In a pro-career spanning 40 years and 5 countries, Cincinnati-born jazz guitarist Greg Chako has released ten albums and played countless shows around the world. His bi-weekly column, "Notes From The Desk Of A Jazz Guitarist” shares his expert tips…
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MEET JERSEY CITY INDIE ROCK BAND ROYAL BLUSH
We first heard and saw Royal Blush blowing people away upstairs at Pet Shop in Jersey City and when they offered to do a short interview with us we were thrilled. The band describes themselves as "Wielding shoegaze tone, powerhouse…
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MEET BRIT / AMERICAN ELECTRONIC DUO READY, STEADY, DIE!
Just in time to celebrate the end of the spooky season, dark-pop duo Ready, Steady, Die! released their “Darkstar” video on Halloween. Blood Makes Noise recently interviewed this duo (Morgan Visconti and Sam K.) about this new release and more…
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MEET PORTLAND, OREGON POST PUNK / HARDCORE BAND BOTHERS
Bothers - photo credit Lindsay Beaumont
Portland, Oregon’s Bothers have just released their sophomore LP “II” (on San Antonio/PDX label Dirt Cult Records) with their advance single Black/Orange. The band’s self-titled debut album was a concise and raging lesson in…
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WHAT'S IN OUR INBOX! GRAVE DANGER, EF, HAVANNA WINTER, BRING THE HOAX, THE PARANOIAS, SINGLE MOTHERS, SUZIE CHISM
Our inbox is over flowing again so we are letting you good people know exactly what is new and available out there in the music world. We have some new writers in the mix recently and we have been inundated…
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MEET DETROIT EXPERIMENTAL NOISE ROCK BAND THE MESSENGER BIRDS
Detroit-based experimental/noise rock band The Messenger Birds recently released Tragic Comedy, the duo’s
sophomore album. Tragic Comedy picks up right where the band’s debut LP, Everything Has To Fall Apart Eventually, left off — a world in isolation, outlandish conspiracy…
WHAT'S IN OUR INBOX! CARR, DANA WHY, HAVEMEYER, BEAUTY PILL, TOPSY TURVY, GLOW & THE DARK
Our inbox is over flowing again so we are letting you good people know exactly what is new and available out there in the music world. We have been so overloaded this fall that we've had to extend our coverage…
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MEET AUSTRALIAN EXPERIMENTAL ROCK BAND BALKO
BALKO is Jack, Jeves and Ronan; an experimental rock band that dips it's collective toe into multiple musical genres. Hailing from Sydney's east BALKO have been tapping about for over 5 years now, releasing a multitude of E.Ps spanning the…
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WHAT'S BEEN IN OUR INBOX! TRITON., DIVIDED HEAVEN, BOTHERS, RIP ROOM, OTHER BROTHER DARRYL, ROYAL BLUSH
Our inbox is over flowing again so we are letting you good people know exactly what is new and available out there in the music world. Just being transparent, we have a good 4 to 5 people doing reviews…
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Covert Stations : The One I Love (REM cover)
Covert Stations is a collaborative covers project started by Craig Cirinelli (Hidden Cabins, The Atlantic Union Project). They have recently released covers of classic tracks by The Cult and Psychedelic Furs and have now returned with their unique version of…
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