Tag Archives: Jake Kussmaul

This time around, Kentucky alternative outfit Emarosa have earned massive acclaim for their championing stylistic freedom. The Lexington quartet is led by Bradley Walden, who has carried them through various permutations since their forming in 2010. With Peach Club, slated for February 8th, Walden showcases his newfound accessible range, in …

Back in 1989, Tennessee quartet Tora Tora utilized what would become their signature southern-tinged blend of glam metal on their A&M Records debut, Surprise Attack. Amidst a gradually shifting musical climate, the album still managed to crack the Billboard Top 50 with such hits as “Walkin’ Shoes” (the first Memphis-based …

Max Cavalera continues on strong footing, having made tremendous strides amidst some serious hurdles in his nearly three-and-a-half-decade career. As a teenager, the born-and-bred Brazilian singer-guitarist would lead his Belo Horizonte band, Sepultura, out of the country’s largely isolated metal scene despite looming financial straits. Eventually relocating to Phoenix, Arizona …

At 9:45 yesterday morning, Brian Velasco, drummer for the iconic Filipino hard rock band Razorback, was discovered lifeless by police on the ground floor of a condo in the district of Malate, Manila. Velasco had initially begun a chilling farewell monologue on a now-defunct Facebook livestream for family and friends. …

GumoManiacs are a German metal outfit based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The project’s genesis initially commenced in 2007 from the remains of Thargos, a metal trio forming over two decades earlier and performing up to that point. The following year, singer-guitarist Daniel “Gumo” Reiss, the multifaced catalyst of both endeavors, would …

2018 is nearing its end, and the underground continues to provide a stellar display of emerging talent in rock. Up to this point, the genre collectively endures through numerous bouts of unexpected visibility, followed by subsequent marginalization. However, despite rock’s lacking prominence in the mainstream, the vast, largely internet-based reach …

Back in the early-to-mid 2000s, Tony West led the punk-tinged hard rock collective Blacklist Union toward a level of acclaim that burns strong to this day. The San Francisco-based band is presently in quintet form, rounded out by guitarists Em K and Johnny Johnson, bassist Joey Alva, and drummer Anthony …

Glorious is a Washington, D.C.-bred singer, drummer, and producer currently based in New York City. Named after her grandmother, Glorious Cooper, she initially developed her musical sensibilities on drums as a toddler, at just three years old. By adolescence, she’d put that talent to the test, earning a degree from …

Katiah Lunn is a New York City rapper hailing from the Upper West Side. Debuting back in 2016 under the name Katia One with Mixkatape…The Hype, Lunn utilizes a uniquely classic sonic foundation of rock and soul, inspired by everyone from Freddie Mercury, to Isaac Brock, to Sam Cooke. Those …

In his over three-decade career, Warrel Dane led the bands Sanctuary and Nevermore to modest, but enduring stature. The Seattle-bred vocalist initially based his tonality on a commonly-utilized operatic British style in the mid-80s, before steadily moving toward a distinct baritone the following decade onward. Dane would further expand that …

Katie Knipp is an acclaimed, multifaceted blues rock musician hailing from northern California. Honing her indie craft since the late 90s, the singer/songwriter’s solo act transcends such stature. Poignant as it is undeterred, Knipp has thus earned a host of slots opening for the greats – everyone from Robert Cray, …

Khari Owens is a rapper based in Oakland, California. Under the moniker MusicbyKO, he wields a barebones, but thoughtfully poignant artistic identity that encompasses a debut EP, a follow-up full-length, and over 170 thousand Soundcloud streams to boot. In a two-year span, such drive has catalyzed his consistent festival run …