Under The Radar

Perhaps one of the most crucial elements to a musician’s success—especially in today’s world of complete music/media saturation—is the ability to network, make connections and get others in the field...

SIA recently had the pleasure of chatting with Vinny Crippen, the creative force behind Melody Lines, one of the many innovative acts that Denver has to offer. We picked his brain to find out more about how...

Chicago-based indie-psych-dance up and comers, Gemini Club have been tearing up their local scene with a notoriously infectious live show. But now they're ready to take it to the big stage. After...

If you want to make it in music these days, passion is an absolute necessity. More than talent, more than musical know-how, you must be passionate about your craft and always strive for improvement....

One of the main goals of our new blog section, “Collectively Speaking,” is to shine a light on awesome collectives and niche record platforms that are doing their own thing (and doing it well), but that...

If there’s one thing we definitely understand here at Souls In Action, it is the importance of having a solid network of friends, family, collaborators and supporters when trying to accomplish just about...

We have a SUMMER BANGER alert over here! As the weather gets nicer and festie season gets well under way, I find myself craving big beats, huge sounds and wonky-ass bass music (in the best way possible)....

Given the current state of electronic music—a scene filled with jet-setting, superstar DJs, million-dollar payouts, and Paris Hilton twiddling knobs—it’s easy to fall into the mindset that electronic...

Jay Jaramillo, aka ProJect Aspect, is one of coolest cats in Denver. He may be a goofy individual who wears glasses, but he is also dripping with swag. The enjoyment from Jay’s stage presence is involuntary,...

Every now and then I hear an album that truly renders me speechless after listening to it. Speechless may actually be an understatement for what I felt after hearing Tides, the remarkable debut album by...

What happens when you take a group of musicians with varying backgrounds, record them using vintage recording equipment and techniques, then put a modern touch on it - Robb Dixon has the answer and it's called...

Ladies and gentlemen there’s a fresh face in the local music scene that is turning heads. He goes by the name of Eoveahn, pronounced “oh vee on.” Andrew Bower is a Colorado native, who will cause...

Still riding the high from 4/20, Colorado-based producer and guitarist, Tyler Gettel, known on the stage as TKettle, dropped a characteristically chill LP of Rocky Mountain Remixes yesterday in the spirit of...

It’s no secret that our neighbors to the north know a thing or two about crafting some hot and nasty beats. But what may still be a secret is a burgeoning duo from Toronto known as Free N Losh. Even though...

I’ll be blunt: DJs and producers these days—especially in the ubiquitous realm of “EDM”—are a dime-a-dozen commodity. The same can be said for most of the songs that are popular in EDM spheres around...

Well folks, it’s April! The teasing whisper of Spring is in the air, and the budding garden of musical anticipation is in bloom. This is an important time of the year to explore your musical interests, and...

Tell me about how iLLPHONiCS got started? How long have you been playing together? What brought you together in the first place?    Larry: A couple of us grew up together, but iLLPHONiCS didn’t get...

For iLLPHONiCS, a self-described “hip-hop fusion” band from St. Louis, diversity and variety are qualities not only apparent in the band itself, but in the music it plays and people that listen. For...

Some artists fit a mold, others break them, but ArchiveX seems to be making a new one all for itself. While you could call this very under-the-radar artist indie, or gospel, or ambient all would fall short of...

  Over the past few months, Kinetik Groove (known in the real world as Austin O’Meara) has been a man about town, sharing the stage with some of the funkiest acts to roll through Colorado including...