Interviews

Terry Barrett began playing music in the church at the age of 13. He performed for various youth groups, and opened for national touring acts like Peter Frampton, Todd Rundgren, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Slade, and Cheech and Chong. He formed different bands throughout his career, including one called The…

Taking inspiration from the poetically charged works of Patti Smith, Amanda Palmer, and Florence and The Machine, she’s been cocooning and developing her proudly DIY project throughout the pandemic, and now it’s time to unleash the wildly empowering, emotional, witty, and occasionally outrageous art upon the world. Charlie O’Connor has…

Chris Wirsig is a Grammy-winning composer, songwriter, and producer who studied audio engineering and had classical training on the piano and saxophone. His music can be heard in games such as the acclaimed Top Ten iPad game “Alien Tribe 2,” the multiple award-winning short films “Intervention,” “20 Matches,” “Cat Dexx:…

Along with his bandmates (guitarist/vocalist Patrick Harmon, bassist Matt Svigals, and drummer John Malone), Miyuki Furtado, a Hawaiian-born multi-instrumentalist who sings, plays guitar, and drums concurrently, leads the alt-country rock band DIVINING ROD. After the pandemic, the band releases an exciting new album. After finishing a two-month stint on New…

Swamp Eyes is the experimental folk punk solo project of Sam Kuban, a singer-songwriter from Evansville. Sam’s firstborn was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 17 months of age. His most recent album, “Something’s in the Hall,” is a direct emotional response to managing the overwhelming terror surrounding this unexpected…

Joans is an English R&B singer, composer, and record producer whose soulful and deep cadence innovates contemporary music. Born in Germany, he began his musical training at the age of six with piano instruction. After nearly a decade of classical education, he began producing his first beats and remixes. With…

The latest 5-track EP, Salvation Memorial Hospital by the LA indie rockers The Loud Bangs, is a dreamy, ethereal sonic explosion of colors. The band incorporates elements of shoegaze, dream pop, and ambient indie music with the nostalgic sounds of synthwave to create a surreal and otherworldly listening experience. On…

SIVA is a new alternative rock band formed by Kari Mana, a former guitarist and vocalist for Hyperstatic (Argentina). The finest guitar rock of the 1990s, such as Stone Temple Pilots and Garbage, as well as Aussie/New Zealand current rock, such as The Superjesus and Shihad, influenced this band. SIVA’s…

Sarah Kellysen is a queer Canadian artist who began her career as an actress on the web series “ARTic.” She was also a YouTuber, and in September 2017 her hometown named her “Creator of the Month.” She advocates for LGBTQ+ equality in the entertainment and music industries, particularly for trans…

Gary Dranow and the Manic Emotions play blues rock music without regard to genre, yet if you listen, you’ll hear Rock N Roll with a bluesy undertone. Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions, a formidable force, will release all tunes as singles prior to the early 2023 publication of the…