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GUIDEWIRE SHAPE SHIFTING THE PRAIRIES – Interview

In the year 1996, I visited my brother in Edmonton, Alberta. He was studying percussion in music school. One evening my brother, our dad and I went for some coffee at a little spot called “The Sugar Bowl” (café/bar/music venue). Something happened to me that night that I will never forget. I saw a real […]

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Sweet Sweet Combines Different Journeys To Make Magic

We all have our own musical styles that we have grown up listening to.  It is only normal for a musician to gravitate towards that style when they begin writing their own music.  This can take you far but sometimes you need that push to experiment and expand your style.  One way that is sure […]

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Noon Pacific // 190 Reviewed

Once a week at roughly 12pm Pacific Standard Time on Monday, a gentleman by the name of Clark Dinnison releases a mixtape of 10 carefully curated songs that are making big waves on his radar. This is Noon Pacific. Noon Pacific // 190 “Summertime” by Latir (Aaron London remix) — This song fades in over […]

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Torrey Mercer – Motivational Artist Expanding Her Mission

We recently came accross an artist with a real mission behind her music.  When a talent has devotion to a meaningful goal there is nothing that can hold them back.  Enjoy our interview with singer/songwriter Torrey Mercer below:   How did you get your start in all these areas? Well, I started by singing in […]

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The Cranks – Young Band Shows Off Some Energetic Pop Rock

If I had a nickel for every teenager that got a guitar and thought they were going to be a rock star I would be a very rich man.  Most kids don’t realize the hours of practice needed to become proficient on the instrument or the hard work needed to actually compose a quality song. […]

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Rog & Glenn – Improvisational Concept Album Results From Reunion Jam Session

One of the greatest things about writing music is how improvisational it can be.  Some of the best songs have come from a few guys gathering together in a room just to jam with no preconceived ideas.   When each musician is free to react to what the others are playing a certain kind of permutation […]

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CLOSER THAN WE APPEAR – NEVER TOO YOUNG TO BE GREAT

Most bands go through a lot of growing pains and numerous members before finding the right lineup.  Sometimes there is the rare exception when young kids get together and everything fits perfectly.  This seems to be the case with Closer Than We Appear, an alt rock band from Scituate, Massachusetts.  They formed in the spring […]

The Catch 22 of Playing Gigs in NYC

[ad#Adify rectangle] -authored by Marc Montfleury (aka Eloh) of Indie Band Guru     It’s 9:30 pm on a rainy Saturday night. You have spent the last two to three weeks sending out sending out bulk emails, passing out flyers, texting everyone in your circle. Your Facebook, your Myspace and your Reverbnation pages are stock […]