Pearl Charles – “Pearl Charles”
For several years, the music industry has been littered with artists whose songwriting is, to be polite, unimaginative, especially among […]
Wilco’s “Star Wars”, our First Impressions
Two weeks ago, the kings of alt-country Wilco surprised the music world by dropping their ninth album, Star Wars. There […]
The Matinee July 31st Edition (2 of 2)
While we could just limit ourselves to four features of new singles for the week, there’s just too much great […]
The Matinee July 31st Edition (1 of 2)
Here is part 1 of The Matinee. This week has been pretty crazy. Half of our staff has been recovering […]
Ottawa Bluesfest in Revue – Day 5
Sunday marked Day 5 of Ottawa Bluesfest and the last day before our silent day of rest, but what a great day […]
Pearl and The Beard – “Beast”
New York three-piece Pearl and The Beard have been releasing some really amazing music since their first record God Bless Your […]
RAEKO – “Everybody Knows” (ft. Mating Ritual)
RAEKO is the moniker of California-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Jason Suwito, who is also one third of the indie-pop band Sir […]
Melodic Tonic, vol. 9
This week’s cocktail of Melodic Summer Songs arrives a bit later than normal due to crazy festival schedules. These long days […]
CoverBack Thursday – Down Here in Hell (With You) by Chandanie
Today our CoverBack Thursday is from Chandanie, an R&B songstress from NYC. Her vocals remind of Erykah Badu and her […]
The Matinee July 30th Edition
Here’s your daily dose of new music – aka The Matinee July 30th Edition. It’s a bit of a daily […]
Ottawa Bluesfest in Revue – Day 4
Day 4 kicked off the first weekend of Ottawa Bluesfest. This year the festival started a bit later on the weekends […]
Reservations – “Taking Time”
There have been a few albums that truly have collectively bowled us over on first listen. Viet Cong’s eponymous album […]
Ottawa Bluesfest in Revue – Day 3
Day 3 at Ottawa Bluesfest saw one of the biggest and most controversial acts in the world headline the festival. As […]
Chris Staples – “Cheap Shades”
On Chris Staples’ press kit, it is written: There are no casual Chris Staples fans. The man inspires devotion. The […]
Hidden Gem – We Came As Strangers
We Came As Strangers is set to release their third album Eyedom at the end of August. The band name is […]
Ottawa Bluesfest in Revue – Day 2
Day 2 was a more typical day at Bluesfest than Day 1. There were many different genres in play for […]
Twitter Tuesday – Dawn Gazers
Dawn Gazers are today’s Twitter Tuesday band. The quartet are from Copenhagen, Denmark and they are creating some harmonious alt rock. […]
The Matinee July 28th Edition
We’re slowly getting things back in order after a few weeks of festivals and non-music related deadlines. Sleep, as a […]
Ottawa Bluesfest in Revue – Day 1
Ottawa Bluesfest is the biggest event in Ottawa for the music lovers of the city. It’s a 10-11 day festival […]
