REVIEWS

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

Forget what you’ve forgotten about the genre “electronica.” It is a broad and sweeping genre and the label itself rarely

Ari is a solo guitarist/writer that relies on the ballad to rock format, and also worked in a side project,

First thing I notice from this young lady is how powerful her voice is.   Eva Aine’s singing ability is

All I have to say after hearing ‘Outside Looking In’ is that Simon Fagan is one hell of a singer/songwriter.

LA Based 4 piece Nothing Sacred releases their debut EP Hollywood Striphounds earlier this year. The music has everything you

Right away the name of the band gets your attention not to mention the eye-catching album title.   And I’m

Get ready for the hard rock/metal act from Calgary that call themselves The Last Act.   These hard-rockin’ Canadians will

A band’s previous record can often dictate their upcoming release with pinpointed accuracy. While Young Galaxy’s previous full length, Invisible

Pianist/singer/songwriter Ellen Tipper releases her latest CD “The Juggler” in 2010. Tipper is an accomplished player & composer from Maine.

Solo pianist Jon Wirtz releases his latest CD “Sea Level” in 2010. Wirtz is an accomplished player & composer from

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

This is one that will most certainly kick your ass ten times until Sunday. Of Misery And Toil, the second

Ben Kono, Crossing (Nineteen Eight Records) Nu-jazz, purportedly Asian influenced owing to multi-instrumentalist Kono’s (Japanese, I believe) heritage, however my

Not long after the intense and equally cerebral and visceral shock of Hometowns, the debut from The Rural Alberta Advantage,