Album Review: Austin Hanks – Alabastard ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Bylle Breaux - January 10, 2017January 12, 2017 Article by: Bylle Breaux In the heart of Hollywood, hidden on a side street just below the boulevard, The Piano Bar has been a long time primary for exceptional live music. Legendary artists like Billy Gibbons, Chuck E. Weiss, and Harry Connick, Jr. drop in unannounced to jam with local musicians
Review – The Griswolds “High Times for Low Lives” ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Kristina Dawn - November 20, 2016November 21, 2016 Article by: Kristina Dawn Australian quartet The Griswolds have dropped a new full length album…. And it’s good. REALLY good. Debuting at a top 10 spot on the iTunes chart, and quickly ascending the Alt. 18 chart, ‘High Times for Low Lives’ is blowing musical minds around the world. Granted I am
Album Review: Avenged Sevenfold “The Stage” ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Ian Urquhart - November 3, 2016 Article written by: Ian Urquhart Adaptation; a band’s creative effort to remain relevant in the music industry. Dish out a few teaser trailers? Overused. Maybe leak a new song to stir the rumor pot? Exhausted. How about performing live, rooftop of Capital Record’s Headquarters, while a virtual reality concert steams live
Album Review: Kings of Leon “Walls” ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Frank Memmesheimer - October 23, 2016January 22, 2018 Article by: Frank Memmesheimer The kings of true and gritty Southern rock are back! Are they? After three years of musical preservation, Kings of Leon released their seventh album on October 14, 2016. WALLS, acronym for the bulky ‘We Are Like Love Songs’, promised a more artsy than ever approach at redefining Kings
Crobot – Welcome to Fat City [Review] ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Abigail Buckler - October 2, 2016October 2, 2016 Article by: Abigail Buckler The sophomore album from Crobot, Welcome to Fat City was released this past Friday. Historically there is always a lot of question surrounding a bands second album and whether it will live up to their debut. Often times these efforts can fall a little flat. That is not
Album Review: Eric Krasno “Blood From a Stone” ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - July 27, 2016 Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photo: Eric Krasno by Jay Sansone/ Calabro Media “Distance makes the heart grow fond....you must love me 'cause you're always gone”. Soul and funk, confidently delivered and matter-of-fact, Grammy award winning artist Eric Krasno released his second solo album this July with songs featuring lyrics that delve into
Album Review: Bruise “Mary, Your Son Has Left Me” ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Casey Steinmiller - July 20, 2016July 20, 2016 Article and Photos by: Casey Steinmiller Based out of Chanute Kansas, Bruise was formed January of 2016. They’re an Emo-punk band with post-hardcore influences. The main theme behind the album is learning where your place in the world and trying to cope with anxiety and all of your fears. Despite the
Gone is Gone EP – Review ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Steven Principato - July 7, 2016July 10, 2016 Article by: Steven Principato In the ongoing and frequently well received tradition of the rock supergroup, one would imagine the elation that might result in the unusual union of such a collection of prominent stoner, progressive, and experimental heavyweights. Gone is Gone, featuring members of Mastodon, Queens of the Stone Age,
Album Review: Valaska – Inchoate ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Sam Fallone - June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 Article by: Sam Fallone For fans of: Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal Service, Bear Hands, Bright Eyes Valaska, an indie rock band from Chicago, recently released their third album, Inchoate. Valaska started out as a solo project by Dave Valdez but currently consists of four members: Dave, Zach Porlier, Matt Holmes,
Album Review: Heyrocco – Waiting On Cool EP ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Huimin Li - June 21, 2016 Article by: Huimin Li Based in Charleston, Heyrocco released their new EP Waiting On Cool in May 20, 11 months after their album debut, Teenage Movie Soundtrack on Old Flame Records. The EP starts with "Yeah," follows with "It’s Always Something New." Then from an indie and energetic vibe, they continue with "Slice of
