David T. Dunn’s release, Catch That Train, is a straightforward singer/songwriter effort. These six songs never attempt to do anything fancy. You won’t hear unusual instrumentation or unexpected time signatures. Instead, Dunn gives us a six-song set of solid songwriting. The title track is like the troubadour’s siren song. Dunn isn’t sure where ‘that train…
Joshua Ketchmark has made a career out of splitting time between Nashville and Los Angeles, two music maker hotspots, but his enthusiastically energetic album The Misses (mostly) sounds more L.A. than Music City. About the only place where cowboy boots win over fancy nightclub shoes comes at the album’s end with “Those Were the Days,”…
ELIZA SHADDAD shares video for new single “White Lines” Eliza Shaddad today shares the video for her new single ‘White Lines’, the first preview from her long-awaited debut album Future. “White Lines is all about moving on and we wanted to make a video that was full of movement and serenity and beauty, but also…
The Australian artist Daxton Paul James Monaghan has released his ninth music album, “In Verses”, and it has already become one of the most centers of attractions in the musical landscape. It is a collection of amazing nine soundtracks that will encourage and provoke the blues lover to get escaped into a marvelous sonic journey.…
Great art is great pain, and love can sometimes be straight misery. Yes, these are common themes in rhythm and blues, but not so common that you don’t appreciate a good breakup story when you hear one. On “Don’t Wait” the debut single from Mikey See (now available on Spotify and for digital download), heartache…
Frog Eyes shares one last single from their farewell album via tinymixtapes, launches tour soon Frog Eyes have made their last album. 17 years after their teetering debut, the Vancouver band unveils Violet Psalms—a giddy lament; a gnashing jubilee; a rain-drenched allocution on hope vs. horror, paradise vs. pride, Marx and Brexit and bad acid…
2018 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing’s 72nd Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards® were announced today by Tony and Grammy Award-winner, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Katharine McPhee, who is currently starring in the Tony nominated musical Waitress, at the Tony Award Nominations ceremony, sponsored by IBM, held at…
NY’s Nite Haus Share “Calling You” Today, American / German electronic duo Nite Haus, released their new single and music video for “Calling You.” The track is the first to be released from their forthcoming self-produced project, Saturation, due June 2018. The DIY album was recorded throughout 2015-2017 and was heavily influenced by Carrie Turner…
An artist’s appearance may be important, and showmanship may be critical, and instrumental talent may be indispensable. But real music fans know –songwriting is the lifeblood of the industry. Without great songs, the world doesn’t turn. That’s a lesson that Brandon Bonine has internalized. Learning from jazz greats and inspired by his father’s record collection,…
The half Puerto Rican / Chinese artist hailing from the boogie down Bronx is on a journey to take over the music world. Selina Kaia is not only a beauty but also carries a powerful voice in that small body of hers. From a young girl music has always been her passion. Yet like most…
Rocky Athas, known by critics and fans as “The Texas Tornado”, “The Malice from Dallas”, “The Young Eric Clapton” and “The Last Great Bluesbreaker Guitarist”, possesses an arsenal of punishing guitar riffs and catchy hooks that have opened every door. From recording his first solo album at Willie Nelson’s studio with multi-Grammy winning producer, Jim Gaines to working with Buddy Miles and SRV’s Double Trouble to…
Hailing from the roads and corners of Brooklyn, Gary Douglas Band has recently released a song on the radio, on 20th April, titled, “River Road”, a gorgeous preview to their upcoming music album, “Deep In the Water”. This remarkable song is showcasing the peerless energy and talent of Gary Douglas and his band: why their…
Noone is quite sure when this band officially started which adds to the allure of Bud Collins Trio and their eclectic nature. We do know that the musical journey started many years ago for Bud Collins Trio and the music never died. This Connecticut-based band has shared the stage with the likes of: Blues Traveler,…
