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When Uncle Frank’s Love Lion is good, it is great. Lead singer Frank Benbini knows how to create songs that will have you grinning and dancing from note one. But on a whole the LP has its share of misses, songs that just don’t connect. But tunes like “Love Lion” …

Coming in like a juggernaut from left field is The Nearly Deads with their latest EP Revenge of The Nearly Deads. Available May 26th, these six tracks take things back to the basics of rock n’ roll with pure energy and tenacity. Formed in 2010, the Nashville-based five-piece is made …

  Memphis based band China Gate will release their new EP Good Grief on May 19th, and while it is only four tracks, it gives just enough taste of what the group of capable of and will leave listeners wanting more. Every tune on the record is clean and sharp …

Rebecca Raw’s debut EP Deep Within leaves a strong impression on todays musical landscape. Writing all the songs herself, and even playing the cello on the album, one can easily see that Raw is more than just an average musician. Though the EP isn’t perfect it is a great start …

Blueprint Blue’s single “Bad Dreams” is like taking a time machine back to the late 60s early 70s. It has a mellowing sound that would calm anyone down, especially once the lyrics are factored in. There’s a strong folk vibe throughout but there is also a tiny bit of a …

Steely Dan stopped by the beautiful Santa Barbara Bowl on April 25, 2017, for a one time show in Santa Barbara to give their long time fans a treat. Playing a number of dates in Las Vegas and San Diego, this one time show didn’t disappoint the crowd one bit. …

The Killthrax Tour, featuring the legendary thrash metal band Anthrax, the metalcore juggernauts Killswitch Engage, metalcore masters The Devil Wears Prada, and the colorful metallic hardcore band Code Orange, stopped by the world famous Fillmore auditorium in San Francisco, CA on April 23, 2017. The tour kicked off on March 29th in …

    Lilac Lungs debut album Eventide will be out May 12th, and in a word it is a stunner. Switching back and forth between ethereal and more rock/alternative songs the band has come out with a record that other musicians would kill for. Though the more ballad type of …

The duo The Ivins album Code Duello will be released on April 28th and the two deliver with music that is cohesive and sits right in The Ivins wheelhouse. Though there are some drawbacks to that approach it’s important to recognize that the pair know what works for them and …

  Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, Theo Katzman, performed to a sold out crowd Friday night at Mercury Lounge in New York City. Katzman performed songs off his latest album, Heartbreak Hits, which was released in January of this year. He was joined on stage by his fellow Vulfpeck bandmate Joe Dart, …

    Mating Ritual, aka Ryan Marshall Lawhon’s, album How You Gonna Stop It comes out May 19th and believe me, you are going to want to pick this one up It all kicks off with “I Wear Glasses,” a song that is so good it should be blasting from radio …

  Marsalis self titled EP is a five track journey that is smooth and cohesive. The band clearly is comfortable in their own skin, knowing what sound works best for them and delivers on every single track. Here are a few standout moments. “Where I Am” opens the EP with …