An early student of jazz, Goldwyn Thandrayen was born and raised on the island country of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. There, rock'n'roll was a hard-to-find, underground art-form. Nonetheless, at sixteen, he picked up the guitar [Click here to open...]
Kaz Bielinski – KAZ
Experiencing a bit of early success in his junior high school band, The Illusions, ultimately, it would be the loss of his father at age 18 which would inspire Los Angeles, California-based singer-songwriter-guitarist, Kaz Bielinski, toward his [Click here to open...]
According to Bazooka – The Devil’s in the Details
Describing their blended sound as a combination of rock, blues, jazzy-pop, folk-rock, Tejano, zydeco, and retro-pop; just over a year ago we reviewed the album, Where We Are Now, by the Davis, California-based Americana-Pop outfit know as, According [Click here to open...]
KAATO – Slam!
After Kurt Lowney (vocals), Mika Nuutinen (bass), Hunter Lovan (lead guitar), and Christopher Williams (drums) toured internationally for months, the Nashville, Tennessee-based (by way of Sydney, Australia) old-school rock'n'roll quartet known as [Click here to open...]
Scenariot – Worlds Within Worlds
"...complex, intricate, and not so easily imitated." These are the words we used to describe the 2017 self-titled debut album from the wildly talented Melbourne, Australia-based prog-rock trio, Scenariot. "...explores the chaos and darkness [Click here to open...]
Frank Migliorelli & The Dirt Nappers – The Things You Left Behind
In July of 2017, we called their album, Bass, Drums, Guitars & Organs, "...a rare instance of near flawless fundamentals." (And we weren't joking.) Last year, we described their single, She Moves Like A Mystery, as "...oh-so-lovely." Yet, none [Click here to open...]
Super Squid – Flow Diner
Originally from Louisiana, now based in Northern California's Brentwood; singer-songwriter, composer, veteran touring musician, and father, Scottie B. Squid, picked up a bass and took some cheap 2nd-hand lessons back in junior high school. And that, [Click here to open...]
Michael Ray Pfeifer & The Nasty Notes – Juggernaut
I love my job. I love every artist I've ever reviewed---all for different reasons, of course. But that said, every now and then, an artist comes along that makes me stop and think, makes me pay attention to the present moment, makes me realize just [Click here to open...]
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