MUSIC REVIEWS

Canadian born Rivers Garcia developed a passion for music early in life and it remains an abiding influence on everything he does. His recent musical turn resulting in this album release Santa Cruz emerged from a recurring ten-year trek through the American Southwest. His journeys allowed him to acquaint himself with the …

Giving it their all, Chelsey Green and The Green Project are right on ‘time’ in the new four track EP ReEnvisioned. To simply categorize their sound as smooth jazz doesn’t paint the entire picture. This band is checks many different boxes, including classical, soul, funk and pop. Chelsey Green’s commanding …

A groove has the power to shape an entire song. From the mood to the very tone in which it’s delivered, the beat plays a role in making the new single from The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, “Brace Yourself,” as beastly as it can be, and I must say, it’s quite …

Just like we yearn for home when we need comforting, or have a taste for chicken noodle soup when we don’t feel our best, gravitating towards songs that ‘just get us’ and change our moods is part of human nature. Right? We all have that tape we wore out in …

Rising from the shadows with a piano’s bittersweet harmony to lead the way, HeIsTheArtist’s “Boom – Love Version” gets us rolling with a sultry instrumental introduction that instantly gives us a sneak preview into the charisma that is about to unfold in the next three and a half minutes of …

A giant bassline, the kind that could start an earthquake at the right volume, is waiting to greet us in the opening salvo that starts up “Get the Funk,” Billy Ray Rock’s new single, but its indulgent swing is just a small sampling of what’s to come in the next …

Roaring out of the ethers with an anger that will continue to swell for the next forty minutes, Culture Shock Treatment’s opening cut – its title track – doesn’t waste our time with a big, bombastic intro before getting right into the ferociousness of Round Eye’s one of a kind punk …

Coming into focus through thick, surreal haze, “We Don’t Talk About It” ushers us into the arms of a tender string melody that will soon be joined by Brendan Staunton. In this first track off of his debut solo album, Last of the Light, Staunton makes it clear exactly what kind …

In their new single “Rolling With the Stones,” country-pop duo Wild Fire continue to develop their sharp tandem vocal attack with larger than life harmonies that could make anyone into a fan of modern Americana. “Rolling With the Stones” has all the cosmetics of a true pop song; a big …

With a swift kick from an electric guitar riff, a deluge of drum-led chills come pouring out of our speakers as “If This Is Real” begins to play. The opening track on the new album from Dizzy Box Nine, Faster Than Anticipation, “If This Is Real” sets the tone for everything …