ALBUM PREMIERE: Soul Scratch Deliver Scorching Grooves On ‘Pushing Fire’
Los Angeles band Soul Scratch truly do live up to their name. The six-piece band lays down thick funky grooves and the kind of retro soul sounds being done by East Coast labels like Daptone. Vocalist Dale Spollett is a powerhouse, bringing to mind peers like St. Paul and the Broken Bones’ Paul Janeway and legends […]
SONG PREMIERE: Auditorium Crafts Choir-Like Pop On “It’s Only God, I Swear” (INTERVIEW)
Spencer Berger has been classically trained for most of his life. The LA-based musician began performing at the age of nine as a member of The Metropolitan Opera’s Children’s Chorus, singing onstage with legends like Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo. In recent years Berger has put his singing skills – as well as his love of […]
SONG PREMIERE: Gurf Morlix Gets Raw and Guttural On “Deeper Down”
Gurf Morlix has long been a respected figure in the Austin music scene. Beyond that, he is mostly known for his work with Blaze Foley, Lucinda Williams, and as a producer for names like Robert Earl Keen and Ray Wylie Hubbard. Whatever way you cut it, the guy is something of a legend at this […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Drummer Matt North Steps Into the Spotlight With Rootsy Rocker “No Hard Feelings”
You may not recognize Matt North by name, but there is a pretty, pretty good chance you’ve seen his face. North has acted in numerous roles, one of the most notable starring in seven episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm as Jason Alexander’s William Morris agent. Besides his work in film and TV, North is also […]
SONG PREMIERE: New Jersey’s Lowlight Offer Spirited Take On Tom Waits’ “New Year’s Eve”
Having made a name for themselves in the re-emerging local music scenes in New Jersey, alt-folk band Lowlight released their debut LP, Where Do We Go From Here, earlier this year. The chemistry of the musicians in Lowlight came when Renee Maskin (lead vocals, guitar) and Colin Ryan (drums) came together to record for their now […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Adrian Glynn’s ‘Guardian’ Juxtaposes Beauty & Grotesque
This past year saw Vancouver-based artist Adrian Glynn quietly showing his dark side; portraying first a soldier in Leonardo DiCaprio’s nightmares for The Revenant and then a gruesome, villain in the series, Arrow. On his sophomore solo record release morelightthannolight, (released 10/14/16) Glynn finds a light in the dark and ultimately a voice all his own. For this first solo […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Don Dilego Shares Haunting, Atmospheric “Idiot Heart”
Don DiLego has long been known as a musical troubadour. The singer-songwriter has garnered praises from the likes of Rolling Stone Country, Paste Magazine, Huffington Post and No Depression to name a few, and has been deemed ‘alt-country’s next poster boy.’ As A Magnificent Ram A showcases his most ambitious set of recordings to date, “Idiot […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Travis Linville’s ‘Bar Room” Creates A Poignant Twang (INTERVIEW)
There’s something inexplicably authentic about Oklahoma’s Travis Linville, and it’s carried him from dive bars and classrooms to “The Tonight Show” and esteemed theaters and festivals across the globe. A gifted instrumentalist, Linville is known for his work as a sideman with Hayes Carll but moves to the front of the stage to release his new full […]
SONG PREMIERE: Caroline Reese & The Drifting Fifth Harmonize On Americana Rocker “What I Did”
Caroline Reese’s upbringing is the kind of stuff you hear about in country songs. The young singer-songwriter grew up outside Reading, Pennsylvania, where the rust belt meets the Amish country. Her mom ran a horse farm and her dad sold antiques, and both of these facts inform the old-soul tendencies in her songs. She and […]
SONG PREMIERE: Hard Proof Lay Down Funky Afrobeat and Scorching Solos On “Trickle Down”
It may come as a surprise that the band keeping the Afrobeat torch burning hail from none other than the Lone Star State. Comprised of members of notable Austin acts like Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, The Calm Blue Sea, Cougar, Ocote Soul Sounds, and the Echocentrics among others, the 10-piece collective known as Hard […]