From those first few ominous moments that we come in contact with in the track “Spominiks” forward, there’s scarcely a moment in the new EP from Bloom’s Taxonomy, Bitter Lake, that doesn’t qualify as chilling in some way, shape or form. Neon-colored grooves attack us in a slow-churning style in “Balconies.” …
Read More »Single Review: Ilyah “Habibi”
The first couple of bars that we come in contact with inside of the new single and music video from Ilyah, “Habibi,” are admittedly a little jarring coming off of his last big release, “Miscommunication.” There’s a sharpness to the hue of the harmony we start off with that slowly …
Read More »Album Review: Project Grand Slam “East Side Sessions”
Alongside a brooding beat and a colorful harmony between keys and strings, a velvety voice welcomes us into the melodies of “Tessa” with open arms. One of the more brilliantly smooth tracks featured on the new album from Project Grand Slam, East Side Sessions, “Tessa” is a bold combination of pop …
Read More »Richard Lynch Delivers Emotional True Story Of Recovery And Redemption “Starting Now”
The award-winning Ohio-based country chart-topper and founder of the Love Tattoo Foundation has released his latest radio single. In these difficult days of isolation, social distancing and downright depressing news all around us, substance abuse and self-medication can be the crutch that far too many turn to, to “get by.” …
Read More »Single Review: Lily Vakili Band “Facial Recognition Technology”
In a flustered expelling of pessimism in the form of a percussive eruption, Lily Vakili Band’s “Facial Recognition Technology” starts to play. It doesn’t take more than a few seconds for the track to explain in sonic terms just what Vakili has planned for us here; from the glow of …
Read More »Award-winning Local Non-Profit Overcomes Social Distancing With Virtual Autism Open Mic
Band Together Pittsburgh creates music programs for people on the autism spectrum. Co-founders John Vento and Ron “Moondog” Esser are Communitas Award Winners. With Corona quarantines and social sequestering putting a temporary end to most group gatherings, live concert performances and non-essential events, one local organization has managed to adapt …
Read More »Single Review: Walker’s Cay “Why Oh Why”
Opening with a hypnotic synth pad, ‘Why Oh Why’ by Walker’s Cay is immediately panoramic in its presentation. Featuring the band’s trademark guitar tones, the song’s introduction invites the listener to embark upon an epic journey. The sound develops over time, lifted by a psychedelic buzz and grinding rhythm section, …
Read More »Poet Laureate Nominee Releases Tribute To Lost Loved Ones “I Will Tell Jesus You Said Hello”
Phoenix-based Michael Coleman and See Your Shadow have released a new single and video. Coleman is the only songwriter nominated for Ohio’s Poet Laureate. Michael Coleman aka “The Metropolitan Cowboy” is wearing more than just a 10-gallon hat these days. The Phoenix-based music mogul is a songwriter, producer, artistic director and …
Read More »Exclusive Interview With Canadian Guitarist/Vocalist Igor Laze
Canadian based musician Igor Laze is a unique guitarist/vocalist, performing and writing in every genre effortlessly. With influences deeply rooted in Rock, Blues, and Classical music, Igor manages to infuse a lot of jazzy and progressive influenced motifs in his music. Igor has released 4 studio albums with his previous band Morre …
Read More »iTunes And Google Play Chart-Topping Canadian Rock Band Releases New Lyric Video
Toronto-based hard rock outfit Walker’s Cay has released the lyric video for “Why Oh Why.” It is the follow-up to their chart-topping single, “Tell Me.” “Absolutely Classic” – Camden Monthly “Walker’s Cay has all the makings of a soon-to-be success” – Indie-Music.com Hot on the heels of a recent iTunes and Google …
Read More »Album Review: Ancient Whales “Vestiges of Tails Appear in All of Us”
With a dam-bursting eruption of percussion to start the fire in its opening song, the appropriately-titled “Stick and Poke,” Ancient Whales come screaming out of the silence ready to rock as hard as ever in their new album Vestiges of Tails Appear in All of Us. “Stick and Poke” was definitely …
Read More »Album Review: People Years “Animalism”
Whether guided by a chiming guitar’s psychedelic romance in “Recognizable Animal,” a slickly abrasive drum pattern in “You Don’t Do Nature” and “Your Locket,” an angsty guitar’s bluesy bellow in “Fear Culture” or a surreal blanket of grooves in “Roadkill,” People Years show a lot of promise through a slew …
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