BOXER hold tight to what feels right with “Principle & Heart” (Premiere Play)
It’s always fascinating to see what comes about when two or more people are taking in the visual intricacy of an illusionary picture. One image…
Illustrations worth 1000 words: Jared Saltiel and “The Emperor’s New Wall”
Singer-songwriter, orchestrator, and playwright, Jared Saltiel, isn’t the typical breed of ambitious New York City musician. Sure, the idea of anything being typical in New…
TTNG revives its carnival of “Animals” with “Acoustic” artistry
Where does an album that’s simultaneously old, new, the same, and decidedly different, fall in the spectrum of creative musical invention? Math rockers, TTNG (formerly…
Edison roars with emotions on final “Lion’s Heart EP”
Knowing there would at least be one last recorded outing by the vagabond trio of Edison was a comfort but, that didn’t mean saying goodbye…
Thank Death Cab for Cutie for a new album today
One would imagine that if a band has reached its second decade of sustained and well received existence, that any trepidations or uncertainties attached to…
Skout carve out a welcoming “Space In Between” for light in dark times
What does it mean to go through tough times? The answer to such a question could almost be considered limitless. What’s tough for one person…
Band ahoy: Punch Brothers navigate DIY waters with “All Ashore”
When a band like Punch Brothers comes along – one with a steeply curved and balanced pool of musicianship, variety of sounds, and simultaneously kindred yet…
The heart behind Carrie and the Cats’ new music video “Feels Like Gold”
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. That’s how the saying goes. Something less than ideal pops up in life and with one twist of…
Rays of many styles shine through on I am TIM’s debut album
Heartaches like headaches Back aches too. My pain is your pain and our pain oooh. Things got away from me Some time certainly has gotten…
“Run,” don’t walk, to hear pronoun’s new single
Choose to become a publicly heard, working musician and it’s somewhat unavoidable that the music listening populace will develop a frame of reference from one…