Christopher Wyze has been spending a considerable amount of time in cemeteries, archives and alleys around Indianapolis. Not exactly the typical promotional schedule for a blues recording artist. But Wyze isn’t simply promoting a new album. He’s investigating a nearly century-old musical mystery. He’s tracking down forgotten addresses, studying newspaper
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Matti Alfonzetti has spent more than four decades making rock music, and apparently nobody has convinced him that big choruses, loud guitars and melodic hooks have reached their expiration date. Good. The Swedish vocalist will release his new studio album, Going for the Kill, on December 11 through Frontiers Music
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Sometimes getting another moment on an arena stage isn’t about a booking agent, a promoter or a carefully constructed career plan. Sometimes a friend simply makes room. Allie Colleen returned to her home state for a special appearance at Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center during Brooks & Dunn’s Neon Moon Tour,
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Strength doesn’t always look like winning. Sometimes it simply looks like getting up and taking one more step. Singer-songwriter Lee Newton explores that quieter kind of courage in the official music video for “Strength of a Woman,” a song built around resilience, compassion and the power women can find in
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Ezra Vancil learned three chords because of a girl. His father was a songwriter. Ezra wasn’t particularly interested in following him into the family business. He liked the idea of being a musician. Actually learning an instrument? Not so much. Then he met a girl who was out of his
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Australian deathcore outfit To The Grave has released its fifth studio album, LIBERATION FRONT, through BLKIIBLK. And just in case the title didn’t sufficiently communicate the band’s mood, the record opens with a song called “MEAT THE HUMANS.” Message received. The Sydney band is celebrating the album’s arrival with a
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There are nights when getting to the concert is almost as much of an adventure as the concert itself. This was one of those nights. When the approval came through to photograph Brantley Gilbert at the Rose Music Center, I was excited. Then reality showed up and reminded me that
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Dolly Parton spent a lifetime proving that success is measured by considerably more than records sold, awards collected or songs written. Country Radio Broadcasters will honor that other side of her legacy by presenting Parton posthumously with the 2027 Artist Humanitarian Award during Country Radio Seminar, scheduled for March 17–19
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Blind Channel has looked into the universe and considered the possibility that humanity may be completely alone. Naturally, they added a breakdown. The Finnish modern metal band has released “Into The Void,” featuring Of Mice & Men vocalist Aaron Pauley, as the final standalone single ahead of its sixth studio
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Jim Peterik has spent a career writing songs about overcoming the odds. Apparently, there was still one mountain left to climb. Jim Peterik & World Stage have released “Everest,” featuring Toby Hitchcock and Bree Gordon, as the latest preview of the upcoming album River of Music: The Power of Duets
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