With all that has been going on with South by Southwest there hasn't been much time to catch up on music submissions. The quantity of music that comes into IRC is reaching unmanageable proportions. The backlog is getting out of control but I know there are some nugs in those emails and CD cases.

The following are just a few of the best artists and songs that have come in the mail in the past month or so - essentially, part of the back-logged. This installment has a different spin on it with a focus on artists from cities around the United States.

Bean Town Artist Gets Noticed

Alexis Babini is a singer/songwriter from Boston who has made waves in the past year by selling out venues in the northeast and winning the Berklee Performer Songwriter Contest. His debut album was released on March 3.

"Sometimes" - Alexis Babini from Breaking It In
Alexis on MySpace


NYC Radio Producer Releases New Free Tracks

Fuzzy & Blue is a music project by Jonathan Mitchell, a composer and radio producer living in New York City. These songs explore a period of misfortune set to the sounds of powerpop and 1980's new wave music.

"Rubber Porcupine" - Fuzzy & Blue (aka Jonathan Mitchell) from s/t EP

Listen to and download free tracks from Fuzzy & Blue


Portland Has an Edgier Side, Too

King Black Acid are a Portland, Oregon alt rock-techno band whose song "Let's Burn" was is featured on the film soundtrack for Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans.

They wrote: "We just made a music video for "Let's Burn" in our garage using bed sheets and gaffers tape. Our friend Jeremiah Scott did the camera work and editing."

"Let's Burn" - King Black Acid from Underworld: Rise of the Lycans soundtrack

Labels: In Dee Mail, Indie Artist/Group Profiles