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6.4
New Music Critiques: John M
Singer/songwriter John M is a thoughtful lyricist and a skilled producer who’s got a country-blues-rock sound powered by an amplified acoustic guitar that really zings. ... -
7.4
New Music Critiques: Smoke Season
Lots and lots of trancy atmosphere inhabits the work of this ambitious duo Smoke Season. Gabrielle Wortman has a voice whose range and power allows her ... -
7.7
New Music Critiques: KREB
Aussie composer KREB shows a solid ability to craft instro themes that could be put to a variety of uses. His formula: each composition’s moody, ... -
7.2
New Music Critiques: Auburn Row
This foursome led by Alex Cross perform with prog-rock precision, delivering insanely accurate flurries of notes on these impassioned, sometimes strange, always challenging tunes fueled ... -
7.4
New Music Critiques: White Collar Crime
Been a while since we heard a band namecheck Bertrand Russell, but that’s typical of White Collar Crime, a brainy, guitar-less punk four-piece led by Sander ... -
7.4
New Music Critiques: The Steepwater Band
The dudes in The Steepwater Band can play. Having logged lots of miles, these well-seasoned road dogs’ musicianship––guitars, bass, drums––really shines on songs like “Shake ... -
2015's Hot 100 Live Unsigned Artists & Bands
Eagerly awaited every December, the Music Connection Hot 100 puts the spotlight on superior live performers who caught our eyes and ears over the past ... -
7.6
Unsigned Artist: Dudley Taft
Taft specializes in blues––not the kind you mope to, the kind you get up and dance to. His tuneful tenor rides a raft of terrific ... -
7.7
Unsigned Artist: Tony Elder
Guitarist Elder and his troupe’s brand of jazz is tuneful, easygoing, thoroughly aiming to please, which makes it perfect background music for an event where ... -
7
Unsigned Artist: Alicia Grimes
We’re split on the merits of this artist. While some of us find her brief (sub 2-minute), starkly arranged recordings to be without merit; others ...
