REVIEWS

It’s a good thing that the semi-reclusive Carly Jamison took the urging of producer Tres Sasser, and brought her internet-only […]

Over the years we’ve seen music slowly erode into something quite disturbing. Morph back to a happier time when you

There’s no doubt that the three members of Orlando’s The Pauses have the ability to write some fresh-sounded and at

Over the years we’ve seen rock & alternative rock slowly erode into a dumbing down process of overly commercialized, corporate

Mark Wonder, True Stories of Mark Wonder (Groove Attack Records) This to-date retrospective of the Jamaica-born reggae guy begins with

I already like these guys due to their no-nonsense, no-bullshit attitude and mentality.   Finally…a band that makes a very

Tom Shaner is a multi-talented artist who has written over 300 songs in his career so he is no stranger

The Albertans aren’t from Alberta. Let’s just get that out of the way now. No gritty punk or honest-to-goodness country

I have heard the phrase from most artists I have worked with/on: “Let’s put this up on the wall and

First things first, the guys from Welter love their guitars as evident in their debut full-length The Bush Years. The

Female singer-songwriters are very often pigeonholed very quickly and given little opportunity to evolve artistically without their past releases being

I don’t usually say this but I really do feel like a star is born after hearing Morgan Bracy’s new

First and foremost I have to say that James Sera is a highly skilled guitar player after hearing ‘Reality of

Named after the classic ’76 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, Shaky DeVille is still cruisin’ along with style & pizzazz.  

Over the years we’ve seen rock & hard rock slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows providing us all with

What makes Dawn Time Riot such a miraculous listen is how, with all its unmitigated energy, the record still manages

It is through a contemporary interpretation of folk that songwriter Ginger Hebert and company has unveiled Out Past the Garden,

The word “Quirky” often carries negative connotations, but one spin of Entertainment Ordinaire ought to prove otherwise. The debut full

Continuing in a long line of swampy, Canadian acts whose thinly-veiled brand of optimism is only heard through murky guitars

First things first, to say this band is full of youthful exuberance is redundant. With a 20-year old keyboardist and

Over the years we’ve seen punk, rock & even alternative rock bands slowly erode into a dumbing down process of

Jay Aura is ready to get the party started with his new EP ‘iParty’.   The four-track recording has a

In true “make it here, make it anywhere” fashion, Aussie singer/songwriter Steve Northeast relocated to New York City in 2002.

Lumerians, Transmalinnia (Partisan Records) Even the most pointless and unusable departments of music have bands that do enough right that

A good number of singer-songwriters face the pressure of trying to prove their worth through their craft. Very often, these

No question about it that Bobby Runk is in good company with the rest after hearing his debut album.  

Kiseleff is a pop/rock group made up of Al Renwick and Scot Andy.   Renwick is the brains behind this

There is an atmospheric sweep to Gray Waves, the debut full length from Athens’ Twin Tigers which makes recent tours

Over the years we’ve seen punk, rock & even alternative rock bands slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows. Talking

Much too often, fence-straddling, genre-bending albums come across as contrived works with a lack of direction and no noticeable motive

Picture yourself taking a trip around the globe as you listen to Daniel Masson’s new album ‘Frequencies’.   You will

Over the years we’ve seen pop slowly evolve into what I like to call synth-pop or power pop. The music

Though already having made “seemingly hundreds of recordings”, In the Blink of an Eye b/w Condo Stress is Brooklyn based

2011 looks to be a great year for guitarist Rob Carlton as he was recently engaged, has a hot new

Kelly Pettit is a guitarist/singer/songwriter originally from Canada but has spent recent years traveling abroad touring around Japan. Like many

Over the years we’ve seen punk, hard rock & even alternative rock bands slowly erode into over-commercialized, corporate puppet shows.

Dan and Faith Senie are a husband & wife duo who have come full circle to create this debut album.

Tools of Creations is a rock-nasty trio from Ottawa that offers adrenalin-rushed music.   Their debut album is titled ‘Adventures

Over the years we’ve seen American & Country Music slowly erode itself into over overly polished, popish nothingness. Artist after

Billy Preston traveled a long winding, extremely successful, musical road from Gospel through rock, full of personal and health related