“Spot”light on Mates of State

“Spot”light on…Mates of State (http://www.matesofstate.com/) Mates of State are a Connecticut indie pop duo causing a commotion with their latest release “Mountaintops” with singles “Palamino” and “Maracas”.  The band has release 7 albums including “Crushes” which was released on...

“Spot”light on Loves It!

“Spot”light on…Loves It! (http://www.lovesitmusic.net/music.html) “Loves It! formed when two best friends, Vaughn Walters and Jenny Parrott, dreamed of traveling the world together singing songs! Both accomplished solo writers, they were surprised and excited to see their collaborative works...

“Spot”light on Justin Townes Earle

“Spot”light on…Justin Townes Earle Justin Townes Earle At first listen to Justin Townes Earle’s, Harlem River Blues, I thought “old country”.  And it is the spirit of old country, ala Johnny Cash, that I felt in listening to the rest.  This, along with a hint of rockabilly soul and some...

“Spot”light on River City Extension

River City Extension is a band out of New Jersey formed by singer-songwriter Joe Michelini in the fall of 2007.  Taking a year and a half to carefully finalize their line-up, the band went into the studio to record their DIY EP, Nautical Sabbatical. The record was released by the band in 2009. ...

“Spot”light on Dead Sara

Dead Sara is a rock quartet from LA fronted by vocalist, Emily Armstrong, and guitarist, Siouxsie Medley, along with drummer, Sean Friday and bassist, Chris Null.  Emily and Sioux have played together since high school and produced their first ep in 2008.  Just last month, the band released their debut...

“Spot”light on Mister Heavenly

“Spot”light on…Mister Heavenly Mister Heavenly is a band out of Philly and Portland formed by Ryan Kattner of Man Man, Joe Plummer of The Shins/Modest Mouse, and Nick Thorburn of Islands/The Unicorns.  Their brand of music has been self described as “Doom Wop”, a state of mind rather than genre...