Tony Molina and the Ovens

Tony Molina is the frontman of the San Francisco band Ovens (aka Pinkerton: The Band), who formed sometime around 2003 and may or may not have broken up. Tony has developed a solid fuzz heavy sound over the years, meeting somewhere in between Rivers Cuomo and J Mascis, but with obvious influence from bands like The Dead Milkmen and Guided by Voices (as evidenced by his choice in cover songs). This year he released his first solo album "Dissed and Dismissed"on Melters, so buy it. www.ovenssf.com

"Don't Come Back"

Ovens

'bea goes to the hospital' EP

Ovens (s/t tripple cd)

Ovens 7"

Live at Kimo's

Tony Molina

"Embarrassing Times" EP

"Dissed and Dismissed"

Alex G and The Skin Cells

Alex G is a young dude from philadelphia. He releases music solo as well as with his band the Skin Cells. Literally all this dude's stuff is amazing, reminding me at different times of artists like Sebadoh, Carissa's Wierd, Elliott Smith, Dntel, Alden Penner and Adam Green (but mainly just because they look alike to me). All his stuff is pay what you want, so throw the homie some $$$ if you can. www.facebook.com/sandyalexg

"Be Kind"

Race

Buy Cassette

Winner

Easy

Rules

Trick

Buy Cassette

Bandcamp Songs

420 Love Songs 1&2

Acoustic

The Skin Cells

"Skating"

DEMO(H)

Nude Years 2013

Ponytail

Baltimore's Ponytail formed in 2005 when a professor they all shared at the Maryland Institute of College Art gave their class the assignment of starting a band. They released three incredible albums before breaking up in 2011. I could sit here and try to describe or categorize them, but it would honestly be impossible. You've probably never heard anything like this before, and probably never will again.

Kamehameha

Ice Cream Spiritual

Do Whatever You Want All The Time

Videos

Late For School

Dustin Wong

Guitarist Dustin Wong was perviously in the band Ecstatic Sunshine before quitting to focus on Ponytail full time, and has subsequently also released a number of solo albums since the band's demise. I have included partial discographies for both of these projects as well.

Ecstatic Sunshine

Freckle Wars

Living

Way

Dustin Wong

Let It Go

Infinite Love

Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads

Videos

(I am currently missing the Ecstatic Sunshine album New Kind of Imagination, as well as the Dustin Wong album Seasons and his split LP with Gentle Friendly . If you have either of these and you're willing to share you can shoot me an email at brendan.killian91@gmail.com)