2012 Newbie Awards - Best New Album

Published in Newbie Awards
Saturday, 17 November 2012 17:11
The one thing 2012 didn't have was a lack of fantastic albums. Whether it was a hyped debut to an emerging band finally releasing it's finest work, this year had it all. There were so many great albums to choose from, but only five could be nominated. The 2012 nominees for Best New Album: Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls, Gary Clark, Jr. - Black ...
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2012 Newbie Awards - Best New Band Nominees

Published in Newbie Awards
Saturday, 17 November 2012 11:25
This year has been one of the best years for emerging bands in recent memories. With hundreds of albums released and countless live shows, the choices were plentiful and there were many bands worthy of inclusion. However, with so many great choices, we could only pick six bands as finalists. That being said, the 2012 nominees for Best New Band ar...
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Bad Weather California Make An Impression On The Fonda

Published in Live Reviews
Wednesday, 03 October 2012 16:53
It can’t be easy playing as support to a band like The Lumineers—The Colorado-based folk outfit has been winning hearts around the globe with its hit radio single “Ho Hey”—but for fellow Coloradoans Bad Weather California, being hand chosen by The Lumineers to play the stretch of West Coast tour dates was more of a chance for the rock quartet to ...
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Album Review: Milo Greene

Published in Album Reviews
Friday, 27 July 2012 00:01
Milo Greene is not a real person. He is a fictitious manager/booking agent that three struggling musicians and college classmates created to help effectively promote their individual endeavors. Those three friends were Andrew Heringer, Robbie Arnett and Marlana Sheetz, and years later, when the three-piece finally decided to write music together,...
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The Lumineers Climb The Charts - Play Leno

Published in Breaking News
Tuesday, 17 July 2012 18:09
Denver-based band The Lumineers are enjoying plenty of success on the radio and in sales. The band's popular first single "Ho Hey" has spent the last five weeks at #1 on Triple A Radio, and is ranked Top 10 Audience at Alternative Radio as well. The video for "Ho Hey" has also just been added by CMT. This news is hot on the heels of the band's be...
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The Lumineers Take Evanston By Storm

Published in Live Reviews
Tuesday, 24 April 2012 20:57
At this point in my life I have seen thousands of bands, ranging from the biggest in the world to new bands, and I’ve never seen a group of performers happier to be on a stage playing then The Lumineers. From the opening note at Space in Evanston, the sold out crowd didn't stop dancing, clapping, hootin and hollering until the very end. The crowd...
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Album Review: Heliotropes, A Constant Sea

18 June 2013

A Constant Sea is the debut album from the Brooklyn quartet Heliotropes. Released June 18 on Manimal Vinyl, A Constant Sea is a sturdy and creative first album but moreover, it’s a remarkably dusky ...

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Northside Fest Day 2: Xenia Rubinos, Sinkane, Lazyeyes and The Meaning of Life

18 June 2013

The second day of Northside I started with the early show at Brooklyn Bowl, where I caught Xenia Rubinos and Sinkane. This is where I got my dose of eclectic tropical music with Afro-beat roots. Xen...

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Bonnaroo’s Small Stages: The Faces of The Festival

18 June 2013

Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Jack Johnson, we adore you – we do. You have given the listening community fulfilling tunes for decades and to you we are forever grateful. Today though, we’re taking a st...

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James Bay Clicks With the Troubadour on His First U.S. Tour

17 June 2013

It’s tough going for singer-songwriters. If you’re not a natural poet or have some truly unique angle, you better have one hell of a voice and a perfect live act. At this point, the guitar-toting Ja...

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