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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 ... -
7.6
Unsigned Artist: Thrice Authentic
Rapper Thrice Authentic shows he can make a lot with a little, as in “Mama,” a song that showcases all of his strengths: a hooky, commanding ... -
7.4
Unsigned Artist: Debris of Titan
Did this duo stumble upon an unexploded acid bomb from Woodstock and willfully OD on it to give us a modern-edged take on psychedelia? We like ... -
7.6
Unsigned Artist: Earthside
An ambitious outfit, Earthside delivers what hardcore Prog fans love––uber-tight musicianship, unpredictable time sigs and nary a nod to mainstream tastes. The band’s 10-minute “Mob Mentality” has ... -
6.8
Unsigned Artist: Huck Flyn
It’s cool to hear a white-boy blues-rocker who not only plays a credible lick or three, but whose soulful, kerosene-seared singing voice ignites the whole ... -
7.8
Unsigned Artist: Blackkiss
Americana music lovers will want to check out this Utah-based artist, Pete Sands, whose tracks are altogether spare, heart- rending and oozing authenticity. A tale ... -
8
Unsigned Artist: Charlie Overbey and the Broken Arrows
Immediately, this well-traveled troubadour gets our attention with a gruff vocal style whose undertone says, “I’ve lived it, I’ve been there.” And Overbey has the ... -
7.8
Unsigned Artist: Post Paradise
As their name suggests, this Fort Collins, CO fourpiece has a determinedly downcast vision of life and, in sensual singer Nick Starr Duarte, an ideal voice ... -
7.4
Unsigned Artist: Elica Le Bon
Ambitious Londoner Elica Le Bon wears all the hats here and gives us a novel R&B/Pop/Hip-Hop hybrid, one that roils with dark, tightly wound, psychodramatic ... -
Submit Your Song to be Featured on Album
Music for Relief is inviting unsigned artists to submit their original songs for a chance to have it heard by industry professionals including Mike Shinoda of ... -
2013's HOT 100 Live Unsigned Artists & Bands
MC’s annual, eagerly awaited Hot 100 list spotlights the live performers who made us sit up and take notice in 2012. Those involved in determining ...
