Here’s a great write up on Seattle guitar player Kathy Moore. She’s definitely a musician I look up to in this city. I love Mike McCready’s insights on how she is making him a better musician. Kathy is one of the great guitar players in a city defined by the sounds and totemic accomplishments of …
Dorys & Eli by Dracula The Miami based duo Dracula are one of the foremost folk acts of Miami and South Florida, with a solid following not only in the music circles but also in the art and gallery scene of the Magic City. Dracula’s signature style of intricately harmonized vocals over an acoustic guitar is easily identifiable and has …
Already solidified as a viral smash, The Boyboy West Coast officially releases verse by verse his debut single “U Was At The Club (Bottoms Up)” today. Listen to “U Was At The Club (Bottoms Up)”: HERE After exploding on Instagram with over 2.7 million views, a video with the track made its way to TikTok where countless fan …
This is a beautiful music video (our first) which features my sister Jena’s circus troupe: Dream World Cirque, and it was a heartwarming way to launch Ships Have Sailed on our journey. All the performers as well as all crew members donated their time and skills to help us create something beautiful to showcase the …
You're the Star by NATHAN & JESSIE Nathan & Jessie are exuberant world travelers, drawing inspiration from all they encounter on their wayfaring journeys. They have played in dive bars around the California desert, in the streets of New Orleans, on the subways of NYC, and in listening rooms and performing arts centers across the …
Alice is in love with the Mad Hatter by Luna Keller OPEN YOUR EARS AND YOUR ARMS AND PREPARE TO BE LIFTED UP IN LOVE!!!!! Today Luna Keller is releasing another masterpiece single called, “Alice is in Love With the Mad Hatter.” You will adore it. You must hear it immediately. And then stream it …
Sydney singer/ songwriter ELKI has released the official video to her latest single “Nightmare.” The video was directed by Jack Shepard, and reflects the more whimsical aspects of the single with sharp choreography, and an irresistibly fun atmosphere. Recorded with John Castle (Jack River, Vance Joy, Sweet Jean), “Nightmare” is a playful song of underwater …
After years working as a full-time musician in Portland, OR and touring with The Portland Country Underground, Blue Giant, Bobby Bare, Jr., and Quiet Life; and supporting tours with The Dandy Warhols and The Decemberists, Beck decided to go back to grad school. His studies eventually took him to Paris and during this period of …
Franchise quarterbacks should just take half the payroll, and have them hire their own protection. Go ahead and make all that money and get your ass beat with no line. It’s like hiring a security detail, before you enter a hornets nest of thugs, hitmen, and covert assassins. Go ahead and be bold and get …
Baloji is an artist in motion, a musician, poet, film director and man of many images and ideas. Baloji means “man of science” in Swahili, but shifted during the colonial period to “man of the occult sciences and sorcery.” With influences from Outkast and LCD Soundsystem to African rumba king Tabu Ley Rochereau and salsa …
Zia Benjamin, the Jamaican songstress who has penned and been featured on hits from the likes of Sean Paul to Major Lazer, brings her soulful sound to the forefront in 2019 with her new solo track “Rudie.” On this audacious ultimatum to her man, Zia confronts his other lover to take a back seat. “Baby forget him, he’s mine all …
Rock is not Dead in Australia, Volume II… Rock is definitely dead in the U.S.A. He Danced Ivy are setting out on their first ever national (Australia) tour with dates seven dates across May and June with dates in Brisbane, Coffs Harbour, Bellingen, Sydney, Port Macquarie, Toowoomba and Melbourne. To celebrate, He Danced Ivy have …
Not Your Time” is a suicide awareness song. The song is about a man who is down on his luck and contemplating suicide. Throughout the song the protagonist finds himself having a conversation with God and in the end he decides not to commit suicide. I hope if you endured the loss of someone to …
The Shadow Church create an unconventional expression of the sacred. With acoustic and electronic instrumentation they create cinematic soundscapes that feel spiritual and otherworldly. The outcome is their spin on the electronic/noise-pop genre. They refer to their musical ideology as a “place of peace in the midst of a cultural war zone.” Based in Charlotte, …
Sometimes, all you need is a really clever band name. Pakistan’s Sounds Like An Infection have released a new single entitled “Electric Worry”, the third to be taken off from the band’s album Man in the Machine. The band comments: “Electric Worry” encompasses heavy use of electronics, experimental beats, slide guitar, distorted bass and much …
Lilywhoooooooooo – “Mubyuu(無謬)” http://foo-oo-o.com/
This is incredibly smooth and superfun. You’ve got to hear it! BONJOUR PORTLAND, We are a French alternative pop music band and we discovered most (70%) of our audience on spotify was located in the US and Canada. We released a two songs album on March 21st and we kick asses:) It would be fantastic …
Today, Astralwerks released The Chemical Brothers’ ninth studio album, No Geography.
