Deva Mahal – Run Deep Deva Mahal comes from a musical family. She is the daughter of Taj Mahal. Her music stands out with a distinctive mix of gospel, soul and R&B. Her video for “Snakes” is an empowering tale: Snakes The latest single off the album is “Fire” […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz Edison is a 3 piece indie folk rock band from Denver. Sarah Slaton is on vox and guitar. Dustin Morris is on mandolin, trumpet, vox and drums. Chris Cash is on bass, vox and keys. All the songs were written and performed by Edison. The EP was mastered by Mark Downie. […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz I recently saw an exhibit of an old master painter. In his youth he would pile on paint as if to make paintings sculptures in oil. As he grew older he applied a lighter touch knowing that it is not the quantity of oil, but how & where it is […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz Ex Cops sophomore album is a pop dance explosion. Every song is filled with hooks that catch the ear and don’t let go. Hidden behind the danceable music are complex lyrics that make this a songwriter’s dream. Ex Cops is the duo of Amalie Bruun & Brian Harding. The […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz Pale Hands are a dreampop couple out of Massachusetts. Jen Johnson is on lead vocals and takes a different course from her previous projects of Velah and Static of the Gods. She is joined by her husband Mike Latulippe. Dreampop is a wide genre filled with everyone from Cocteau Twins to […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz It is hard to put labels on the Jane Thatcher Band. They exhibit a wealth of styles and techniques in very subtle ways. The band is Jane Thatcher on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Andrew Hoyle on drums and percussion, Frank Pryor on bass, Mike Hyland on electric guitar, and Tom […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz Little Jackie is a ball of energy that grooves to a beat found in the early 70’s. Little Jackie is Imani Coppola and Adam Pallin. All vocals were recorded and produced by Coppola at The Oven. All songs were mixed by Eber Pinheiro and mastered by Fred Kevorkian. There are some […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz Describing Namma Kates music is difficult. She has the dream pop style of Tori Amos. The jazz stylings of Norah Jones or Nina Simone. Her vocals hide a wonder from close to Iris Dement to Avril Lavigne. Her arrangements are clever and unexpected. Naama Kates comes back to one word: unique. […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz Facing West is another name for two sisters, Caitlin and Sidney Powell. They go under the name, Two Girls With Guitars, but soon only will be known as Facing West. Caitlin is 15. Sidney is 12 and plays a 12 string guitar. “One for every year” in the words of her […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz Ambitious, bold and maybe a bit crazy is one way to describe Hammers & Strings. An album is a slice of an artist’s life. It is a description of a period of time. Where most artists give you the intro to the story, Paone gives you the beginning to the end […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz Kaia Nutting is a young Colorado singer-songwriter. Her EP was produced by Pete Buchwald and Nutting. It features Daren Hahn on drums.,Brian Monroney on electric guitar, Bijoux Barbosa on bass, Karissa Chiaris on accordion, Damon Dupont on violin and Aaron Wolfe on cello. Come Running Back is filled with […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz Where to begin? The sound of the next revolution is music has been recorded. It has a familiar voice that compares to Bjork, Kate Bush, Haelstorm and a multitude of others. It is lyrical and theatrical. It is the sound of pain, anger and fury that every lost soul feels. […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz What is music? What is noise? What is vision? These questions come up when listening to Pharmakon. There was once a style of music called Industrial which involved the heavy pounding, striking of metal on metal info something that had a beat and hit you in the face to listen. […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds is a large blues funk band. The band consists of Arleigh Kincheloe on vocals, Jackson Kincheloe on harmonica, Bram Kincheloe on drums, Sasha Brown on guitar, Josh Myers on bass, Phil Rodriguez on trumpet, Ryan Snow on trombone and Brian Graham on Saxophones. The EP is […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz Bria Skonberg is not traditional jazz. There is a playful spirit in Into Your Own that draws the listener in. The album features Skonberg on vocals, trumpet & flugelhorn. Dalton Ridenhour is on piano, Sean Cronin on bass, Darrian Douglas on drums, Adrian Cunningham on saxophones and clarinet and Mino […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz Nashville via Alaska artist Rachele Lynae brings a great deal to her self-titled CD. Lynae teams up with friend and producer Jamie O’Neal to bring an album filled with hook filled party songs and tender ballads. Lynae’s album has a line of songwriters involved including Luke Sheets, Josh Holiday, Patricia […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz LA singer-songwriter Beth Thornley has that addictive sound we all listen for in her new EP Septagon. Thornley works with longtime collaborator Rob Cairns on all the tracks. All of the tracks are original including “Last to Fall” in which Glenn Phillips is also a co-writer. Thornley is a superb pop singer-songwriter. […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz Von Grey is a four piece indie folk group. All four women are multi instrumentalists and vocalists. They are Annika Von Grey on violin, banjo, guitar and keys, Fiona Von Grey on guitar, percussion and violin, Petra Von Grey on keys, lap steel guitar, electronic percussion and Kathryn Von Grey on cello, […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz The She’s are a band out of San Francisco. They are Hannah Valente on rhythm guitar, Samantha Perez on bass, and Eva Treadway on lead guitar. They are also joined by Sinclair Riley and Julian Harmon on percussion. Dreamers was produced by Patrick Brown. Dreamers is a many colored changing EP. It […]
Read MoreBy Alex Teitz 16 year-old singer Hannah Gill has a voice and style that exceeds her age in her self-titled EP. Gill is clearly aiming for the Sara Bareilles, Christina Perri sound and even covers Perri’s “Distance.” At times Gill has a subtle jazz tone in her voice in “Story of a Man” and “Two […]
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