The Ries Brothers The View From Outside Review

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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

Eric Johnson Collage Review

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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

The Glorious Sons Review: Young Beauties & Fools

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The Glorious Sons’ second full-length album, Young Beauties & Fools, is all about honesty. More specifically, it’s about exploring the adventures (and frequent misadventures) of main songwriter Brett Emmons, in the truest way. It’s also an album where The Glorious Sons — rounded out by Brett’s older brother Jay Emmons (guitar), Chris Koster (guitar), Adam … Read more

The Darkness Review: Pinewood Smile

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70s glam rock, and the boys just don’t take themselves too seriously, which adds to the dimensional humor of the new album Pinewood Smile. Catchy tunes, deceivingly tight harmonies and hook oriented dare I say it Queenescence quintessential high-flying voices as exhibited on “Buccaneers of Hispaniola.”  Or the efflorescent “Solid Gold,” in which Justin sings … Read more

Fozzy Review: Judas

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Fozzy continues their climb up the rock/metal ladder with their second release on Century Media Records titled, Judas. This is the bands seventh album, as they continue to master their sound and songwriting process. First and foremost, they still rock and have a heavy sound, that exhibits much is still the same and much is … Read more

Chris Barron Review: Angels and One-Armed Jugglers

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Angels and One-Armed Jugglers is Chris Barron’s solo project, but wait – do not worry, Barron has no intention of leaving the Spin Doctors. The album is meant to provide him an opportunity to explore musical avenues that would not fit with the Spin Doctors.  Angels and One-Armed Jugglers features eleven originals by Barron. He … Read more

The White Buffalo Reveiw: Darkest Darks, Lightest Lights

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The sixth full-length record for White Buffalo (aka Jake Smith), continues his working man appeal. A rebel in his single-minded career course, which has earned him a loyal following, his latest offering gets into the honky-tonk-blues territory, along with the shite kicking Americana sound we have all grown to love.  His voice is still as … Read more