REVIEWS

From the delightful swing of “I Miss My Miss in Mississippi” to the quiet march of “Dyin’ to Hold Her […]

It’s no debate that live venues have been hit pretty hard this past year. Well our knight in shining cowboy

Gary Pratt delivers a pitch-perfect piece full of honestly on the aptly named “A Song You Can Drink A Beer

Brian Shapiro of his band of the same name has led nothing less than interesting life. Growing up the son

Of the many changes the music industry has faced in the new decade, the possibility of achieving pop stardom has

Lightning never strikes twice, that’s the general understanding. People often equate this with stellar debuts and performances in art, sports,

A western twang rings through and true on John Vento’s passionate “New Mexico Way”. The sound itself recalls New Mexico’s

“A world in which people seek the uncertainties, and possibilities, of art” is the vision of one of the most

A tender quiet ode, Mauri Dark delivers something quite heartfelt on the touching “Love Will Prevail”. Never raising his voice,

E.G. Holmes delves into a living, breathing communal sound on the bold big band spirit of “Time To Rest”. Stylistically

This April The Bongo Boy Rock n Roll TV show series new episode features 7 music videos by independent artists

Comfort Cat, who sings these twelve songs, is a vocalist that plays a guitarlele, which is a six-stringed ukulele. These

With summer looming and normal life peering on the horizon, it’s about time we found a suitable soundtrack for our

Los Musick and P.A.T. came up in Port Arthur, Texas and Opelousas, Louisiana respectively, but “My Friend Hip Hop” sounds

A heartfelt slice of Americana, Larry Jay sings with such raw grit and soul on “Lottery”. The lyrics are ones

A perfect piece of potent pop, HelsTheArtist goes for a personal take with the vulnerable “If I Were A Virgin

A classic rock races through the entirety of the Impersonators’ timeless take of “Scarlet Hell”. Best listened to at the

Marlon Boone embraces a nu jazz kick on the soulful spirit of “Dance With Me”. Here he makes the saxophone

There’s a lot to take in with Melanie Rogers’ latest single “Fever”. It is, first, the sound of someone breaking

If only we knew ‘What Lies Ahead’ for us or maybe not such a good idea since I’m a firm

Italian workhorse of a producer and songwriter Gabriele Saro graves us (again) with a pair of exciting unconventional party anthems in the

Coming in with the sounds of dueling trashing guitars and a guttural roar of voice, that’s how Pistols at Dawn’s

Fredo Viola is perhaps one of the most intriguing artists to come onto my radar of late. His sound is

Beyond Here is bursting onto the scene this year with their recently released debut album ‘New Dangers’. The formidable four-piece

Poetic value is never limited to lyrics in good hip-hop, and this narrative is fearlessly reinforced in the new single

Dare we say Fate Will Come creates vintage 80s heavy metal? The title track on the band’s Heavy Heart release

It doesn’t get any smoother or more vulnerable than Nathan Harrington’s new single, “Hold On Me.” Described as something of

Imagine the opening montage of Rocky III without the iconic Survivor track, “Eye of the Tiger”. Imagine “The Sound of Silence” omitted

It’s strange how much humans are obsessed with angels. Heck, they even named a major league baseball team after one

Alex Lopez’s new album release Rising Up continues the impressive run of studio releases he has enjoyed since emerging on the scene

A beautiful slice of pastoral folk, Sylvie & Mandy go for a serene reflective stance on the hallowed “Broken Year”.

Marty cut his metal chops with Cacophony followed by Megadeth, and hasn’t stopped shredding (he dislikes the term) since. Marty

You may experience a little cognitive dissonance when listening to Sylvie & Mandy’s single “Broken Year” while watching its accompanying

First thing that I noticed when I hit play on ‘The Blue Sky Sessions’ was the stellar guitar playing by

Onism E is putting the indie rock realms to rights with their recent album ‘Survivors’. The four-piece outfit is embarking

WRYT definitively has one of the more exciting alt rock sounds to come out in some time. The new two-song

It’s no wonder that Chris St. John titled his debut album I’m Dreaming. These songs, a long time in the making,

Junior Burke embraces a warm, pastoral sound on the tender tones of “Nothin’ But”. Lyrics here are taken directly from

Slinky and slightly ominous in style, the menacing guitar part in Jeremy Rice’s “Underneath the Ground” is definitely the song’s

Can night be a feeling? It can, suggests Jude Gwynaire with his single, “Feel Nocturno”. Similarly, darkness is a feeling.