Vinyl Theatre’s Keegan Calmes Digs Deeps With Blurred Culture About New Album “Starcruiser”
LYNCHBURG, VA- The up and coming trio known as Vinyl Theatre, formed in 2012, is best known for their single “Breaking Up My Bones”, released back in 2013. Made up of Keegan Calmes (vocals/guitar), Chris Senner (keyboard/backing vocals), and Nick Cesarz (drums), they are breaking…
Parsonsfield’s “WE” Reminds Us To Live Life With Abandon
PITTSBURGH, PA- Among the most distinct voices in contemporary folk music, Parsonsfield have played an integral role in the resurgence of the genre, connecting with new audiences through their infectious, relatable songs and jubilant live performances. Originally formed in 2011 and cohered into its current…
Will Varley’s “Spirit of Minnie” Is An Exploration Of The Spirit of The Self
FAWN GROVE, PA- Mainstream country music continues to fumble through an identity crisis, seeming as though it has forgotten its roots as it floods radio stations with songs and bands that are generic and disposable. But while that might sound like a death knoll for the…
Nocturnal Animals Radiate Light in ‘Dark Lit Places’
Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, alternative/indie rock band Nocturnal Animal, unleashes their debut EP Dark Lit Places. Composed of four tracks, the project takes on sounds displaying the group’s abstract minds. Smooth, crisp, jagged melodies mesh together over each track. It’s as if the group was assembled and…
Lindsey Luff’s Debut Album Floods With Emotions & Will Pull On Your Heart Strings
NEW YORK, NY- Her voice lingers and then catches on a breath of air, like a feather staying afloat by dancing on a gentle breeze. It is filled with all the emotions of a woman who has just seen a darker side of love and is…
Thievery Corporation, “The Temple Of I & I” And Me [ALBUM REVIEW]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] The first time I heard about Thievery Corporation, I was 16, attending Centreville High School in Virginia, and my classmate and video production friend, Jack McKain told me about them. We were on the subject of music,…
Vandaveer’s New EP “Love Is Melancholy” Is A Glowing Rumination On The Heart
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Love Is Melancholy, the new EP from folk-rock group Vandaveer, paints the turn of life’s seasons in vivid, autumnal hues. The three-track offering from the Kentucky-based tunesmiths features songs written during studio sessions for The Wild Mercury…
The Wait Was Worth It; The Avalanches’ “Wildflower” Is Exuberant Brilliance [LISTEN]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Since I Left You, The Avalanches’ 2000 debut full-length, was essentially a CD-length testament to the pleasures of plunderphonics. Over the course of the 900+ samples extracted from impossibly obscure sources (the album was notably delayed when…
Atlee – Lost in Transition Album Review
By Glen Harvey Atlee Gallimore, last spotted in the media speaking on Kobe Bryant’s 60 point finale as a Laker has been in the lab sparking the heat waves early this year with his debut “Lost In Transition”. Starting the summer off right…