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…
Stop and think on the “Kosciuszko” with Premium Heart
One would imagine, with Premium Heart’s debut album carrying the title Kosciuszko, that the record’s related semi-titular track, “How To Pronounce Kosciuszko,” would be at…
Elevado elevate impactful insights with debut EP “Asheville” (Premiere Play)
When getting introduced to a new song or album for the first time, so often the ways in which the music’s opening impression gets described…
Mike Huguenor is trying to hold out hope with new album “X’ed”
Known primarily for his presence in the punk community, providing guitar support to rowdy musicians like Jeff Rosenstock and playing in bands like Shinobu and Hard…
Tune into the cosmic frequency of Jack the Radio’s “Creatures”
Imagine for a moment, deciding to write a story and choosing to get the ball rolling on an idea through the use of random prompts.…
Connie Han’s “Iron Starlet” shimmers with skill and humility
It feels like jazz pianist Connie Han has been an actively heralded musician in the music scene for years, despite only unveiling her sophomore release,…
Michael Logen unites with other musicians to “Write By The Sea” (Premiere Play)
Seeing as the world is only just now starting to shift from from several months of shut down businesses and socially separated interaction, to calculated…
Lola Rising’s new EP is looking up and “Moving Forward” (Premiere Play)
As the lines between nations and neighborhoods are forced to stay uncrossed for safety, and musicians are technically forced to be farther away from their…
Times flies with Watkins Family Hour’s “brother sister”
Imagine thinking you know, or at least believe yourself to know, what’s coming when a band announces a new album, only to find yourself relieved…
Tiny Circus’s debut makes a big show of flexibility in jazz
Cataloged as “modern jazz” and “improvisatory” music with Bandcamp’s tagging feature, the self-titled debut of Newburyport, MA jazz quintet Tiny Circus, certainly fits both of…