Channeling and reinventing the tradition of great piano rock, Lucas Jack is a singer-songwriter-pianist telling finely-hewn stories of the modern American experience with his powerful tenor voice and inspired musicianship. He currently lives, writes, and performs in and around Texas. In this interview, we were fortunate enough to get a few minutes with Lucas to […]
Nasvhille’s The RA-6600 Release Indiana Lights
East Nashville based rockers The RA-6600 have released a jammin’ new record, Indiana Lights, full of twists, turns, grooves and a bit of humor. Indiana Lights is a sonic adventure through pop-infused melodies, rockin’ drum grooves, and a lyrical depth that makes this record as much a novel as it does an album of music. […]
Race Against Fate Releases New Single “Fearlessly”
Toronto based Race Against Fate recently released a simple but soulfully charged new single titled Fearlessly. Fearlessly is a piano driven pop/rock ode to great creative talents such as Prince, Gord Downie, David Bowie and others who have impacted this planet with their music. Race Against Fate is the project of singer/songwriter Vik Kapur […]
Interview with Asia Mei – Trauma and Solace
Russian born, Israeli raised, Boston, NYC then Northampton relocated asia (ah-sya) mei puts her own slant on melancholy rock with her classical background, jazzy vocals, introspective lyrics and irresistible choruses, crafting a fresh and distinctive sound. asia mei’s moody piano heavy sound finds its place with the fans of artists such as Muse, Jeff Buckley, […]
Listen: Out In The Open by Chris Smallwood
Chris Smallwood fell in love with music as a young kid, but didn’t fall onto a piano bench until high school, when he broke his leg. Just two years later, he was invited to Kentucky’s prestigious Governor’s School for the Arts program. In 2008, Chris received a bachelor of music from Belmont University, and in […]
Doug Hammer Releases Christmas Lights
Doug Hammer is a pianist and composer based in Massachusetts. Doug recently sent us his two recent releases. Haiku and Christmas Lights. Make sure you check out Haiku because below I am including the preview of Christmas Lights to help kick off the holiday season right. More info on Doug below. Multi-award winning pianist, composer […]
Preview John Otott’s New Album Colors
A multi-instrumentalist and composer, John Otott started playing piano at a young age. Taking up the bass guitar in high school, John went on to play in a series of rock bands and regularly performed at such Hollywood hot spots as The Whiskey A Go-Go, the Troubadour and the Roxy. He then transitioned into an […]
Watch: Tristan and Isolde by Roger O’Donnell with Julia Kent
Almost three years in to the making of this project, it quickly turned in a labour of love, lost love and tragedy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRfiz9IvEBc When asked to write a new version of the story of Scheherazade for the Post Romantic Empire project of Italian, Giulio Di Mauro, Roger was first introduced to the cellist Julia Kent. […]
Aberg Piano Works by Tom Joyce
Have you ever wondered what the Austrian mountains sound like from the perspective of a piano? Last year, Tom Joyce left the UK in his camper van and headed East eventually settling in the Austrian mountains. This is the atmosphere from which Tom chose to record the arrangements for his new album, Aberg Piano Works. […]
Pablo Embon’s Perennial Sounds
Pablo Embon is a true child of (world) music. Starting his journey at a very young age, composition seemed to come naturally. Piano and guitar eventually became his two core instruments. His education has taken him on roads through the fields of composition and harmonization (where he received recognitions for contests in Argentina. Originally from […]
