RISING NYC ACT VICK +THE VELVICKS FIND A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS
To say Vick + The Velvicks have taken an unusual route would be an understatement, but you can't argue with the New York City band's results -- the group has yet to release an album but it's already p...
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ACE OF CUPS MAKE NYC DEBUT IN SUPPORT OF DEBUT ALUBM — 50 YEARS AFTER THEY STARTED
It took 50 years, but Ace of Cups have finally released their debut album and made their way to New York City. The all-female act was an important player in the San Francisco Summer of Love scene a...
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FATE MCAFEE SHARES ‘FROM A SILO’ IN ADVANCE OF ALBUM RELEASE (SONG PREMIERE)
Kentucky singer-songwriter Fate McAfee, who will release a new LP, "Diesel Palomino" on March 1, today debuts album track "From A Silo" via Highway 81 Revisited. Says McAfee of the song: “I had rec...
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UPSTART YOLA, ONCE BANNED FROM MAKING MUSIC, RECORDS WITH DAN AUERBACH, TO MAKE NYC DEBUT
Yola has performed with Jools Holland, crossed paths with James Brown and even done a stint with the band Massive Attack. She counts Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys as a musical partner, and NPR and Ro...
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NYC’s VIRGINIA MARCS GETS VULNERABLE ON ‘I NEED YOU’ (SONG PREMIERE)
Virginia Marcs says her debut album, "Climbing the Wall," sprung from "a pretty long period of darkness in my personal life." The NYC singer/songwriter shares that it was written "from that place befo...
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LUCA CHESNEY RETURNS WITH HAUNTING ‘MOTHER ELECTRIC’ (EP PREMIERE)
Following up on last year's self-titled debut, New York City R&B-electronica singer-songwriter Luca Chesney today releases a new EP, "Mother Electric." You can exclusively stream the EP below. ...
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BROTHER ROY’S ROCK ‘N’ ROLL REVIVAL (VIDEO PREMIERE and INTERVIEW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt2GT-Cfa40 Over jubilant piano, swirling organ, horns and backing vocals, Brother Roy sings of a place that sounds at once real and mythical. He and his crew will f...
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JOSIENNE CLARKE & BEN WALKER PLAY ROCKWOOD, TIN ANGEL IN ADVANCE OF ROUGH TRADE DEBUT
British folk due Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, the latest signing by the Rough Trade label, will play a pair of shows at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City this week in advance of its debut albu...
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KING RADIO’S COMMANDING PERFORMANCE AT ROCKWOOD 2 IN NEW YORK
Words and Photos by Angelo Santoro If you have been to Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 in New York City, you know how small the pie-shaped stage is, so when seven musicians march out onto the stage sha...
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BILLY ROGAN & IAN FLANIGAN DUO TO PERFORM IN SCRANTON AND TUNKHANNOCK
Woodstock, N.Y.-based acoustic duo Billy Rogan and Ian Flanigan will perform two Northeastern Pa. shows this week, with gigs lined up at Backyard Ale House in Scranton on Thursday, Dec. 17 and Twigs i...
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