Music Connection routinely listens to and evaluates the work of unsigned and DIY recording artists for the New Music Critiques reviews in every issue. Below ...

The annual Music Connection Hot 100, listed below in alphabetical order, puts the spotlight on superior unsigned live performers across the U.S. who caught our ...

Rapper Young Foe dispenses with bling and boasting and gets to the meat of the matter, namely how a mad amount of scepticism is needed ...

Stephen Buono has launched and curated a new weekly talent showcase series, entitled Church Chords Presents, at Bar ETA Highland Park in Los Angeles, CA. The official ...

A vintage warmth oozes from the speakers as the seasoned crew of Terraplane Special delivers a set of time-honored covers. “Why You Been Gone So Long,” ...

Material: Camille Bloom is currently touring her excellent Pieces of Me album, so this intimate set at the wonderful Bar Lubitsch was heavily weighted toward that ...

With a significant record of accomplishment already behind her, it’s no surprise Amy Holland has the whole package at work here, including pristine production and ...

Bittersweet Machines, a one-man project by Matt Mocharnuk, delivers deft, impactful recordings that could nestle quite well on radio playlists with the likes of Imagine ...

Decent riffs, tight licks and relentless attitude describe Braindead Romeo, whose high-pitched singer Andrew fronts his hard rock squad with mad amounts of eccentric energy. ...

Hard to believe a band would release such poor sounding recordings, but that is what the Audiots have done, where, on every song, singer Isaac ...