WELCOME TO HOMEGROWN W/ MO!
A Local Music Segment airing every Monday through Friday at 11pm. Check out who’s featured this week and vote which band/artist gets their song played again on Friday!
Monday:
In their first year and a half, indie electronic duo MRCH has been recognized by The Guardian as “Band Of The Week” and CMJ as “One To Watch”. They’ve toured the west coast extensively while releasing singles. Their track Highway Drivin’ was played in Showtime series Shameless and ABC’s Guilt, while their single Spin was placed in Pitchfork/Ford In Focus series featuring the front-women of Best Coast and Sleigh Bells. You can see MRCH at The Orpheum at VIVA PHX this weekend and on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Soundcloud. Check out their song “Spin” then vote to hear it again on Friday, below:
Tuesday:
March 2017. The Darts will tour the western US with Weird Omen (France) in March 2017 and
Wednesday:
Bogan Via is Bret Bender and Madeleine Miller. MADLY is the band’s second extended play album and it further develops their unique synth-pop sound.
MADLY was then recorded between 2013 and 2014 over two continents at the Red Bull Studios in Copenhagen and in their hometown of Los Angeles. Mixed in New York, the band co-produced the record with Le Chev (Fisherspooner, Frankie Rose, Lemonade).
Bogan Via has made a quite a mark on the scene, quickly playing packed shows including a European tour and festival appearances at: SXSW, Culture Collide, Folsom Street Fair, Phoenix Pride, Insomnia, San Diego Music Thing, Summer Ends, & Viva Phx. Bogan Via’s ability to win over fans with their unique sound has already earned them opening spots for the likes of: Phantogram, Little Dragon, Halsey, Todd Terje, Ladyhawke, Glass Animals, Twin Shadow, Darwin Deez, Austra, Yacht, Betty Who, and many more, as well as remixes by: Geographer, Miniature Tigers, Database, Micon, & Terminal 11.
For now, Bogan Via’s graceful and danceable indie rock is still under the radar, but they are quickly rising to the surface, bringing their melodies and pulsating beats with them. Over the past few years, Bogan Via’s music has been featured on every blog from EDM to Consequence of Sound. With overwhelming responses to first listens of the record, this is the year that Bogan Via will start to make a splash. You can catch Bogan Via at Crescent Ballroom at VIVA PHX and on Facebook, Twitter, Spotify and Soundcloud. Check out their song “Can’t Go Back” then place your vote to hear it again on Friday, below.
Thursday:
The Maine is an American alternative rock band from Tempe, Arizona, formed in 2007. Their first release, the EP Stay Up, Get Down was released in late 2007, followed by a five song EP titled The Way We Talk released on December 11, 2007. The band’s first full-length album, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop was released July 8, 2008. Their holiday release …And a Happy New Year was released in December 2008. The Maine released their second full-length album, Black & White, on July 13, 2010, selling 22,634 copies in its first week. On December 6, 2011, the group’s third album, Pioneer, was released and it peaked at No. 90 on the Billboard 200.[1] Their fourth full-length record Forever Halloween was released on June 4, 2013 reaching No. 39 on the Billboard 200 by selling over 10,000 copies in its first week. The Maine later released a deluxe edition of Forever Halloween on June 17, 2014. Their fifth studio album, American Candy, was released on March 31, 2015. Their sixth studio album, Lovely, Little, Lonely, will be released on April 7, 2017. You can catch The Maine at Comerica Theatre at VIVA PHX and on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Spotify and Youtube. Check out “black butterflies & deju vu” below then vote to hear it again on Friday.