Greetings once again, music lovers! Now that we’re well into November, it would be nice if we could travel someplace warm. Well, I have good news for you: we’re headed out to the southwestern United States, where we will be getting to know singer and multi-instrumentalist Alison Reynolds! Alison has been making music pretty much
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Greetings, music lovers! I’m back with yet another spotlight article. This time we go back up the eastern coast of the U.S.A. all the way to Vermont. Ok so Vermont isn’t exactly on the coast (thanks, New Hampshire!) but it’s close enough. Anyway, this month’s conversion is with singer Melissa D, our October, 2020 featured
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Hello again everybody! This month we travel southward along the east coast of the U.S. and land in Chesapeake, Virginia. While here, we pay a visit to Tim McDaniel, otherwise known as “Techno Tim”. As you can probably guess, Techno Tim is an electronic music artist. He describes his musical style as “fast paced, upbeat,
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It’s good to be bad. Bad to the bone. I got it bad, and that ain’t good. Bad girls. Bad boys. Bad Religion. Bad Company. Bad Mary. Ok that last one you might not recognize. But I’m sure the members of the Long Island, New York-based band Bad Mary would just as soon have their
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Hello again everybody. Y’know, it occurred to me as I sat down to write this month’s article that we’ve been making quite a journey around the world finding artists to talk about. This month’s travel itinerary puts us in Ireland, and, as luck would have it (<— see what I did there) my good friend
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It is my distinct pleasure this month to be able to write about my friend Scott Astill. Scott is an award-winning singer-songwriter from Gympie, Australia, which is near the east coast of the country and about 100 miles north of Brisbane. A native of the land down under, Scott grew up in the suburbs of
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Here’s a riddle: What do you get when you cross music from the 900s with music from the 1900s? Why, you get Gregorian Rock, of course! Okay, obviously that’s not much of a riddle, but the truth is I couldn’t think of a more clever opening line so that’s all I got. Lol. Anyhow, Gregorian
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Hello again everybody! This month I’m pleased to shine the spotlight on English-Australian singer-songwriter Laini Colman. Laini has released two albums to date: the eponymous “Laini Colman” and “Take A Breath”. She’s currently working on her third record, due out by the end of 2020. Her latest single, “Tears of Ash” (which she wrote and
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Hello again, dear readers! I’m back with another artist feature, this time for the month of March, 2020. It’s my pleasure to shine a light on composer and guitarist Luke Simpson. And trust me when I tell you, the force is strong with this particular Luke. Luke released his debut EP in 2017. Entitled “Subterranean
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Greetings and salutations, dear readers! Welcome to the second installment of my “Artists To Watch” series for 2020. This month I’m pleased to feature singer-songwriter, guitarist, violinist, foodie and family man Matt Steady. Matt is from England, so that means you have to read the rest of this article with an English accent. He and
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This week I had the opportunity to listen to the album “High Wasted Genes” by Virginia Beach-based rockers Dead Friends. I had no expectations going in to this, which for a music reviewer, is probably a good thing. Anyway, as a rock fan, I can tell you that this album does not disappoint! Pre-save High
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I’m pleased to begin a residency here on Indie Band Guru contributing articles featuring independent artists. Each month I will choose a different artist to highlight, and this month I had the opportunity to interview singer-songwriter and guitarist/bassist Tom Smith. Tom has been playing music for 44 years and has released 3 albums and 35
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