The Birthday Massacre—The Light Awaits Us Samantha Curreli March 27, 2020 Buzz, Features There’s something so tempting about leaning towards the dark side—of music, that is. Take The Birthday Massacre, for example. Since 1999, the Canadian rock band has managed to blend the perfect amount of headb...
Lettuce—Funky and Fresh Samantha Curreli September 18, 2019 Features, Interviews The Boston-born band Lettuce is coming back to the Tri-state area—are you ready for these fellows of funk? Laced with jazz and smooth tones of hip-hop, members Adam Deitch (drums), Adam Smirnoff (guitar), Eric...
Stone Temple Pilots—Long Way Home Samantha Curreli September 4, 2019 Features, Interviews In 1992, Stone Temple Pilots exploded onto the music scene. When their debut album, Core, landed at #3 on Billboard, they skyrocketed into the spotlight, clenching their first Grammy in 1993. The next year, th...
Circles Around the Sun: Simply Serendipitous Samantha Curreli May 29, 2019 Features, Interviews In 2015, four musicians came together to create six hours of filler music for the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary shows. No one in the seemingly temporary quartet believed that the background music would lead...
Candlebox: Always Growing, Never Surrendering Samantha Curreli April 17, 2019 Features, Interviews Candlebox rocketed to the top of music charts 25 years ago after the release of their debut, self-titled album. Never in their wildest dreams did the band expect to make the platinum ranks. Lead vocalist, Kevin...
Lucy Kaplansky — ‘Everyday Street’ Samantha Curreli April 2, 2019 Albums, Reviews Press play and close your eyes. Soothing, soulful guitars will guide you down memory lane while thoughtful lyrics drift you through parks and streets in New York—even the highlands of Scotland. Carefully crafte...
Blackberry Smoke — Living in Song Samantha Curreli March 27, 2019 Features, Interviews When you’re on the road for most of the year, it’s crucial to keep things fresh—and that’s just what Blackberry Smoke strives to do. During my chat with vocalist and guitarist, Charlie Starr, he elaborated on t...
Motionless In White: Can’t Sit Still Samantha Curreli October 11, 2017 Interviews Metalcore band, Motionless In White (MIW) are headed back to our neck of the woods. After a good run of their first headlining tour in Australia, this Scranton, PA band hit the runway running and are more t...
One-Eyed Doll: Season Of The Witch Samantha Curreli October 11, 2017 Interviews In case you missed the memo, the coveted season of Pumpkin Spice Lattes and haunted houses is officially here—that means it’s time for another One-Eyed Doll tour. Rock-metal duo, Kimberly Freeman (vocals, g...
Touché Amoré – For The Love Of Music Samantha Curreli September 27, 2017 Interviews Los Angeles band, Touché Amoré are living life to their fullest. With nearly 1,000 shows and four studio albums under their belts, the musicians are stoked to ring in the New Year—and celebrate their first ...