Greg Jacquin Shares “Floating” Video | Hudson River LP Out Now New York-based americana artist Greg Jacquin shares the video for “Floating” via Pure Grain Audio, who writes about the track, “‘Floating,’ is a lazy but upbeat tune that whisks the listener away to a nearby stream on a warm, sunny day.” Bobi Andonov Drops…
“Metro Shuffle” – featuring Mindi Abair, by Project Grand Slam, is the latest single from the 2017 EP -The PGS Experience. This track by the jazz-rock fusion outfit led by NY bassist Robert Miller is surrounded by– five new studio cuts, three new tunes written by Robert and two new PGS-style covers arranged by Robert,…
Ruel Drops New Track “Dazed & Confused.” Announces “Ready” EP On the new track and forthcoming EP, Ruel explains: “I wrote ‘Dazed & Confused’ in the front room of my Air BNB in LA last November with my friends and the song has come so far. The song started with some simple, light-hearted piano chords…
t could be said that the technology of music is over 40,000 years old, which is the estimated date of the oldest musical instrument ever found. But for music as we know it today, the technologies started to evolve late in the 19th century. In 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and that was the…
Kenny Fame Presents ‘Deeper – a short film’ Kenny Fame is an actor, singer-songwriter, performing artist who first launched his career working at the World Famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York and has since moved on to perform all over the NYC metropolitan area. Fame who was born in Paterson NJ and was raised…
video: AMINA BUDDAFLY, “LOVE MY LIFE” “Love & Hip Hop: New York” star Amina Buddafly presents the music video for “Love My Life”, the lead single from her forthcoming album MOTHER. The track was produced by Amina with co-production from Mike City (Brandy, Carl Thomas, Sunshine Anderson), and the video was produced and directed by…
Wifisfuneral Recruits Curren$y For “25 Lighters” Remix For 4/20 Just in time for 4/20, wifisfuneral recruits New Orleans veteran Curren$y for the remix to “25 Lighters.” The two trade bars over the homage to the DJ DMD classic, based on a phrase originally used by Memphis legends 8 Ball & MJG. Wifi’s signature double time…
Barrett Martin Group goes for a gorgeous swinging style on the infinitely playful “Transcendence”. Keenly anchored in jazz, the Barrett Martin Group draws from rock, funk, the blues, even elements of post-rock flow into the mix. Right at the heart of the entire album is a strong emphasis on rhythm. This rhythm transfigures itself in…
Based in Burlington, Vermont, Dwight Ritcher and Nicole Nelson, collectively known as Dwight & Nicole, are two roots artists that have lived entire musical lives before dropping into each other’s arms just a few years ago. Dwight, originally from our home state of New Jersey, played in numerous bands throughout the past decade, and found…
The new twelve song release from Becky Buller and her band, Crepe Paper Heart, is the second release from this renowned fiddle player and follows up the 2014 release ‘Tween Earth and Sky with a resounding successor. The same mix of secular and spiritually themed originals powering her first collection continues with this release and…
Quadri’s Burning Ambition Sees Release of New Single & Brand Like Jay-Z before him, Quadri is aiming high with not only his music but also his brand. Quadri’s new single, Fire, showcases his immediately engaging easy-going urban pop style with lyrics that tell of a life which has seen its share of set-backs and adversity.…
1. Make an event hashtag Social media today has taken over events in this decade, and any smart event organizer should incorporate it into their marketing plan to make the most use of it. Tweeting about an event before it happens and making a hashtag of it builds anticipation as more and more people see…
ICYMI: Jack White on Saturday Night Live White will kick off the BOARDING HOUSE REACH world tour next Thursday, April 19th with his first hometown arena show at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena. Alert: Awolnation’s “Run” Featured in new SOLO TV Spot!!! Now add in my attempt at a small connection to the upcoming Solo film…
SKIZZY MARS RELEASES NEW EP “ARE YOU OK?” Kingmaker/Please Rewind recording artist Skizzy Mars has released his new EP, “are you OK?” available now at all DSPs. The release of “are you OK?” comes just one week after Skizzy kicked off his headlining North American tour – with dates running through May. “are you OK?”…
