(EP Review) “Prey For Me” by THE COLD YEAR

In 2017, we introduced our readers to a bastard-jazz trio out of Salt Lake City, Utah called THE COLD YEAR with their debut EP entitled "Praise The Goat".  Now, The Cold Year are becoming seasoned veterans in their craft with their upcoming follow-up release entitled "Prey For Me". The Cold Year is composed of Matthew … Continue reading (EP Review) “Prey For Me” by THE COLD YEAR

(EP Review) “Let The Wind Lead Us Home” by Calembour

Out of Turin, Italy comes a band that mixes the cigarettes and whiskey vocal stylings of Tom Waits with some moody dark folk music ala Neil Young and The Avett Brothers and that is Calembour.  On May 11th, Calembour released their EP entitled "Let The Wind Lead Us Home" via Standby Records. In 2016, Calembour … Continue reading (EP Review) “Let The Wind Lead Us Home” by Calembour

“Good Luck And Good Night” by JD & The Straight Shot, indescribable!

On September 15th, Americana folk quintet JD & The Straight Shot released their sixth studio album entitled "Good Luck And Good Night", where it was produced by Copely at Soundstage Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.  This band is beyond ready to be heard by the masses. JD & The Straight Shot is composed of vocalist/guitarist Jim … Continue reading “Good Luck And Good Night” by JD & The Straight Shot, indescribable!

“Praise The Goat” by The Cold Year, jazz garage rock for the skeptic!

Out of Orem, Utah is a three-piece band that combines the storytelling of the singer/songwriter golden age of the 1970's, with smoke-filled ballroom bastard jazz of the 1940's with modern day indie rock, and that band is The Cold Year. In September of 2016, The Cold Year released their album entitled "Praise The Goat" in … Continue reading “Praise The Goat” by The Cold Year, jazz garage rock for the skeptic!

Upright Man Sits Down with Madness To Creation to Discuss a Whole Lot of Randomness!

Editor's Note:   New York City-based rock band Upright Man is Aidan Dolan (guitar/vocals), Nick Katz (bass/vocals) and Max Yassky (drums/percussion/background vocals). The group met while studying classical music composition at New York University where they played together on various projects ranging from classical ensembles to rock bands. Their strong writing chemistry spurred the formation of … Continue reading Upright Man Sits Down with Madness To Creation to Discuss a Whole Lot of Randomness!