PLAYBACK: GARDEN OF SWEET SUMMER DELIGHTS
There’s a bountiful bloom of cool summer tunes here, from artful indie pop, to proggy jazz, surf rock, punk, shoegaze, all from the finest group of artists this side of summer.
Category: American Artists
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Singer/Songwriter Al Keith On Change, Meeting Martin Luther King Jr. (Q and A, Part 1)
The music of singer/songwriter Al Keith features messages and grooves that inspire hope and change.
‘A Slight Case Of Synesthesia:’ Electronic Artist George Bolton Finds Peace, Purpose In Making Music
Bolton’s project The Screaming Pope takes an innovative approach to music making, combining popular songwriting formats with analog hardware synthesis, digital computer instruments, along with loops and samples from sound libraries.
“Ex-Girlfriends And Ecstasy” : Neon Straightjacket’s Debut LP Hits Hard With Smart Punk Sound
When your band has the deliciously strange name Neon Straightjackets, people are going to expect a lot. Fortunately for music fans, this four-piece band from Ohio delivers, both on stage and with their debut long player, ‘Ex-Girlfriends And Ecstasy.’
Politics Of Positive Change From Rock Trio Female President
With the release of “Joy Lab”, the first single from the upcoming ‘The Healing Ritual’ Dréa Atkins and colleagues Johnny Moss (bass) and Jasper Cunningham (drums) promise an even more raucous listening experience from Female President.
‘Each Song Is A Mantra’: Blaklight’s Raw, Personal ‘tHE pADDED rOOM’
Blaklight’s daring new album, tHE pADDED rOOM, presents an even darker side than what this prolific California-based synthpop duo is known for.
PLAYBACK: Spring Busts Out With Wild Sounds Galore
Springtime is busting out all over with an array of wildly different sounds from across town and across the globe. With GRLwood, The Division Red, 51 Peg, The Flowers Of Hell, Darwin, Lost Hearts, and Fences.