By Gary Schwind This is the part where you would normally find out something about the band whose album is being reviewed. However, Head Fake is apparently not very interested in self-revelation. This is a group of artists and producers from New York, London, and Miami with “three minds, six hands, three voices”. The group’sContinue reading “Head Fake bring the 80s to ‘EP2’”
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Patrick Ames tells good stories on the ‘Liveness’ EP
By Gary Schwind Patrick Ames is a singer-songwriter who has the very enviable position of living on a vineyard in California wine country. He grew up around music with his mom singing opera and singing in church and his brothers listening to a lot of Motown. He started writing songs when he was 14 andContinue reading “Patrick Ames tells good stories on the ‘Liveness’ EP”
Andria Piperni finds the sweetness of love on the soulful single “Coming Home to You”
By Gary Schwind The love song is a tricky thing. It’s easy for a songwriter to overdo the sentiment and make a love song far too sweet for the listener. Not that the writer should necessarily care if the listener finds the sentiment too saccharine. Still, it’s a fine line for a songwriter writing aContinue reading “Andria Piperni finds the sweetness of love on the soulful single “Coming Home to You””
Sal’s Greenhouse brings the funk on the new EP ‘Bloom’
By Gary Schwind Sal’s Greenhouse, like a lot of bands, incorporates a lot of different styles into its sound, making it both appealing and hard to categorize. On the new EP Bloom, this band from Oakland blends funk, soul, and R&B into a sound that is groovy and infectious. From the very beginning, this EPContinue reading “Sal’s Greenhouse brings the funk on the new EP ‘Bloom’”
Bored with quarantine? bigfatbig has the cure with the single ‘So Bored’
By Gary Schwind Some bands just seem to hit the ground running with songs that immediately draw people in. Bigfatbig is a band from northeast England that falls into that category. After the release of its first single in November, 2019, the band was booked to festivals and other choice shows. The band keeps thingsContinue reading “Bored with quarantine? bigfatbig has the cure with the single ‘So Bored’”
Single Review – Cayley Thomas | Two Minds
By Gary Schwind No matter what style of music you prefer, you know that some artists are practically beyond compare simply because they are unique. Joni Mitchell is one of those artists. There just aren’t a lot of artists like her. Still sometimes the comparison is apt no matter how unique an artist is. EnterContinue reading “Single Review – Cayley Thomas | Two Minds”
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