Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player Erica Blinn releases her second full length album, Better Than Gold. Blinn continues to present music that is Country and Americana, while still being based in the blues. Her collection of eleven songs displays Blinn’s boundless songwriting, outstanding band, and her rich voice. Blinn has a special way of … Read more
Guitarist and composer John 5 has worked with a varied range of artists. He has been a guitar player for some of the biggest headlining rock bands globally and playing sessions with Paul Stanley, Rod Stewart, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and more. John 5 hangs with Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson; scored Zombie’s film The Lords of Salem. … Read more
Shannon & the Clams, are known for a diverse sound that incorporates elements of: doo-wop, early rock & roll, classic R&B, garage psych, and surf rock as influences, now releasing their fifth album, Onion. The Oakland-based, indie garage punk quartet is working with producer Dan Auerbach and Easy Eye Sound on this project. Over the … Read more
Guitarist and composer Carl Filipiak has been bringing inventive playing to the Fusion world for years, this versatile, lyrical guitarist, has worked with some the best in the jazz fusion/rock world, like: Dennis Chambers, Victor Wooten, and Grammy nominee Bob Berg. He has just released a new album of hit sounds called, What Now. The … Read more
Germany is known for their stout engineering and their quality of metal goods. Well it turns out, that is true of their metal bands too! Mental Cruelty is a four-piece modern death metal band that is bringing a fresh fist to the slam metal scene. Their full-length album Purgatorim, under the Rising Nemesis Records label, … Read more
The music of Sills & Smith careens between pastoral folk, trippy indie rock, to progressive rock. A duet of singer/songwriters Jeremy Sills and Frank Smith, they have just released their sixth album of original music called: Maps – Burned or Lost with famed producer Phillip Victor Bova at Bova Sound in Ottawa. This recording is … Read more
Collective Soul has been pumping out great music for over twenty-five years. Selling over 15 million records worldwide, including seven #1 hit songs, Collective Soul has stood the test of time and done it with perseverance, character, and creativity. Consisting of longtime members Ed Roland on vocals, Dean Roland on guitar, and Will Turpin on … Read more
Stray Train, started as a small idea and turned out to be a great adventure, with an honest heavy blues rock sound, meet the Stray Train Band from Ljubljana, Slovenia! The band brings a fresh wind to the blues rock scene with their own Slovenia attitude. The band’s music has energy and well-crafted songs, … Read more
Hailing from Clearwater, Florida, The Ries Brothers (pronounced “Rees”) meld rock, blues, funk, and reggae into a sound that only two brothers can write and perform to create their own wonderfully unique music, that is blend of pop, jazz, blues, classic and alternative rock. Fresh off the presses are thirteen tracks called, The View From … Read more
Texas has been blessing us with amazing guitarists for years, like Johnny Winter, Billy Gibbons, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to name a few. Austin Texas guitarist/songwriter/vocalist Eric Johnson has been wowing guitarist for decades with his signature strat sound and his rock style, that blends the sophistication of Wes Montgomery with the rock tone and … Read more