The Raging Nathans are from Dayton, Ohio, and they sure are raging. Hyped-up, melodic punk rock bursting with sick pop-punk flavor at its very core. (early) Green Day, Screeching Weasel & even contemporaries like Off With Their Heads, all come to mind. But all the good parts. Whether it be a gut-wrenching melodic jam or a ripping four-chord pop-punk blazer, the Nathans indeed bring their own brand of flavor to the mix. All the while keeping it very fresh and tight. Tight as hell.
This November, The Raging Nathans deliver their latest LP, “Losing It”, via Dead Broke, Rad Girlfriend, and Recess Records. For this effort, recorded with Micah Carli at Popside Recordings, the band got personal. They aren’t hiding behind a lot a lot of metaphors or fancy writing. There are songs about specific people. There are songs about death, drug and alcohol abuse, and relationships. Losing It is how these dudes really feel.
German, alternative/crossover band, 
   While it was their (and their fansâ) efforts in this monthâs contest to be our Featured Band/Artist that garnered them the win and gave me a chance to listen to them, itâs definitely their cool music that has kept me here listening to the same three songs over and over for the last two hours!  Self-described as space punk / indie/ alternative, these guys have some of the melodic sounds of pop punk and emo but have mixed those feelings with a great darker, more dramatic edge of a spacey and psychedelic sound.
  My favorite song they have up is definitely “Off The Ground”, and while that song is one of only three, mostly instrumental, jams they’ve revealed at this point, donât let that fool you! This music really spoke to me and could easily speak to you⊠These are the cool audio tracks to that awesome space movie you saw at the IMAX theater- you know, the one that blew your mind and took you some place really far away and beautiful, not only with your eyes but with your ears- or maybe it takes you back to that time in high school where you were full of angst and wondering about your future but you were ready to try any way- or maybe it takes you to that amazing party or festival you went to last yearâŠ.Any way about it, this is gonna be some great music to chill to by the pool or on your patio or hanging out with friends this summer, and I canât wait to hear what else these guys have in store for the local scene!
  Free Fall Theory is currently putting the finishing touches on songs to record for their first album, which they plan to start recording soon at a local studio. You can check them out LIVE on July 13th at the 
Miami Adventures on Saturday, August 24th starting at 4pm! They are also working on putting together some other great local shows coming soon, so stay tuned!    
  
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