by Tiana Feng

Release Date: April 2nd, 2013
Label: Do Right! Music

I’ve seen Maylee Todd multiple times within a year before this album’s release as Ark Analog, Maloo, Henri Faberge and the Adorables, but it is what’s known as Maylee Todd that embodies the most energy and captured in Escapology. Continue Reading

by Tiana Feng

Release Date: February 5th, 2013
Label: Hidden Pony Records

It’s been 3 years since Rishi Dhir released Polaris long-listed The Seven Seas. Within it, he integrated Indian influences with middle-eastern vocal techniques, tabla and dilruba. In his sophomore release, and the band’s self-titled release, the line-up has changed but Dhir still maintains the stuck-in 80′s brand of hindi-pop rock. Continue Reading

by: Laura Feeney

Despite their separate venues, Rusted Root and The Record Company brought similar enthusiasm and style to their performances on Friday night at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival. These shows were not originally on my to-see list, but enthusiastic reviews persuaded me to take a chance. I soon found myself being swept up in lively, dancing crowds and losing track of time.

The Record Company is a newly formed modern blues-rock band from Los Angeles. The opening number set the tone for their performance: upbeat, energetic, and soulful. Frontman Chris Vos proceeded to introduce the band’s style as good time music and encouraged the audience to have fun. Their classic blues sound was highlighted through Vos’ raw vocals, soulful lyrics, and funky slide guitar solos. Transitions between songs were filled with singing or storytelling about the band’s connection to blues music. Continue Reading

by Tiana Feng

Last year we posted the well loved track by Tor titled Aperture. The dude is back and about to release a full album titled Drum Therapy. Check out Glass & Stone off the upcoming album that demonstrates his use of Celtic samples and down-tempo beats. The result is a modern type of “world” music.

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By Sweet Sound of Sunrise

An airshow disaster seems to be an odd event to name a band after, but that’s what a band formerly known as Ramstein-Flugschau got their name. You would know them better as Rammstein.

Formed in Berlin in 1993, Rammstein is a pioneer of the Neue Deutsche Härte, genre of music that mixes techno into a mix of hard rock and metal. This combination, combined with a reputation for elaborate, pyrotechnic-heavy live shows, has made the band famous throughout Germany and many countries all over Europe.

Band members Till Lindemann, Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul H. Landers, Oliver Riedel, Christoph Schneider, and Christian Lorenz remain in the same lineup from the band’s inception almost 20 years ago. Their popularity has extended beyond the continent, too. “Du Hast” is likely their most famous song in North America, after being featured on the sountrack for the movie The Matrix.

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By Sweet Sound of Sunrise

To Canadians from anywhere else in the country, the East Coast is known for friendly people, fishing towns, and the population’s predominantly Celtic roots. Nowhere is this heritage more apparent than in the folk music of the region. While provinces like Nova Scotia are more Scottish, Newfoundland and Labrador is predominantly Irish, and this is reflected in the style of traditional music.

The Irish Descendants were formed when fishing industry workers on the island of Newfoundland combined two folk bands in 1990. Their debut album, released the following year, brought them to the attention of Warner Music. Warner signed them on and they were immediately successful with a string of albums. 1996′s Gypsies and Lovers won them a Juno Award and an East Coast Music Award. At Newfoundland’s 500th anniversary, The Irish Descendants played for the Queen. Internal tensions and musical differences from that time onward caused several lineup changes over the years, with Con O’Brien as the only remaining founding member. Nevertheless, the band continues to tour in North America and occasionally Europe. 20 years after their start, they remain a successful Irish folk group and show no signs of slowing down.

Irish Descendants – Rattlin’ Bog

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Plan B have just finished 2 shows in the LA and NY, impressing the likes of Paloma Faith and Elton John hoping to break ground as they already have done since 2005 here in the U.K. Plan B’s music is best described as rap mixed with other genres such as Pop/Rock/Hip-Hop/Soul and Dubstep. Continue Reading