The COVID lockdown of 2020 impacted the world to varying degrees. Taking a mandatory work hiatus without the ability to travel was unusual for our modern day. Music projects sat idle due to our unique circumstances. Musicians turned to online collaborations and to other musicians in their immediate radius. Unexpected collaborations emerged and new bonds […]
Author: Izzy The Gent
Bay Area music veteran Izzy The Gent produces alternative new wave post punk out of East Oakland with his collaborative band Everything But The Everything.
The EBTE website has a blog feel with blurbs and excerpts about the artists and musicians who have contributed to the project. To further hone his writing skills, Izzy started to write small reviews for bands on his Instagram, and now has taken the leap to a music blog.
Bob Fleming and the Cambria Iron Co bring us gritty American rock n roll from Charlotte, North Carolina. The group’s new album Remnants tackles the everyday struggles Americans have been waking up to. All the emotions, fear and anger in the face of endless uncertainty bog us down. As clouds of hopelessness and despair hang overhead, […]
The 2020 Grammy nominated group Tank and The Bangas continue their trailblazing path. To commemorate Black History month the band is releasing the singles “Black Folk” and “Stolen Fruit.” In 2010, Tarriona “Tank” Ball (frontwoman, lead vocals) met keyboard player Norman Spence, and drummer Joshua Johnson at an open mic night in New Orleans. Along […]
Cork, Ireland is home of lo-fi singer/songwriter Fintan McKahey. Fintan has laid his roots in Cork County and built Ivy Hill Studios in neighboring Skibbereen. From the comfort of Ivy Hill Studios he writes, records, and produces all of his music. His new indie/folk single “Amber” debuts today. Fintan describes his new single as a […]
Cade Hoppe Shares “Hurts”
Cade Hoppe is originally from Sacramento California, until he packed up his belongings and headed east. The move to NYU was to pursue basketball and academics but then music took over. In life we all encounter that proverbial fork in the road, where decisions are made, and new paths are forged. The need to create […]
“Chains” 2022’s Party Anthem By DBMK
There’s a phrase I mumble to myself when I hear a standout track which is “this is as good as anything I’ve ever heard.” The Nashville based alt-pop duo DBMK have rendered me speechless with their new single “Chains.” The first words that popped into my head as I played their new track were “Wow!” […]
Hailing from Dublin’s Ballinteer County, Fly The Nest is a solo project by lifelong musician Stephan Cooper which he started two years ago. His life’s journey and musical aspirations have taken Stephan across the pond to sunny California and beyond. Looking to build on a stellar 2021 with his breakout single “Old Street Lover,” Fly The Nest steps […]