With Qualifiers, Mark Rogers takes a page out of the “minimalist’s” handbook. To the unanointed, it’s easy to mistake his music as a simple take on old-school, pop-laced folk and soft rock, but there’s a whirlwind going on behind the scenes.…
There’s no better name for Nichole Wagner’s new track than ‘Yellow Butterfly’. Its lithe arrangement flutters and floats with all of the grace and dignity of such a gorgeous creature. Occasionally, an underlying intensity bursting from its instrumentation every so…
Starring in the feature length film Le bébé d’Elsa at just 15 years of age, Tiphanie Doucet found her star early. After landing a role on Chante! (France’s answer to Glee) later on, it became clearer that that star would shine brightest when ensnared…
If there is a story in contemporary music that deserves to be heard, that is the one of Don and Karen Peris. They met in high school, while setting a up a musical for the school and they are, to…
Years after his experiences on The Voice, Jordy Searcy seems to have found his voice with the beautiful folk stylings of his new project, Into the Ivy. Alongside producer and co-writer Whitney Dean, the two came to develop their new project out…
When first lending an ear to Mark Peters, you might be inclined to draw comparisons to the likes of Nick Cave, Phillip Phillips, or even early Ed Sheeran. Although the names of famous faces in pop and rock as these…
With their debut EP, Nocturnal Blonde is making a statement. Even if it wasn’t that the band are raising their fists in remarkable protest or delving deep into particular personal ventures, their sound alone innovates on a basis that few…
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s The Hills and the Rivers may just be one of the most promising folk outlets to emerge from the Mid-Atlantic in recent years. Billed as a street folk family band, they are indeed, actually, a true blue family…
At the core of Sister Speak is an enlivened soul. Los Angeles-based Canadian artist Sheri Anne is intent on using the moniker to funnel forward an admirable purpose—to craft inspiring, inspiriting, and innovative music. So, when it’s said that Sister…
Joel Evans, AKA Tiny Eyes, wanted to write a love song but didn’t want to use the same old mould. “I heard somewhere that almost all songs are written about the start or the end of relationships,” he said. “What…