Boston native and Nashville based John Shakespear, whom you may remember from his prior outfit Atlas Lab, has released his brand new solo single just last week titled "Swinging For The Fences". In the video for this track, John dresses up in baseball gear that makes you appreciate the track that much more for its creative ingenuity and ability to keep the listeners' attention span focused squarely on John at all times. I was blown away by the concept for this video, and it do

Nashville based gothic rockers Pujol are gearing up to make an appearance in the Boston area next week when they take the stage at O'Brien's in Allston on October 24th. The group is comprised of a six piece featuring Daniel Pujol, Eric Benick, Ronnie Marsh, Brett Rosenberg, Benji Coale, and Ian Sundstrom. Daniel is promoting a spoken word album titled "Political Errors" that shows a completely different facet of his imagination that we haven't had the opportunity to experienc

Start off your week with an interview featuring Nashville based newcomers The Nearly Deads. The band has some serious talent, with the intense and billowing sounds of Theresa Jeane to bring you to the brink instantaneously. The band's sounds contains alternative and post-grunge elements similar to Nirvana and Foo Fighters with their own modern take to create a well balanced musical arsenal that will excite and delight any casual music fan. Theresa was awesome enough to take s

Nashville based Ryan Harris Brown has just released his brand new LP titled "Stranded In The Past Tense". The album features a plethora of singer-songwriter tunes rendered within the country rock frame of mind that is reflective of Ryan's Nashville surroundings. Ryan has some connection to the Boston area as well where he went to school at Berklee College of Music, earning his stripes honing his craft and emerging as a musical tour de force capable of anything he can set his

Nashville based and former Berklee grad Hadley Kennary has just released the music video for the song "Painkiler" off her latest EP "Momentum". The vid premiered via Hello Giggles last month, and it provides an instant snapshot of a burgeoning talent continuing to find her stride and her artistic ingenue that is of the highest caliber. Hadley has been featured on the site numerous times before, and it's been awhile since we last featured her. One thing that I always loved abo

Presenting to you today an interview with Noah Wall, frontwoman for the Nashville based bluegrass group The Barefoot Movement. The group create a harmonic and syncopated blend of tightly would country styled tunes that have a strong emotional connection attached to it that any listener will fall head over heels for, and the type of music that makes you want to take your shoes off (literally) and relax with a beverage to take in the entire musical atmosphere. Noah gave us some

Jon Worthy’s EP Unconventional is a guitar-driven, reverb-laced collection of singer/songwriter tunes about traveling and being lost. Opening track “Down the Road” starts with upbeat chords, an old fashioned guitar echo (think a Morricone western guitar sound), and when Worthy’s voice comes in it’s covered in reverb and very far back in the mix. The production quality is fairly high; Worthy’s guitar sounds great, the drums are clear, but the bass is a little burpy. Track #2 “

Based right from the heart and mecca of country music in Nashville, the husband and wife folk team of Scot Sax & Suzie Brown will be bringing their talents here locally when they stop by Cafe 939, right near Berklee College of Music this coming Tuesday 9/22. The duo has a raw, poignant sound that brings their tried and true talents outside of their comfort zone in Nashville, and puts them in a place where people may be very unfamiliar with country music, but concertgoers may

Nashville based Penicillin Baby just put out an indelible musical concoction just a few days ago for the track, "Stick It Out". The song utilizes upbeat melodies and a steady, fast pace that alows the guys to get their energy out in a positive manner that makes the song incredibly easy going down and will definitely gather some new fans in the process as well. Loved this song immediately from the start, and what I can gather having heard their first song is that they have a v

From the heartland of Nashville, Bad Cop are giving fans a taste of their latest musical offering called "Wish You Well". The song is a frenetic, fast paced joyride clocking in at only 2 minutes and 45 secs, but manages to cram alot in such a short span of time with its free wheeling guitars, unrelenting charm, and wit thrown about for good measure that introduces to the band to those who aren't familiar with their music. I thought this was a very concrete and thorough musica

Today for Artist Spotlight, we had down to Nashville, Tennessee and upon the musical doorstep of the funky gentlemen in The Lonely Biscuits. The band consists of John Paterini, Grady Wenrich, Sam Gidley, and Nick Byrd. The band has an intricately designed blend of indie pop conjured upon a funk laden melodic hybrid that is unlike anything heard on this planet, and is willing to combine the two musical planets that wouldn't have possibly collided, but when heard in its finishe

The Nashville based indie collective known as Sun Culture has just released the heavenly like, summer primed jam called "Sea Salt". The track is an indelible piece of goodness with explosively charged melodies and the primed vocals of Chase Coy, who is the sole member of the group and plays a great role in enhancing the quality of his work while possessing the ability to multitask in various roles that are a sight to behold. I immediately liked Sun Culture from the moment I f

Nashville, TN based power-pop band Telegraph has just put their all new music video for the song "Rhinestone Chapel". The video is a clever and well orchestrated clip featuring still images of the band interspersed with performance footage scattered about to give you a truly dynamic and breathtaking visual stimuli that is not your usual music vid, and is really groundbreaking in terms of the content it provides to the viewer. The band also possess some slight classic rock inf

Today's edition of Artist Spotlight takes us to the Music City, otherwise known as Nashville, TN where we come across the indie pop sounds of Wild Cub. The band consists of Keegan DeWitt on lead vocals and guitar, Jeremy Bullock on guitar and synths, Dabney Morris on drums, Harry West on bass, and Eric Wilson on keys and synths. The band's sound is an extremely mellow yet inventive blend of indie pop influences conjured upon a synth framework that is wholly unique and unlike