LISTEN: Lo Talker Drops A Contagious Sonic Fury On “Don’t Hide That Light Pt. II”
Andrew Shepard was looking for a fresh start. The Athens, Georgia-based guitarist and songwriter had been acting as the frontman for his previous band, Roadkill Ghost Choir, for eight years, playing every major festival, Late Night With David Letterman, and touring alongside Band of Horses. But Shepard was feeling constrained by the expectations placed on […]
LISTEN: Maja Lena Dazzles On Cinematic & Immersing “Birch”
Maja Lena is the solo moniker and Swedish nickname of new Glide favorite, Marianne Parrish. She recently brought us news of her debut album, The Keeper along with the release of her most recent single ‘Birch.’ Take a listen to the splendid and immersed new single, “Birch” (below) from Maja Lena. Once again we find our songstress singing with dazzling […]
Jazz Keyboard Legend Chick Corea Dies at 79
Chick Corea– a legendary keyboardist who was a monster in the fusion realm and was a force of nature in all things jazz and improvisation died on February 9th at age 79 from cancer. Through his “Elektric”, fusion, trio, and combo albums Corea was extremely prolific. An electric keyboard pioneer alongside his acoustic piano accomplishments, […]
The Allman Brothers Band To Release Live Album ‘Down In Texas ’71’
The Allman Brothers Band is preparing to officially release another historic show via the Allman Brothers Band Recording Companylabel. Recorded on September 28, 1971 at the Austin Municipal Auditorium in Austin, TX, Down In Texas ’71 will be available through an exclusive pre-sale at www.merchmountain.com, and beginning March 26 (the band’s formation anniversary) at The Big House Museum gift shop and online store, and as a digital […]
Rose City Band Announces New LP ‘Earth Trip’ Out 5/21; Shares Single “Lonely Places”
Rose City Band, the solo project of singer/guitarist Ripley Johnson, has announced a new album Earth Trip, out May 21st. On Earth Trip, Johnson colors songs with a country-rock twang and a melancholic, wistful undertone. Themes recur such as pining for summers spent in the company of friends to newer meditations on space, stillness and the splendor of […]
FULL EP PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: Austin Singer Cari Hutson Drops Defining Soul EP ‘Blues Salvation & Soul Restoration’
Cari Hutson probably never fully envisioned her first “true properly released” album would be an EP, but hey that’s just sometimes the way things happen in the music biz. After all quite a few successful bands have had debut EPs that set the course of their career: Kings of Leon, R.E.M., and Coldplay to name […]
LISTEN: The 502s Keep It Crafty & Positive On Alt Pop Sing-Along “I Keep Rolling”
When we enter the post COVID world will the world of cross-armed concert-goes be something of the past? Heck, if you spot anyone not having a good time in 2002, they ought you a beer. Let’s bring the joy back in rock and that’s what Orlando, FL five-piece The 502s hope to achieve: uplifting roots […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Post-pop Duo Yo Kinky Keep Sanity Amidst the Chaos in “Resistance”
Yo Kinky is Laura Wight and Tom Unish of Queens, New York. The post-pop duo creates music that layer seductive patter lyrics over shimmering angular guitars and drum machines. The two met at the start of 2020, bonding over shared musical interests, and immediately started working on songs together. Over the course of the Covid-19 […]
Jillette Johnson Bounces From One Musical Style to Another on ‘It’s a Beautiful Day and I Love You’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Jillette Johnson is an artist who started writing music at age eight. By the time she was a teenager, she played three-hour sets of original music at a restaurant near her home in New York. To say that music has been a labor of love for her is an understatement. Like all of us, Johnson […]
