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Dina Summer Releasing New Album 'Girls Gang;' Drop Title Track Single
by Josh Sharpe - September 11, 2024 Berlin-based indie/electro wave band Dina Summer reveal their new single ‘Girls Gang’, out on 11th September. The trio has also announced their second album, also titled ‘Girls Gang’, dropping in January next year....
Velvet Rouge Releases 'I Don't Know Why' Single With Video Feat. Playhouse West Actors
by Josh Sharpe - July 24, 2024 Velvet Rouge have released “I Don’t Know Why” alongside a music video from their self-titled EP due Friday. The video includes Zo’s acting classmates from the legendary Playhouse West in Los Angeles and Philadelphia – the alumni for Ashley Judd, Lake Bell, Chace Crawford and more. Watch it now!...
MUNA to Release 'Live At The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles' Live Album
by Josh Sharpe - June 24, 2024 Last October MUNA fulfilled a dream a decade in the making. When the trio, music students at USC first started MUNA they set a goal of playing The Greek Theatre. It seemed like a tall order at the time but last October they not only crossed it off their bucket list but they did it twice and to sold ...
Video: Folk-Pop Trio Trousdale Release Official Video for 'Point Your Finger'
by Josh Sharpe - June 17, 2024 Terrorizing Fantasia Billiards bar in Los Angeles, folk-pop band Trousdale have released the official video for their track “Point Your Finger.” This comes ahead of the July 12 release of Out Of My Mind Deluxe via Independent Co. Watch the video now! ...
Brian Bromberg Pays Tribute To Legendary Bassist Scott LaFaro On New Trio Album, 'LaFaro'
by Stephi Wild - April 04, 2024 LaFaro will be released on April 5 in CD, LP and digital formats on Bromberg's own Be Squared Productions label....
Eye Flys Share New Single 'Bananarchy Zoo'
by Michael Major - January 03, 2024 Throughout, vocalist/guitarist Jake Smith grapples with his love/hate relationship with his Florida roots, delivered with acerbic wit, while also digging into the band's influences with the title referencing Doom's crust and D-beat classic 'Monarchy Zoo.'...
Two Lions/Mack Avenue Records Release 'Con Alma: The Oscar Peterson Trio - Live in Lugano, 1964'
by Michael Major - November 24, 2023 Recorded on May 26th, 1964 at Teatro Apollo, Lugano, Switzerland, it was the final performance of an extended European tour just before the trio departed for Japan for another lengthy string of concerts. The unheard and unreleased live album from the immortal jazz legend is now available on CD and d...
Eric Krasno's Project King Canyon Releases New LP
by Michael Major - November 21, 2023 “Charmer” first appeared on King Canyon’s self-titled debut album’s vinyl release. It is an album rooted in nostalgia and a friendship foraged from the love of music. The trio first came together remotely amidst the quarantine in April 2020, Eric Krasno discovered Otis McDonald's music on Instagram ...
The Frontmen's Iconic Hitmaking Voices Return To The Mainstream On New EP 'Familiar Faces'
by Michael Major - November 17, 2023 THE FRONTMEN, three of ‘90s country's most recognizable voices — Richie McDonald, formerly of Lonestar; Tim Rushlow, formerly of Little Texas; and Larry Stewart of Restless Heart — dropped their latest EP via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville. FAMILIAR FACES, a six-song compilation, is available for str...
MASON Collective Join Forces With FLETCH On New Remix Of Tyla's 'Water'
by Blair Ingenthron - November 04, 2023 MASON Collective and FLETCH team up for an exciting remix of Tyla's 'Water', bringing a fresh and energetic twist to the popular track....
Hays Street Hart Releases 'Bridges'
by Michael Major - October 31, 2023 Hays Street Hart's new album 'Bridges' is now available via Smoke Sessions Records. Featuring Kevin Hays, Ben Street, and Billy Hart. Hays Street Hart, the trio of pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Ben Street, and legendary drummer Billy Hart, recorded their acclaimed 2021 debut, All Things Are, under les...
New Rules Drop New Single 'Ghost Town'
by Michael Major - October 13, 2023 UK/Irish trio New Rules have released new single “Ghost Town.” The captivating track premiered last night on BBC Radio 1's Future Pop. Written by New Rules and John Ryan [One Direction, Niall Horan, Sabrina Carpenter], “Ghost Town” laments the demise of a relationship and the feeling of abandonment ...
Video: The Shindellas Perform 'Last Night Was Good For My Soul' on the TODAY Show
by Michael Major - October 12, 2023 Breakthrough R&B girl group The Shindellas made their debut on NBC’s “TODAY Show” this morning performing their new song, “Last Night Was Good For My Soul.” “Last Night Was Good For My Soul” recently reached #10 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay Charts, making it the emerging trio’s first top ten sin...
