On the opening track of Shane Smith & the Saints’ Hail Mary LP, “Heaven Knows,” singer and guitarist Shane Smith lays bare the last four years of his band’s journey. “We set our sails for deeper seas, heaven knows what we will find,” he sings. Since releasing their last prior …
Nashville/LA indie-rockers Smallpools erupted onto the scene with their head turning opening statement, “Dreaming” (now RIAA Certified Gold). The song surged to the top of the HypeMachine chart; quickly earning the band support from alternative radio stations across the country, multiple late night television appearances and a home on the …
Hailing from Detroit, Michigan – JMSN has emerged on the international stage as one of the music industry’s most sought-after performers and producers. In 2018, JMSN unveiled the next chapter of his sound evolution with the track, “So Badly.” The single was released on his self-founded label, White Room Records. …
When Hellogoodbye formed in the early 2000s, they were quirky, fun-loving emo rockers from California who took as much influence from the Nintendo sound bleeps of their childhood as they did modern pop-punk. The group infused its playful brand of indie power pop with sugary sweetness, catchy dance beats, and …
Jake Miller is a Miami-raised and Los Angeles-based recording artist, songwriter, and producer who takes matters into his own hands. Not only does he craft all of his own beats and lyrics, but the multiinstrumentalist also plays guitar and piano. His approach adds a tactile touch and heartfelt honesty to …
Hail the Sun isn’t anything. They just are. They continue to push what is known as post-hardcore into realms that both your metal friend will love, and you can show your grandma. The band has been actively writing and touring together for over a decade. This comes out clearly when …
As kids, SUMMER SALT knew what they were running toward. Now, they’re ready to ruminate on what they’ve left behind. In a way, the trop-pop duo singer/guitarist Matthew Terry and drummer Eugene Chung have been building to their brand-new album, SEQUOIA MOON, ever since jettisoning their Dallas, Texas, hometown for …
Prodigious Tuareg guitarist and songwriter Mdou Moctar boldly reforges contemporary Saharan music and “rock music“ by melding Eddie Van Halen pyrotechnics, full-blast noise and guitar shredding, field recordings, drums rhythms, poetic meditations on love, religion, women’s rights, inequality and Western Africa’s exploitation at the hands of colonial powers to rip …
A very old saying goes that no one saves us but ourselves. Recognizing and breaking free from the patterns impeding our forward progress can be transformative just ask Bully’s Alicia Bognanno. Indeed, the third Bully album, SUGAREGG, may not ever have come to fruition had Bognanno not navigated every kind …
Since 2002, Abbey Road LIVE! has been rocking the music of the Beatles at clubs, theatres, festivals, and private events. Initially a tribute to the monumental “Abbey Road” album, the band has expanded its scope to include more than 100 Beatles tunes, from all eras of the Fab Four’s career. …
