Radio 1190’s music philosophy is simple: We play great music that doesn’t get heard on the vapidly safe FM giants. Our dedicated music staff searches out the best bands you probably haven’t heard yet. Any genre is possible and our low-key… (Read More)

Dameon Merkl is a dangerously funny man with a penchant for inspired self-deprecation and Bukowski-esque aphorisms. Get him behind the mike with his band, however, and he’s as menacing and spooky as a walk through Lafayette Cemetery on a moonless summer… (Read More)

Ultimately, this is the kind of album that perfectly matches pop music with real social conscience and commentary. We haven’t seen much of that at all for a very long time and it’s a welcome addition to a world of music… (Read More)

If you’ve been paying attention for the past several years, you know that scores of bands have been cultivating atmospheric pop music with sweeping melodic hooks. While most claim Joy Division as a predecessor, too many are diluted third-rate Radiohead clones… (Read More)