Wrapping up my look back on 2015 with a reacp of some of the songs that domanted playlists and airwaves al around in the past year. It was definitely a diverse year for music, with indie pop-rock from Walk The Moon getting people out on the dance floor, crooning R&B from Brits Sam Smith and singer songwriter extraordinaire Ed Sheeran putting people in a romantic state of mind. There was a little something for everyone in the past year, and no stone was left unturned in the pr

Stockholm, Sweden exports The Royal Concept will be returning to Beantown on 11/9 when they take the stage at Cafe 939, just steps away from Berklee. The guys were last in the Boston area back in March 2014 when they played with Switchfoot among others at Royale that was a magical show to say the least, and provided concertogers with ample emotional fortitude that precipitated into a massive concert event that made everyone swoon from top to bottom. The guys just released the

Allston, MA's pride and joy Today Junior have released their much anticipated sohomore release titled Ride The Surf. The follow up to 2013's "What's The Skinny?" finds the trio continuing to cultivate a world of indie influenced dance rock sounds, only this time there's more of a psychedelia influenced tone to their sound that makes this effort more diverse than its counterpart, and allows the guys to branch out their collective wisdom into areas that they never dared to go b

Allston, MA' s own Today Junior have just released their far out music vid for the title track off their upcoming sophomore studio release, "Ride The Surf". The clip features an assortment of throwback, vintage video clips sparsed throughout that goes together beautifully with the low key, melodic images that the guys envisioned when they entered the studio to record this. If this doesn't get you excited for the new album, nothing will as it evokes the carefree and rebellious

Photo Credit: Chris Cucinotto It's almost here! Today Junior will release their highly anticipated sophomore album titled "Ride The Surf" on July 23rd. Brothers Mike & Harry O' Toole along with bassist Anthony Ambrose have been pouring their heart and soul into this effort over the last several months down at Hanging Horse Studios in Taunton where it has become apparent that they have truly found their calling in life. The guys honestly get better and better with each album t

Brooklyn's on Bridge City Hustle has released their funkified track called "Touch You". The song is a high energy, exhiliarating thrill ride with high energy vocals and a sleek, sophisticated style that is guaranteed to keep you in a dance state of mind as the song rolls along to the very end. I found much to enjoy from these guys, especially from their style that reflects the diverse and musically inclined environment that they grew up in which constantly churns out immensel

Boston's own dance rock pioneers The Bynars have released their latest video nugget for their latest track called "Time vs. Money". The clip is a black and white vignette that has a sophisticated, sexy edge to it with moving pictures of a ballet dancer that really jumps off the page right away and instills a feeling of warmth and comfort while partaking in the enjoyment of this video. I've covered The Bynars to a great extent on the site in the past, and I've always dug their

Boston's own dance-rock pioneers The Bynars just released their brand new single today titled "Time vs. Money". The song is an audio snapshot of a duo who are clearly at the top of their musical invincibility with excitable dance rhythms and a fun and eclectic sound that is easily enjoyable and has no filler whatsoever that allows you to appreciate the song even more after repeated listens. I've featured them on the site previously in the past, and I honestly have to tell you

Texas based alterna-dance group Miniature Tigers have just unleashed their brand new track titled "Oblivious". The song is a high-energy, smorgasbord of high velocity dance rock rhythms designed tog et you in the mood and bring you into the group's world of sophisticated dance energy coupled upon with an alt-rock state of mind that seems to be all the rage these days. These guys put their own unique twist on it with a style and image that is all their own and one that people