Serapicos Is A Town, no…really. When Gabriel Serapicos took a trip through the tiny rural city of Serapicos, some of the blurry things suddenly became clear. “The town was creepy. It had a small church but not much else. This song [Serapicos Is A Town] represented where all the songs were situated; everything started to […]
Socionic Explores Identity In This Rock Symphony
If you are a hard rock/progressive/metal junkie (like myself), then Identity by Socionic is your new fix. Los Angeles based Socionic is dope (I first wanted to say amazing but then I felt that was too cheesy and cliche). Identity is a work of art. A passionate exploration of identity through abstract visual and aural stimuli. […]
Jackopierce is Everywhere All The Time
In 1988, Jack O’Neill and Cary Pierce came together in Dallas, Texas to form the alternative acoustic rock folk pop duo Jackopierce (putting a heavy focus on vocal harmonies and catchy melodies). While performing cover songs in a dingy club in Dallas one night, Jackopierce decided to whip up a tasty tune (on the spot) […]
Anya’s The Giving Is A Gift of Wisdom and Storytelling That Touches Souls
Anya Parker-Lentz might seem like an average teenage girl on the outside… You know – swimming, yoga, writing, and giggle fits. But something amazing happens when she sits down behind a piano. It’s as if she was born for music. This 16 year old singer/songwriter from New Jersey delivers songs as if she is an […]
Blue Skies Black – Mike Grosshandler
On February 29, 2012, after over three years of work, I finally released my latest solo album, “Blue Skies Black”. It’s more than just acoustic guitars and vocals this time around. I produced and recorded most of the tracks myself, mostly in my home studio, performing nearly every instrument on the album. The album also […]
2.0 by PyJ Is An Upgrade In Indie Rock Ready For Download
This music is awesome. There is something about it that pulls you in and forces you to rock out. PyJ consists of former members of the Sacramento, CA area band known as the Celery Stalkers. They are currently writing and recording a new album. This alternative indie rock outfit takes their experimental rock to another […]
Imagine Dragons gives you Night Visions
There’s a lot to like about this album, Night Visions by Imagine Dragons. It gives me whiffs of Dexys Midnight Runners, U2, and O’Malley’s March. Yet at the same time there are elements of Electronica that I don’t believe anyone has done with Irish flavored music before. (If I’m wrong, please tell me.) But this […]
Go John David Serenades Ghosts On The Ride Home
Go John David is here to put to sleep all the Ghosts on the Ride Home. This melancholic collection of songs is very reminiscent of the alt-rock from my teenage years (mid to late ’90s), but it is also obvious Go John David is influenced by a wide range of sounds. Inheriting albums such as Metallica and Air […]
Hit The Open Road With Deanna Cartea
Roll down the windows, turn up the stereo, and hit the Open Road with Deanna Cartea. Blurring the lines between folk, rock, and pop, Ms. Cartea delivers an alt-rock-country sound that you can’t help but enjoy. Think Joni Mitchell meets Feist in the beautiful country known as the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. If you […]
Going Somewhere? Asiago Is Ready To Go
Asiago is a 6 piece melodic pop-rock outfit from Trondheim, Norway that formed in 2007. Going Somewhere? is their 5 song EP that provides an excellent preview of the group’s upcoming release. Think Pink Floyd collaborating with Radiohead featuring Billy Corgan (as we remember him from the glory days with Smashing Pumpkins). Asiago considers themselves […]
