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Samantha Rae Bowers (born January 4, 1994), known professionally as Sammy Rae, is an American musician and the leader of the band Sammy Rae & The Friends. She has released one album, one live album, and two EPs. Her musical style is influenced by funk, jazz, rock, folk, and pop. Rae was born in Derby, Connecticut on January […]

Brooklyn-based alt-rock band Sub*T recently announced their sophomore EP Spring Skin, out on 21 June on If This Then Records. Accompanying single/video ‘Unearthly’ sets the stage for Sub*T’s upcoming EP. Sub*T is led by self taught musicians Grace Bennett and Jade Alcantara. While being inspired by 90s female-driven rock, Sub*T is making their own path in the alt-rock scene of today. […]

There’s a new supergroup in town. Meet the Silverlites, made up of R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, the Black Crowes’ Rich Robinson, Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees and Mad Season, and singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur who was first discovered by Peter Gabriel. Today, the band announced their debut album Silverlites and released the lead single “Don’t Go, Don’t Stay.” On […]

Soul Asylum’s career arc has taken them from raucous punks to a multi-platinum selling alternative acts in the ’90s on through to elder statesmen status as they reformed in the 2000’s and continue to release albums. They started off as one of the hardest-working bands on the underground rock scene, the little-brother band of Hüsker […]

Silcrow, formerly Close To The Bone, are a 4 piece grunge / rock outfit from Auckland New Zealand who bring us a fusion of heavy grunge mixed with a rock kick that has influences of Incubus, Soundgarden & Alice In Chains pumping through it’s veins. The boys have been busy building a fanbase around the […]

​ “It was culturally alive and it still is. There were a lot of block parties in the summer. They would import bands from Memphis and Mississippi and us brown and black girls would be jamming to these groups,” says Bette Smith, as she walks around the neighborhood of her upbringing, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY.  She’s […]

Softcult is a Canadian grunge duo consisting of twin siblings Phoenix and Mercedes Arn-Horn. The duo are known for their melding of grunge with shoegaze, as well as their DIY and riot grrrl-inspired ethics. The band’s most recent EP, See You in the Dark, was released on March 24, 2023. Twin siblings Phoenix and Mercedes […]

Chris Stapleton’s blend of throwback country, classic rock, and soul, along with his ability to craft memorable and meaningful songs — both as a behind-the-scenes journeyman and as a solo performer — have made him a well-regarded, highly rewarded part of the country music scene. Before his 2015 breakthrough debut album, Traveller, he worked in […]

As the lead guitarist for Guns N’ Roses, Slash established himself as one of hard rock’s finest and most soulful soloists during the late ’80s. His guitar playing was technically adept, yet always firmly grounded in the gritty Aerosmith and Stones licks he loved, and his image was as iconic as his playing. After GNR […]

Playing Aftershock in Sacramento on Oct.10!! Forging a muscular sound out of contrasting sonic vistas that include pop hooks, theatrical melodies, jazz-influenced chord voicings, rock rhythms, and sludgy guitars, Slothrust (“sloth-rust”) offer a unique spin on the angsty sounds of the ’90s. Led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Leah Wellbaum, the group’s label debut, 2014’s Of Course You Do, included […]