Josh Mavilia Goes Long On “She’s Not You”

Josh Mavilia Goes Long On “She’s Not You”

ByRachel CholstAug 2, 2022

If this is Josh Mavilia’s cautiously dipping his toe into songwriting, he’s in good shape. Mavilia is releasing songs drip by drip and, as this video attests, keeping it casual. Even on a YouTube video playing in his living room,…

INTERVIEW: The Saddlemen Want You To “Sing This Song”

INTERVIEW: The Saddlemen Want You To “Sing This Song”

ByRachel CholstAug 1, 2022

The Saddlemen are a Brooklyn rock & roll band with a big passion for high-energy barroom-bangers and honest story-telling. I’ve really enjoyed their singles, and it sounds like an album is coming out soon. The band writes, “We hope our…

The Secret Beach Unveils Truths on “God Is”

The Secret Beach Unveils Truths on “God Is”

ByRachel CholstJul 20, 2022

The Secret Beach is the moniker used by Canadian songwriter and recording artist Micah Erenberg, whose refreshingly plainspoken candor has become a dominant through-line in the singer/songwriter’s ever-expanding catalog. Whether releasing records under his own name, or lending his talents…

Country Rocker Delilah Rose Packs Feminist Power Into New Album Moxie

Country Rocker Delilah Rose Packs Feminist Power Into New Album Moxie

ByRachel CholstJul 19, 2022

Boorloo/Perth Singer Songwriter Delilah Rose returns to the stage after a wintering that included growing her second child and writing her debut album but this time with a rockin’ all-star female band. Drawing from the 70s country rock she grew…

David Starling Fills the Tank on “Gas Gauge”

David Starling Fills the Tank on “Gas Gauge”

ByRachel CholstJul 18, 2022

Don’t sleep on David Starling’s impassioned roots rock. Starling is deeply influenced by all the Americana greats, of course, but his new song “Gas Gauge” adds a sense of pop grandiosity to the mix. Similar to Jessye deSilva, Starling’s delivery…