Toronto, formed in Montreal, raised in Calgary, Chris Austman pursues a much needed merging of forms between the dust bowl and the digital. "Anything that makes a noise is able to make music.""


You can find him on Bandcamp, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter

Give him a look and a listen below.

Joel Murray

I have broad general interests so it follows that I listen to a variety of music genres. I particularly like indie music, as well as the musicians themselves. I'm a big fan of Joel Murray, not only because he is a personal friend of mine, but his music is, in a word, excellent. He has a bit of an indie pop sound that is minimalistic and simple. Sometimes simple is the best way to go, and it definitely works for Joel.

You can find him on Myspace, and bandcamp where you can download some of his self-produced albums for free. You can also find him at Silent Home Records, which is Chris Bell's (the guy in the post below this one) at-home indie studio.

Here's a sample of Joel's music, a nice acoustic cover of Taking Back Sunday's The Ballad of Sal Villanueva.

An Awesome Cover by Christopher Bell

A musician from my tiny hometown of Frewsburg, NY recently did an awesome cover of Paul Simon's "You Can Call Me Al." I really like it and I can't get it out of my head. Its just him and his cello rocking out. Here, you can see it for yourself.

You can find Chris on Myspace, and his personal at-home studio's website Silent Home Records where you can buy and download his and other local artists' music.