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Vaness Alegacy – Touching New Single: ‘Hoping and Waiting’

Realizing the capacity for human error can be one of the most excruciating truths of adulthood. Or heartbreakingly, childhood. Unconditional love seems to be the “right” catch-all solution, but things are rarely, if ever, so simple. Sometimes no matter how hard you try, you have to accept that you cannot control another persons’ actions and […]

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Dull Blue Lights Debut Album Has A Little Bit of Everything

Blusey rock has not made headlines since Elvis took over airwaves and our hearts. And while 2017 is proving to be a massive year for pop and hip-hop, Dull Blue Lights are shaking that notion. The release of their self-titled LP flawlessly blends together rockabilly, soul, reggae and that garage rock sound. The self-titled album […]

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Fly Away with Danish Shoe-gaze Rockers, “Fugleflugten”

Whenever you befriend someone in a band and are about to hear them play for the first time, there is a small moment of all-consuming fear that they might be complete shit. In this case, my friend is Frederik (with whom I share a hallway at my dorm in Copenhagen) and the band is Fugleflugten . […]

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SmartBlackKid is Back With Another Journey For Us

An artist must always keep exploring the possibilities of their own unique sound. The best way is to just keep doing it. Write new songs as much as you can. With practice and experimentation comes perfectly original music. Our friend SmartBlackKid has kept the momentum going and is back with more music for us all. […]

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Livingmore – Interview and Live Show with this Down to Earth Duo

I got to sit down with the very fun and talented duo of Alex Moore and Spencer Livingston from the indie-rock band Livingmore during their first time performing on the East Coast. The LA-based band performed at Union Pool in Brooklyn on July 12th during their three-day stint in New York. Moore and Livingston, with […]

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Black Lips Brings Heaven to Earth at the Observatory

Audience members quickly filled the large, main room of Orange County’s Observatory concert venue. A hypnotizing wonder persisted throughout the crowd, as fans of the punk rock group Black Lips prepared themselves for a high-energy and powerful show. The icy blue lights shone bright as Starcrawler first opened for the main act. With a dark […]

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Jelly Ellington Inspires Freedom with “All In”

Rock artist Jelly Ellington took his music with him from North Carolina’s mountains to Texas’ humidity. Yet along with his music, he brought a contagious, overwhelming joy that captures listeners wholeheartedly. Such happiness is in his debut album, “All In,” and fans won’t be able to keep themselves from smiling during his national tour this year. The album […]

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Elevant Takes Us Across Life’s Spectrum With their New EP, “Normal Life”

Elevant takes us across the gamut of the human experience with “Normal Life”. Within the 5 track EP we are exposed to anger, lust, love, hope, war, and even displacement. We live many lives set to the hard edges of rock tempos. Elevant brings a taste of 90’s hard rock into a world now saturated […]