One wouldn’t necessarily expect Maine to be a hotbed of soul, but sure enough, there’s an up and coming soul band emerging from the…er, whatever Maine is famous for (anyone from Maine reading this post-please don’t kill me.) If you’re from the area and you haven’t checked out the Kenya Hall Band , then shame on you. If you’re not from the area and you love soul music, please allow this column to be your introduction. I was fortunate enough to be able […]
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A Moment With…Cougar Ace
It started with The White Stripes. Now, The Black Keys are the hottest band out. Following in the heels of those two bands is Kentucky’s Cougar Ace Band. Joel and Shawn have amassed a strong local following with their rockin’ sound (yeah, that sounds corny, but I can’t think of how else to describe it). Future plans include the recording of an album and taking their act nationwide, but they temporarily put those potential domination plans aside to sit down […]
A Moment With…Halston
When a band’s MySpace page lists their music as “country/disco house/indie”, you know you’re in for a fun time. Boston’s Halston (say that five times fast) combines synthy pop of the Eighties with the hooky goodness of…well, the Eighties, and then they put their own modern-day unique spin on it. The guys that comprise Halston-Carlos and Dando-have appeared on this site several times in the past, and I got them to agree not only to an interview, but to premiere their brand-spankin’ […]
A Moment With…Marc Pinansky
It’s almost like Marc Pinansky is the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Boston musicians. Some of the time, he’s the frontman for rockers Township, storming the stage with bluesy rock anthems reminiscent of AC/DC. Other times, he’s a singer/songwriter in the “sensitive” mode, paring the rock howl back and strumming an acoustic guitar. Bottom line-Marc is an amazingly talented musician. He plays multiple instruments, gigs around Boston constantly, has written and performed commercials for brands ranging from McDonalds to […]
A Moment With: Scott Poulson-Bryant
The music-writing bug hit me pretty early in life, but it didn’t strike me as a viable option (for various reasons) until I was in my mid-teens. Starting with the creation of The Source, young urban culture finally got a voice in the print media mainstream, It was closely followed by Quincy Jones’ magazine venture, Vibe. From the first issue of the magazine I saw (with a striking photo of Treach from Naughty by Nature on the cover), I was […]
