Malyssa Bellarosa soars on debut solo CD Open Up
Malyssa Bellarosa just recently released her first solo CD, Open Up. The CD is certainly an opening up for this Rhode Island singer-songwriter. Here, she steps away from her acoustic solo mode that she is known for in Providence and shows more of her aggressive side. Bellarosa is hard rocking this time around, with producer […]
Rob Lytle shines on his new CD titled You. Must. Stop.
Rob Lytle is a singer-songwriter on the rise. His new CD titled You. Must. Stop. was recorded in Nashville and aside from featuring many fantastic players, Lytle shows himself to be an irresistible artist, the kind whose vocal tenderness and lyrical honesty compel you to listen to him. These twelve tracks show intricacy of songwriting […]
My Silent Bravery sophomore CD Can’t Quit might be the next big thing out of Boston
My Silent Bravery, the moniker under which Matt Wade (Shwachman) records and performs, just released a barn-burning sophomore CD, Can’t Quit. To say this band could make it big would be a reasonable prediction, especially to anyone who has heard its first track, “Four Years.” The funky cool opener jumps out at you like a sledgehammer break at […]
Flabberghaster unleash powerful debut CD Live Like Lightning
Flabberghaster’s new debut CD Live Like Lightning is loaded with golden nuggets of tasty musical passages. Punchy and spirited, there is plenty for fans of jam bands and fans of good, old-fashioned classic rock to sink their teeth into. This five piece from Vermont weave a multi-textured sound of colors, tones, expressive phrases and groovy […]
Billy Mitchell has a lot of musical fun on his new CD Detour
Billy Mitchell’s new CD Detour has the ideal vibe for a sing-a-long at your favorite coffeehouse listening room. Mitchell sings and plays out his witty observations with a personable approach that makes you feel like you’re listening to him in your living room during a fun family reunion. Mitchell opens the disc with a hilarious […]
Ashley Jordan releases winsome sophomore country CD Liquid Words
Ashley Jordan’s sophomore CD Liquid Words is a well-crafted country-folk-pop amalgamation. It works because Jordan successfully welds the roots of those music genres with the sheer beauty of her voice. Hers in the voice that remains sweet in its raw, unpretentiousness, one that holds up solidly among much gritty, roots-inflected instrumentation. Jordan opens with her […]
Steve Allain offers tender themes, flinty acoustic music on new CD Thirteen
North Providence’s singer-songwriter Steve Allain offers a lot of tender themes and flinty acoustic music on his new CD Thirteen. His themes are a roadmap of the human heart and his acoustic and electric sounds are the warm vibes that pull you into this tales. His rangy unique, emotive timbre projects a huge amount of […]
Yoko Miwa Trio recorded lovely Live At Scullers Jazz Club CD
Yoko Miwa Trio have released their Live At Scullers Jazz Club CD to highlight the young jazz pianist. Live At Scullers Jazz Club is the fourth CD released by Miwa since she became a regular player in Boston’s jazz scene. Originally from Kobe, Japan, Miwa came to Boston in the 1990s to study at Berklee […]
Jamie Lynn Hart debut CD Anticipate loaded with mass appeal
After already building up name recognition in greater-Boston through her live shows, new young artist Jamie Lynn Hart has released her debut CD Anticipate, and it is full of catchy moments indicating large promise. It is easy to imagine many of these songs finding greater and greater sized audiences for Hart. The singer opens with […]
Self-Proclaimed Rockstars rediscover the fire in rock and roll
The Self-Proclaimed Rockstars recently released this high energy rocker CD Postcards From Purgatory. A Wakefield, Massachusetts-based power rock quintet have come up with nine hefty, uptempo, turbo charged tunes. The band members are Johnny Malone – vocals and Synth; Mick Greenwood – guitar and vocals; Ryan Savary – guitar and bass; James Hogg- bass and […]
