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Shining a DIY Spotlight on Troubles
Helsinki, Finland-based punk ‘n’ roll rabble-rousers Troubles formed when bassist Laura (who uses one name) was in the hardcore punk outfit Karkaisu. “I knew she ... -
Shining a DIY Spotlight on Andrea Magee
Northern Ireland-born indie folk artist Andrea Magee, based in Austin, TX, was just seven years old when she started performing in her family band. “Coming ... -
Shining a DIY Spotlight on Halo Kitsch
MC wrote in a recent New Music Critique review (an 8.4/10 review, by the way) that alt-rocker Halo Kitsch describes herself as “underrated,” but that ... -
Shining a DIY Spotlight on Angie Hartley
Detroit power-pop artist Angie Hartley says that she’s been making music her entire life, since her baby years. “I didn’t realize that it was my ... -
Shining a DIY Spotlight on Tiffany Johnson
Nashville-based country/pop/alternative singer and songwriter Tiffany Johnson says that she started creating music as soon as she could talk. “I loved to sing around the ... -
Shining A DIY Spotlight on Quill
From the opening bars of her song “Tightrope,” it’s clear that there’s a magic about alt-rocker Quill. Not in a cheesy, sword-and-sorcery sort of way, ... -
Shining a DIY Spotlight on Arily Michele
Nashville dream-pop artist Arily Michele was recently the recipient of a well-deserved high scoring review in these pages, based largely on the three songs from ... -
DIY Spotlight: Claudia Hoyser
Country singer-songwriter Claudia Hoyser has been writing and singing for as long as she can remember. “It started as little rhymes in diaries and journals, ... -
DIY Spotlight: Charlie Angel
Norfolk, VA rapper Charlie Angel recently scored an impressive 8.0 in a New Music Critique, prompting MC to feel excited about digging deeper. After all, ... -
DIY Spotlight: Leilani Kilgore
When bluesy rocker Leilani Kilgore scored an impressive 8.4 in the batch of New Music Critiques published in MC’s January issue, we knew that she ...
