The things which come out of Buffalo, New York tend to either be really great (i.e.buffalo wings) or really awful (i.e. crime, segregation, weather). The Tins are of the former variety. When I was a punk teenager deep in the upstate NY metal …
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Five (more) singer songwriters you need to hear in 2014
We get submissions from every possible genre from every nearly every continent on the planet. So in order to bring you (beloved reader) the best of the best we have to have discerning ears. These singer songwriters are some of the best we’ve …
We Were Astronauts – Artificial Light – Thoughtful mix of rock and pop
At some point in just about everyone’s childhood, there was a deep longing to be a professional astronaut. How many telescopes were sold under this youthful fantasy? Then one day, reality reared its all too responsible head and with its presence, killed your …
Five Folk Music Bands Rising in 2014
Folk is pretty much what we do around here. Sure we love a good singer songwriter as much as the next craft-beer-swilling millenial, but give us some jangly folk and an ironic novel you’ve probably never heard of – and – well, we’re …
Elephant Stone – The Three Poisons – Experimental and disciplined international rock music
There are more than a few things about Elephant Stone that are unexpected. First, the band is an American sounding psychedelic rock band with heavy pop leanings. When I first listened to them I was instantly transported to the beaches of California with …
Artist Interview: Alex Hwang of Run River North
One of the more beautiful things about northeast Ohio –especially in the Fall- is how many great bands come through. On any given night you can experience live music in a number of great venues often leading to intimate shows where the audience …
Jason Tyler Burton–an album, an adventure, a journey.
That cover art keeps making me catch my breath. Are any of you absolute suckers for mountains? Jason Tyler Burton and his wife left Kentucky a few years ago to pursue a more fulfilling life. They’ve lived transiently, working outdoors, living in their …
The Native Sibling – Letters Kept to Ourselves – Brother and sister duo make beautiful indie folk harmonies
A few years ago the Oh Hellos came out with an album full of mind-blowing sibling harmonies that soared up my end of the year list. I honestly never thought I’d hear anything like it again. Then last week in an ordinary day …
Linwood–edgy and emotive.
My husband and I joke about how I am the moody teenager in this relationship. It can be extremely true. Sometimes, however, I go to events and mingle with the actual teenagers and realize that I am not really that much of a …
Artist Interview: Tyler Madsen of Branches
Every once in a while my worlds collide. Last week due to a fortuitous email and a block of open time in my schedule, I was able to see an afternoon show of a band that I had heard once or twice called …
