DISCOVERING THE NEW MUSIC UNDERGROUND AROUND THE GLOBE
Pop/Review Jay Roecker - Mi Amor (I Had A Dream)
Jay Roecker started recording, working in collaboration with other artists under the band name "Members Only" in January 2012. It began as an 80’s cover band but quickly morphed into a band of original music. He earned his chops performing in Deep Ellum in the Dallas music scene as well as at SXSW in Austin.
Rock/Review Motihari Brigade - Reality Show
U.K.-born singer and lead guitar player Eric Winston is the philosopher-serf behind Motihari Brigade’s unique electric vibrato sound and "escape from zombie dystopia" concept. The band’s Rock-n-Roll Thoughtcrime is inspired by the visionary writings of George Orwell and intended as an antidote to the official programming that overwhelms our tele-screens.
Classical/Review Shanan Estreicher - All You Shining Stars
Shanan Estreicher is a composer, songwriter, and educator living in New York City. He has composed orchestral, choral, and chamber music, art songs, and music for theater, TV, and film. His compositions have been performed at Carnegie Hall, featured on NBC, Lifetime, and Fox, and can be heard on Composer Concordance Records (Naxos).
Folk/Review Jeán et Joie - Glory Be
Jeán et Joie is the lyrical child of artist and songwriter, Grey Jeán. Their music can be described as mournful folk with a hopeful glow. Their songs combine simple instrumentals and poetic, stream-of-consciousness style storytelling. Common themes can be found throughout each piece of music: celestial realities and the natural world, lived experience and a strong sense of emotional integrity.
Hip-Hop/Review Dax - God's Eyes
Dax is a rising artist who is currently making something from absolutely nothing.
Pop/Review Micah Sheveloff - Stand Me Up Again
Micah Sheveloff is a Boston-born pianist and songwriter who has merged an intense classical music foundation with a unique feel for popular song craftsmanship. Sheveloff’s career has included live and studio work with numerous artists, highlighted by Gary Cherone (Extreme, Van Halen), John Fowler (Steelheart), Marc Shulman (Suzanne Vega), Mike Malinin (Goo Goo Dolls), Meliah Rage, and The Detours.
Rock/Review Lazywall - Dem 3la Dem
Lazywall are a Moroccan rock trio whose oriental rock/metal hybrid is a tagine of traditional Arabic time signatures and instruments and powerful altrock. Singing in Arabic, the band covers topics like climate change, social injustice, integration, and corruption with a visceral intensity that removes language barriers and unites cultures. The band was formed in England by brothers Nao, Youssef, and Monz.
Rock/Review heavy on the heart. - Not Now, Love
heavy on the heart. is an alternative rock band from Long Island, NY, consisting of Nikki Brady (vocals), Costas Themistocleous (guitar), Nick Kolokathis (drums), and Andrew Nicolae (bass).
Reggae/Review François Marius - Ça Roule Rastaman
"Ça Roule Rastaman", song by Canadian reggae singer François Marius.
Rock/Review Ethan Senger - Standing Still
Ethan Senger is a third-generation guitarist who first picked up the instrument when he was seven years old and never really put it down again. Raised in a suburb of Atlanta, GA, he also began singing and performing shows around that same age and started writing and recording genre-melding pop, rock, and singer-songwriter tunes in his late teens.
Rock/Review Robbie Rapids - In Our House
Robbie Rapids is a singer/guitarist from Grand Rapids, MI, now residing in Atlanta, GA. Robbie's style of music focuses on Rock. It includes hard rock, pop rock, alternative rock, indie rock, adult-oriented rock, and dabbles in southern rock, blues rock, and country/folk rock.
Rock/Review Dom Brinkley - Bad Wine
Since emerging as a solo artist in early 2020, Naarm-based singer-songwriter/guitarist Dom Brinkley has had a creatively busy few years, exploring a psychedelic blend of folk and blues-based music; merging inspired songwriting with his ever-growing prowess and reverence for the guitar.
Folk/Review Danielle Schroeder - Ancient Desire
Danielle Schroeder is a singer-songwriter based in Vancouver, Canada. Her music comes from deep within the heart and grew out of her work as a counsellor supporting people living with cancer and those at the end of life. Being with those facing their own mortality offered her a window into some of the deepest realities of being human and inspired her to write music as a way to process and express all that she witnessed.
Rock/Review The Muster Point Project - I Love That Song
The Muster Point Project began in late 2020, the brainchild of Kevin Franco, a multi-instrumentalist from Calgary who splits his time between his native Canada and Santiago, Chile.
Pop/Review The Heidi Incident - Under The Lights
The Heidi Incident is a diverse group of characters that collide from different walks of life, sharing a common bond in the form of a love and passion for music in all its forms! With a sound that can only be described as "Modern meets Retro" they combine elements of Pop, Rock, Disco, Dance, New Wave and even some Hip-Hop!
Pop/Review Horizonte Lied - Memorias de Crónicas Futuras (Remastered Edition)
Horizonte Lied is an electrifying band that produces a unique dark pop electronic and organic blend of music with industrial sound textures. The band was first established in June 1992 by longtime high school friends who were influenced by bands such as Depeche Mode, Clan of Xymox, Recoil, and Nine Inch Nails.
Jazz/Review Bill Cantos - Sensibility
Bill Cantos has a reputation in the music industry that is simply unparalleled in terms of songwriting, producing, singing, and delivering live performances on the keyboards that are simply amazing. Working with a cavalcade of celebrated artists, his reputation as a musician is firmly etched in the minds of some of the biggest names to have ever graced the industry.
Rock/Review CS Hellmann - The Fear I Felt
CS Hellmann is a Nashville-based songwriter and guitar aficionado inspired by the greats of alt rock, guitar god wizardry, and the honest intimacy of rootsy blues. With his emotionally charged, dark indie anthems CS Hellmann channels anger, frustration, and fear into positive and calming energy.
Metal/Review Moat Cobra - DCxPC Live & Dead Vol. 1 Presents Moat Cobra
Formed in 2013 in Orlando, Florida, Moat Cobra is: Brett Beavers - vocals, David Moreno - guitar, Al Serrano - drums, Roberto Oppenheimer - bass.
Rock/Review WILLJACK feat. Tom Tikka - Overnight Sensation
Tom Tikka, the former Sony/BMG songwriter best known for his work with Carmen Gray & The Impersonators, began his solo career in 2020 and has since released two critically acclaimed albums "This Is My Happy Face" and "Better Man". The group WILLJACK (formerly called Doctor Zee) might not be a household name, but in all honesty, they should be. Instead, they are one of the best-kept secrets of the London music scene.