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Reviews of new music, video, concerts and music festivals.
INTERVIEW: Tom Anello aka Tom in Boston
Boston Guitarist Shares Strategy for Being a Digital-First Musician We recently worked with the...
Book Review: Her Country by Marissa R. Moss
"A highly-readable deep dive into the lives and careers of the women of country music - and the...
VIDEO PREMIERE: “Inside Out” by The Blips
Performer is excited to premiere the new music video for "Inside Out" by Alabama punks The Blips. Just how cool is this song? Well, we're not the only ones who think so. The new track is slated to...
Devon: Indie Songstress Takes Us Inside Her Songwriting Approach
We first got to know Devon through a series of videos we worked on together in conjunction with Harman, showing off how AKG and JBL products could be used in the home studio to create a fresh new...
Bartees Strange on Making Music He Wants to Hear (and Letting Go of the Rest)
Bartees Strange is having quite a year. Heaps of critical praise, commercial attention, and vocal fandom have been directed at Bartees and his two 2020 releases: Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy, a deft...
81355 (aka Bless): Indy Hip-Hop Heads Unite Their DIY Roots
Founded by three of Indianapolis’ brightest talents, 81355 (pronounced Bless) includes hip-hop pioneers Sirius Blvck, Oreo Jones & David Moose Adamson. Upon formation, the group quickly signed...
Mouthful of Blood: An Interview with Juliana Hatfield
On May 14th, American Laundromat Records will be bringing out Blood, the nineteenth studio album from the accomplished and fearless singer-songwriter Juliana Hatfield. It’s a rollicking, untamed set...
COVER STORY: Katie Pruitt on Building Her Career One Journey at a Time
Katie Pruitt shares a few links with another featured artist this month [see our Early James piece from this issue] including being one of our recent “Elixir Strings Artists of the Month.” We...
Juana Everett: Learning to Move On by Using Pain as Creative Fuel
Moving on is supposed to be an alleviating experience. It’s supposed to be about leaving what no longer serves us, abandoning the dark and stepping into the light, detaching from the past and...
For California Duo Brijean, Feelings Are Best Sorted Out On the Dance Floor
Oakland-based duo Brijean is a perfect example of the kind of group that could only be a product of our times. Started in 2018 as a side project of percussionist Brijean Murphy and bass player Doug...
Early James on Recording with Dan Auerbach and Life During the Pandemic
Early James: Birmingham’s Native Son on Recording with Dan Auerbach and Dropping an LP at the Start of a Global Pandemic Early James may appear unassuming in photographs, but don’t let that fool you...
EXCLUSIVE SONG PREMIERE: “Glitter” by Devon
We're super excited to premiere the brand-new track "Glitter" by indie artist Devon! The new single is from her upcoming EP Helium, and you can check out some behind-the-scenes footage of Devon in...