Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley, which includes the twin cool college towns of Northampton and Amherst has certainly helped launch a band or two in the past forty or so years: Dinosaur
Bluegrass has certainly progressed and planted itself into the indie mainstream in recent years thanks to the likes of Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons. Yet there are others that
Having just read Eddie Floyd’s autobiography My Life in Soul, it seems like no two pages went by, certainly in the Stax-oriented chapters, without seeing Steve Cropper’s name. Someone has
Around the metallic chugging down strums of “I Met The Stones” J Mascis delivers the keynote to Dinosaur Jr.’s excellent new release Sweep It Into Space. The laconic lyric is
It’s only fitting that The Silk War would call New York City their home, because, with its seductive new-wave sounds, this rockin’ outfit could have opened for Blondie at CBGB.
“Help me remember how to be good/How to continue when I feel I really shouldn’t,” might sound disparaging to many, but translates to reality to many who are struggling to
“I know it meant more to me, and I’m setting you free…” Honest and disarming declarations like this fuel singer-songwriter Ashley Riley’s upcoming new release, Set You Free, due out
The vibed-up, contagiously eclectic side of a true indie rock band has often been misled into territories of safety vs realms of possibility and intrigue. Take, Chicago indie rockers Save
When one lives in town with the name of Poetry, TX he/she needs to live up to that name, not that it is reserved for poets, writers, and songwriters but
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on [Laughs], the new album from Kali Masi, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full
