Posted December 18, 2013in The Sound
Remember high school? For many of us, it was a time for bad skin, Drakkar Noir and a capella groups like The Nylons and Rockapella. Once we graduated and set out into whatever reflection of the real world we chose, most of us left the trappings of high-school life behind.
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Posted December 11, 2013in The Sound
Sick Puppies are out touring in support of its latest album, “Connect.” It’s a project that the band found itself taking a long and winding road to complete. “We wrote for about two months, and then we stopped because it started to get kinda stale,” said guitarist Shim Moore. “We
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Posted December 04, 2013in The Sound
We’ll just get this out of the way at the front: Chuck Inglish used to be one of The Cool Kids. Everyone’s love of a good pun properly sated, it’s time to talk about why it’s probably better for Inglish that he’s on his own. The Cool Kids (Inglish and
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Posted November 27, 2013in The Sound
This has been a year of celebration for the Oak Ridge Boys. One of country music’s most venerable acts, this marks its 40th anniversary with the same lineup. “Like most things in life, it feels like time goes by so fast,” said bass singer Richard Sterban in a phone interview.
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Posted November 20, 2013in The Sound
Even if you’re not a fan of jam bands, it’s difficult to not be drawn in by the mentality. The idea of a group of people getting together (maybe getting high), having a good time and just generally being groovy and happy just to bask in the presence of one
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Posted November 13, 2013in The Sound
Nobody knows quite what to do with Hed PE. That’s partly because of the band’s sound, which redefines the word “eclectic.” “When people come to a Hed PE show, they know they’re going to get four things,” said front man Jahred Gomes in an interview from his Anaheim, Calif., home.
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Posted November 06, 2013in The Sound
Whenever I see Pink, it reminds me of how much people like to hate Taylor Swift. Pink (or P!NK, if you’re nasty) and Swift have both made pretty decent livings doing basically the same thing: singing about crappy relationships. But then the paths diverge. While Pink remains almost unassailably adored,
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Posted October 30, 2013in The Sound
The phrase “make it talk” was seemingly coined with Steve Vai in mind. Forged in the fires of Joe Satriani’s tutelage, shaped by the mind of Frank Zappa, Vai is one of those “guitarist’s guitarist” guys: someone who may not always be first in the mainstream line — he was
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Posted October 23, 2013in The Sound
Nashville-based three-piece Sweetwater Rain came about through a combination of luck and attrition. “We had done different projects under the same management,” said guitarist Fred Stallcup in a phone interview. “And (they) kind of put us together.” “(Bassist Thomas Rennick) and I worked together on a different project as backup
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Posted October 16, 2013in The Sound
Water Liars is a band just like thousands around the country. Formed as a two-piece in 2011, the group has a couple of albums under its belt with a third just about ready to record. Its last album, “Wyoming,” was released in March of this year and received a smattering
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