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Album Review

Shaws of Awe fervently delivers Soulful Funk-Fusion with new album ‘Shawtzee’

Shaws of Awe fervently delivers their Funk, Soul & Blues fusion with the fresh release of new album 'Shawtzee'.

Dec 16, 2021 Read →

Music

Jelly Ellington Finesses Blues-Rock Sound with New EP “Not All Who Wander Are Lost” [Album Review]

Blues-Rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Jelly Ellington infiltrates the sonic spheres with the highly-anticipated release of his sophomore album, Not All Who Wander Are Lost. An electrifying fusion of impassioned vocals and vivacious guitar playing, Jelly delivers his Blues-centric Rock and Roll by way of his dynamic stage presence and evident classical training. Jelly exclaims Not […]

Nov 5, 2021 Read →

Funk

Khruangbin Sells Out 4 Nights at Stubb’s in Austin, Texas [SHOW REVIEW]

Skyrocketing from a monumental night of taping for the official Austin City Limits TVs’ 47th season, Houston-based trio Khruangbin kicked off a four-night run on Wednesday, September 15th, in Austin, Texas. Serving up equal parts cosmic funk-rock and unabashedly chill groove, the talented triad, composed of Laura Lee (bass, vocals), Mark Speer (guitar, vocals), and […]

Sep 22, 2021 Read →

Electronic

Artist Spotlight: So Sus

So Sus is our artist spotlight for the month of September! Having had a steady release on numerous forward-thinking and respected collectives and labels, his sounds are composed of a future bass style fused in laser sharp insertions which are intertwined with trap elements. Fusing melodic pulses with r&b vibes, his remixes and originals stand […]

Sep 5, 2021 Read →

Electronic

Party Guru Productions Presents: SerotonINN Sound Series in Denver | May 28th – 30th, 2021

Party Guru Productions is back after a drastic show pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation! The SerotonINN Sound Series, which is being featured during Memorial Day weekend, is fully packed with three days of sound from eclectic electronic musicians. Still following Covid-19 protocols, the event takes place at the Double Tree Hilton hotel in […]

May 16, 2021 Read →

Electronic

May #BandcampFriday Buys

It’s Bandcamp Friday once again, and that means I have spent the month combing through Bandcamp’s search engines to find new artists and hidden gems to bring to you to purchase! Today if you pick up these albums, %100 of the profits goes to them! A reminder that searching for “BNDCMPR” on various sites like […]

May 7, 2021 Read →

Electronic

#BANDCAMPFRIDAY FINDS

Well, it’s the first Friday of April and you know what that means: Bandcamp is waiving their income from music downloads and giving %100 of profits to musicians! As has become a staple for the last year, #BandcampFriday has become a way for the music hosting website to give back to the music community that […]

Apr 2, 2021 Read →

Indie

Crumb’s latest single “Trophy” is the tipping point into their swirling, shadowy psychedelia

Crumb’s latest single “Trophy” seems to be the final departure from the mood that their first EPs had established: warm and carefree, lush with twinkling pianos and whimsical yet endearing vocals. Instead, “Trophy” is a continuation of the much darker sound Crumb introduced on their debut album, Jinx. 2019’s Jinx solemnly took the listener’s hand […]

Mar 20, 2021 Read →

New Music

How Luna Li’s new single, “Cherry Pit”, makes me question everything I once thought I knew about pop

I used to denounce anything pop. For a long time, I skirted noisily around the term, diving deep into the antithesis of the genre – covering my ears with indie rock, psychedelia, stoner metal, and a particular flavor of neo-soul that my friends would chuckle to themselves that “of course you listen to this kind […]

Mar 15, 2021 Read →

Hip-Hop

#BandcampFriday: What Did I Buy?

All too often which musician gets written about involves a big game of “Who Do You Know?” Does a band know an editor who runs a publication? Did an artist land a gig with someone who writes a weekly “Up and Coming” column? As someone who has written about music for the past ten years, […]

Mar 5, 2021 Read →