Video: Heavy MakeUp Debuts Music Video For 'DON'T KID YOURSELF KID'
by Michael Major - October 10, 2023 “DON’T KID YOURSELF KID” is from Heavy MakeUp’s self-titled debut album, which was released last month viaShuffle Records/Thirty Tigers. In celebration of the new music, the group is in the midst of a four-show residency at Los Angeles’ Sun Rose with their next performance taking place tomorrow feat...
ISLA RICO Announce New EP 'Eternal Optimist'
by Michael Major - September 26, 2023 Dynamic indie-pop trio - ISLA RICO - have announced their debut EP ‘Eternal Optimist,' and share the vibrant, vibey lead single: “Maliblues”. A fluid indie-electro cut that sees atmospheric instrumentation surfing upon wavy melodies and buoyant beats, “Maliblues” lands as the first track to be taken...
The Shindellas Achieve First Top 10 Single With 'Last Night Was Good For My Soul'
by Michael Major - September 20, 2023 Produced by Louis York—the Grammy Award-winning duo of Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony (Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Jazmine Sullivan)—Shindo is a modern take on the beloved girl group genre that taps into R&B and soul to bring forth a sound they call “New American Soul.” Across its nine tracks, The Shindel...
Emerging R&B Girl Group, The Shindellas, Unveil New Single 'Think of Me'
by Michael Major - September 14, 2023 Produced by Louis York—the Grammy Award-winning duo of Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony (Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Jazmine Sullivan)—Shindo is a modern take on the beloved girl group genre that taps into R&B and soul to bring forth a sound they call “New American Soul.”...
Berger, Jilliff and Spiegelman Set Release of 'Standards on Snare, Mandolin and Bass Clarinet'
by Michael Major - September 11, 2023 Adhyâropa Records has announced the release date of Standards on Snare, Mandolin, and Bass Clarinet, an album of jazz standards by trio Jason Berger, Jacob Jolliff and Alec Spiegelman. Three Brooklynites, mandolin virtuoso Jacob Jolliff that you may have heard with Bela Fleck and the Yonder Mountain...
Haiku Hands Announce New Album With 'Feels So Good'
by Michael Major - August 30, 2023 The trio return with a thumping pop anthem, “Feel So Good,” a Gorillaz + Fatboy Slim-inspired cut of euphoric indie sleaze with a propulsive break beat that will make you want to dance, as well as boasting an all-star production team consisting of Dan Farber (Lizzo, Tkay Maidza, G-Flip) and Josh Fou...
Hays Street Hart to Release 'Bridges' in October
by Michael Major - August 14, 2023 The album began its life as a performance in honor of Hart’s 80th birthday in December 2020, live streamed from an empty Smoke Jazz Club in the final weeks of that grueling pandemic year. Despite those adversities, the music they created that night was spectacular enough to convince all involved tha...
Ottawa Punks The Fly Downs Release New Stand Alone Single 'Fabric Of Humanity'
by Michael Major - July 24, 2023 In the fall of 2016, the trio that would become known as The Fly Downs started making punk rock music directly under the flight path of incoming planes. Fast forward 5 years later and they would add a 4th member completing the current lineup. A mix of melodic, pop and skate punk....
Dirty Sound Magnet Announce New Album & Share New Single 'Melodies From Distant Shores'
by Michael Major - July 19, 2023 Dirty Sound Magnet announced its next album, Dreaming In Dystopia, and has shared the record’s opening track, ‘Melodies From Distant Shores’, as a brand new single. The new album arrives as Dirty Sound Magnet continues to establish itself as one of the most exciting acts to emerge from the small Eur...
Upper Wilds Share Surprise Bandcamp-Exclusive Single 'Infinity Drama'
by Michael Major - July 12, 2023 Opening with scrambled transmissions and radar bleeps, guitarist Dan Friel cuts through the noise with an angular guitar hook before the rhythm section of bassist Jason Binnick and drummer Jeff Ottenbacher come crashing in, erupting into gleeful distortion, soaring harmonies and white-knuckled riffs...
Video: Failure Release 'Heliotropic (Live)' Video
by Michael Major - July 06, 2023 Failure, the L.A. based trio of Ken Andrews, Greg Edwards and Kellii Scott, share a live video for the track “Heliotropic.' The film also offers fans the first opportunity to hear Failure classics like “The Nurse Who Loved Me,” “Counterfeit Sky” and “Submarines” in 5.1 surround sound. A vinyl releas...
Radian Announce Noctilucent New Album 'Distorted Rooms'
by Michael Major - June 20, 2023 Martin Brandlmayr (drums, electronics), Martin Siewert (guitar, electronics) and John Norman (bass) are stalwarts of the European contemporary music community. Radian’s angular, expansive music delights in tension and contradiction, sound and silence, improvisation and composition. The album present... |