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Song Premiere: Jo Harman – “No One Left To Blame”
Jo Harman is back with her signature bluesy style in her new single “No One Left To Blame.” The track marries her smooth vocal line with a rock-driven bite and leaves us even more excited to hear the rest of the album. People We Become will be Harman’s second studio album and drops on February 3rd….
New Music Mondays: the quiet pack
This week’s edition of New Music Monday’s focuses on an Athens, Georgia, based artist named Marshall Moore, but better known as “the quiet pack.” This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. VM: Tell us about your project. Marshall: My conception for the quiet pack was that it would be a slow-jams oriented music…
New Music: Parlour Tricks “Need Somebody”
Get ready for an irresistible new record. “Need Somebody” is the debut song for Parlour Tricks off of their EP: (what I think about when I think about) BODIES, which dropped October 28th. Parlour Tricks is a New York City based indie band with Lily Cato as the lead singer. There is a certain polish…
Broken Hands x Vinyl Mag
Imagine you’re standing on a jetway, planes soaring above and beside you, the sound of jet engines roaring on all sides–and you might just know what it feels like to be in the crowd at a live Broken Hands gig. Relatively new to the music scene, the British rockers have already received significant U.K. radio…
Album Premiere: Billy The Kid & The Soulful Saints – ‘Pullin’ On My Heartstrings’
New York-based vocalist/songwriter/producer Billy The Kid (Billy Aukstik) is dropping his dreamy new 7-inch, Pullin’ On My Heartstrings, available now on vinyl and digital download. “I wrote and recorded the Heartstrings 7-inch after studying the early demos of Sly Stone and countless arrangements by Allen Toussaint and other soul legends,” says Aukstik of the track. “Using the…
Artist to Watch: Blaenavon
Since the debut of their single ‘Into the Night’ in 2013, Blaenavon (pronounced Bly-nay-von) has evolved their sound to have an identity just as recognizable as long-established bands. Their sound has been described in a variety of ways from indie-rock to alternative-pop, but the three members identify themselves to be an ghostjazz band. The members;…
Musicians Come Together to Stop Trump in Online Campaign “30 Days, 30 Songs”
In an effort to deter the possibility of a Donald Trump presidency, an online campaign known as 30 Days, 30 Songs will release a protest song by a well-known artist each day until the election on November 8. The songs, as expected, will all have anti-Trump themes. Still, the goal of the project is not…
Big Name Artists Bring Huge Crowd to Atlanta Pride
The annual Atlanta Pride Festival was held in Piedmont Park this past weekend, drawing in people from all over the Southeast with its welcoming atmosphere and its high-profile music lineup. Although Atlanta Pride has been underwhelming in terms of music acts in the past few years, this year was a different story. Power 96.1 sponsored…
Project Pabst Takes Atlanta
In an all-day event last Saturday, Project Pabst lit up East Village to kickoff October in Atlanta. The festival, which highlights local artists of all mediums in each of the four cities it visits, was a blend of music, art and PBR-fueled fun. The lineup for the event consisted of smaller bands like Jacuzzi Boys…
The Floozies X Vinyl Mag
According to The Floozies, summer isn’t over yet. With their current tour, Summer Fling, But Like, In The Fall Tour, The Floozies hope to keep those summer vibes going well into the couple of months. Ahead of their stop in Athens, GA, at the Georgia Theatre, we sat down with Mark Hill (drummer) to get…