Baltimore-based musician Dan Deacon has announced upcoming tour dates with Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz. Dan Deacon will open for the band which features Miley Cyrus and The Flaming Lips in Chicago, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Boston, New York City and Philadelphia.
I have visited Columbus, Ohio’s North Market a number of times since I was a youth, and for the longest time all that the second floor of the facilities were used for was to break free of the hubbub downstairs.
Today, we are speaking with Bud Summers, who has been cutting albums independently since 2008. The Way is your new album. Can you provide us with a brief insight into your process? What were the steps taken between the first thoughts about a tune or melody to the creation of a full track?
Today, we are speaking with Frank, the lead singer of The Last Allyance. The members of the band have had a long and storied life in music. What paths did the constituent members of the band take before coming together to create TLA? I have played in multiple original bands since 1982 and cover bands since 1978
Ron Holm and Jannie Nelson are Trinadora, and start out their new release Trinadora Sounds with a Cajun-styled effort, Like The Waters Of A Bayou. The dual vocals take on a wide variety of styles, with hints of bluegrass, traditional country, and 1970s pop. The sheer range of Trinadora on this album is considerable, with Café On The Square possessing a very metropolitan sound; Jannie’s vocals builds upon the work…
Sleigh bells immediately identify that this song will deal with Christmas material, but what Dublin, Ireland’s Bradley Gillis does with Santa Claus is Rockin’ is create a wholly new Christmas track. There are nods to the previous corpus of Christmas songs, but what listeners will hear with Santa Claus is Rockin’ is a fully-formed rock track that has a good amount of meat on its bones. This means that there…
James Kahn and Christine Fry announced pre-production on the heartfelt indie feature film, Wrongside Bob. Written, co-directed and co-produced by Return of the Jedi author James Kahn, Wrongside Bob was inspired by Kahn’s own CD of Roots music, Man Walks Into A Bar. The film stars distinguished actor/singer/songwriter Ronny Cox in the title role (Deliverance, Robocop,Total Recall).
Amanda Mac’s vocals build off of the work of The Donnas, X, and the B-52s, while the rest of the band provide a punk-infused backdrop upon which they can shine.
Chainflower’s The Broken & Lovely EP begins with Lewd Blues, a track that ties together the sonic assault of Vixen, The Runaways, and Evanescence with the guttural hard rock of White Zombie Taproot. Erika Renee’s vocals are inimitable, not only giving listeners a narrative for the track but establishing further complexity with the interactions that she has with the guitars, bass, and drums heard on Lewd Blues. The band is…
Call it indie music for folks that don’t exactly dig indie music. On My Loneliest Debut, Kinsey (Nick Kinsey) creates a massive sound out of acoustic guitars, pianos, synths, clarinets and just about every other instrument laying around the studio. The result is a wild, beautiful collection of songs that easily move from the colossal (like the opener “Wide Awake”) to smaller, more stripped down moments (“Dawn,” “Chateau Ludlow”), all…
Akeel and David is a powerful narrative track that has the rich vocals of Ellen Wade sparkle above a solid backing instrumentation. The martial drumming and emotive guitar work heard during this track will stick with listeners long after the composition closes up shop.
Go For Gold is a pop/EDM track that is a great introduction to Stockholm’s COCOPIPES. The track has a high energy that will get people on the dance floor with enough in the way of vocal chops to tattoo the effort’s harmonies deep into the minds of listeners.
San Luis Obispo’s JJ Ford creates a style of country music that looks back to the glory days of the late seventies. The titular track on Perfect Saturday Night is an effort that ties together John Denver, Don Williams, and Gordon Lightfoot. A robust instrumentation gives this track a full sound, with bass, slide guitars, and punctual drums making this into an effort that will bounce around listeners’ brains long…
Cheremushka’s Don’t Forget To Turn Me On is a haunting track that will have Irina Myachkin’s vocals tattooed deeply upon the psyche of anyone listening in. The twinkling instrumentation that plays at the background of this single add further depth to the track. There is a certain timeless quality to Don’t Forget To Turn Me On that means fans of sixties female performers and fans of current and contemporary styles…
Today, we are speaking with Five Fingertips. We were lucky enough to review their self-titled album last week and had a moment to sit down. Five Fingertips is your new album. Can you provide us with a brief insight into your process? What were the steps taken between the first thoughts about a tune or melody to the creation of a full track?
Smuttlabs Oktoberfest (marzen) pours with a yellow-orange color and a small amount of white head that sits on the top of the beer. There are hints of grain and wheat discernible from the nose of the beer, while one will be immediately impressed with the eminent drinkability of this beer. Smuttynose has hit the mark here, as the resulting Oktoberfest has a good amount of malt, a small hint of…
Jason’s Deli in Polaris (Columbus, Ohio area) was a surprisingly-impressive experience when one considers that a couple can eat in at the restaurant for around $20. The ordering process is simple and allows for a great variant of customization, no matter whether one orders one of the restaurant’s dishes or chooses to craft their own sandwich. The restaurant has a large amount of freebies, including a bevy of crackers, pickles,…
Post Paradise is an act that creates a bit of hard rock that will work perfectly in our post-emo period. There is a good grittiness that is immediately heard during the band’s first track on Bring It To Life Side A, Generator. The band breaks free from the hard rock mold with the front and center placement of a cello, which creates a smoother and sultrier side to this first…
Hello, Eye’z. Hope your day has been going well. Let’s go into a little depth; what is your background? I’m from the SF Bay Area. as far as my background in music, I have influence from pop, classical, spirituals, jazz, African and Hawaiian/World music. Everyone on my mother’s side of the family sings, plays piano and performs.
Sophia Pfister is looking to introduce the world to her own unique form of music with the release of her new (and eponymous) EP. This five-song effort was captured at Studio City Sound (owned by Tom Weir, who has recorded Blondie, Ryan Adams, Weezer, and Steve Martin) and can be appreciated on its own or through any of Pfister’s other pursuits. The sheer depth of Pfister’s life experience is considerable…