We all know that bands like Dawes are rare. There are a lot of bands and a lot of good bands that you can put on headphones, drown out the world and pay attention to the music and the way it moves you. …
Artist Interview: Noah Gundersen
Sunday April 14, 2013 I had the opportunity to sit down with one of my favorite artists, Noah Gundersen, at Club Cafe in Pittsburgh. Rather than do the formulaic interview common to the 21st century music world, I approached Noah with the idea …
Liz Longley – This Is Not the End
There’s not much in life better than a girl and her guitar. We’ve had our ear on Liz Longley for a while. We’re excited to hear her upcoming album, which she plugs in the intro to the video. She’s got that “country, but …
Daniel and the Lion – Death Head
Although most people probably don’t care how I “discovered” a band, I find the story with DATL to be particularly fun. They did a cover of Ray Charles “Hallelujah I Love Her So” that was so incredible I had to know more about …
Artist Spotlight: “Nicholas David” Nicholas Mrozinski and the Feelin’
My favorite contestant from season three of NBC’s The Voice was “Nicholas David,” the easier-to-pronounce name of Nicholas Mrozinski, a Minnesota soul singer who covered some fantastic pop soul classics on the hit TV show. I was excited to see what else he …
Free Music Friday! The Riverside, Griffin House Full Albums
Welcome to the latest installment of Free Music Friday!, where we provide you with the means to get yourself some great, FREE music, thanks to sites like Bandcamp, Noisetrade, etc. The Riverside Last week, we featured a great little 3 song EP by …
Dawes – “Something In Common”
Taylor Goldsmith is a wizard with words. He has an ability unlike any other musician making music right now to combine words into phrases and ideas that transcend what’s written. A perfect example from the new album, Stories Don’t End, (review coming very soon), …
Contest Winner: HANNAH FAIR Artist Interview
1) How did you get your start writing music? I found my grandfather’s guitar in his basement when I was about 13 and I became infatuated with that thing. He played a little, and had brought that guitar to Tanzania on a mission’s …
Tyler Lyle – Werewolf
Tyler Lyle is one of my favorite singer-songwriters out there right now. He’s a lyricist of the highest order and he’s got an uncanny ability to make you feel things with his songs in a way that no one else can do. Here’s …
Great Divide – Great Divide
Pianos and horns, man! The Great Divide self-titled album is a stunner from start to finish. I stumbled across them perusing the weekly releases on Spinner a few weeks back and was just shocked to hear them. It’s a refined sound that will …