‘Like’ Jon and his band on Facebook, and follow Jon on Twitter. You can view Jon’s full Band of the Week feature here. You began writing music at the age of nine. How did you get involved with the arts at such a young age? Did you already know it was something you wanted to pursue? “Well, the fact that I was so young when I started writing songs makes me believe that it was never something that I consciously wanted...

Genre: Pop/Folk/Rock Location: Brooklyn, NY Website: http://www.jonsandler.com/ Bio: Jon began playing guitar and writing music at the age of nine. He grew up in Niskayuna, NY where he made a name for himself musically. He was invited to perform at the annual holiday show at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, NY and sang the national anthem at the 20,000 seat Pepsi Arena. In 2008, Jon recorded a self-titled album, and received critical...

Check out our interview with Indie Rock solo project Altadore, and view Altadore’s full feature here. Describe your music for us: “Altadore is indie rock with ambient, reverb-slicked guitars. Similar to bands such as The National, Kings of Leon, and Arcade Fire.” Tell us a little about the process of creating your debut album, Golden Hills: “I really wanted to deliver an honest collection of songs. About half of the songs were...

Genre: Indie Rock Location: Portland, OR Website: http://www.altadoremusic.com Bio: After several failed projects, Portland resident David Katz decided that it was time to do his own thing, and Altadore was born. This strategy has proved itself successful; Altadore was recently featured in the March issue of Alternative Press Magazine and his latest single “Moments” is already getting radio play. You can download his debut album Golden...

  Website: zerbinmusic Bio: This Canadian band is made up of Derek Zerbin on lead vocals, Peter Mol on guitar, and Nick West on drums. They’re joined live by Derek Gust on bass. They have recently moved to Vancouver from their Edmonton roots and perform melodic indie rock. Zerbin is band of the week because they have lots of exciting things coming up this year including an EP releasing soon and a CD coming soon after. They bring...