Awolnation’s 4th studio album, Angel Miners & The Lightning Riders, was just released last Friday (4/24/20). If you are a fan of Awolnation, I think you would really enjoy this album. It fits in perfectly with the rest of their albums sound-wise. Meaning it has that electronic rock sound with the touch of what makes…
The Rolling Stones Release New Song “Living In A Ghost Town”
With well over 3 million views in only 3 days on YouTube, “Living In A Ghost Town” is the newest single out from The Rolling Stones – released on April 23rd. The song has topped the charts becoming the bands first #1 hit song on iTunes. It took less than 24 hours of the song…
Artist Recommendation: Khruangbin
Khraungbin is a psychedelic/instrumental rock band from Houston, Texas. They are a 3 piece band made up of Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar and DJ (Donald Johnson) on the drums. When I watched the KEXP set, I was wondering what was up with Laura and Mark’s hair as they seem to have…
Artist Recommendation: Fluse
Fluse is a blues/funk/rock band from Buffalo, NY. I saw them open for JJ Wilde and The Blue Stones here in Buffalo back in February and they put o a great show. I remember feeling excited to have another local band to support. Once concerts are a thing again, I will definitely be making an…
Jeh-sea Wells Releases Non-Essential Business EP
Welles front man, Jeh-Sea released a 5 song EP in early April. This music was inspired from his boredom of staying in during the pandemic. The songs on this EP seem to have a very jazzy/funky/groovy inspiration behind them. If you are familiar with the band Welles, this EP is something completely different from that…
Artist Recommendation: Japanese Breakfast
While checking out some KEXP sets on YouTube last week, I came across the band Japanese Breakfast. Their sound captivated me because it has this laid back, feel-good vibe that I could just get lost in. The music takes me away to a calming place. With everything going on lately – quarantine, the virus and…
Top 4 Live Bands of 2019
2019 was another amazing year of live shows for me. I attended 44 concerts in 6 states and in a few different cities in Canada. Thinking back to the shows I attended last year, I’ve finally come up with my list of the top 4 bands that I saw live in 2019. Here they are:…
Brkn Love Play Waterloo & St Catharines Ontario
The last 2 nights of shows that I attended before quarantine were to see a great lineup of Royal Tusk, Ready The Prince and Brkn Love. Brkn Love just released their debut album in February and these guys have quickly become one of my favorite bands. They really rock out and I love the vocals…
Big D and The Kids Table Play Buffalo & Syracuse NY
Big D and The Kids Table were one of the first ska bands I got really into when I started going to a lot of concerts in high school and although I am not currently a huge listener of ska, their shows always pull me back in to how much fun their music is, as…
Reel Big Fish Play Buffalo & Syracuse NY
What a blast to see Reel Big Fish live again. One of the biggest ska bands of the 90’s, they were a band that was all over the radio when I was growing up. They played in my hometown, Buffalo NY, on March 3rd and then in Syracuse NY the next night, March 4th. Before…