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Interview with Becky Raisman

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman January 12, 2021 7:48 am Tagged With: country rock, Illinois, Pop, pop rock, Rock, singer, songwriter

Becky Raisman

In this interview spotlight, I chat with singer/songwriter Becky Raisman about the latest music, challenges, technology and more. Full Q&A along with links and music can be found 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.) […]

Interview with Summer Payton – #Roadto25 wwith Several New Singles!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 29, 2020 12:11 pm Tagged With: Chicago, Illinois, R&B, singer, songwriter, United States

Summer Payton-No Emotions

Summer Payton is an R&B singer, songwriter, musician and music producer from Chicago, Illinois. Surrounded by music from an early age, Summer picked up the piano by ear and learned from her father, a musician in the church. A childhood of being bullied and fat shamed led her to pick up her pen and write […]

Interview with Stardusk Encounter – Everyone’s Pretending

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 20, 2020 2:34 am Tagged With: alternative rock, Chicago, Illinois, indie rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock, United States

Stardusk Encounter-Everyone's Pretending

In a scene where bands seem chained to their specific genre, Stardusk Encounter is a consistently shape-shifting entity, yet the unique mixture of styles isn’t there as a hollow grab for every possible audience. This is a band of well-schooled multi-instrumentalists, writing and performing on their own terms with a canyon-wide palette of slinky, ominous […]

Prepare for a Garage-Glam-Power-Pop-Punk Extravaganza, Dead Freddie’s Self-Titled New Album is Now Available!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 11, 2020 9:49 am Tagged With: Chicago, garage rock, Illinois, indie rock, power pop, Punk, punk rock, United States

Dead Freddie-photo by Joe Nagle

Chicago Punk Pop Phenomenon Dead Freddie originated in the year 1966 when a group of Cub Scouts organized to raise funds for the Lithuanian Scout Movement. As a result of that experience, Donatas Ramanauskas and Vainis Aleksa became lifelong friends. The band, Dead Freddie, formed in 1980 after a 1978 epiphany brought about by the […]

Interview with Perfect Blue – Guilty

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman February 27, 2020 10:25 am Tagged With: alternative rock, Chicago, electro rock, Illinois, indie rock, Rock, United States

Perfect Blue

In this interview spotlight, I chat with members of Perfect Blue about the newest music, 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.) Trish: Our […]

Interview with Yup – Songs About Death

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 28, 2019 8:54 am Tagged With: alternative rock, Illinois, indie rock, Punk, Rock, shoegaze, singer, songwriter

Yup-Songs About Death

Yup is a 28 toothed skeleton of a man writing and recording music to the beat of several different Punk inspired genres. During his time traveling and playing with different bands in the St. Louis area, the skull and bones combo that is Yup began writing what would eventually be the musician’s macabre, debut album, […]

Interview with Taylor Rogers – NOA

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman August 28, 2019 10:44 pm Tagged With: Chicago, Folk, Illinois, singer, songwriter, United States

Taylor Rogers photo by Steven Cox

Chicago-based singer-songwriter Taylor Rogers blends soundscapes of vocal layering, rhythmic guitar, and electronic texturing to create emotional terrain that both challenges and comforts its listeners. Her third full-length album project NOA is to be released this September, funded by Northwestern’s CIRA grant. Taylor has toured all over the US, and performed in various Midwest festivals […]

Wake Up Music Remixes DJ Wall of Sound Volume 1 – Matt Warren’s Music Is My Life Like You’ve Never Heard Before!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman July 22, 2019 11:44 am Tagged With: Chicago, dance, Florida, house, Illinois, nu disco, United States

Wake Up Music Remixes-DJ Wall of Sound Vol 1-Music Is My Life

Wake Up Music Group and Matt Warren are back with an all-star cast of DJs for their new album: DJ Wall of Sound Volume 1: Matt Warren’s Music is My Life. If you’re wondering about Matt’s Music Is My Life album, wonder no more. I’ve already written an in-depth article about that release. In that […]

Joe Hanson Releases Radio Ready Single, Listen to If The World Was A Small Town Now

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman July 18, 2019 5:28 pm Tagged With: Country, country pop, Illinois, singer

Joe Hanson

Invited by talent executives to audition for the The Voice, there is no denying Joe Hanson‘s high caliber of talent. On top of his experience with The Voice, Joe has also stood in front of Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan of American Idol. With beginnings in church in his hometown of Naperville, Illinois, […]

Interview with Brandon James – So Emotional

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 15, 2019 5:44 am Tagged With: Chicago, Illinois, singer, songwriter, United States

Brandon James

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Brandon James about his latest single, 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’m from Chicago and […]

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