A College Carol and The Soul of Saint Rose
DISCLAIMER: I am a graduate of the College of Saint Rose. Class of 2008, B.S. in Music Industry. My first two years of study were within…
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The “Big Nothing” from Skribe says a big something about about mental illness
Annapolis, MD garage folk singer-songwriter, Skribe, might not be on some folks’ music listening radars. Heck, the man who built his signature sound around an instrument…
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The Juliana Theory hopes things turn for the “Better Now”
It’s amazing how the fleeting backdrop of society’s emotions took “Better Now,” the latest single and accompanying music video of The Juliana Theory, for a…
Sarah Slaton moves to motivate and invigorate with “Get Up”
Whether asked as a request or demanded, the phrase “Get up” sounds so direct and unambiguous in what it calls for. Yet, when placed against…
Kirby Grip spends time reflecting on sufficiency with “Lunch Money”
These days, there are plenty of reasons a person can end up feeling disappointed or, worse, disappointed in themselves. The sheer uncertainly built into every…
Su Lee lets dreams fly even while “Wide Awake”
One will observe there’s an intriguing dichotomy when first getting acquainted with Su Lee. Breaking out only earlier this year with debut single, “I’ll Just…
City Mouth prepares a pick-me-up with “Fall Songs”
Just when it seems like every artist and band with a mild-to-moderately established fanbase has pivoted to holiday-themed, Christmas traditional, or New Year’s cover songs…
Jared Saltiel’s new single comforts those “Still Tired”
Thinking back to just barely over two years ago, so many around the U.S. were feeling the emotional strain of daily political discussion that somehow…
Cloud Caverns contemplates the heights and depths of “A Banner Year”
It’s hard to believe how the span of time over which experimental folk band Cloud Caverns (Brandon Peterson, Dan Bouza) managed to reach its fifth…
Torsten Jensen embraces “Progressions” with solo piano EP
Seeing a solo project emerge from an artist known previously for making music with a group might initially seem more like a move of regression…
Crash the Calm’s “Devils” trade community for chaos
In these days, weeks, and months where so much of daily life can feel crushingly difficult, it’s sensible to think that bands of the dynamically…
The Amanda Broadway Band’s debut “The Ache” is painfully good
The musicality of Amanda Broadway has undergone a slew of stylistic shifts over the years. Starting out as a self-driven singer-songwriter in from Brockport, New…