Singer Adrien Daller and producer Philip Rabalais met last year and discovered a mutual love of electro pop dance music. Magic. After many excited, late night talk-offs (usually in the corner of some party) they started the band Trouble Lights. They’ve since released a video that garnered over 20,000 views in a week, opened for…
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WIRE: THE STRAIGHT SHOT ON RELIX & FUSE TV
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The NYC blues-rock band JD & The Straight Shot was invited by Relix Magazine to perform an exclusive in-office set last month and the video footage is now live! Check out JD & The Straight Shot performing a cover of the Little Feat classic “Let It Roll,” here: http://bit.ly/JDrelix. JD & The Straight released their…
TOM CURREN RELEASES VIDEO FOR “SUMMERLAND ROAD”
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Famously reclusive, Curren’s musical gift has until recently only been recognized amongst a small enclave of musicians. With an album set for release in 2013, Curren is ready to share his music with the world. In October 2012, Curren released a four-song EP called Summerland Road — a glimpse of what is to come.
Antonio Resende, Everything I Know
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With his EP Everything I Know Brazilian songwriter-guitarist Antonio Resende has condensed “everything he knows” into a quarter-hour of song. These fifteen minutes — consisting of six tracks, four of them instrumental — offer a blend of Brazilian warmth and vivacity. The opening track, “I Hope You Don’t Say Goodbye,” brings a rather soothing display…
Nick Peay, Feathers & Fables
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Following up on last year’s EP, Nick Peay has released his new four-track album, Feathers & Fables. The album is a snapshot in time, which features Peay at his songwriting best with Blues-spiked, Alt Country musicality and lyrical matter that waxes and wanes between melancholy and upbeat optimism. Throw in Folk and Americana leanings and…
Engloria, Shine
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If you take the vocal delivery of Oasis and the jangle guitar of The Connells, you have two of the driving facets behind New York’s Engloria. Following up on last years EP, their debut full-length, Shine is an 11-track collection of guitar driven tunes with nuances of standard Rock, Brit-style Pop and occasional Alt-Country leanings.…
Al Brake, Self Titled
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Among Canada’s greatest exports are hockey goons and country music. With vocals as crisp as his name, and bluesy twang blistering from his guitar, Al Brake lives up to the proud Maple Leaf country tradition. The youngest of 11 children, Al picked up the guitar at age 8 and…
The Ringflowers, Money for Music
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The genres and influences are boundless on The Ringflowers new full-length album, Money for Music. Leaning heavily on throwback sounds, the album incorporates elements ranging from funk-laced guitar, Latin American influences and bent note Blues facets. The genre bending is so rife through the tracks; the only place you’re…
JIMBO MATHUS & THE TRI-STATE COALITION SINGLE “IN THE GARDEN”
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In his native Mississippi and throughout the South, Jimbo Mathus is recognized as the prolific songwriter of born-in-the-bone American music, the torchbearer for Deep South mythology and culture. The Grammy-nominated musician and guitarist, co-founder of the defunct hyper ragtime outfit Squirrel Nut Zippers and South Memphis String Band as well as collaborator with the likes…
Erez and the End, Silent Mountains
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The raw, organic effort shines on Silent Mountains, the new five-track EP from Erez and the End. Hallmarked by honest, melodic Rock stripped of post-production effects lends a gritty purity to the tracks. Meld that with the raspy vocal delivery of lead man Erez Eiserman and the all-analog approach…
DINAH THORPE OFFERS MP3 OFF ’12’
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With a commanding presence, uncompromising style and powerful harmonies, Dinah Thorpe makes electro-folk-pop that is not afraid to be smart. Tackle her bluesy, alternative country single “Song for Dolly”; a bouncing banjo hymn about daydreaming which name checks Dolly Pardon and Robert Johnson.
JIMMY RAE ENJOYS A LITTLE HARMONY & MELODY WITH LUKE GARTNER-BRERETON
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Luke Gartner-Brereton hails from Brisbane, Australia and he has been into music since he was a little kid. All along he has played “anything he could get his hands on” and as a classically-trained guitarist Luke blends together Folk, World music and Latin rhythms. When he’s not…
RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, OCTOBER 2012
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Bright Little Field, Treatment Bound: A Ukelele Tribute to the Replacements (Bar None Records) No, it’s not a collection of early Chinese punk rock played by armless midgets or anything weird, it actually is what it says, a bunch of old Replacements songs played on ukulele, in this case played by…
DAVE VAN KLEECK TALKS ABOUT “EVENT HORIZON”
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“Event Horizon” is a new CD that will be released on Oct. 30th 2012. Comprised of four extremely talented and experienced musicians, the CD has something to offer a variety of musical tastes. The primary musicians on the CD project are: Davey Pattison, Vocals, Darryl St. John, Guitars, Pete Thompson, Drums/Keys, and Dave…
A STORM IS BREWING IN WASHINGTON
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StormKing is a whirlwind of sound, the name fittingly descriptive as the songs fluctuate between calm and chaos, capturing the spirit of Hendrix and more modern artists like Monster Magnet. Skope had the opportunity to discuss the band with leader and chief songwriter Duke Adkisson.
