Category: Features

Posted on: March 17, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Tennessee Outlaw Country Deliver New Single Feat Matt Westin

Country singer/songwriter Matt Westin has been on a roll lately. His last few singles have charted well while his general profile within the country music community seems to be getting quite popular with all the right folks. That said, adaptation is necessary to sustain any real credibility in this business, and in collaboration with country/rockers Tennessee Outlaw Country, Westin is arguably putting forth some of his best work to date…

Posted on: March 13, 2022 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Antagonista Interview

1. When did you first know you wanted to become a musical artist? What was the first song you ever wrote? [Sean Davenport] I was 3 when I started playing piano, and decided I was fully invested in music in high school. My parents always had great music around the house, then during the rebellious years, my friends came through with some great albums as well. Somewhere in the middle…

Posted on: March 10, 2022 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Corrientes 348 (Dallas, Texas)

We were fortunate enough to watch Umphrey’s McGee a few months back at the House of Blues in Dallas, but part of the reason that the trip was so memorable was the dinner we picked up immediately before that. We stopped by Corrientes 348 (1807 Ross Ave, Dallas Texas 75201) to set the night off right. This Argentinian steakhouse has a deep menu that has authentic Argentinian cuisine as its…

Posted on: March 8, 2022 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 3

Neon Dreams ft. Majozi “Little Dance”

Little Dance is a sunny sort of track that may portend the beginning of spring. Sitting at the nexus of pop, EDM, and Nico and Vinz-style R&B, Neon Dreams’s latest is something that could easily make it onto pop radio stations. Majozi’s contributions to this track ensures that there’s variation in the vocals as well as further depth to the overall arrangement of the single. Little Dance’s infectious rhythms will…

Posted on: March 7, 2022 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Wild Giants – “Hey There, Slow Down, Help Me”

On their new release Hey There, Slow Down, Help Me”, Wild Giants are able to come forth and establish themselves as masters of all. There are so many twists and turns that fans will encounter on this extended play that multiple listens are not a suggestion, they are a necessity. The extended play begins with Souvenir, a fuzzy, dynamic rock track that is as much Franz Ferdinand as it is The…

Posted on: March 7, 2022 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Ryan Tennis – “Oh Alexandra”

Ryan Tennis’s “Oh Alexandra” is a wonderful composition that recalls all the formative artists of the singer-songwriter genre, with definite nods made to Dave Matthews, Ben Harper, and John Maher in the track. The instrumentation that one will find on Oh Alexandra is fantastic with multiple layers established, calling band to Paul Simon’s 1980s works in its eclecticism. Where the song will work perfectly as a surface-level, poppy track, Ryan…

Posted on: March 7, 2022 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Cam M. – “Karma”

Cam M.’s “Karma” is a slinky pop track that works perfectly on pop radio stations as it would on college/alt playlists. With the ability to go forth and simultaneously craft a cogent narrative and bolster the single’s arrangements, Cam M. truly exhibits a maturity that few can claim. There’s a raw passion and charisma that is interspersed during Karma’s runtime that listeners will fall in love with. The delicate tact that…

Posted on: March 7, 2022 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Nice Vice – “Bloom”

Nice Vice’s “Bloom” is a carefully-constructed piece of indie rock that immediately draws listeners in with a driving instrumentation. Whether the guitar, bass, or drums, there’s a singular purpose that is being achieved. Nice Vice is able to craft a single in Bloom that is utterly unique while touching upon the massive corpus of lt-rock from the 1990s onward. The distinct sections of Bloom ensure that listeners of fans like…

Posted on: February 24, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

StreetSmartz101 Interview

1. When did you first know you wanted to become a musical artist? What was the first song you ever wrote? I believe I was around 10 years old. And the first song i wrote is, “You’re All I Want.” 2. Who are some of your top 5 musical influences? I would say Rick James, Sam Cooke, Michael Jackson, the other two can be interchangeable. 3. What’s in your IPOD…

Posted on: February 14, 2022 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Fogo De Chao (Denver, CO)

Our first night in Denver, we were lucky enough to be invited downtown to Fogo De Chao, a Brazilian steakhouse buffet. The restaurant is in a fairly non-descript building downtown, but opens up into something ornately appointed as soon as one enters. We were greeted and sat in short order, and our drink order was taken. I decided on their Brazilian Gentleman, a cocktail that utilized Knob Creek as its base.…

