Monthly Archives: June 2018
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From Australia, artist Juvahn Victoria embraces hi-tech production effects, including Autotune, on these dark, sexy and often exotic-sounding songs whose spare, reductive arrangements mirror cutting-edge pop. The artist ...
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Searing guitar licks, buzzsaw riffs, chesty vocal swagger—these Tulsa boys have cracked the code of country rock. Though there’s nothing new here, it’s all done well enough to prove ...
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Massachusetts-based trio are a tight unit whose brand of amiable pop-rock is captured here in clean, crisp recordings. Each song, whether it’s the slightly campy “Always Been Summer” ...
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A singer, dancer and actor by training, artist C3 (aka Curtis Charity) holds a wild card–his eccentricity–and he plays that card heavily on electro-dance songs like “HOT,” an ...
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Unlike its predecessor (Every Open Eye), the second studio album by Chvrches focuses more on Lauren Mayberry as the primary vocalist and less on vocal contributions from Martin Doherty. ...
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Epitaph Records has announced that Thrice has joined its roster. Formed in 1998, the Orange County-based four-piece is widely regarded as one of the most ...
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Rock on the Range returned to MAPFRE stadium in Columbus, Ohio again this May, for its 12th consecutive year. As has become custom for my ...
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To kick off June in the Bay Area, Comedy Central’s annual festival returned to San Francisco’s Civic Center, bringing another 3-day event chock-full of comedy, ...
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Material: Morty Shallman is a storyteller. His songs are sequential chapters from a self-made genre that he has labeled “Literary Pop.” His new album, Pop ...
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Folk Alliance Region-West (FAR-West) has announced the recipients of its Best of the West Awards for 2018. This year’s honorees are trend-setting producer and singer-songwriter Wendy ...
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Montreal native Johnny Coull is a classic piano man, a born storyteller steeped in tradition, who, with a full backing band, paints vivid scenes and encounters from ...
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NY-based composer/bassist Neko Soto has carved out a definite style and sound, one with an often light, appealing touch, and it is on full display in his recent, ...
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As a career-minded music-maker, you owe it to yourself to check out the new June issue of Music Connection. Available in both digital format and ...
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Sony Music Entertainment has entered into a strategic partnership with Jonathan Master, the innovative A&R and marketing entrepreneur who has worked with artists including Logic, ...
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Rhythmic pop duo PANDA$ was formed in New York in 2016 when longtime friends Manny and Landa witnessed the wisdom of collaboration. Manny came to ...
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First Things First Many of the most important factors that contribute to a great drum sound happen before I even go and listen to the ...
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Just before graduating from Western Washington University in 2012, Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight—known respectively as Catacombkid and BeachesBeaches—formed the electronic duo ODESZA. The self-released ...
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In his musical career spanning just over 5 decades, Todd Rundgren has done everything from writing, singing, producing, playing guitar, being a solo artist, and ...
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Nalani & Sarina blur the lines between classic soul/funk and modern indie-pop in their full-length debut, The Circle. Scrappy lead single “Young & Inexperienced” brings to light the ...
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It’s been five years since Case’s last solo release. But, as they say, it’s been worth the wait. How does one categorize this artist in ...
