Kimberly Atwood’s “Miss You Still” is the latest Americana single from the Ozark Mountain born performer. Raised in a music rich blue-collar background, Atwood has long since pursued her musical ambitions in Nashville. She’s experienced considerable success thus far with numerous live appearances at several top-flight Music City venues. Her reach extends past the confines
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Gentle but served up with enough urgency to get us excited about the climactic chorus, the groove in “She’s Gone Gone Gone” definitely represents one of my favorite characteristics found in the new album Bluegrass DNA from outlaw bluegrass player Tim Graves and his band the Farm Hands; juxtaposition and balance. No matter what the tempo might
Feeling just about as smooth as a breeze brushing the tall grass, Tim Raybon’s “Can’t Get Away from This Broken Heart” starts as beautifully as it concludes, strutting forth to a guitar melody that will only grow warmer as we press on. The mix is crisp and clean, and well before Raybon has started to
For those that don’t know, Howie Campbell is a blues musician who has been making his way through modern Americana music for many years. Not only has he honed his skills as a guitarist, songwriter, and performer, but he has become known for his unique style that blends blues, rock, and soul, influenced by greats
One of the most obvious differences between contemporary mainstream rock and that of the past is the absence of the dirty, nonconformist element of danger once responsible for getting alternative music out of the underground and into the spotlight. While I’m not saying that Back from Nothing is reviving the dangerous side of the rock
It’s a new era for the indie singer/songwriters who power the underground, and it’s bringing out the experimental side in seemingly everyone – for the best, I might add. Symphuddie returns to the headlines this January with a new set of instrumental vocal-driven songs in Back from the Brink that takes the concepts of his influences in
Varying in tone but constantly sporting just as much color as Kimberlye Gold’s vocal does, the instrumental element in the singer/songwriter’s upcoming EP Soliloquy is the most communicative component of the record outside of the lyrics. On its own, the melodic part in Gold’s cover of the Young Rascals’ 1967 song, “How Can I Be Sure” might
Not all musically inclined imaginations think alike. We live in bold and exciting times where several cutting-edge musical projects look far beyond the usual template of verse-chorus-bridge toward new challenges capable of enriching aural artistic experiences. Phi Tribe music leads the way into this uncharted territory and blazes its idiosyncratic trail using Psycho Acoustic Technology.
David Garbers’s birthplace of Gaborone, Botswana didn’t foretell a life in music. Garbers had other plans. He began playing music in his early teens as a way of escaping the tedium of his everyday life that increasingly led him into self-destructive behavior such as substance abuse and general lawlessness. It is unusual and harbinger of
I’ve been a fan of AV Super Sunshine and his individualistic brand of modern songwriting since shortly after his 2015 debut. My appreciation for his talents has deepened over that time with each new release as the Wisconsin based songwriter can rightly claim a level of consistency few other current performers can match. He hasn’t
In a world where you’re competing with the likes of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and Leonard Cohen when it comes to major players within the folk genre, it’s probably easiest to just take a step back and hone in on your individuality. For every Bob Dylan song, there are countless imitators, and that
I’m grateful for a lot of things in this new year and one is that Greye, unquestionably one of the best rock bands working today, has come back with a new single. “Bang Bang” is a scintillating reminder of the mammoth talents this Florida based quartet can channel and manifest with little apparent effort. Lead
How would you classify your music? We have crafted our unique Rock approach over the years inspired by a multitude of influences. Our fresh new musical perspective is a tasty blend of Southern Rock and 70’s era rock with an incredible lead vocal performance, from Hannah Sumer, akin to Ann Wilson or Pat Benatar. Who
Saman Shahi proves with songs such as “Another Coffee” that he’s far from being another staid post-modern classical composer. There’s no man out of time vibe surrounding him. Shahi, instead, stands on the cutting edge of what classical music influences can encompass in these early decades of the 21st century. Plotting your debut release Breathing in the
New Hampshire’s The Bulkheads proudly refer to themselves as a funk jam band and the extended six piece lineup proves they aren’t kidding. They have brought their unique brand of music to audiences since first forming in 2019 and are riding high in anticipation of their new album release due to hit on August 20th of
Many Miles Away are releasing their debut single “Can You Feel It” on Tuesday January 24th, 2023 through Tribeca Records. Many Miles Away is a fearless adventure and collaboration of two unique singers, songwriters, musicians fulfilling their exclusive destinies. There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm and Michael Shapiro and Miles Schon push open the
The core of Nygma have shared the same personal and musical orbit for almost twenty years; Burnie, Caleb, and Colten first met in Ohio while attending church functions together. They have since re-located to Texas where the final piece of the Nygma puzzle, Chris, fell into place. The current lineup has played together for close
Louis Siciliano’s musical world is far removed from the concerns of Top 40 or mainstream entertainment. It is part musical exercise, part intellectual endeavor, and adds up to one of the most invigorating aural experiences any musical fan will hear in recent times. The music can reach a wide audience, none of the songs are
What is the biggest tip you followed when creating your own personal sound? Work hard to make the music you want. Keep pushing yourself to get the sound in your head into the universe. I chose the path of a lot of practice and to go to music school and to spend every moment I
Some good things have come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. It forced people to stop, slow down, and take stock. It put otherwise busy creative individuals in a position where they could not ply their chosen trade and, instead, refocused their creativity. Pete Price is one of those people. The songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist kept