BAND OF THE DAY: IF THESE TREES COULD TALK

There's really not much to say that hasn't already been said about this incredible band. If These Trees Could Talk are a quasi-spiritual experience live and on record their music has a meditative quality while not falling into the trap of most bands that get the post-rock tag. The thing that keeps them from being your generic next-door post-rock band is that they can lay down a groove just as easily as take off towards Jupiter. Also, the fact that they aren't afraid to play a power chord every now and then, rather than just letting delay pedals do all the work and noodling around for 15 minutes. They distill their music down into something that is both keeping with post rock's march to destroy standard rock conventions while also being accessible. They're playing with Pelican in Belgium this year.  It's ok, we were jealous too.

http://www.twitter.com/treescouldtalk
http://ifthesetreescouldtalk.bigcartel.com/

HALFWAY THERE! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ISSUE #1 KICKSTARTER

Thanks to the amazing generosity of a small cadre of music lovers from across the region, we are HALFWAY to meeting our kickstarter goal!

Thanks to the following people and bands who have helped us meet this milestone:

Traitors Return to Earth
Harvey (Greifhound / Leach Mine / Snuff Film)
Scott Massie (Innervenus Records / Storm King)
Kelly G. (Vulture)
Jared Lubawski (Beneath the Remains / Rottrevore)
The Goonz
Justin Ringle
Thee Now Sound
Jason (Deathcrawl)
Lisa Miraella (WCSB 89.3 Cleveland / Mysterious Black Box)
Shivering Timbers

There you have it. bands, radio, record labels, and individuals who recognize that there is something amazing and authentic happening here in our own backyards that is a lot better than the plastic music and culture trying to jam itself into our minds. 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zgermaniuk/sleepless-issue-0

Please take a moment to pledge to help get issue #1 off the ground. Pledges can be as little as $1 and as much as you feel like. Every little bit helps.

Thanks!

BAND OF THE DAY: ENABLER

Crushing down from Milwaukee Wisconsin, Enabler has a simple ethos when it comes to music: "The world is fucked and this is the soundtrack to its demise."  No disagreement here.  The best word to describe this band is explosive, and that's exactly what their live show does.  Merging crust, sludge, and thrash together seamlessly, Enabler throws the gauntlet down.

Check them out:

http://www.enablermke.blogspot.com/

http://www.enablermke.bandcamp.com/

http://www.enablermke.bigcartel.com/

BAND OF THE DAY: K.D.C.

Hailing from Buffalo, NY by way of Puerto Rico, K.D.C. are a heavy hardcore band that can rage. Moving increasingly towards darker more riff-heavy songs, it seems that the northernmost edge of the Rust Belt has provided the band with plenty of bleak inspiration. K.D.C is one of the most physically aggressive live bands in the region and backs it up with tight musicianship in the traditions of bands like 108 and Inside Out.

Check them out here:
http://kdcmusic.bandcamp.com/

BAND OF THE DAY: HEAVING MASS

Raging out of Chicago, Heaving Mass began in 2009 with members of both American Heritage and Blood of the Tyrant. Equal parts crushing, progressive, and rooted in a DIY aesthetic, the band has crossed the Midwest region several times.  Rather than trying to ape their already-established contemporaries, the band has instead chosen to try and merge several distinct styles together.  They've shared stages with some of the most forward thinking artists in the underground, including Yakuza and Black Skies.

Check them out!

http://soundcloud.com/heaving-mass

http://www.last.fm/music/Heaving+Mass

BAND OF THE DAY: WHITE WOLVES

White Wolves at the Summit in Columbus, OH

White Wolves began as the doom-filled instrumental side project of Chris Thompson (guitar) and Chris Burnsides (drums), who also play for the prog-metal band Sleepers Awake.  With the addition of Jack Huston on bass, they've quietly worked their way up the ladder playing with such bands as Bringers of Disease, Red Sun, and Megachurch and others. 

Check out links to their music here:

http://whitewolves.bandcamp.com

http://facebook.com/whitewolves

Along with Akron's Mockingbird, White Wolves will be supporting YOB Jan. 26th at the Ace of Cups in Columbus, OH.

MILESTONE in CHARLOTTE NC ADDED TO SLEEPLESS DISTRO NETWORK!

Sleepless has added the Milestone in Charlotte, NC to our distro network!

This place is one of the most legendary venues in the South, and the list of bands that have played there reads like a who's who of underground heavy music: Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Scream, Bad Brains, Neurosis, Corrosion of Conformity, Torche, Nebula, Thrones, the Melvins, Buzzov•en...you can check the full list at their website: http://themilestoneclub.com/

As our southernmost distro location, anyone in the area should check them out:
3400 Tuckaseegee Road - Charlotte NC 28208