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Judah & The Lion Announce Line-up Evolution and New Single

11Nov

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Judah & The Lion Announce Line-up Evolution and New Single

Judah & The Lion is back with new material to help celebrate 10 years as a band. The announcement of the new single "Find Another Reason Why" comes on the heels of a bittersweet announcement that a founding member is leaving the band. In a message posted to the bands' social media pages, it was announced that founding member Nate Zuercher is stepping down to spend more time off the road. The split comes on good terms as all parties are supportive of his decision. Zuercher stated that like many, he's experienced a challenging 18 months. That forced rest helped him appreciate the fact that things in his life needed to change. His departure comes as frontman Judah Akers and mandolinist/vocalist Brian Mcdonald will continue on with work on their new album. https://twitter.com/...

New Dashboard Confessional Album Set For February Release

10Nov

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New Dashboard Confessional Album Set For February Release

Dashboard Confessional fans are buzzing after a new single release and album announcement. All The Truth That I Can Tell will be the ninth studio album for the Chris Carrabba-led outfit and will be available on February 25th. "Here's To Moving On" is the lead single from the new project. According to a recent post on social media, Carrabba alludes to the theme prevalent throughout the song, moving on. https://twitter.com/dashboardmusic/status/1458072130877337600 In the spring of 2020, Dashboard's 20th-anniversary tour was cut short by the onset of COVID. Just a few months later Carrabba was in a serious motorcycle crash. His recovery was complicated by the pandemic and ultimately had to relearn to walk and play guitar. As a long-time rider, this wasn't Carrabba's first fall...

“Passing” Elegantly Examines Friendship and Race in 1920’s New York (Review)

9Nov

By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments

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“Passing” Elegantly Examines Friendship and Race in 1920’s New York (Review)

Shortly after premiering at this year's Sundance Film Festival, the directorial debut of actor Rebecca Hall ("The Night House") was acquired for release by Netflix in a worldwide deal. Based on the groundbreaking 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen, "Passing" tells the story of two childhood friends who run into each other as adults, intersecting with each other again at very different places in their lives. https://youtu.be/mPlr-E_xKlU Tessa Thompson stars as Irene, a woman living in Harlem with her husband Brian (André Holland) and their two children. With Brian working as a doctor, they live comfortably enough for Irene to spend her time charitably. While stopping for a drink on a blisteringly hot summer day, she runs into Clare (Ruth Negga) in a hotel bar. The ...

Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness Set To Host 12th Annual Dear Jack Benefit Concert Saturday Night

7Nov

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Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness Set To Host 12th Annual Dear Jack Benefit Concert Saturday Night

Andrew McMahon was diagnosed with Leukemia at just 23 years old. He's spent the years since then raising funds to help support those affected by this terrible disease. Carving out a successful career across two+ decades and three projects, McMahon recently chronicled his story with the release of his memoir Three Pianos. His teen years into his early 20s saw the meteoric success of Something Corporate. From there he moved on to Jack's Mannequin before launching Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and breaking out with "Cecelia and the Satelite" in 2014. Camp Wilderness Fan Access We've seen sold-out tours and popular follow-up albums ever since and McMahon shows no signs of slowing down. His newest project is a fan access platform called Camp Wilderness which aims to offer f...

‘The Beta Test’ is a Razor Sharp Satire With No Strings Attached (Review)

5Nov

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‘The Beta Test’ is a Razor Sharp Satire With No Strings Attached (Review)

In the opening scene of "The Beta Test," viewers witness the graphic murder of a young woman in a domestic violence incident. It sets a very dark tone for the film and foreshadows some elements of the storyline but shifts directions relatively quickly after the opening credits. We're introduced to Jordan (Jim Cummings, "Thunder Road," "The Wolf of Snow Hollow"), an anxious Hollywood agent battling a stressful job, a painful ulcer, and a fiancée named Caroline (Virginia Newcomb) who he is just weeks away from marrying. A routine visit to the mailbox kicks Jordan's storyline into full gear. He gets a letter in a purple envelope, addressed to him with golden calligraphy and featuring no return address. Inside is an invitation to come to a local hotel room for an anonymous and "no strin...

