Opposite Box – OBscene It is my sincerest honor to provide my followers with this music for your ears. Opposite Box, from Chattanooga, TN, was on the lineup of the very first show that I booked, and I am extremely proud of how far this band has come. I was blown away by their performance […]
Staycation – Escape Plan Hailing from the nation’s capital, Staycation evokes sounds of new and old—built on a foundation of dance-inducing grooves, gritty psychedelic rock, soaring solos, and topped off with infectious vocal hooks. Each live show is a unique experience, featuring seamless segues and non-step energy. As Live Music Daily put it, the end […]
An In-Depth Interview With Amanda Lynne A product of our beloved Baltimore, Amanda Lynne is a natural performer with a commanding vocal presence. Amanda has been a part of many local and regional bands throughout her music career, including The Ron Holloway Band. Today, however, she is focusing on her career as a solo artist. […]
Interview via Heady Entertainment Bobby Thompson (Revelator Hill) January 26, 2017 The blues is one of America’s oldest and proudest claims in the world of music, and our nation’s capital has been a hotbed for some of history’s greatest blues musicians for decades. Bobby Thompson, acclaimed blues-rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, has seen and done it all […]
lespecial Winter 2017 Run February 1-4, 2017 Who exactly is lespecial? Where did they come from? While these two questions may be answered simplistically with names and cities, the real answers are much more complicated. Disguised as an average power trio from Boston, lespecial creeps around corners (musical corners of course… not actual corners) and […]
Bill Scorzari Releases Through These Waves, Produced by Jonah Tolchin, on March 10 Bringing Together a Cast of Fine Musicians, Scorzari Explores Impassioned & Thoughtful Landscapes Huntington, NY — New York native, Bill Scorzari, is set to independently release his sophomore album, Through These Waves, on March 10, 2017. Produced by Jonah Tolchin (Yep Roc) and engineered, mixed, and mastered by […]
The String Cheese Incident – Believe Coming Spring 2017 The String Cheese Incident has been a powerful force in the live music scene over the past two decades, and even more so in the last few years. Since the band’s return from a brief hiatus, they have continued to get better and better as they […]
I Have Seen Firsthand The Power Of Music A Thanksgiving Editorial By “Ragin’” Randy Harris As Thanksgiving approaches, many of us begin to think about what and who we are thankful for in our lives. The personal part of me gives thanks to my family. I was very fortunate to grow up in a family […]
“Music is the best means we have of digesting time.” W. H. Auden Where do I even start with this one??? Let me provide you with a few definitions of the word “digest” from Merriam-Webster that give me subtly different interpretations of this quote: to think over and try to understand; to take into the […]
“There’s nothing like music to relieve the soul and uplift it.” – Mickey Hart A truer sentence has never been spoken! I won’t go too deep into this one, but for anyone who is feeling down or going through a rough time in their lives, I suggest you heed the words of Grateful Dead percussionist […]