MEET THE BAND: Billy Crooked (vocals), Michael James (guitar, vocals), Kevin Bacik (drums), Bo (bass), Sean Grady (guitar) FORMATION: Initially, the band formed out of the ashes of Jimmy Spider and the Vacancies, a group fronted by local singer-songwriter Danny Frye, who tragically passed away about ten years ago.
The Barr Brothers, a spacey, bluesy folk outfit from Montreal, have slowly been picking up what seems almost like underground global acclaim. Their tours...
Postmodern Jukebox drummer Dave Tedeschi knew the band’s sonic architect Scott Bradlee from an off-Broadway show that the two had worked together on. Bradlee...
Pacing the Cage, a documentary film about the career of Ottawa-born singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn begins with a rather cryptic segment featuring U2 singer Bono...
When Joe Watson heard the folks at the local media design company Front Porch People were interested in launching a music-related podcast, he realized...
For the last decade, Danny Sexbang (Danny Avidan of Game Grumps fame) and Ninja Brian (Brian Wecht—musician, comedian and retired theoretical physicist, seriously) have developed...
Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn routinely played indie record stores when he was touring in the 2000s and performing indie record stores was a thing that...
One of our favorite local acts, the Whiskey Daredevils have just released their latest effort, American Songbook, and it’s another winner. The disc, the...
FRIDAY, OCT. 12 Vanessa Collier Singer-saxophonist Vanessa Collier draws equally from funk, soul, rock, and blues. This year, she received Blues Music Award Nominations...
