Monthly Archives: September 2018
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Boston’s Anna Snow is working at a high level and she arranges her work for maximum effect. Her dusky voice, bolstered by extremely effective backup vocals, is the ideal ...
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English rock trio The Wombats, composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Matthew Murphy, drummer Dan Haggis and bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen, opened up their tour for the ...
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Fans of Vampire Weekend and OK Go (and even Weezer) might take to solo artist Jared Mancuso, whose overall vitality, alt-rock rhythms and appropriately nerdy vocal tone add up ...
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Pop-punk duo Remember the Days have a firm handle on the 4/4 punk-pop style––and they stick to it like gorilla glue. All three songs we checked out are ...
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Alessa Ray has a persona that’s vigorous and feisty, pushing her trained voice to heights that less confident singers avoid. “Mamacita” is a tale of seduction and betrayal sung ...
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JFlo has a sophisticated ear and enough production chops to bring his ideas to fruition. He can take his music into multiple areas. “Send Her My Way” is ...
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There’s some serious musicianship in these songs of solitary suffering by prog-metal duo Project Sapiens. Hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, their songs offer up a whole prog-platter of goodies ...
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Stealing Spitfires is a band that delivers high-energy pop-rock very much of our time and with lyrics that state a firm point of view. On “Life Is” the ...
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We’re knocked out by Lucinda Belle’s voice, which bursts out of the speakers with a bright, high impact. In fact, we rarely hear a record ...
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Saks Fifth Avenue hosted a performance and book signing with author singer-songwriter, Patti Smith as part of Saks’ ‘Fearless Women’ Speaker Series. Smith’s hour-long performance included songs, ...
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Though the artist’s “Intro” begins with a dreamy synth-heavy vibe, she attacks the mic with a feline ferocity that is raw, often dark, and she states her mission ...
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The last show of Jason Mraz’s ‘Good Vibes’ tour was performed at the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA on Sept. 15, a great venue, a great ...
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Material: Skye Delamey’s quartet delivers pop and rock music with elements of grunge. The sound is reminiscent of late ‘80s rock to early ‘90s grunge. ...
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The idea of hosting a music festival in Las Vegas is a tricky one. The town is already loaded with entertainment options and tourists constantly ...
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West Coast entrepreneur Markus Muller-Stach and Candlebox’s Kevin Martin recently launched a new label called G4L Records. Their first signee is the Galveston, TX rock ...
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Auto-Tune Pro was introduce at the Winter 2018 NAMM Show and since then has excited all those who have upgraded to this most advanced and ...
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Flightless and ATO Records have announced an exclusive label and distribution partnership for North America which includes catalog releases from King Gizzard and the Lizard ...
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A 10-year hiatus can have quite the effect on any band. Along with next-to-impossible expectations set, most artists return with a new writing approach, distancing them-selves further from ...
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Juxtaposing melancholy lyrics with danceable guitar riffs is all the rage. Screaming for hope, Real Friends is no exception. Musicianship and production are clean, leaving ...
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This four-song EP doesn’t represent much of a departure from last year’s terrific Plastic Soul, which yielded a handful of alt hits including “Shine,” which ...
