Category: Blues & Americana

Review by Glen Parkes, Jace Media Music Portsmouth rock and blues powerhouse Brave Rival return with a vengeance on their brand-new EP, 5 to 4, released October 17th. It marks their first outing as a four-piece, and what a statement it is—five electrifying tracks (plus three bonus acoustic cuts) that showcase the [more…]

Review by Glen Parkes, Jace Media Music Elles Bailey returns with her new single “Take A Step Back”, the second offering from her forthcoming album Can’t Take My Story Away, due out January 16th via Cooking Vinyl and Outlaw Music. The track is a swaggering slice of soulful rock, bursting with groove [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Emily Fennell, aka Miss Emily, is a powerhouse vocalist from Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada, who began her singing career by spending summers competing & winning dozens of county fair singing contests. For more than 20 years she has channelled those principles, never shying away from an open [more…]

Review By Glen Parkes There are few artists who can claim to have lived every era of rock ’n’ roll and still sound this vital. Dion, the Bronx-born pioneer whose voice defined the early days of American pop and whose spirit helped shape modern blues and rock, returns with his latest masterwork [more…]

Review By Glen Parkes Canadian country-rock powerhouse Cory Marks has never been one to play by the rules. From the moment his breakout single “Outlaws & Outsiders” exploded onto the scene in 2019—featuring the unlikely but perfect combination of Ivan Moody (Five Finger Death Punch), Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe), and Travis Tritt—Marks [more…]