LISTEN: M A N E Blend Up Beats & Tones On Colorful “Night Things”
M A N E is a recording project based in Portland, Oregon. On their new single, “Night Things..” (below) they display their keen sense of musicality and arrangement. The space is lush and swarmed with a warm tone, blending pop and hip hop color to create a fantastic genre-bending excursion of sound in line with the freeform […]
Happy 80th Birthday John McLaughlin (Watch Mahavishnu Orchestra Live ’72)
LISTEN: On “Hours,” The River Weaves & Flows On Seductive Neo-Soul
The River is a rising hip-hop and R&B artist based in Denver, Colorado. She is known for mesmerizing vocal styling and sultry vibes. Originally a marching band nerd, her artistic journey has led her to explore dance, multimedia arts, and songwriting. A lifelong poet, her pieces soon grew from poetry into raps and songs, highlighting her unique […]
Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons Welcome 2022 and Cap Four-night in Portland, OR (RECAP/PHOTOS)
Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons capped off their 4-night New Year run at Dante’s in downtown Portland, Oregon on Friday, December 31st. In addition to core Jackmormons Stevie James Wright (bass) and Steve Drizos (drums), honorary Jackmormons Jenny Conlee-Drizos (keys) and Eric Martinez (guitar) joined the band for all four nights. On New Year’s Eve, […]
35 Years Ago Today – Aretha Franklin Becomes First Woman Inducted Into Rock N Roll Hall of Fame (Watch Live in Montreaux ’71)
LISTEN: Spoon and the Forkestra Evoke Anthemic Vulnerability On “Blink Twice”
It’s a wondrous nostalgia that surrounds German indie-folk duo Spoon and the Forkestra. Timo Zell’s delicate basslines gently dance around the fragile yet powerful voice of Emily-Mae Lewis who seems to be whispering her metaphorical stories directly into their listeners’ ears. Spoon and the Forkestra turn their stages into a playroom: colorful and always a little […]
The Bass Evolution of The Mother Hips Culimnates With Blazing New LP ‘Glowing Lantern’
For the last twelve months, Glide Magazine has covered the storied but woefully underappreciated thirty-year musical career of The Mother Hips. We have spent that time looking back at a band as it teetered on commercial success, slid into darkness, and then picked itself back up by the bootstraps and forged ahead into what would […]
LISTEN: Frida Sings of Empowerment On Fiery & Expressive “Dawararan”
Lebanese soul singer Frida sings of female empowerment and love. Her stories wrapped in songs are about inner strength and a return to nature, Frida’s music oscillates between oriental sensibility and cosmopolitan funkyness. With a captivating vocal presence, Frida oscillates between expressive power and tensile release on her new single “Dawararan.” Set to a pulsing beat of […]