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I'm mostly up for Portland, Oregon. Summer Houses is the up part of it as they're the type of band that reminds me of that city. Weirdos like me knew that Portland lived the "keep it weird" moniker long before Austin grabbed the branding. For me, it
Initial Impressions of Outrun Synthwave "Crimes Streets" Single
In their first release this year, Hoffman Cruise tackle outrun synthwave with "Crime Streets". The duo is made up of Arthur Brukh and Phil Podolny (Rocket Jump Recordings), a duo that tr
Folk rock is said to have originated in the 60s, but is rooted in traditional folk music. Those sub-genres fall under Americana music but in all, these are genres with styles of experiences are well-worn. It's common for an artist to refuse to be box
Experimentation is fascinating as a prospect. I mean, artists hedging their bets on it as a means to an end could fail miserably in a disastrous endeavor. But then there are enigmas like Maarten Rischen. From the Netherlands, Rischen debuts his first
From Vancouver, singer-songwriter Todd Kowaluk was in a studio rental complex working on some material when he met Dave King. that's how the story of "Enough Is Enough" begins. Kowaluk's work has a good habit of being unusual at first, but the tight
We'll look at a new release by a Texas music artist, one I've been following since I saw their show at The Cavern back during their first album, 2004's 'It's Un-American To Be Sad'.
I'm sure I'll be harping about them a lot in the coming months beca
Markus Belanger's the last optimist [?] is a musical project designed to help manage mental health. On EP and now two albums in, his music has been tagged as"sad folk". Rather than treat this as bad branding, the singer-songwriter has leaned into it.
What is rock n’ roll anymore? It’s gone through so many revolutions that we can’t be hearing the same thing anymore.
At least not as it used to be. Sanjay Michael’s full-length debut ‘Rocking Into Midnight’ means to bring us back to basics.
The ma
There's a bit of a contrast when you brand your style as Beatlesque while also claiming the Americana genre.
But let's face it. The Beatles' invasion was so successful that it's a part of Americana now.
That's not something I want to admit to because
Rock of Asia, Nikki Matsumoto spent some time in the band Gargoyle, and if I'm assuming it's the correct band, they had a lot of musicians coming in and out of their roster. Matsumoto was also involved with other projects, especially leaving Japan f