Ecstatic Union Premiere, “Desert Queen” Video via Atwood Mag Ecstatic Union’s sound is like a liquid sun-soaked harmony layered psychedelic dance party. Started in 2012 as a kind of solo-spiritual-folk-rock recording project by frontman Rex Costello, after assembling a few core members (including Oliver Hart & recording partner Paul Olsen) the band took on various…
In the grand scheme of a career, four years is not always a long stretch. But for fans of Tune-Yards, it’s been four years since the release of Nikki Nack and they’re chomping at the bit for new music. As expected, the music world is abuzz about I can feel you creep into my private…
‘Meant 2 Be’, the first music album of Happy Curmudgeons, got bounced out under the spotlight on December 2017, and since then it is flying off the shelves, has earned appreciation and applaud from the fans of this band. This album comes with a bunch of colorful, musically vivid, vibrant soundtracks, meant to energize the…
Romy Conzen creates a post-punk pop sound with the gorgeous world of “V for Victory”. Infused with an intensity, the album at times recalls the passion of early Blonde Redhead. Stylistically Romy Conzen filters a wide variety of genres into the mix with funk, hard rock, electro, pop, all nicely framed by a defiant punk…
It was Joni Mitchell who famously likened the six strings on a guitar to the hexagram of the heavens from the I Ching. But seen from the inside of the instrument, those strings look more like the bars of a cell. “Mania”, the latest clip from singer and songwriter Nya, begins with the camera within…
L.A. Salami Shares “City of Bootmakers” Album on NPR First Listen On L.A. Salami’s second album, The City of Bootmakers, his ideas have never been more grandiose, as the song titles announce upfront. “Terrorism (The ISIS Crisis)” tackles its subject point-blank, with a jaggedly blurted chorus to hammer home the intensity. “England Is Unwell” diagnoses…
Another Lost Year Announce the Blazing Into Spring Tour Rock band Another Lost Year announced the Blazing into Spring Tour featuring No Resolve and special guest Locust Grove. The tour kicks off April 13th in Lombard, Illinois at Brauer House and will conclude on April 29th at The Looney Bin in Bradley, Illinois. The video…
Human is astoundingly good at ignoring their own flaws and bad at accepting their weakness, and even doing so their life becomes no less than miserable. None is perfect, all of us have shadows walking parallel with us. Many books have been written, many songs have been composed on how one should conquer his weakness…
Anthems For Autumn goes for a playful style with the luscious “Feel Me”. With a nimble sort of funk, the song propels itself forward with a seductive quality. Vocals tie the entire thing together with an intensity felt passion. “High On Love (Can’t Get Too)” shows off Karen Atkin’s mellowed out retro grooves. Incredibly playful,…
CHARLIE PUTH UNVEILS LYRIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “DONE FOR ME (FEAT. KEHLANI)” Today, Multi-GRAMMY® nominated singer/songwriter/producer Charlie Puth took to his Instagram to unveil the lyric video for his recently released single “Done For Me (featuring Kehlani),” which is available now at all music retailers and streaming services. Download/Stream HERE and watch the lyric…
THE SHINS SHARE SHORT FILM THE WORM’S HEART Today, The Shins have shared their short film titled The Worm’s Heart. Directed by Shins drummer Jon Sortland, the visual is set to select songs from the band’s flipped album (also titled The Worm’s Heart) and depicts James Mercer’s quest to solve the mysterious disappearance of Amelia…
Sonic Night Music Artist PERFECT DEFECT Debuts New Music Video “My People” Hard rock band PERFECT DEFECT has released a new music video for “Love Song”. The self-titled debut was released on October 27th, 2017 via Sonic Night Music Club. New Southern Hard Rock band PERFECT DEFECT’s debut reflects a deep trip through a vinyl…
Lord Nelson taps into a bluesy classic rock with the emotionally charged “Through The Night”. Sung with such earnestness, the way the songs unfold reveals a true talent for form. With just the right sort of rollicking rhythms, the entire album feels infinitely soothing. By far the true heart and soul comes from the potency…