Posted on: February 5, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Mary Broadcast’s “Panic” (EP)

Self-discovery can often include a lot of conversing with deities and an internal quest for understanding, and when the subject is broached so vividly in the song “Bazar” from Mary Broadcast’s Panic, we’re reminded just how personal the journey to holding a complete psyche is. While she’s pushing the boundaries of what separates the diary entries from lyrics in a pop track here, it’s par for the course in Panic; whether it’s…

Posted on: February 5, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 1

Dici Releases “u n i”

Despite what some critics might try to sell you nowadays, there just aren’t many rappers who can make the crossover into singing melodically with any real level of success. It’s more than a skill – this is as raw a talent as it gets, and those looking to cultivate this kind of duality would be smart to take a peek at what Dici is doing with his new single “u…

Posted on: January 13, 2022 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

“Hope Changes” by Cory Driscoll

Cory Driscoll got some well-deserved attention for his 2018 LP Tropical Depression, but in the years that have passed since dropping that disc, I think it’s quite obvious that he’s grown exponentially – especially as a songwriter. In his new single, “Hope Changes,” we find a much more bucolic composer in Driscoll than we did around the time he released “The Sinking State,” and to me, his maturity bleeds into the…

Posted on: January 13, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 1

A.L. Zuniga Releases Part 1 (Vvardenfell)

Zuniga possesses a uniquely qualified affinity for world-building. Needless to say, part of the fun of The Elder Scrolls – Zaneta’s Chronicles: Part One: Vvardenfell isn’t just its strong and potent story, but the way it completely envelopes you three hundred-and-sixty degrees within its environments. In this regard, Zuniga’s smarts also pertain to contemporary references, including politics and a mysterious epidemic that is on the brink of overwhelming various societies.…

Posted on: January 7, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

Versal Drops Sophomore Album

Despite being a one-man operation, Versal manages to produce a litany of colorful tones and textures in the new album Versal Volume 2 that sound like a symphony more than they do simple electronic melodies woven together by a steady hand. Where a lot of other electronica efforts have been leaning on the avant-garde in both the mainstream and the underground in the past few years, Versal’s latest release sees him flirting…

Posted on: January 5, 2022 Posted by: Kim Muncie Comments: 0

“Singing the Nocturnes” from Chopin impressionist Elizabeth Sombart

The breathtaking gaze of the piano is rivaled only by the perfectly timed tempos in the new album Singing the Nocturnes from Chopin impressionist Elizabeth Sombart, but this isn’t to say the record is lacking structural substance. Contrarily, I think that Singing the Nocturnes may well be one of the best homages to this classic composer I’ve listened to in the past year, which is no small statement to make by any means. INSTAGRAM:…

Posted on: January 3, 2022 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Buster Baer – Sleepy Baby

Buster Baer’s Sleepy Baby has a dreamy, poppy sound that calls back to the 1960s (e.g. doo-wop, Donovan). There is a sweet message that is furthered through the track that is matched by the instrumentation. Wholly unique in its sound, Baer’s new single will stand boldly out from the rest of current fare. We’re particularly in love with the horns that rise up during the track’s chorus. This is an…

Posted on: January 3, 2022 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Zach Churchill – “Would You Believe Me”

On Zach Churchill’s Would You Believe Me, touching vocals blend with complex instrumentation to make something that will stick with listeners long after the song ceases to play. There is an honesty that drips off each second of this single, a rarity in modern music that will undoubtedly make converts of listeners. Would You Believe Me gradually moves into a style that draws upon Ben Harper and Tonic with just…

Posted on: January 3, 2022 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

TheDropout Spectrum – “Take Off”

TheDropout Spectrum’s Take Off is a hard track to suss out. During the track, TheDropout Spectrum is able to boldly forge through with his own unique style of rap music. There’s a ton of harmony that is inserted into the mix with this patois, making the song have a whole different feel than the vast majority of songs that are currently populating pop and rap charts. The arrangements present on…

Posted on: January 3, 2022 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Maurya Sevak – “See It”

See It is one of those crazy EDM tracks that will bounce around listeners’ heads long after the song ceases to play. The driving beat and vocals are intertwined to immediately draw fans in, while the progression of the single is enough that fans will be eagerly anticipating the drop from the single’s first note. ;The track is one of those that will gain a lot of attention from DJs…