By Patrick Wall Photos courtesy of Press Here Piblicity Raphael Saadiq doesn’t like labels. Throughout his career, Saadiq has heard comparisons to the music of the generations before him. True, his music hearkens back to the days of Chuck Berry and Little Richard, but Read More

By Ryan O’Connell Hometowns create two kinds of people- those who stay and those who leave. The two members of Revolution, I Love You chose to leave their hometown. They chose to leave an area in Delaware that they never considered rural until someone considered it rural Read More

By Megan McClure River City Extension is taking the long way home. Hailing from Tom’s River, New Jersey, the eight-piece band recently finished a three day, two show stint opening for Kevin Devine at SXSW, and had just rolled into Athens, Georgia when I spoke with band Read More

By Raymond Simon Nate Van Name is psyched. It’s evident in his voice when we speak by phone to discuss The Mint, the five-piece indie rock band where he plays keyboards. The Mint, which hails from Lancaster, PA, got its start in 2003. Van Name and his bandmates, guitarist Read More

By Madeline Court Six years ago, a power pop garage band from Nashville scored a record deal with a major label and moved to LA to live out their rock star dreams. The exact record label is not important, neither is the name of the music executive who jumped onstage just to sign Read More

By Brian Kindle Ask a hipster to describe their perfect day, and you’d probably end up with something a lot like the upcoming 3rd Annual Pabst Blue Ribbon Crafting Challenge. A seven-hour craft-off and celebration taking place on Saturday March 5th, the Challenge contains Read More