COME HEAR STOLI’S NEW FAV BAND BRISTOL TO MEMORY
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It feels so good to sit down and write this new column. As many of you noticed over the past week, Skopemag.com went through a major theme redesign and server upgrade. After a few days of high anxiety we are back and I think better than before. Skope truly has an amazing & loyal global…
VINTAGE TROUBLE ANNOUNCE US FALL TOUR DATES
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After 80 shows in 100 days, playing in front of an estimated 400,000 people throughout Europe, Los Angeles newcomers Vintage Trouble are excited to return to the US for a series of dates beginning September 28th in Portland, Oregon with Joss Stone. This four-week tour, that also includes an appearance at this year’s Voodoo Festival…
FILTHY J: SHOCK RAP ALIVE AND WELL DOWN UNDER
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It goes without saying that ever since there has been music; there has been explicit lyrical matter and innuendo within it. Blues singers made famous the term “jelly roll” (if you don’t know; look it up) and entire careers were made possible because of suspect lyrical matter and profanity…
Oxford Train, Mister Oxford Train
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This Oxford Train from Rochester, NY has so many tricks under their sleeves it’s not even funny! What do I mean by this you ask; well I’ll tell you! This band incorporates so many different styles & genres within their music that there is no way you could categorize them. Everything from Pop, Jazz &…
MUSIC LEGENDS TOUR FOR WORLD PEACE
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Legendary blues/rock musicians (present or former band members with Toto, Asia, Eric Clapton, Guns N’ Roses, Dave Matthews Band, Carole King, Billy Preston, Sergio Mendes, Lionel Richie, and many others) are forming a new all-star band to promote world peace through music. They will combine with internationally-renowned music masters from nine world cultures to launch…
Doug Prescott, Hot Night in November (2012)
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About the Artist: Doug Prescott is an artist that comes to us from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Prescott is one artist that is making quite a name for themselves regionally and internationally. He have received critical acclaim from many music critics and webzines around the globe thus far in his musical career…
Science!, Science!
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Having known each other since their childhoods in New York, Justin Stang and Jim Elenteny find themselves thousands of miles from home and reunited as the two-man outfit, Science! The move and collaboration has rendered their first self-titled EP–7-tracks of guitar driven rock that ebbs and flows between Country-tinged riff work to bent note Blues…
SUPA: THE FRESH VOICE OF HIPHOP
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Hailing from Texas in the ‘Golden Triangle’ hiphop artist Supa knows a thing or two about the game. Poised to become the ‘fresh voice of hiphop’, this success story is 15 years in the making. Supa’s music and his life is about community and writing from the heart. He lives and breathes hiphop and his…
Hooyoosay, My Obsession w/Pain in My Heart
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So okay I love when this happens where I discover new music by way of research for a review! This is exactly what happened here with Hooyoosay’s “My Obsession” and “Pain in my Heart”. First up is a cover of the 1967 track “My Obsession” off of the ‘Between the Buttons’ record by…
The Wandering Bards, Party Hat (EP)
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Members/Instruments: Kenny Allen: Vocals, harmonica, jaw harp, accordion and melodica Ron Baumann: Upright Bass and background vocals Mike Cardone: Cajon, tambourine, maracas, guiro and cymbals Ray Fyhr: Violin, Colin McKay: Vocals, acoustic guitar and djembe. URL: http://www.wanderingbards.com SONICBIDS http://www.sonicbids.com/2/EPK/?epk_id=63700 CD BABY http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TheWanderingBards About the Artist: This is the latest release from New York 5 piece…
ALL EYES: NEW MINNEAPOLIS BAND
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In 2009 I first introduced Alicia Wiley to Skope. She has produced 5 solo albums in the past 8 years earning a Minnesota Music Award as Best selling self released recording 2004, Best Female Vocalist 2004, and Best Keyboardist/Pianist 2006. She has been compared to Fiona Apple and Diana Krall her voice is even…
Mouthful of Daisy, Twice Renewed
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Despite initial setbacks, it is a rejuvenated Mouthful of Daisy these days. Once removed from the confined tastes of their hometown of Vancouver; a new lineup in place and a chance recording session in New York City, the outfit is back making their brand of aggressive Indie/Alt with fervor. The recording session at Killingworth Studio…
