Review: My Shadow and I – Summer Cycle

Artist: My Shadow and I
Title: Summer Cycle
Genre: Instrumental
Label: Nonexistent Records
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Brad Podray is a Philadelphia native who began his love affair with music at the young age of eight, when he drove his parent’s crazy demanding piano lessons. Aspiring to become a concert pianist, plans have a way of changing and as a teenager; Podray and his friend Daniel Dolan formed the rock band Kryoteck and released their first album. …READ MORE…

Review: Brandon McHose – Late Night EP

Artist: Brandon McHose
Title: Late Night EP
Genre: Rock
Label: Independent
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Brandon McHose developed his passion for music as a child when his father shared his eclectic music collection and began to teach him on his 74 Les Paul guitar. As McHose grew in his musical talent, he spent a lot of time in the Austin music scene and then landed in Chicago…READ MORE…

Review: Shade Out – One Of One

Artist: Shade Out
Title: One Of One
Genre: Progressive Rock-Fusion
Label: Independent
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There’s something to be said about musicians who create odd music specifically to be different and sound completely original. Without them, music would be stagnant forever, and nothing new would be created. Not everything new is worthy of being remembered as genius, but there are always novel ideas that become recognized…READ MORE…

Review: Sojourn – A Child Is Born

Artist: Sojourn
Title: A Child Is Born
Genre: Holiday/Alternative Rock
Label: Sojourn Music
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Sojourn is a band created from the Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Wanting a different kind of church, they set out with founding member Pastor Mike Cosper to create an environment rich in the arts, church fellowship and worship. Now with three campuses in Louisville, the church has grown, and with it, the band…READ MORE…

Review: Journey – Greatest Hits Volume 2

Artist: Journey
Title: Greatest Hits Volume 2
Genre: Rock
Label: Sony Legacy
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Journey’s influence is undeniable. From commercials to video games, they can be found in nearly every facet of popular culture…READ MORE…

Review: Shauna Burns-A Winter Gathering

Artist: Shauna Burns
Title: A Winter Gathering
Genre: Holiday/Celtic Contemporary
Label: Red Rock Music LLC
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Artists who choose to do a Christmas album really have to bring something a little different to the table to make it worthwhile for the listener. Burns’ brooding style on A Winter Gathering delivers just that with refreshingly intense treatments of some well-known tunes…READ MORE…

Review: Acorn Falling – Cabinet of Curiosities

Artist: Acorn Falling
Title: Cabinet of Curiosities
Genre: Ambient/Experimental
Label: Vicious/VME
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Acorn Falling is the creation of Lars Kivig, co-composer and piano/synth player of My Beloved. The music is composed, performed, recorded, mixed and produced by Kivig…READ MORE…

Review: Sad Little Men – I’ll Be The Octopus

Artist: Sad Little Men
Title: I’ll Be The Octopus
Genre: Indie Pop
Label: DMYork Music
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Just when you thought you’ve heard all you could from Portland, along comes Sad Little Men. Sad Little Men sprung from the mind of former saxophonist turned vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Dusty York…READ MORE…

Review: Ramsey Lewis And His Electric Band – Taking Another Look

Artist: Ramsey Lewis And His Electric Band
Title: Taking Another Look
Genre: Jazz
Label: Hidden Beach
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Ramsey Lewis and His Electric Band are a talented group of musicians. The band consists of Henry Johnson (guitar), Tim Gant (keyboard), Joshua Ramos (bass), Charles Heath (drums) and of course, the man behind the magic, Ramsey Lewis…READ MORE…

Review: Big Pete-Choice Cuts

Artist: Big Pete
Title: Choice Cuts
Genre: Blues
Label: Delta Groove Productions
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Born Pieter van der Pluijm, Big Pete is a blues musician who hails from the Netherlands. Although blues music is more commonly connected with the American South than with Northern Europe, Big Pete sounds right at home in this genre. His up-coming release Choice Cuts…READ MORE…