Across twelve carefully selected songs, John Michael Ferrari explores the beauty, vulnerability, and complexity of human connection. ‘Love Is…’ draws on his distinctive crooning style while incorporating contemporary country, Americana, and pop influences. The album moves naturally between intimate ballads, upbeat romantic moments, and deeply reflective storytelling. Ferrari’s expressive vocals give even the simplest declarations […]
“Time To Get Real”: Les Paul’s (The Paul’s) Turn Blues Into a Vehicle for History and Healing
From the Harlem Hellfighters to Hiroshima, the album treats the past as unfinished business. Personal heartbreak sits alongside global tragedy without ever feeling forced. Thirty-one albums in, the duo still writes like they have something urgent to prove. Two men who share a first name and a lifetime of friendship have built something rare in […]
Aaron Pollock Lands Endorsements and Awards Along His Journey
Texas built guitars have found their match in this Australian blues talent. Aaron Pollock’s new partnership with Waterloo by Collings reflects the tone and craftsmanship his playing demands. It marks another milestone in a career built entirely on merit. Sidewalks do not care about your resume. They only care whether you can hold a crowd’s […]
Kansas City’s Allen Brooks Turns a Road Trip Errand into the Anthem of the Summer with “Don’t Forget The Weed”
Equal parts humor, heart, and hypnotic groove, “Don’t Forget The Weed” is the kind of track that arrives already grinning and never lets up from the first chant to the final chord. Allen Brooks channels decades of roots rock and blues experience into a song that feels spontaneous, communal, and genuinely alive. If your summer […]
Judith Owen’s “Suit Yourself” Delivers Swagger, Soul, and Star-Studded Collaborations
The album features Judith’s band the Gentlemen Callers along with the JO Big Band and special guests Davell Crawford, Joe Bonamassa and the Tonya Boyd-Cannon Choir. Continuing on her critically-acclaimed journey into Jazz and Blues, “Suit Yourself,” the new album from lauded vocalist Judith Owen, resumes her trajectory of exploring and mining the lesser-known gems […]
Eric Van Aro Captures Raw Studio Energy on Eric Van Aro Quartet Album
Recorded live in a single room on vintage equipment, the project captures four musicians creating music in real time. The Eric Van Aro Quartet released a new studio album on April 1, 2026, a project that strips modern recording back to its essentials and returns to the raw spirit of live performance. For vocalist and […]
Sugar, Grit and Soul: WT Delivers “Sweet Music” and “Dirty Cafe” in Style
Most people know Walter Pierce as the imaginative mind behind the fantasy series “Dreams Unseen”, or through his reflective works “Where Beauty And Darkness Meet” and “Seeking The Kingdom: Embracing The Path Of Transformation And Joy”. But Pierce carries a second creative identity, one that moves through speakers rather than pages. Under the moniker WT, […]
Inside the Fire: How Downtown Royalty Crafted the Explosive “Homemade Bad”
There is something unmistakable about a band that truly functions as a unit. You hear it in the spaces between the notes, in the push and pull of tempo, in the way one instrument leans forward while another instinctively holds back. Downtown Royalty have built their identity on that chemistry, and with “Homemade Bad”, they […]
Rick W Mercer Revives Roots Rock & Blues Swagger with “4 Door Sexy Beast”
There is something quietly defiant about Rick W Mercer. In a musical climate obsessed with immediacy and spectacle, Mercer moves with the patience of someone who understands that real songs are not assembled, they are earned. Based in Southern Ontario, he stands as a working guitarist, studio musician, and songwriter whose output is rooted in […]
Disrupting the Genre: Why BB Bates’ Outlaw Country Is the Year’s Most Unfiltered Release
NASHVILLE, TN / Los Angeles, CA – BB Bates has officially released his new album, Outlaw Country, a project that pushes the boundaries of the genre by fusing traditional outlaw country with blues, bluegrass, and an unfiltered lyrical edge rarely heard in contemporary releases. Outlaw Country stands out as a bold and unapologetic record. The […]
