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…
Five ways of opening the door to opera
A conversation over drinks starts like this: “So, what kind of music are you into?” “Oh, I like just about everything – except for…
Stop and make time for “Nothing Lasts Forever”
The ubiquity of social media leaves the world with two near absolutes: 1) Chatter never stops and 2) People are able to make things appear…
Asking ourselves about the subject of music reviews
Good, bad, light, dark, life, and death. These are just a few of the most universally discussed and thematized opposites in human existence. Often, people…
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…
Praises for I’m With Her’s debut single are no “Little Lies”
The roots music community is an interesting and almost magical thing. Collaboration might be common to the music industry, and pop or rock artists might…
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…
“Ah-Ha”: Catching Sunshiner red-handed with a surprise new track
Sometimes – well, okay, probably more than sometimes – the weather that’s outside on a new day isn’t what was predicted the night before. The…
Ghost Pressure’s “Tidal Shift” packs waves of musical texture
There’s something about the name Ghost Pressure – the Long Island, NY based indie rock band (Lauren Diehlmann-Vocals; Nicholas Post-Guitarist, Vocals; Dave Hodgkinson-Guitar, Vocals; Nicholas Femister-Bass;…
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…