Billy K Band, Outrun The Rain
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After stints in two prior bands, Billy K has surrounded himself with the right likeminded musicians to bring his anecdotal, prototype Country to fans. True in the vein of contemporary Nashville, the band has released Outrun The Rain–11-tracks of archetypical honky stomp tunes laced with the occasional down tempo Country ballad. [youtube 1ZrRMZLPedE] The album…
Third International, Chemical Eyes + Bonus
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I had the pleasure of reviewing Third International’s ‘Entre Las Americas’ back in May for Skope (http://skopemag.com/index.php?s=Third+International) and I knew then that this group has got something special. The mastermind behind it all, Andrew Pearson, is back with a single that includes two songs: “Chemical Eyes” and “Good Friday at Little Rock”. This…
Midnight Mosaic, My Fair Lady
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Matching the look of each member to the next of this 5 piece band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, the music of Midnight Mosaic is very diverse indeed in sound from track to track. Listed as Indie/Rock leaves much open for interpretation, and Midnight Mosaic does not simplify it at all with the varies in…
3 Beers For Breakfast, EP
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With more of a southern rock feel, the music of 3 Beers For Breakfast cannot just be classified as Indie Country. Having more of that rocker type rhythm and flow, as opposed to too much twang, 3 Beers music is one of those sounds that will make the breakthrough from just mainstream country music to…
JEREMY LONG: NOT JUST DOING IT; LIVING IT
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They say immersion is the best way to learn a thing. If that is indeed true, then singer/songwriter Jeremy Long is continuing his education, hands-on and fully immersed.
TONDRAE KEMP NEW VIDEO “HAPPINESS”
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The first single and video from Tondrae Kemp’s “Sun Money” LP. Coming Fall 2012.
MATTHEW KOMA ON TOUR WITH OWL CITY THIS FALL
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New York-bred singer and songwriter Matthew Koma hits the road on select dates supporting Owl City on tour this fall. Kicking off September 22, in San Diego at the House of Blues the twelve date run wraps up October 7th at Detroit’s Crofoot. Having already made a splash co-writing the hook…
Tyne Darling, The Secret November
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There are those of us deeply affected by our environments, whether that is geographically or atmospherically; our surroundings can sometimes be quite the efficient muse. So seems to be the inspiration behind Tyne Darling’s latest album, The Secret November–12-tracks of emotive lyrical matter tracing a path from coast to coast and rendering a documentation…
JUNIOR BROWN WINNING NEW FANS
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About the time that country icon Junior Brown was making the rounds of jam festivals, including the huge the 10,000 Lakes Festival in Detroit Lakes MN, he made his first appearance at a cozy little event in Madrid, New Mexico, called the Crawdaddy Blues Fest. I saw him at both festivals (10KLF back in 2009…
WIRE: REDD KROSS NEW VIDEO ON SPIN
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Today at Spin.com, Redd Kross premiered the new video for “Stay Away from Downtown” from their first new album in 15 years Researching the Blues which will be in stores tomorrow. Directed by Jeff McDonald and Dave Markey, the video for “Stay Away from Downtown” features a look that Jeff describes as “beat club meets…
J.M. LONG VIDEO FOR “LOVE STRIKES”
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Raw emotion pounded into ivories so tormented you would think they were used as a drum set. “Alternative Rock”, “Indie Rock”, these are the familiar labels you seek, but J.M. Long’s music is much more than that. It is running through the forest a billion times thinking you’re being chased by cougars, it is a…
FORGOTTEN BY FRIDAY: THE BUILDING OF A BAND
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Often the raison d’etre for band breakups seems to get chalked up to creative differences. Such was the case when the popular New England Blues outfit, Big Ugly dissolved and saw the founding members plodding off into different directions. Undeterred, Dominick Mauro began collaboration with guitarist Tom Forst.
ALBERT CUMMINGS, NO REGRETS
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Albert follows a long line of bluesmen, intent on delivering their version of the genre. This is his sixth release, and it reflects his country listening background through his high school discovery of SRV. Having written the material (with the exception of Mannish Boy) AC seems to have sufficient background to deal with…
