Chicago has just been an endless wealth of musical riches for the last two years with new bands/performers cropping up regularly (certainly to this writer) and here again is a…
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From the opening of “Black Taxi Car”, there is a fair amount of “real American” inflections of Brett Newski’s music – a little Springsteen, a little Mellencamp, a little Fogerty. …
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Five years on as a band, this group from Chicago now take on an ambitious project – a five-song E.P. and a ten-track album in the span of five months. …
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The first thing that makes you sit up and take notice of the opening track to The Dutchess And The Fox’s debut E.P., the title track, “Every Night” is singer…
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Quite a dynamic mix of influences and sounds on this second effort from New York’s Stereo Off. The Long Hot Winter is five songs of diversity, melody and some of…
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A warm, rich sound that immediately gives you a good vibe from the opening notes. Thus, the first cut from Matt Costa’s recent Neon Brain E.P., “Easy Feeling” does just…
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This four song E.P. is a very strong introduction to England’s Ruen Brothers, Rupert and Henry Stanshall. Shades of Scott Walker, Roy Orbison and spaghetti-western twang permeate these songs with…
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Over this last year, Rhode Island’s Jenn Vix has offered up two very fine single tracks that Popdose has had the pleasure of introducing you to. Now the Rhode Island…
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These five songs are a good introduction to Patrick Breen, a New York City-based singer-songwriter who’s been making the rounds for a few years. More Than Magic is his recorded…
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Warm and languid, Zeke Duhon’s sound is the perfect complement to the encroaching cold. And the six songs that make up this debut E.P. fit the mood. Layered and textured,…
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Oh, Jesus, just from those first guitar notes, this one just gets me right where I live. Crisp, 7th notes and chords, tight harmonies and a total rush, not discounting…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Lots of artists seek collaboration as a way to expand their musical horizons and challenge themselves to think outside their genre-specific box. For Los Angeles-based artist Van Norden, however, collaboration…
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Brisk, cool, breezy – kind of the right sound for the encroaching autumn season. Formed in Columbus, Ohio and currently based in Brooklyn, The Huntertones have a feel that I…
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C’mon. You have to love a band who’s one letter away from being an Argent tribute. I kid. In reality, there’s no way We Are Ardent would ever be compared…
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Woodbury, Minnesota four-piece Hippo Campus deliver an “anthem rock”-friendly sound on their latest offering, a five-song E.P. titled South. Some big production gives this E.P. its sound and direction – for…
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Last May, I profiled up-and-coming Australian pop outfit Monks of Mellonwah’s single “Never Been Good,” a taste of their then-in-the-works EP, Disconnect. Much to the relief of fans who’ve seen them on…
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Five new songs from Luna Aura, an electro-dream-pop artist, hailing from Phoenix, Arizona. Light and pleasant, her voice is soothing yet strong and has the right texture to fit these…
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There’s something significant about a poignant, significant troubadour who leaves his heart on the table and bares his soul without reserve. The kind of voice and talent that’s hardly born,…
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The New Switcheroo are yet another new band from a very vibrant and diverse Chicago music scene; their sound is a combination of roots rock, folk and chamber pop with…
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In today’s technologically inclined society, it’s no shocker that electronica is probably the hottest rising genre infiltrating all other styles of music. From pop to funk to folk, dribs and…
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Four songs, sonic blasts that knock you flat and feel like you’ve been turned inside out. Lunar Electric is a new project from guitarist/singer Dre DiMura and this is what…
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This is some good stuff. A New York band that kicks up a glorious racket by combining all the best elements of rock, garage, pop and punk, all with melody,…
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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David Fetcho’s musical career has spanned five decades and has swerved into many paths of oncoming traffic, including a 13-year stint composing for stage which led to a commission from…
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Los Angeles-based trio Wake Up Lucid unleashes their fourth offering, a 6-song E.P., Gone With The Night and it’s a slab of good old fashioned “super-rock”; a blinding flash of…
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Sarah Vaughan was called “the divine one” in reference to her infamous voice, which spanned ranges as easily as it did arpeggios. Even today, she’s heralded as one of the…
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It’s one thing to be great at your chosen genre of music — it’s another thing to require a new genre entirely. The powerhouse behind North Carolina’s LOVESUCKER, Crystal Crosby,…
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Hailing from the Windy City, singer-songwriter Laura Joy offers up her sophomore effort – a five-song EP, Between Our Words. Low-voltage, lo-fi and warm, this is a fine mixture of…
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This is great. I’ll cut to the chase. New York-based Ohnomoon release their debut EP, VVV and it’s a knockout. Tight, melodic, familiar and combining the elements that I love…
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With a name like “Sir Cadian Rhythm,” you’d be disappointed if the members weren’t somewhat noble, right? Though they have adopted the knightly moniker, their backgrounds belie their true prowess…