Texas Blues-Rocker Ally Venable Set To Resume Tour Dates With Kenny Wayne Shepherd + Others

4Nov

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Texas Blues-Rocker Ally Venable Set To Resume Tour Dates With Kenny Wayne Shepherd + Others

Ally Venable, 22-year old Texas blues-rocker, is making some waves on the road this fall with artists like Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram. She's on tour in support of her latest release Heart of Fire and the second leg is set to get underway. Written throughout the course of the pandemic, Venable entered Bessie Blue Studio in Tennessee with highly regarded producer Jim Gaines to lay it down. The resulting piece of music was released in February of 2021 and debuted on the Billboard Blues chart at #2. “My goal for this album was to give an outlet for people. That’s really where the core of these songs comes from…”Ally Venable Venable's path to the blues began by singing in church choirs as a kid. She was heavily influenced by artists from near wh...

3Nov

By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments

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‘Finch’: A Man, His Dog & His Robots

Tom Hanks is no stranger to being the only human character on screen in a film. All through his latest effort, "Finch," I couldn't help but think of him passing his days on the beach and having conversations with a volleyball in "Cast Away." He gets a little more to work with in this post-apocalyptic tale of a robotic engineer named Finch who just may be one of the last people alive on Earth. Or at least in the United States. We don't get a lot of details, but it appears as though the ozone layer of the planet has deteriorated to the point that being exposed to the sun can kill you. With temperatures at deadly levels and radiation in the air, he has survived in an underground bunker. It's just Finch, his loyal dog Goodyear and a small scavenging robot assistant that he takes on ...

Blues Legend John Mayall Plots New Album With Star-Studded Cast

2Nov

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Blues Legend John Mayall Plots New Album With Star-Studded Cast

The legendary John Mayall delivers a funky soulful affair with a star-studded group of musicians in tow on his new album set for release on Forty Below Records. The Sun Is Shining Down will be available to the general public on January 28th. Mayall's career has spanned more than five decades. His band, The Bluesbreakers influenced a generation of musicians and his musical rolodex includes collaborations with Eric Clapton, members of Fleetwood Mac & the Rolling Stones. While he retired the Bluesbreakers moniker in 2008, he continues to travel his musical path. This will be Mayall's fifth album with Forty Below and 36th studio effort. Just part of a prolific career that also includes 34 live albums, 24 compilations albums, and 4 EP's (for good measure). Featuring Special Guest...

Scottish Rockers Release Emotionally Charged New Album “…Happily Ever After”

31Oct

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Scottish Rockers Release Emotionally Charged New Album “…Happily Ever After”

In what is being called a rapid emotional response to the turmoil of the past year, Biffy Clyro is back with the adventurous new studio album, The Myth of the Happily Ever After. In the follow-up to the critically acclaimed A Celebration of Endings, the 11-track album features the new single 'Errors In The History of God'. The new release comes on the heels of the previously released "Unknown Mail 01" and "A Hunger In Your Haunt". This marks the first time Biffy Clyro has recorded an album entirely in their homeland of Scotland. Due to lockdown, the band set up a studio in their rehearsal space in a farmhouse close to their homes. The trio went in with the intention of completing songs from their previous album but the project took on a life of its own. This album is a real ...

Multi-talented Greg Amici’s New Single “Greenwood” Out Now

30Oct

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Multi-talented Greg Amici’s New Single “Greenwood” Out Now

Singer, musician, writer, and actor Greg Amici is back at it. He's gearing up for the release of his new album "Tragicomic". "Greenwood" is the new single and is available on streaming platforms now. Amici taps into an interesting backstory on "Greenwood." He explains that during a severe bout of depression in the 90's he decided to visit a Brooklyn cemetery called Green-Wood. As the final resting place of many new New Yorkers, he came across a tombstone with a photo of a 30-year-old guy in a leather jacket. From there Amici's imagination took over. Curious as to how the man passed, he thought it would be cool if he could feel the presence of his younger sister visiting his grave. The twist is, she's now middle-aged and old enough to be his mother. "Greenwood" features an accom...