Tag

BY: JIM VILLANUEVA “I was 16 years old. It was 1987. U2. The Joshua Tree tour in the old Veteran’s Stadium in Philadelphia. Fifty bucks got me a ticket and a bus ride to Philly from York for my first concert. It just changed my life” According to frontman Ed Kowalczyk, seeing U2...

BY: JIM VILLANUEVA Jeff Angell has been a part of the Seattle music scene since the dawn of the 21st Century, when as lead singer for Post Stardom Depression they released an EP titled Sexual Uno. Many years and quirky band names later, Angell is still in the “Jet City” and...

BY: JIM VILLANUEVA PHOTOS: MICHAEL COAKES As so many of us struggle to make sense of the sadness and madness that surrounds us, we often try to find solace in songs. Thankfully, we have master songwriters like Michael McDermott and the dozen songs on his new album Willow Springs...

Joy Oladokun is a LA-based singer/songwriter who combines the sounds of roots rock, with folk songwriting and a voice that oozes with soul and honesty. Writing and playing the guitar from the age of 10, Joy has always used music as a way to make sense of the struggles and...

Brooklyn-based rock quartet The Energy have been crafting their signature sound for over a decade, and they’ve only gained momentum along the way. With a genuine fire and driving guitar riffs like no other, The Energy are channeling the true spirit of rock n’ roll to electrify...

Fingertips is a duo from Portugal consisting of members Joana Gomes (Lead Vocals) and Rui Saraiva (Lead Guitar/Bassist). They are musically inspired by David Bowie, U2, Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd, Ray Charles, Muse, Lorde and Arctic Monkeys “Out Of Control” is the brand new song...

“While ‘breakup’ songs are littered far and wide across the pop landscape, only a precious few can genuinely bond author and listener through a viscerally shared sense of that particularly tortured experience.” – BlackBook     GREG LASWELL will release his latest...

BY: JIM VILLANUEVA There’s very little that can be described as conventional about the music and makeup of the Infamous Stringdusters – perhaps starting with this outlaw, genre-blurring five-piece unit’s moniker. Sure, their sound is rooted in bluegrass, but what these five...

Zane Carney is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter, most known for his work with John  Mayer, CARNEY and Broadway’s “Spider Man – Turn Off The Dark.”  Zane has shared the stage with Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban, and Roy Hargrove,  appeared on Oprah, Ellen...

BY: JIM VILLANUEVA Raised in Brooklyn and Long Island, Gary Douglas’ musical foundation was built on the solid rock of all-time classic acts that included Elvis Presley, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan. Later, he built upon that base by adding...