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Pittsburgh music veteran John Vento has dropped his new single, “Let God Drive,” a rootsy gospel track that’s introspective and steeped in religious faith. John Vento himself isn’t new to any of this, he’s well known as one of the best musical story tellers in Pittsburgh, and this has been …

Hailing from Turku, a town on the southwest coast of Finland, born Mauri Kosonen, is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and professional visual artist. With a rebrand to Mauri Dark as a stage name, he has achieved quite a lot, including eight albums and over 500 shows in 25 years with different …

Funky and loud, “New Mexico Way” is a full of energy number from John Vento’s Brick by Brick project. An upbeat song giving the vibes of old school days and the songs we used to dance to back at that time. This song revolves around the message of giving up …

The Texas-based singer-songwriter was selected from nearly 700 entries. 24 Finalists will perform in two concerts on Saturday May 22nd and Sunday May 23rd. With the January 2021 release of his album, “Things To Come” Jeremy Parsons cemented himself as one of americana music’s most exciting and accomplished singer-songwriters. The album debuted …

After the release of her critically acclaimed album A Small Death  in 2020, Choctaw singer-songwriter Samantha Crain retreated back home and dove into her latest release I Guess We Live Here Now. The four track EP was inspired by the rediscovery of her hometown and “vacationing in your own backyard.” Being …

The track is the sixth release from veteran musician John Vento’s year-long “Brick By Brick” album reveal. It doesn’t happen very often, but sometimes good songs just come together in short order. This track (“New Mexico Way”) from John Vento’s “Brick By Brick” project is an example of such magic. John had …

Finnish Singer-Songwriter Mauri Dark and his two-year-old daughter explore a burnt forest in his new post-apocalyptic music video “Love Will Prevail.” “Some of the most inspired music we’ve heard in a generation” – Daily Dose “This is far and away one of the most enthralling debuts” – NEUFUTUR MAGAZINE Top 20 UK …

To elicit comparisons to music legends such as Harry Chapin and Elton John is no mean feat. It can only mean that an artist has surpassed the regular benchmarks of who a good musician is and that they have achieved artistic mastery in their genre of competence. This is the …

Royal Horses are a Hattiesburg, Mississippi trio whose sound draws from 70s rock, blues, and Americana. In the relatively short span they’ve been together, the band has developed a reputation for their minimal overdub-based recording style, as well as their high-energy live shows. Back in 2020, the band released their …

Americana Music Association charting artist John McDonough will release “Second Chances” on March 17th, 2021. “The Place Where I Belong” is the first single. After 25 years of performing and recording, music veteran John McDonough is releasing his most intimate collection of songs to date. “Second Chances” (out on March 17th, 2021) …

The chart-topping singer-songwriter from Texas is releasing the 5th single and video from his critically acclaimed “Things To Come” album. After releasing 4 singles from his critically-acclaimed album, “Things To Come,” including two international #1 iTunes chart-toppers, one might think Jeremy Parsons would sit back and enjoy the sweet sounds of success. …

The Pittsburgh music veteran will release the 4th track from his “Brick By Brick” collection, written with David Granati and Emmy Winner Jessica Bitsura. For John Vento, 2021 is coming together one step at a time, or one “Brick” at a time. The Pittsburgh-based music veteran has been releasing his latest album, …