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Not to toot my horn, but I’ve heard, seen and even known my share of prolific songwriters, and this J. Hubner fella certainly qualifies as such. It seems as if […]

One of the more heartening developments of the democratization of the music industry is the influx of honest singer/songwriters who don’t necessarily fit the jet-setting, zero-responsibilities, eternal child image fostered […]

Don’t go into Constellation, the new release by San Diego’s (late of Northeastern Ohio) Longsleeves, looking for snappy choruses or arena-rocking riffs. Or many recognizable instruments, for that matter. Not […]

At the risk of sounding outmoded, dated and (proudly) un-Bluetooth-ed, I maintain that MySpace is still a great place to find new bands and get a little inside dope on […]

Okay — to call this debut by Toledo, Ohio’s Chavar Dontae “local” might be a bit of a stretch (I once caught some flak for classifying the Glass City as […]

We survived the fire / we survived the flood / We survived the waves that tried to swallow us up,” sings Joel Gragg in a weathered, half-whispered, yet defiant voice […]

It’s been only a matter of months since an energized J. Hubner shared his last goodbyewave release, bright lights, strange nights, with us, and he appears to have shifted gears […]

Kyle Morris is helping the environment, whether he intends to or not. Self-contained, armed with pretty much just an acoustic guitar and an expressive, worn-just-right voice, Morris creates a startlingly […]

Enigmatic as all get out – with a website to match (www.killandeat.com) – the northern Indiana (they refuse to pinpoint their home base) combo Kill and Eat grace us with […]