new release Archive
30 May 2018
Amandla: Follow What Brings You
Laughing Hearts is the third album from Amandla, the personal music project of Asheville-based Claude Coleman, Jr. Though the album was quietly released in digital form a year ago, Coleman […]
29 May 2018
Boytoy Sez: G’day, Mates!
Discovering Boytoy can be a confusing experience. Visit the web page for the band’s 2014 self-titled debut EP and you’ll read that the group is from Tasmania. “For some reason, […]
28 May 2018
Karikatura: Creating musical character in the studio
On the group’s second album, Brooklyn-based Karikatura worked hard to capture the energy of the band’s high-energy live shows. But Ghost Light isn’t a document of the group’s stage performance. […]
26 May 2018
EP Review: Crooked Flower — Darkness and Light
Darkness and Light is a new EP from Berkeley, California quartet Crooked Flower. Released this week, the EP is the latest release from the group who scored both “Song of […]
23 May 2018
Hundred-word Reviews for May 2018
There’s so much great new music that it’s difficult to keep up with it all. I’m here to help, but it’s tough for me to keep pace as well. To […]
22 May 2018
Chuck Lichtenberger’s Real Feel
The last few years have seen a lot of changes for Asheville, N.C.-based songwriter and keyboardist Chuck Lichtenberger. His marriage and band ended, and he faced some serious mental health […]
15 May 2018
Michael Schenker Takes it to the Next Level
Michael Schenker is quite likely the most famous and acclaimed German-born guitarist in the history of rock. Picking up the guitar early, by his teens Schenker joined older brother Rudolf […]
14 May 2018
Michael Schenker Fest: Four Singers, Full Potential
Guitarist Michael Schenker rose to fame in the 1970s as the lead guitarist in his older brother’s band, Scorpions. German-born Schenker soon set off on a path of his own, […]
12 May 2018
Album Review: Kate Fenner — Middle Voice
As “Two Minds” opens Middle Voice, one might think that Kate Fenner is merely another in a waif-viced singer-songwriters. But give the song a moment to unfold, and both it […]
11 May 2018
Liza Anne’s Turn for the Rockier (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… When you finish a recording session, do you feel like you’re able to say that it’s done, or are you the sort of person who wants […]