Creeping out of the silence ever so slowly, the violin that triggers the first few strands of a melody in Steel Blossoms’ “Revenge” might not present us with very much at the onset of the song, but what it will create with the other components of this amazing new single …

Billy Droze’s new album, simply titled Renaissance, is powered by big strings and even bigger vocal melodies from Droze himself, and it doesn’t take much more than a cursory inspection of its opening track, “Coal Fed Train,” to get swept away by its chunky instrumental presence and slick serenades, which are …

Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene lead off their third release City of Love with the album’s title track as the first single. This, in and of itself, is a rather assertive statement. Listeners traditionally consider title songs centerpiece numbers on a release, definitive tracks of a sort, and leading the way …

Christmas isn’t just a time for shopping and vivid lights outside homes. It’s a time, as well, when musical acts of various styles feel the festive spirit as well and release songs and albums with a Yuletide theme. Dallas String Quartet, however, haven’t recorded your typical holiday release. The synthesis …

Award-winning teen r&b/pop singer Sofia Evangelina will release “Smile” on December 6th. It was produced by Roy Hamilton III (Britney Spears, Michael Jackson.) Already a multiple award-winning artist, Canadian teen pop/r&b singer Sofia Evangelina is carving her path into the music world, with her commanding stage presence, powerhouse vocals and …

In his latest single, titled “When You Think No One Loves You,” Canada’s David Leask doesn’t really tell us anything that we already didn’t know about his personality as a performer, but you could make the argument that, at this stage in his career, he doesn’t really need to. With …

Vocalist Kelly Keeling describes a dismal landscape in the first few lines of Carmine Appice’s new single “Nobody Knew,” a cut off of the freshly-reissued album Guitar Zeus, and every word he sings is made stinging by the backdrop of lush strings being plucked and strummed by the one and only Brian …

Driven by a mixture of Hüsker Dü-esque vocal harmonies and a rollicking groove steeped in alternative rock fuzz, “Sweet Nothings,” one of the cornerstone tracks in The Persian Leaps’ new album Electric Living, sweeps through the speakers and commands the attention of anyone within earshot of its aggressive thrust. Much like …

If you’ve ever pondered what mixing suffocating riffs, chugging harmonies, self-aware poetry and punishingly strong amounts of noise would sound like in a ten-track LP, Parker Longbough has an answer that you’d be wise to take note of in his latest album, the uncompromisingly heavy Green and Gold/Drink the Hemlock. Green and …

Peter Ulrich has a small but secure place in musical history. Ulrich played as drummer for Dead Can Dance during the band’s halcyon 1980’s period and, as such, helped contribute to their sound. He has since written, recorded, and released a number of solo efforts before founding The Peter Ulrich …

Derek Davis is no stranger to the top of the music charts. As frontman for the successful rock band Babylon A.D., Davis’ songs achieved Gold record status and Top 10 AOR Metal chart success. With two recent iTunes Blues chart #1 singles, “Mississippi Mud” and “Death Letter,” Davis is at …

Pittsburgh music veteran John Vento has released his cover of the Tom Waits’ song, “I Hope I Don’t Fall In Love With You.” As a member of two of Pittsburgh’s most dynamic live bands,the Neid’s Hotel Band and The Businessmen, John Vento has performed his share of cover songs over …