On your first listen of “Breathe,” the debut single from Nashville’s Vera Bloom, your ears may deceive you into thinking you know this artist. After all, there’s plenty of grunge... Continue Reading →
PREMIERE: “BREATHE” BY VERA BLOOM
VIDEO PREMIERE: “LOVER PLEASE” by THE MAYTAGS
Thanks to modern-day inventions like Valentine's Day, the Hallmark channel, and Lifetime movies, we've been programmed to think there's something wrong in our love lives if we're aren't always swooning,... Continue Reading →
PREVIEW: LETTUCE at MARATHON MUSIC WORKS on 1/25/19
Bass players seem to be the unsung heroes of every band, but there's one outfit whose renowned bassist is always front and center, delivering his low-end grooves and inspiring crowds... Continue Reading →
LIVE SHOW REVIEW: TURKUAZ & LETTUCE
Haw River Ballroom was recently treated to a double-billed funk invasion featuring Turkuaz and Lettuce—these vastly talented groups bring the promise of hard-hitting basslines, sizzling horns, and jazzy guitar riffs.... Continue Reading →
Chris Cornell: July 20, 1964-May 17, 2017
The moment you become enthralled with someone’s music and relegate yourself to fandom is a moment that is hard to forget—like a jolt of emotional lightning that surges through your... Continue Reading →
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with LOUIS SCHEFANO
“As a kid, music was hitting me really hard, and it caused me to go to an emotionally invested place. Songs were almost debilitating to me as a kid, I... Continue Reading →
ALBUM REVIEW: “LIVE AT BLUE ROCK” by FUTURE THIEVES
On March 24th, 2016, Nashville-based rockers Future Thieves live-streamed their show at Blue Rock Studios in Wimberley, Texas; the adrenaline from performing at SXSW only a week earlier added extra... Continue Reading →
“SYSTEM OF A GUN” – NEW MUSIC from GUTXI BIBANG
Second-generation African from the Basque region of northern Spain Gutxi Bibang is an unlikely candidate to carry the rock n’ roll torch, but with his new single, "System Of A Gun" out... Continue Reading →
PREVIEW: TWIN LIMB at THE RYMAN on 11/23/16
Louisville-based dreamy indie rock trio Twin Limb has recently hit the road with fellow Louisvillian music-maker Jim James, a tour that will bring them to the Ryman Auditorium to perform for... Continue Reading →
THE EAST OF 8TH TOP 15 OF ’15: “Bros” – Wolf Alice
It's that time of year again; the needles have all fallen off of the Christmas trees, wayward tinsel drifting like tumbleweeds down the path from the front door to the... Continue Reading →
