“He was a visionary. He discovered music from artists such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins during a time when the country was not playing music of that sort. He made those classic rock and roll stars famous. He played that music on ‘white’ radio stations, so to speak, for the first…
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Hot & New: Featuring Becca Mancari, Whitney Peyton, Shayna Leigh, Amber Mark, and Cataldo
Artist: Becca Mancari Title: “Summertime Mama” Of Note: “Summertime Mama” is the second single from Becca Mancari’s first studio album, Good Woman, which will be available on October 6, 2017. Fun Fact: The video features Bermuda Triangle (aka Brittany Howard of the Alabama Shakes and Jesse Lafser). Quote: “‘Summertime Mama’ is probably the most whimsical…
Laci Kay Somers, influencer: “You can’t fake genuine”
Laci Kay Somers has over 8 million followers on Instagram. To put that into perspective, on May 2, 2017, the Los Angeles Times ran an article proclaiming a new milestone for the city’s population: 4 million. The story delineated the nearly 70 year journey it took to amass that respectable number. Not only is Laci’s…
“Bad Girls Make the News”: Kathryn Dean concert photos
Kathryn Dean’s voice is a sultry fire that blazes with unrestrained passion. She is a fierce and commanding performer with a wickedly sharp wit and an irresistible charisma. She creates with such remarkable soul-baring honesty and beauty that her fans become utterly devoted to both her and her music. Currently, Kathryn is on a national…
Nicky Holland releases “Nobody’s Girl,” a definitive retrospective of her Epic albums
Timeless is its own genre. And that’s exactly the type of music Nicky Holland creates. Serene melodies breathed into being by a velvet voice, Holland’s intoxicating tonal soundscapes are strikingly beautiful and remarkably intimate. Today, Nicky is releasing a digital-only retrospective from her Epic Records catalog. Nobody’s Girl (Legacy Recordings) is comprised of 13 essential…
Tunnel Vision: Lions and lightning and sharks, oh my!
What a phenomenal year this is turning out to be for Southern California’s Tunnel Vision. Hayden Hanson (vocals and guitars), Jacob Hernandez (bass), Matt Risley (keys), and Tanner Payan (drums), along with Daniel “Dela” Delacruz (sax, Slightly Stoopid) are living life to the extreme, setting world records, and raising awareness for a worthy cause. All…
Serena Ryder: Diving right in and going deep
Serena Ryder is a visceral artist. Her music grabs you by the gut and shakes you around in its rhythmic maelstrom until the only thing you feel is truly alive! Her latest release in the States is a potent EP called Electric Love (Atlantic). Culled from nearly 100 songs that Serena has written over the…
Chetti’s “Home”: For the people who make you feel whole
“My favorite childhood memory? To be honest, I remember being a little girl and my mom was dancing with me to The Bodyguard soundtrack in the basement of our apartment on 15th Avenue.” With moments like that, how could Brooklyn’s Chetti not grow up to be an artist? “My mom has influenced me in such…
Madison Iseman of CMT’s “Still The King”: From South Carolina to Nashville via LA
Talent. When someone’s truly got it, you just know. It’s impossible not to see it, that vibrant spark sizzling from within. Madison Iseman’s got it. No question. With her return to CMT’s Still The King (Tuesdays 10/9c) as the long-lost daughter to Vernon Brownmule (played by Billy Ray Cyrus), her role in Sony Pictures’ upcoming…
Amy Allen: Forging a successful career in music
The ’90s began with a cultural embracing of grunge music, a style which emphasized a raucous sound that was a drastic alternative to ’80s synth-driven pop. By the end of the decade, the antithesis had become the mainstream obsession, catalyzing the rise of pop superstars like Britney Spears. Somewhere in the middle was perfection, artists…
Frank Shiner: From a place of love
There’s something transcendent about a Frank Shiner performance, an element that goes beyond a gifted artist connecting with his audience. It’s bigger than that. Deeper. To find where this soul-driven passion comes from, we need to spin the clock backward a bit to when a younger Frank was traveling down a path that could have…
“Motown: The Musical” is an extraordinarily robust and rollicking spectacle
Get ready because summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in your seat! That’s right, Motown: The Musical, the record shattering Broadway smash, is in its final week at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts’ Academy of Music in Philadelphia. Based on the book, To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic, The…
