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Jake Furia announces August tour dates for New York

August 1, 2014

The multi genre performer, Jake Furia definitely has a passion for music. I love that this young talented musician is so versatile with his music and it truly shows with his well crafted songs on his new EP, The Acoustic EP. The EP, which was recorded at Get Open Studios in Long Island and engineered by Michael Coppola, it can be purchased on iTunes here: http://bit.ly/1elu3gd. “‘The Acoustic EP’ for me is a starting point. It’s music in a really raw and bare-bones format, and I wanted to start with it for that reason. In my career, I want to get to experience music in as many ways as I can. Everyone who loves art has something in specific to them that they love about it. I think thats beautiful and I want to discover all’ve those things.” explains Furia. Jake has announced several August tour dates for New York with his band The Be Yourselves. Check out the dates below: August 05 Rockville Centre, NY Vibe Lounge August 09 Patchogue, NY ArtSpace August 15 Holbrook, [Read More]

UK transplant Laura Evans’ new EP establishes her as a star by Patrick O’Heffernan

July 26, 2014

Remembering When: an achingly delicious EP from Laura Evans Remembering When is an artistic triumph, a tour d’force for a debut EP, and with it Laura Evans has staked her claim to stardom. by Patrick O’Heffernan – Host, Music Friday Liveeffernan Making the transition from film and television to music is not always easy. Some people never quite make it; others glide into music with their visual entertainment chops totally intact and their music totally awesome because it is their passion. Fortunately for us, Laura J. Evans made the transition smoothly because her music is as bright and exciting as her smile on the big screen and music is her first passion. Evans relocated to Los Angeles from South Wales in the uk after a career in television and film, to pursue her dream, country music. It is easy to understand why she shifted to music when you hear the passion and the sheer talent she puts into her songs. The UK’s loss is our gain. Working with her co-writer and producer, Jeff Zacharski, Laura [Read More]

Singer Songwriter Yuna brings color to your life with her new video for Come Back

July 15, 2014

The brilliant Malaysian singer songwriter Yuna has released a new video for her song Come Back. The new video was directed by Adam Patch and is inspired by illustrator Jason Ratcliff’s charming series “Walking Shadows” and it captures the song’s core themes of being conflicted in a decision in a playful and colorful way. The track comes from her latest full length album Nocturnal, released last October via Verve Records. Check out the video here: Yuna has one of the most breathtaking voices that complete captivates the listener. She brings such emotion to her voice utilizing a range of tones and inflections. She is magical and her music creates such a euphoric atmosphere. Mountains is available on her latest album Nocturnal which is available on iTunes here.Yuna has been touring globally in support of Nocturnal and has made appearances on Conan and Letterman. You can catch her on the following tour dates: 7/17 Santa Monica, CA @ Twilight Concerts at Santa Monica Pier* 8/29 Vancouver, Canada @ The Imperial 8/30 Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival 8/31 [Read More]

Check out a new song Wanderlust by Taylor and the Wild Now, from forthcoming debut EP

July 15, 2014

The soulful rock band from Austin, Texas; Taylor & The Wild Now are set to release their debut EP on August 12th. The band was formed by Taylor Baker (guitar, vocals, banjo) and includes Drew Walker (guitar, trumpet). The Austin area is excited for the new self titled EP release and Taylor explains, “We are so incredibly proud of this EP; it encompasses such a beautiful collaboration of sound, ideas, and styles. We put our all into it and we can’t wait to share it with the world!” They have premiered their first song of the album, Wanderlust which has soaring vocals, a great melodic guitar solo, sweet guitar tracks and creates the perfect feel good vibe. Check out the new track here: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/157870653″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] That song definitely has me anticipating the new EP. They also have a couple upcoming shows in the Austin area to check out: Jul 18 Uncle Billy’s Austin, TX Sep 5 Lambert’s [Read More]

Dree Paterson breaks through with A Louder Side of Me EP By Patrick O’Heffernan

July 11, 2014

By Patrick O’Heffernan, Host Music FridayLive! Breaking through the clutter in the LA music market is very difficult for a young artist. You build a following through small clubs, singing covers while you write your own songs and collect the confidence, the capital and the inventory to produce a first EP or album. And when you do, it had better be more than good – because everyone here is good – it must be outstanding and uniquely yours. Dree Paterson has done that. Her debut EP, A Louder Side of Me is a breakthrough work that demonstrates her poised flexibility across multiple genres while solidly establishing a unique, unmistakable voice that resonates in all of them. Each of the five songs on A Louder Side of Me is carefully crafted so that it stands alone while remaining connected to the others through her voice and inflection . The result is a whole greater than the sum of the parts, a far-ranging musical narrative that could very be the best debut EP of the year. When I heard [Read More]

Rock Legend Randy Bachman set to release LIVE CD/DVD set highlighting his iconic career

July 10, 2014

Rock legend Randy Bachman has had quite a successful career and has written probably a lot of your favorite songs. I know many of his classics are still some of my most played tracks on my playlist. Often referred to as the “architect of Canadian rock n’ roll, Bachman’s catalogue of hits include “American Woman,” “These Eyes,” “No Time,” “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet,” “Takin’ Care of Business,” and “Roll On Down the Highway.” And now, Bachman himself offers thrilling in-concert renditions and earnest tales behind the creation of all of these classics (and many more), on ‘Every Song Tells A Story,’ a fourteen-track CD/DVD set that will be released on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 via the Independent Label Services Group (ILS). Check out a video teaser of the DVD here: A pre-order option is available via Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00IDDHUZ4. Recorded in April 2013, at Pantages Playhouse Theatre in Winnipeg, ‘Every Song Tells A Story’ features Bachman in a rare and intimate setting, weaving together the transcendent and iconic hits of the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive with the [Read More]

Matt Jaffe and the Distractions expand their LA audience at The Federal Bar in NoHo.

July 10, 2014

By Patrick O’Heffernan, Host, Music FridayLive! Matt Jaffe brought his high energy rock band The Distractions to North Hollywood’s Federal last night, energizing a respectable audience and demonstrating that he can play in larger venues in Los Angeles, the nation’s music capital. This was a return trip for the young new wave band, having previously opened for bands at The Central in Santa Monica and the venerable, if smaller, The Mint. The young (he just finished his first year at Yale) northern California-raised guitarist and his band mates drummer Alex Coltharp and bassist Sammie Fischer have mastered the high-spirited sound that he shifted to when he exchanged the acoustic music of his high school days for an electric guitar. With songwriting that shimmers with the best of the hard rock groups in the Southland clubs these days, Matt led his bandmates in nine new songs that showed how he has moved far beyond the slick blend-into-the-background pop music that surrounds us. And his lyrics always give us something to think about. I suspect the audience would [Read More]