In this episode of Mid Tenn Listens (On First Listen + Indie Music Mania podcast combined), we sit down for a conversation with Zac Citron to talk about blogging, building a fan base, and electronic music arrangement. Zac shares valuable knowledge on his website ZenchaMusic.com. We highly recommend you bookmark his site and take some […]
Kalen Is Falling From The Sun
Kalen has soul and a voice ready to cause an epidemic of addiction. Her upcoming release, Falling From The Sun, is a groove-laden, blues-filled, electro-rock experiement that would make Peter Gabriel and Portishead proud. “Having been in a funk band for so long, I love a purposeful groove. I love writing licks and rock riffs […]
New Vistas – all good
Ukrainian composer Sergey Rybytskyy is at it again, looking in new directions with his latest, “New Vistas“. The new record rocks! Opening big and bold Rybytskyy makes it known right from the start that he has a new outlook to show us. It’s a bright vista that we “see” on this record as compared to […]
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 […]
Cata9tales Takes It To Another Plane With A Chameleon’s Dream
Cata9tales is from another planet. Since this is the first time I have seen the label hypercore in a genre description, allow me to illuminate. Cata9tales is what would happen if Beck drank insane amounts of coffee with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and decided to put out a hip hop album with the Beastie Boys. After featuring […]
Andaone Has The Whole World Burning With Computer Love
St. Paul, Minnesota’s talented mult-instrumentalist, dancer, producer, and songwriter Andaone is burning up the dance floors with Computer Love. Andaone plays every instrument on this record. You can click play below. This music is like a shot of epinephrine straight to the heart. If you survive the rush of energy that overcomes you, you will […]
Those Shadow People Are Coming To Open Your Eyes
Deep in the mountains of Colorado, an experiment of epic proportions has been taking place in secret. Under the guise of Nematode Records, a mysterious group known as Those Shadow People have been weaving in and out of your wi-fi hot spots for the past 2 years collaborating on a musical project ready to Open Your Eyes. This […]
Adena Atkins Progresses Through Seasons With The Slowest Curve
Prepare for the amazing voice of Adena Atkins as she takes a journey through the seasons on her new EP, The Slowest Curve. Adena has a simple songwriting formula: 1) write lyrics that double as poetry, 2) provide a soundscape of highly imaginative music, and 3) channel it through a soprano vocal that moves you. There […]
Kristen Faulconer Isn’t Missing a Thing!
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes of abuse and destruction, Kristen Faulconer has a new strength, a renewed passion and a zest for life causing her to spread her wings and ride the winds of the musical sky-scape (hey I made that one up). The current seems to be in her favor, as she’s […]
Local Spotlight – WARE
Jedi Gro and I got to agree on this one, and I know he’s writing something up on it, too, so I’m going to take a completely different approach on this record, by WARE, No Landing Gear. A different approach is actually very fitting for this cat. First some bio… Michael “Shance” Ware is a Southern […]
