Q-and-A: Deer Tick on July Concerts, Newport Folk Fest Album Release and New Music

Deer Tick includes Christopher Ryan, Dennis Ryan, John J. McCauley and Ian O’Neil. Things used to be wild, but it’s been an understandably quiet year and a half for the…

‘We believe that access to music is a fundamental children’s rights issue’

At 5.30 in the evening outside a Community Resource Centre on the edge of Longford town 17 Roma teenagers are gathered in the open air as they take turns playing…

John Goldsby: “It’s expected nowadays that you know how to play Brazilian music, or funk, or hip-hop, or metal. A lot of younger bass players can do it all“

Bassist, bandleader, composer, teacher, clinician, and author John Goldsby is a dream interviewee, and not just because he’s an interesting guy with a wealth of experience. A journalist to the core,…

‘Bossa De Hyrule’ Reimagines Zelda Music With Laidback Brazilian Beats – Feature

Image: Steven Morris Just prior to Nintendo Life VGM Fest kicking off in mid-August, we were contacted by Steven Morris — a musician and prolific producer of VGM covers —…

INSANIA To Release V (Praeparatus Supervivet) Album In November; “Praeparatus Supervivet” Music Video Streaming

Sweden’s power metal masters, Insania, return with their fifth album, the aptly titled V (Praeparatus Supervivet), which is their first with Frontiers Music Srl. The album will be released on…

Tom Manuel Keeps the Music Playing at SBU and The Jazz Loft |

Tom Manuel performing at The Jazz Loft in February 2020. Photo by John Griffin Tom Manuel got his first jazz infusion at a family event when he was growing up.…