An acclaimed Italian guitar virtuoso and composer, Mauro Giuliani, along with Fernando Sor, was among the last great traditional proponents of his instrument until its revival in the first twentieth century. He analyzed counterpoint as well as the cello, but within the six-string acoustic guitar he was completely self-taught, which …

Despite his tragically brief life, Pergolesi remaining an extraordinary oeuvre, like the intermezzo La serva padrona, among the great types of the Italian comic opera in the eighteenth century. An effective opera composer, Pergolesi was also an extremely esteemed author of chapel music, exemplified by his amazing Stabat Mater. Pursuing …

Carrying out a stint as bassist in angular emo-rock trio the Convocation Of…, Baltimore indigenous Man Blakeslee relocated to Chicago in the first 2000s and started performing solo beneath the name Entry. Blakeslee’s somber however trippy acoustic music quickly arrived him a normal place at tastemaking dive club the Hideout, …

Vocalist/songwriter J. Tillman’s music paints languid, unfortunately gorgeous portraits of like and life over the margins using the moody depth of Nick Drake as well as the country-influenced textures of Ryan Adams. Tillman initial produced a name for himself playing drums in a set of indie rock rings, Saxon Shoreline …

The Fairline Parkway is made up of multi-instrumentalists Zach Okun and Raj Gadhia. The duo released their debut, self-titled record on Lazyline Press in fall 2002. Later on, they parted organization, with Okun shifting to Arizona, after that to Portland, OR, where he worked well as a studio room engineer …

Mandalaband weren’t one, but really two of England’s more ambitious progressive rock and roll ensembles, featuring two very different lineups at the rear of the same guiding character. The next incarnation from the music group featured the task of Barclay Adam Harvest, 10cc, Steeleye Span’s Maddy Prior, as well as …

Modern gospel singer, rapper, and producer Canton Jones was raised within a musical family in Deerfield Seaside, a coastal city in southeast Florida. As soon as age five, Jones became a member of a performing quartet his dad created, and by age group 16 he was producing beats for himself …

The Nutmegs are remembered today for his or her enduring East Coastline doo wop classic, 1955’s R&B smash hit “Tale Untold” (number 2 in the U.S.). The group continuing to have local achievement in the northeastern U.S., rating a high 20 regional strike with “Dispatch of Like.” Nearly ten years …

Attempting to stick out among your peers when you practice your art in the wonderful world of Japanese pop/rock and roll/punk is usually no imply feat, but NY City-based Peelander-Z offers certainly produced some serious waves. Mixing elements of the energy Rangers, Japanese and American pop tradition pictures, sci-fi, and …

Christian rockers Whitecross shaped in Chicago in 1986, launching their self-titled debut LP a year later on. Regular lineup adjustments plagued the group practically from its inception, however the duo of vocalist Scott Wenzel and guitarist Rex Carroll continued to be constants throughout. A 1988 tour to get CCM fan …