MUSIC REVIEWS

Conceptz – Splash FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DaRealConceptz/ Conceptz came together in 2011 when brothers Short Fuze (aka Fuze 4 Short) and Highrowglyphfix (aka HRGF) decided to realize their musical dreams and they since further broadened their ambitions while still putting out a succession of tasty single releases. Each new cut solidifies their …

Daisy Hicks “I Choose You” and “Upside” URL: https://www.daisyhicks.com/ We’re living in a new era of music as we know it. Gone are the days of the stringently categorized; the labels and boundaries of genre that once restricted artists and both capped their financial potential as well as their creative …

Second Before Landing – Trio: Volume 1 (EP) BANDCAMP: https://secondsbeforelanding.bandcamp.com/album/trio-volume-1 The late 2010’s have seen a magnificent rebirth for art rock in the King Crimson tradition, and while there has been a plethora of talented artists to emerge in this new era of progressive music, one band has consistently stood …

Izzy Escobar releases new Single PLAY GOOGLE: https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tmll3o253z3b5vk67iyaikpsaiq?play=1 Pop music has certainly come a long way from the gilded wails of Lennon and McCartney in “She Loves You” back in 1964. Just in the past quarter century, we’ve seen pop come to incorporate more and more diverse elements into its …

Nick Andre – “Guns” & “L.A.’s On Fire” BANDCAMP: https://nickandre.bandcamp.com/ Nick Andre wears many creative hats, producer and label visionary as well, but underlying his polymath-like approach to musical art is his engagement with the world at large. His latest two singles “Guns” and “L.A.’s on Fire” reflect how he …

URL: https://www.thejackstones.com/ While a lot of bands want to incorporate diversified tones and harmonies into their sound today, not every artist is adept at merging styles together to create something that is uniquely, and exclusively, their own. I don’t know about anyone else, but I feel like I’ve always been …

URL: https://lovestallionrocks.com/ Hailing from the Denver, Colorado area, Love Stallion are definitely a throwback act insofar as they play a style of music whose mainstream popularity has long been in eclipse, but it thankfully sounds like the band never got the message. The nine songs on their album Unforgettable Ride …

WAVE FM: http://www.wave.fm/articles/view/crack-of-dawn-spotlight Crack of Dawn’s third studio album Spotlight, the second released outside of Europe, is a glorious return to form for an act who first debuted in 1975. They announce their return with a song brandishing the band’s name, “Crack of Dawn”, and it throws the full breadth …

Heather Whitney releases LP FACEBOOK: https://touch.facebook.com/heatherwhitneymusic/?__tn__=HH-R What’s most fun about listening to singer-songwriter Heather Whitney is her energy and zest for life. It really shows in the nine tracks from her debut Moving On. Spunky and full of flavor, this Texan gets the party started. Her modern country music steps …

Tia McGraff – Stubborn in My Blood URL: https://www.tiamcgraff.com/ Stubborn in My Blood is the latest album from Canadian born singer/songwriter Tia McGraff and her longtime musical and life partner Tommy Parham. They’ve worked together for years on both studio recordings and in concert – their chemistry is every bit …