Often, guitarists will pursue an instrument that is capable of shaping dynamic sonic textures to promote their musical experiences beyond their boundaries and constraints. The Epiphone 335, a classic example of a hollow-body guitar, offers just that—effortless navigation between genres.…
Sometimes destiny chooses for us — and so it happened in the life of Konstantin Gevondyan. Born in Moscow, he first encountered the sound of a brass band at a children’s summer camp, and from that moment, his heart belonged…
LaVance Colley, is a Los Angeles-based R&B infused pop songwriter, whose credits include working alongside Beyonce Knowles, John Legend, Shawn Mendes, Pharrell Williams, Diana Ross, Lizzo, Director Robert Townsend, and Andy Grammer, and is most popularly known as the lead…
This month’s artist to watch is the jazz/electronic/who-the-hell-knows trio Moon Hooch (https://www.moonhooch.com), hailing from Brooklyn, New York. Let me just begin by saying that every time I think these guys can’t surprise me anymore, I see something new that simply…
From a theater job at 11 years old to moving to New York City at 17, Brenna Whitaker has been working hard to pursue her musical dreams. When she was in her early 20s, she moved back home to Missouri…
Unfortunately, great music tends to come from a place of pain rather than joy. For jazz singer Lili K, that darkness manifested in the gun violence found in her home city of Chicago, as well as the abuse she felt…
If you’ve never witnessed the excitement of music, movies, television shows and fashion statements all at once, then you’ve probably never tuned in to the network, BET. Each year BET celebrates its success by having award shows. The show that…
Pouring your heart out it is usually done when you love a person, place or thing to death, but just like anything else there is an art to pouring your heart out so that it doesn’t spill all over the…