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Live Review: The Novel Ideas at T.T. the Bear's
Material: Wistful yarns about falling in love harder than one expected, finding one’s way home and letting go of the past make up the raw materials for this folksy quintet ... -
Signing Story: Gentlemen Rogues Sign with End Sounds
Danny Dunlap, guitarist for Austin-based power-pop band Gentlemen Rogues, met Jonathan Gill of End Sounds Records through a friend, Eric Larson, bassist for Dangerbird Records band Ume. The trio was ... -
Signing Story: Caked Up
As big fish within EDM’s remix scene, Oscar Wylde and Vegas Banger have released songs on numerous noteworthy labels, like Mad Decent, Buygore and Fool’s Gold. It is common within ... -
Live Review: Blood Knife at Cantab Lounge
Material: Heavy metal gets a makeover as this groove-oriented trio blends elements of ‘80s hair bands and modern luminaries, like Lamb of God, into one adrenaline-jammed package. For example, humor ... -
Album Review: AWOLNATION - RUN (9/10)
The quintessential hipster, alt-pop electronic rockers have unleashed another bundle of luscious, uncommon compositions marked by preternaturally memorable lyrics. A pair of extraneous answering machine messages gums up the flow ... -
Exec Profile: Tony Valenziano, Pres, Smile Media Group
Tony Valenziano President, Smile Media Group BACKGROUND Under the rubric of Smile Media Group, Tony Valenziano has united a host of entities he has been involved with for over 20 years––Smile ... -
Exec Profile: Carianne Marshall of Songs Music Publishing
BACKGROUND As Head of Creative Licensing at Songs Music Publishing, Carianne Marshall works with artists and songwriters to place songs in film, television, video games and more. Founded by Matt ... -
Echosmith on Songwriting and Success
Any musician will tell you that chemistry between players is the most important component in creating a band. When the right musicians find each other, there’s lightning in a bottle. ... -
A Word with Echosmith Managers Jeffery David and Kimberly Knoller
A musician and producer in his own right, Jeffery David (father of Echosmith’s four members) recognized that, together, his children had something special. Having witnessed them play a benefit concert ... -
Executive Profile: Kevin Day of Skyrocket Entertainment
BACKGROUND A veteran of the major label system, Kevin Day made the best of a bad situation when Geffen let him go amid a downsizing frenzy. Instead of despairing, he ...