Pigeon Spins Featuring Powers of the Monk, Aleksandra Picariello, JeezJesus, Sugar Scars, Flavor Wave, and More!

Powers of the Monk - Bread & Circuses

"Bread & Circuses" is a song about a Schizophrenia patient, with delusions of breaking out of the mental facility, visiting the circus, and seeing the lions eat the clowns.

Powers of the Monk are based in the Pontiac-Detroit-Ann Arbor, Michigan area of the USA. POM released a demo version of "Firefly" and a 3 song EP called "Freight Train" in 2022. In 2023 the band started a relationship with producer Dani Macchi, founding member of Italian band, Belladonna. Dani produced a re-recorded version of "Firefly", released in November of 2023. In 2024, POM and Dani Macchi wrote the song, "Switchin' Rails", that was released in 2 versions in February. The third single called Puffy Head (with bird legs), was released in May 2024. A cover song of Charles Sheffield's 1961 song, "It's Your Voodoo Working", and an instrumental version called "Voodoo" were released in Summer of '24, as were two remastered older albums . Our 8th release of 2024, "Icarus" was released in October and "Strip the Bone" in December. 2025 will see the release of a remixed "Strip the Bone" and a cover of "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'". On our latest release, "Bread & Circuses", we were joined by guest drummer John O'Reilly Jr. POM consists of David s. Monk: Vocals, guitar, keyboards, and CasSondra "Pontiac" Powers: Vocals and violin.

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Aleksandra Picariello - Talk

Aleksandra (Allie) Picariello is a quirky singer-songwriter and versatile producer/musician whose dramatic indie pop swoons with bittersweet string orchestrations and revved-up bass-driven rock grooves. Imagine David Bowie having five o'clock tea with Lady Gaga while Twenty One Pilots bash out Queen covers in the corner of a room filled with cellos and French Horns and left over scores by Hans Zimmer. From Boston, MA, Aleksandra is a rising Composer, Singer/Songwriter, and graduate of the Film Scoring program at Berklee College of Music. Allie graduated in 2013 with a BA. Her influences include Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, John Williams, The Red HotChili Peppers, and Twenty One Pilots.

Aleksandra (Allie) Picariello is a quirky singer-songwriter and versatile producer/musician whose dramatic indie pop swoons with bittersweet string orchestrations and revved-up bass-driven rock grooves. Imagine David Bowie having five o'clock tea with Lady Gaga while Twenty One Pilots bash out Queen covers in the corner of a room filled with cellos and French Horns and left over scores by Hans Zimmer.

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JeezJesus - Work to Die

'Work to Die' is my fourth single release of the year continuing in the big anthemic synthpop direction of my last single 'We Could Be Friends' but this time with an alternative rock influence. 'Work to Die' is an expression of my frustrations with the economy and how I feel like it doesn't matter how hard I work I seem to go nowhere and just end up worse off than the year before. It is a true tongue in cheek working person's anthem. I am hoping that when people hear this they know they are not alone in these difficult times where the economy is in tatters and the rich have bought up all the assets and left nothing for everyone else. I hope this song gives people a sense of unity.

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Sugar Scars - Dark Charm

The Sugar Scars are set to release their first single "Dark Charm", The superb and unique production continues the “A” rating song writing of The Sugar Scars. On their latest, the first single “Dark charm” immediately grabs your attention and sets you up for a Journey that’s worth traveling. As in their prior album, the Sugar Scars continue to take in the best of genres and create a unique attention grabber that twists everything that’s good into something that is compelling and authentic . This time around it’s a dark and haunting result with a perplexing aura that wins your ears and as corny as it sounds steals your heart.

It’s a contradiction of joy and sadness that at the end somehow makes sense and leaves you wanting more. As their Instagram page describes their songs as “electronic psychedelic dreamy indie Dance shoe gaze alternative music from El Paso, Tx.” Now you can add “with a twist of Gothic sensibilities

The dual national music project of two multi instrumentalists from El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico are back at it with a new offering Their clash of ideas ended up producing last year’s critically acclaimed album, “Rhythmic Body Reflexes” Now their sophomore effort “Dark Spark White Light” is said to be released on November 21, 2025 with its first single “ Dark Charm” leading the way.

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Flavor Wave - Lonely Animals

Rising alt-rock band Flavor Wave is set to release their second full-length album, Lonely Animals via Free Dive Collective, on September 24th. Produced/engineered by Tyler Ripley, the 12-track project showcases the band’s growth both musically and personally—balancing funky grooves, early 2000s alt-rock textures, and vulnerable storytelling. Coming two years after their debut album, Lonely Animals marks a significant step forward in both sound and substance for the five-piece.

Flavor Wave is an independent alternative rock band out of West Chester, a suburb of Philadelphia. They consist of five best friends who grew up together and decided to pursue musical creation and performance with each other and the world. With a wide array of influences in the alternative world, Josh (drums/vocals), Kyle (vocals), Pat (rhythm guitar), Matt (lead guitar), and Noah (bass guitar) incorporate various sounds in their work. Although they jammed for many years prior under a few different names, they finally landed on the name Flavor Wave years later. In August of 2021, they played their debut show as Flavor Wave in West Chester, followed by many others throughout Chester County and the greater Philadelphia area. Their debut album, “A Taste of Something Sweet”, released April 14th, 2023. You can follow them on all social media and streaming platforms at @flavorwaveband.

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