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Live Review: John Defeo at Room 5 Lounge
Material: Combining elements of funk, hip-hop and acoustic pop, John Defeo has developed a neo-soul sound with attitude. The vocals, delivered with a hip-hop intensity, ... -
Album Review: The Sweetwater Hillbillies - On the Road (8/10)
This funky, playful and rambunctious all-star group of songwriters and first-call sidemen (guitarist Travis Wammack, fiddler Donny Carpenter, pianist S.E. Willis and singer/ multi-instrumentalist Shane ... -
Live Review: Slapbak at House of Blues Foundation Room
The Players: Jara Harris, bass, lead vocals; TJ Quake, rap, vocals; Alicia Contreras, vocals; Adam Smith, guitar; Alyse Harris, keyboards; Jesse Conlee, drums. Material: Slapbak ... -
Live Review: Volcano and the New Radio Standard at Simon's After Dark
Material: The majority of the tunes performed by Chris “Volcano” Fortson and crew are originals taken from the group’s albums Graffiti Symphony and 90 Days. ... -
Album Review: Jim White vs. Packway Handle Band – Take it Like a Man (Score: ...
Jim White is a southern-born poet, philosopher, singer-songwriter and now, producer. White has a dry and somewhat acerbic wit that he often pens in a ... -
Clinton's Funky Piano Saved In Historic Overhaul
In the premiere episode of HISTORY Channel’s series American Restoration on Thursday at 10pm/9c (June 5), Rock N’ Roll Hall of Famer George Clinton arrives with a beaten-down ... -
Deadline Looms - The 19th Annual USA Songwriting Competition
American Authors, the winner of the 18th Annual USA Songwriting Competition hit No. 1 on the Billboard Charts and have gone Platinum. The band were ... -
Album Review: Offiong Bassey
Offiong Bassey Moonlit Media Group Producer: Blethy Emmanuel Tiegnon Score: 8 out of 10 This soulful, deep-voiced Nigerian American is a thoughtful, socially-conscious contemporary poet ... -
Album Review: 311 - Stereolithic
311 • Stereolithic • INgrooves • Producer: Scotch Ralston • Score: 9 out of 10 Omaha’s genre-defying amalgam of hip-hop, reggae, funk and hard rock have ... -
Album Review: Nathan East
Nathan East • Self Titled • Yamaha Entertainment Group • Producers: Chris Gero and Nathan East • Score: 8/10 This is an extremely eclectic album filled with ...