If Brit-pop and the Pacific Northwest made sweet, dirty love, you’d get The Hugs. Their angst-ridden, get-up-and-dance sound is cut with a dose of nostalgic indie and garage rock that only comes as a product of slightly off-centered creative types and too many consecutive days of rain. Based out of East Portland, OR, this spunky …
Today, 24 year old singer, songwriter, producer and global superstar Lolo Zouaï (pronounced ZOO-eye) releases new song”Ride“ + official video from her forthcoming debut album High Highs to Low Lows, set for release April 19th. Zouaï has not stopped hustling since the time she stepped onto the scene in 2017. From selling out shows across 5 countries as an indie artist to opening for Alina …
A couple of weeks ago I attended a rally for Andrew Yang who is a 2020 Presidential candidate, a respectable, intelligent man with insightful ideas regarding the fast-approaching tech revolution that I have previously written about on this blog. The crowd was youthful and enthusiastic! Andrew Yang will appear on CNN THIS SUNDAY at 7:00pm …
Today, Swedish/Ugandan singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist & dancer Pheeyownah releases her smoldering new R&B single “Scent/Sweat.” The track is off her debut album SILVER, out May 3 on Labrador Records. Pheeyownah explains: “’Scent/Sweat’ is about getting rid of the scent of someone you no longer want in your life. Even though it’s been years since you’ve departed, …
“Better By Myself” captures the duality inherent in feeling invincible in solitude because you don’t need anyone, but recognizing that perhaps being totally alone isn’t necessarily the best path forward. “It’s about being in an unhealthy relationship and having the courage to leave, but realizing maybe you’re isolating a little much,” says Hey Violet frontwoman …
z Seattle-based all female rock band Thunderpussy shared a fiery cover of Jefferson Airplane’s “Somebody to Love” today, ahead of a Supreme Court case on April 15 that will determine the fate of trademarking their name. The band shared this about the track: “At a time when it feels like empathy and compassion are lost and the polarization of …
Dark, unsettling and emotive. This is how Sydney producer and musician Oh My My describes his particular brand of sultry electronica. With a year of the entity under his belt, 2019 is set to see him take things to a whole other level starting with new single ‘Leave You at the Bottom’. Switching modes from …
Artist Name: KEYS Track Title: ‘Black And White’ Release Date: 03/05/19 (Digital) NO EMBARGO Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK Label: Libertino Records Distribution: PYST ‘There you will find them, tucked away in between The Stooges ‘Fun House’ and John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band the KEYS, the band you never knew you needed until they changed your life. Over four Albums, Eps and countless Singles …
ROCK IS NOT DEAD!!! Matt Ashley, Vocalist for the band says that “This track is a personal track for me, detailing the reality of a toxic relationship that is perceived as one that brings joy. The music is experimental in composition because it is has elements of the softest sections on the EP as well …
Of the track, Liza gushes, “I relate to it strongly (I may have been late to set that day) – but I legit jammed out to the song via Spotify Pop Rising playlist before knowing I would be involved! I LOVE the song, I blast it in the car because it just makes me feel …
Get out the earbuds. This is most entertaining! Multi-instrumentalist Patrick J. Smith has announced the reissue of his LP Cola under his moniker A Beacon School. He also shared a new track entitled “Glue”. Cola will be out 6/14 on House Arrest/Grind Select.
I think the process of growing as a person and artist is continuously uncovering our truth; to ‘realize’ and decode the lies we tell ourselves to become closer to who we are. The more we face ourselves in those uncomfortable moments—our anger, fear and loneliness—the more we learn about what is true for us. – Sophai …