26-year-old Peaches Adaba, whose real name is Sherese Chisolm, hails from Morant Bay, Saint Thomas, Jamaica, and has been listening to music her whole life. “I knew from a tender age I wanted to make music, but nobody had the time to listen and actually push me to make music.…

Anberlin’s In Motion / Never Take Friendship Personal tour hit Varsity Theater in Minneapolis this Tuesday, delivering a powerful and unforgettable night of nostalgic alt-rock energy. Their new touring lineup brought Matty Mullins on vocals, offering a renewed take on their sound while keeping their pulse-pounding, rock-forward instrumentation intact. Joined…

When you think of Nattali Rize or listen to her music, you instantly get pulled into her work, her beliefs, and her conscious rebellion. Nattali Rize is a conscious rebel who exquisitely combines the ideas of positivity, freedom, unity, and love. She shares the same beliefs as reggae icons Bob…

FOZZY, the high-voltage rock powerhouse fronted by wrestling icon Chris Jericho and guitar virtuoso Rich "The Duke" Ward of STUCK MOJO, is cranking the amps to 11 for the 2025 leg of their 2025th Anniversary Tour! Get ready, because FOZZY is bringing the thunder to 20 of the most iconic…

Hip-Hop has been around for just over 50 years now, and 40 of those years have seen LL Cool J as one of the most prominent Hip-Hop artists ever. Think about that—he’s been doing his thing for 80% of the life of a music genre. And doing it well! With …

The Signal in Chattanooga was alive and well with Divorced Dad Rock on Saturday, March 8th. What is that, you ask? I recently learned it’s a term for early 2000s rock music. Not sure if there’s a female equivalent, but I’d imagine it would be Lower Back Tattoo Rock or …

DOROTHY, the band, absolutely took over the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday, March 21st. DOROTHY is fronted by its namesake, Hungarian-born Dorothy Martin. DOROTHY (the band and the singer) are Los Angeles-based, and this was the opening show for the Redemption Tour in support of the new…

Rock and metal flagship AVANTASIA just dropped their bombastic 10th studio album and Napalm Records debut, Here Be Dragons, on February 28, 2025! Featuring absolute AVANTASIA essentials such as spellbinding choirs and theatrical symphonic metal elements, multitalented mastermind and frontman Tobias Sammet also surprises fans old and new with plenty…

With the invention of social media, it has truly become the single best way for bands to get in front of new fans. From the Myspace era to Spotify introducing new bands on playlists every day, social media has revolutionized music discovery. Arguably, the biggest social media app to truly…

Alliance’s Before Our Eyes is a masterclass in melodic rock, the kind of album that feels like a lost gem from the golden era of AOR but lands with the force of a band still hungry to prove something. There’s no rust here—Gary Pihl’s guitar work is crisp and full…

W.E.T. is an acclaimed, melodic rock supergroup that combines some of the finest musicians in the genre. The band's name is an acronym created from the three primary projects its members are associated with – Work of Art (Robert Säll), Eclipse (Erik Mårtensson), and Talisman (Jeff Scott Soto) – and…

I was so excited to get a photo pass for Pepper’s show in Philly. I’ve seen and photographed them live a few times at festivals, and they always bring it to the stage, but how would it be seeing them at a smaller, indoor venue? The day started off with…