Necter want to bring excitement, not “Bruise Your Ego”
The completed and promoted release of any music, whether it’s a single song, extended play, full album, or recorded live set, is almost never a…
Don’t be scared of Dan Tyminkski’s “Southern Gothic” journey
One quick skim of the airspace surrounding the sights and sounds of Dan Tyminski’s Southern Gothic and it’s difficult not to visualize a long line…
One lucky Friday the 13th find: “Tales from the Coop”
It’s Friday the 13th and the newest recurrence of this infamously superstition-driven day has fallen so serendipitously within the month of October and, only a…
“Modern Addiction” and a Tender approach to the lifecycle of love
Many a pop album throughout history – both from years recent and decades long receded into the past – have tugged at the back and forth of…
Pandafan dives into nautical narratives with “Ocean B-Sides”
Folk is one of the few genres where kinship and camaraderie among its performers and writers, tends to get placed at the forefront. Bandmates and…
Hotel of the Laughing Tree check in with the past on “Hotel Junk Box”
There are similarities and differences between all bands but, whenever a new group comes together, that inner search for what makes a group of people…
Start the Summer Solstice with “Summers III”
Happy Summer Solstice! It’s officially the longest day of the year folks. How one chooses to spend these precious minutes of extra sunlit time is…
The Nearness of You: Emotive reality wrapped in the sweetest metaphors
While some of the rising songs of summer are focused entirely on channeling and cranking up the energy of crowded parties and festival jams, others…
Jambinai: A fusion of the fearless and the familiar
Jambinai’s band name might start with “Jam” but this five piece isn’t a jam band by any stretch of the imagination – even if the…
Pete Mancini finds influential footing on “Foothill Freeway”
In a tale as old as the entertainment business, someone starts a band and then somewhere down the line, that person finds a desire within…