Benjamin Ricci

Sunny War: Punk-Folk Guitarist on Optimism and Survival

Sydney Ward (aka Sunny War) isn’t your typical blues guitarist. Raised in a musical family between Nashville and Detroit’s music hubs, at an early age she developed a unique acoustic guitar style. Influenced by such diverse genres as bluegrass, punk, and Delta Blues,...

Record Review: Daydream Vacation

Daydream Vacation Dare Seize the Fire Seattle, WA (Self-released) “A Femme Fatale of Sensual Synth-Pop” The debut album from Emerald City duo Daydream Vacation, Dare Seize the Fire, is a colorfully...

Record Review: Butterfly Boucher

Butterfly Boucher Butterfly Boucher Adelaide, Australia (Self-released) “Self determined Aussie pop with catchy hooks” The self-titled album from Australian native Butterfly Boucher is a declaration...

Record Review: Brendan Hogan

Brendan Hogan SilverQuick Boston, MA (Self-released) “Contemporary folk-blues that’s unafraid to take risks” Flash back to 2009: a New England tastemaker with an inimitable voice debuts his first...

Record Review: Avalanche City

Avalanche City Love Love Love Auckland, New Zealand (Roadrunner Records) “Delightful sounds of the New Zealand’s shores” Dave Baxter spent many months in a house in New Zealand learning how to...

Record Review: Wing and Hollow

Wing and Hollow North of Nowhere Los Angeles, CA (Self-released) “Sweet California sunshine” Somewhere in the midst of palm trees and the sunshine of the West Coast rises the soft elegant sounds,...