Seattle is beckoning me to make a pilgrimage out west.  One of the main reasons is the enchantment of Seattle-based band Handful of Luvin’.  Described on their website as “A rock quartet featuring a rocking classically trained violinist, Handful refers to their music as “fiddle driven roots rock,” and their cheerful blend of folk-rock, reggae [...]

In an effort of shameless self-promotion, lead singer for Slow Runner decided to interview his upcoming new album. Yes, you read that correctly. Indie pop band Slow Runner is set to release their fourth full-length album Damage Points on March 15th. Michael Flynn, lead singer and captain of all things smarmy, took to Slow Runner’s [...]

Begged by some screaming teenagers, I was forced to interview The Shadowboxers.  And by teenagers, I mean thirty-something women freaking out over this hot young band. Students at Emory University , the newly formed “smart pop” band entered the Emory Arts Competition three years ago.  Accidentally getting a wild card e-mail of acceptance (they weren’t [...]

SOME BANDS ARE JUST DESTINED. Thanks to crumbling labels, faulty marketing, support slot falterings, and more setbacks than Lindsay Lohan’s sobriety, THE BOXER REBELLION has spent the last ten years pulverizing the music industry’s old guard to achieve monumental accomplishments as an unsigned band.  Having more musical layers than a Pink Floyd concert, iTunes US [...]

I never knew Nebraska to be a hotbed for music, but apparently, I needed to be schooled.  Compared to rock legends like Bob Dylan and Neil Young, the 26-year old singer songwriter, Joshua James hailing from Lincoln, NE has been catching praise from some of the music industry’s most respected critics and is gaining quite [...]

MAN, I REMEMBER MY AWKWARD HIGH SCHOOL DANCES LIKE THEY WERE YESTERDAY.  Once the DJ pressed play and you heard the first few scattered drum beats and the whisper “Tennessee” blare through the speakers, all of my hormone-infested classmates went CA-RAZY dancing like it was 1999 (for reals)!  Of course, no boys wanted to dance with [...]

The first time I heard the song “Darlin’ I,” I thought I had been punched out.  It’s the quintessential driving song courtesy of touring singer/songwriter Tony Lucca.  After putting the song on a Mix CD (yes, I still make them) for my girlfriend, Amanda Brown, here’s how the conversation went: AB: OMG. Just heard that Tony Lucca song [...]

I was Christine Daae when I was Fifteen Years Old.  When I discovered my favorite play, Phantom of the Opera, I would belt the leading lady’s high notes with gusto (I’m SURE my voice was just as amazing, too) and I was cast under the Phantom’s hypnotic spell.  Oh wait…no, I wasn’t on stage, but I wished I was.  The [...]

Remember on the Season Finale of last season’s Grey’s Anatomy when Izzie AND George were dying?  Whoa!  What an intense cliffhanger and a perfect song to capture the drama. Remember that song that was playing?  Yup, that’s Greg Laswell singing “Off I Go.”  He’s the biggest TV Star you don’t know. You may not know his [...]

I can’t say I’ve often wondered what Darth Vader’s dreams sound like – but after marinating on indie-pop band Slow Runner’s tagline for their new EP Ghost Rendition announcement video, (Ghost Rendition: It Sounds Like Darth Vader’s Dreams, I’m thinking  maybe Darth Vader’s musical tastes lean toward the ”lyrical pop music shot out into space“ variety. Paste Magazine honored Slow Runner as one [...]

THE MUSIC WORLD is having a full-on identity crisis. As much as people are drawn to the spectacle of the flashing lights and over-the-top over-produced music (long live Lady Gaga), there also seems to be a movement of music lovers seeking a more exposed and honest sound.  That stripped, under-produced simplicity of a well-crafted song is a refreshing change [...]

  After the painstakingly long process of dealing with the po’ po’ from my lil’ ol’ car accident, I was finally on my way to Eddie’s Attic to see Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors perform. I was looking forward to this night because a) I got to see Drew Holcomb and b) I was hanging [...]

 “Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away.” – Author Unknown Live music shows usually fall into four different categories.  Remember your grading system when you were in elementary school?     S = Satisfactory.  Most shows that you pay for, you expect to see a decent performance, down [...]

Welcome to Part 2 of the Matthew Mayfield interview: All Access Before the days of the Internet, we had very limited ways of having access to our favorite musicians. When I was a little girl, I used to get up early every single morning, run downstairs to my giant wood paneled TV, turn on MTV, [...]

The absolute power of music never ceases to amaze me. What else can make you feel nostalgic, sad, grateful, confident, warm and fuzzy, chills down your spine, relaxed, joyful, lost, and found? And sometimes all at once! So with all this infinite power, it should be easy for music to mend a broken heart, right? [...]