Local Music Channel Blog
Bud Rice in a Piece of Heaven
In Montreal, it’s not uncommon to have 16 year olds at bars, however being amidst the musicians’ scene was different than just hanging with buds, I grew a thick skin early on.
The Whirlwind of Live Music
The Whirlwind of Live Music The 2020 NAMM Convention provides such an array of stimuli that it's a bit overwhelming until you start to run into old friends from years past and those that you'd made plans to see; some of whom traveled great distances for the...
Benji Marx Bares all with a Sexual Love Poem to God
When an artist writes an album to house plants while confronting his humanity in the face of the Universe and sings about such subjects as holy, dirty, worthy, accepted and loved human behavior how could you not be intrigued.
Mixtape Vending Machine Plays Well in Boston
Artist and tinkerer, Jason Turgeon, created a mixtape vending machine that dispenses handmade mixtapes through a 1980s snack vending machine he re-configured.
Googleamos, Romance, a West Coast Bike Tour Spread Peace and Climate Awareness from Cali to Mexico
Adley Penner and Carolyn Herlhey created the musical bike power-touring group Bicicletas Por La Paz while gathering San Francisco Bay Area musicians to create the Biketopia Muisc Collective. They dive into the early days of...
Inside Musical Activist Heather Normandale
Upon her new album and video release, anthropological observation, travel and a mission to save us from ourselve
California Heats Up with Tom Quell
Tom’s “dreamy-pop” sound combined with his lush voice reveals his 20-something life experiences of love, heartbreak and what it’s like to suffer incredible heat while touring on a bicycle with the Biketopia Music Collective.
Now The Changes – On The Mountain
Lead singer, Daniel Larlham, of the post-punk rock band, Now The Changes, dares to challenge your psyche with straight up in-your-face poetic lyrics about political unrest, climate change and the daily BS that affects your life. Looking into the future while contemplating the past, Now The Changes, merges message with melody while inviting you to rock out.