With a singer/poet and artist for a mother; and a guitarist, singer, producer and writer for a father, it is no surprise that Gary, Indiana-native rapper, producer, and songwriter known as, King Blitz, began his musical voyage at the tender age of [Click here to open...]
RIIV – Beautiful (single)
Moving from his homeland of Haiti to Connecticut at age 6, R&B/Soul vocalist RIIV (a.k.a., Riverson Joseph) led a troubled childhood for many years. Eventually landing in a group home, it was there that he---figuratively and literally---found his [Click here to open...]
Glorious – Move (single)
Wow. This girl's got 'dem pipes! Born and raised in Washington D.C., and named after her grandmother; the singer-songwriter, drummer (started playing drums at the age of three), producer, and graduate of the Berklee College of Music known as, [Click here to open...]
Julia King – Cannonball (single)
Greenport, New York-based (by way of Southampton) singer-songwriter, Julia King, like many indie artists, came to her calling a bit later in life. Unable to ignore the pull to music any longer, after college she began writing songs, and eventually [Click here to open...]
Frank Migliorelli & The Dirt Nappers – She Moves Like A Mystery (single)
Back in July we reviewed Frank Migliorelli & The Dirt Nappers' entertaining album, Bass, Drums, Guitars & Organs, which we shamelessly called, "...a collection of songs which are light in spirit, and go easy like a cool, welcome [Click here to open...]
MAIORANO – Glorious Days
The Berlin, Germany-based 8-piece ensemble known as MAIORANO (pronounced My-Oh-Ra-No) is compiled of a group of internationals no less diverse than the music they make; as Italy, Scotland, Germany, and Holland have all contributed to the group's [Click here to open...]
MOGz & VERSA – Stay Lit
Meeting fifteen years ago in Sydney, Australia while attending sound engineering school, MOGz (a.k.a., Marcus Gibson), and VERSA (a.k.a., Raphael Wiedemann) have been making music together ever since. When their first 3-man hip-hop group, Element [Click here to open...]
Dry Ice – International Ice
Describing himself as an army-brat while growing up; Tallahassee, FL hip-hop artist, world-traveler, reality internet-TV show host, and CEO, Dry Ice (a.k.a., Alvon Jackson), caught the travel-bug early enough in life that it became a permanent [Click here to open...]