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Interview with multi-instrumentalist Ethan Teel from The Owl-Eyes

October 22, 2014

Earlier this week, when I visited my 81 year old mother whom is recuperating from an infection in a skilled nursing facility, I was left to hear the complaining from the seniors about the younger generation, and exclamations of “What is the world coming to? Young men and women are not as passionate as they used to be, etc “. I simply do not agree since it seems that the spotlight is often on those that are not creating or passionate about their arts or even life in general. I know a young man who is amazingly talented and passionate in all that he does, that I would like to place in the spotlight and let the world enjoy his great gift of music and that young man is Ethan Teel. The solo project of Ethan is The Owl-Eyes and earlier this year he released his debut EP, Wild Child. Ethan displays his great affection for various genres of music as he experiments with everything from pop, jazz, heavy metal, alternative, metalcore, hip-hop, punk, and so [Read More]

Check out the new video from Sweden’s AronChupa for I’m an Albatraoz

October 15, 2014

Sweden’s own DJ/producer/songwriter Aron Ekberg – otherwise known as AronChupa – has unveiled the official music video for his smash hit single “I’m An Albatraoz.” The track was originally released in Sweden in August, and has since garnered over 20 million streams on Spotify (on its way to triple platinum) and over 1 million views on YouTube. “I’m An Albatraoz” was released on iTunes in the U.S. last week, and the official video premiered exclusively on VEVO on 10/13. Aron had spent quite some time wanting to create music in English, so he asked his sister if she could sing on a track that he began producing. The result was “I’m An Albatraoz,” which exploded to #1 on Spotify in Sweden and topped the viral charts. “I think this is insane and unreal, but very, very fun,” says AronChupa on his success. “I will try to live in this moment as much as I can, because it could all be over tomorrow.” Check out the video here: You can purchase on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/Albatraoz or Stream on [Read More]

Charlie Overbey and The Broken Arrows set to debut at The Viper Room in November

October 13, 2014

Allow me to introduce you to Charlie Overbey’s new band, Charlie Overbey and The Broken Arrows. ‘Charlie spent years evolving as a musician, from Sunset Strip band Big Bang Babies to cowpunks Custom Made Scare to Deadbolt and Charlie And The Valentine Killers. Now he has emerged — not entirely unscathed — as a pretty serious songwriter.’ Today, Charlie is ready to shine in the spotlight as he makes his debut with his new band at The Viper Room on November 6th for their debut show. The band features Jimmy James (Hangmen, Masons), Dave James (Superbees), Jordan Shapiro (Supersuckers), Joe Ginsberg (Chuck Ragan) — and the new kid Charlie Nice – round out Charlie Overbey‘s stellar new band The Broken Arrows. Charlie says, “We’ve all lived a lot, we’ve all toured a lot, and we’ve all loved and lost a lot. I believe this is the key to a group of dudes that can relate to one another, and hang with mutual respect as a cohesive traveling unit and as a Band Of Brothers. Only with this kind [Read More]

I Can Make a Mess (Ace Enders) new LP Growing In captures the truth in music

October 11, 2014

I Can Make A Mess (Ace Enders) has released a surprise digital LP, Growing In through his Bandcamp page. This LP captures the raw emotion and highlights such an honesty in the music. The natural feel of the music is so refreshing and will take you on a musical journey. Ace explains, “I was feeling a little bit stuck creatively before doing the Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties record last year. During the process it sparked something in me and while I was finalizing mixes on the last day, I had about for minuets while a track would bounce out. I was feeling very inspired so I decided to try and write a song during each bounce and at the end of the day I had the beginnings of a record. I used the voice memos from my phone as my only outline. No metronome or edits. I just made songs, didn’t apply any rules and had fun with it.” Well whatever he did, was perfect and the raw process really carries a weight of [Read More]

Alexz Johnson set to play official 2014 CMJ Marathon and catch her out on her fall tour

October 11, 2014

The soulful folk pop singer, Alexz Johnson is set to perform at the Official 2014 CMJ Marathon. She will be playing several shows including the Big Picture Media Showcase at The Living Room in Brooklyn. Alexz recently announced her upcoming full length album, Let ‘Em Eat Cake which was produced by David Kahne (Stevie Nicks, Regina Spektor, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen) and will be released on October 14th. You can check out the title track here: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/169509710″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] The song truly captures the sultry vocals of Alexz which carry a great depth of tone and passion as she sings. She has an amazing range and you will be captivated when her powerful vocals take charge. In support of her new album, Alexz is joining Jared & The Mill on a Fall tour that will kick off October 16th in Boston, MA and wrap on December 6th in Philadelphia.Check out the dates below and I hope you will get a chance to catch her at a show: Tour Dates: *With Jared [Read More]

Kenneth J. Nash captures pure raw emotion in the beautiful music of The Fall of Eden

October 9, 2014

Kenneth J. Nash “For anyone who has turned to music to comfort themselves, silence a fear, escape from the pain or just to feed their soul, Kenneth J. Nash delivers the best medicine. Kenneth is no stranger to the music scene and has written and released several LPs over the past few years. He is an English singer songwriter that has captured my attention with his beautiful words and soul touching songs. Kenneth shares his journey through depression, loneliness, vengeful feelings and provides a message of hope to everyone that they too can get through these times. His smooth voice is like a warm embrace that keeps you safe from harm. His music literally takes me back in time to when I might come home from school with a bruised knee or a broken heart and I would run into my father’s arms and just feel all my troubles melt away. That is what I feel when I listen to Kenneth; safety, peace and just pure bliss. His music is truly a poetic embodiment of [Read More]

Sean Danielsen of Smile Empty Soul set to release solo EP, Food Chain and an acoustic tour

October 7, 2014

The guitarist/vocalist Sean Danielsen from Smile Empty Soul is set to release another solo EP. This time his EP, Food Chain will feature five full band songs recorded at Babylon Studios in Van Nuys, California. “I’m really excited to be releasing my own solo music and doing my own shows,” said Danielsen. “It’s a nice change of pace for me, and a challenge that I’m looking forward to.” Sean is planning on setting out on a fall acoustic tour which is set to start on Halloween. Check the dates below and see if you will be able to catch one of his shows: 10/31 – Houston, TX @ BFE Club 11/01 – San Leon, TX @ 12th St. Pier 11/02 – Tyler, TX @ Clicks 11/06 – Tulsa, OK @ Downtown Lounge 11/07 – Sioux, City IA @ The Chesterfield 11/09 – Des Moines, IA @ House Of Bricks 11/10 – Algona, IA @ Afterlife Lounge 11/11 – Waterloo, IA @ Spicoli’s 11/12 – Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theater 11/13 – Lafayette, IN @ Hideaway 11/14 [Read More]