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COO of UL Sounds.com, a boutique publishing admin firm based in Sacramento, COO of Pac Ave Records (Stockton, CA), writer for Indie Music Discovery.com. Father of 3, all around jedi.

Interview with Paul Kleinert – PK and the In Betweens

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 18, 2019 6:00 am Tagged With: Americana, Folk, Pennsylvania, singer, songwriter, United States

Paul Kleinert

pk and the in-betweens is the latest project from singer/songwriter Paul Kleinert.  Kleinert founded alt/pop/rock band Waiting for Rain in 1988 with high school friend Jeffrey Larish.  After ten years of performing in coffee shops, clubs, bars and fraternity parties, the band dissolved. Other than a few open mics and a Waiting for Rain reunion […]

Interview with Todd Michael Smith

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 17, 2019 6:00 am Tagged With: Blues, blues rock, classic rock, Massachusetts, Rock, singer, songwriter

Todd Michael Smith

Due to a genetic eye disorder that is slowly causing blindness, Todd Michael Smith, a self-taught musician, hung up his car keys in the late 1990’s and moved from Vermont to Boston’s Fenway area, fatefully just a stone’s throw from the Berklee College of Music. Having already completed one college degree, Todd took the opportunity […]

Interview with Elegant Devils – Heartbreaker

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 16, 2019 6:00 am Tagged With: Canada, indie rock, Rock, rock n roll

Elegant Devils

From Ottawa Ontario Canada, the Elegant Devils are: Drew James (Lead Vocals), Rob Frank (Drums/Vocals), Josh West (Guitar), & Josh Barkley (Bass/Vocals). Each member comes at music from a different angle, but leaves their own impressive mark on the sound they make. Despite coming from very different places on the musical spectrum, They embrace their […]

Interview with Cherie Oakley

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 15, 2019 11:01 am Tagged With: Country, Nashville, singer, songwriter, Tennessee, United States

Cherie Oakley-Work It

Cherie Oakley began singing at the age of three with her family in full time evangelism. By the age of six, she had already finished a record, signed with a talent agent in Atlanta and a manager in New York. From there, she performed in hundreds of churches, theaters, fairs and festivals throughout the United […]

Katie Belle Gets It “Out Tonight” on Infectious New (Pop) Single, Listen Now

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 14, 2019 9:27 am Tagged With: Atlanta, Georgia, indie pop, Pop, singer, songwriter, United States

Katie Belle-Out Tonight

Atlanta native Katie Belle began her performance career around the age of 9. She won a talent competition at 12. That win landed her in Nashville for one week of songwriting and recording with award winning artist Jamie O’Neal. You can safely assume she hasn’t stopped making music since. A powerful vocalist and keyboard player, […]

DB.Kinney is Killing Time With Smooth Sounds, Good Vibes On New Single, Blind Side Mirror Album Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 14, 2019 9:05 am Tagged With: alternative rock, Connecticut, indie rock, pop rock, post punk, Rock, United States

DB.Kinney-Blind Side Mirror

Connecticut based alternative rockers DB.Kinney have delivered an enjoyable, feel-good, catchy new single, Killing Time, off their latest album Blind Side Mirror. I’m reminded of the days when REM was on MTV and the radio; the glory of days of alternative rock if you will. With hints of other popular acts like Replacements or even […]

Interview with Sami Chohfi – It’s Just Me

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 13, 2019 12:47 pm Tagged With: Acoustic, acoustic pop, singer, songwriter, United States, Washington

Sami Chohfi

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Sami Chohfi about his latest single release, challenges, technology and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own words, not necessarily in marketing terms or by popular genre classifications.) I was born […]

Electro-Industrial Masterminds Jane In Space Release Final Video Supporting Gorerunner EP, Watch Thru The Vines Now

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 13, 2019 10:36 am Tagged With: Electronic, New York, New York City, United States

Jane In Space

Brooklyn, New York based electro-industrial rockers Jane In Space have delivered their final video in a series of visuals in support of their Gorerunner EP. I think director Permian Strata said it best so allow me to quote, The previous few songs on the EP have a slow-building tension to them. And then “Thru The […]

Interview with Ensemble Voyagers – Chanson Balladée

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 12, 2019 11:56 am Tagged With: classical, Europe, Folk, Italy

Ensemble Voyagers-El Cant Dels Ocells

Ensemble Voyagers is an open ensemble created by Daniele Montagner which explores the musical roots of Western Civilizations and infuses their sound with contemporary tonality. In this interview spotlight, I chat with Daniele from Ensemble Voyagers about their music, challenges, technology and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Where are you from […]

Interview with Monticola – Appalachian Powerball

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 12, 2019 11:39 am Tagged With: Alt-Country, Americana, country rock, Georgia, United States

Monticola-Appalachian Powerball

Appalachian Powerball is the debut album from Monticola, a band formed from four disparate elements in Athens, GA. They’re from Georgia, technically speaking, but of a wider provenance in the spiritual sense: a triangular region encompassing the rural plains of the Midwest to the high balds of Virginia down to the swampy mouth of the […]

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