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Live Music Reviews, Music

The Get Up Kids STWHA 25th Anniversary at Danforth Music Hall

Last night our favourite Kansas midweast emo band descended upon the Danforth Music Hall to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Something to Write Home About – we know because we were there! Honestly getting to concerts these days is a battle, so that’s no small feat. I only picked up my ticket about a week ago, feeling apathetic and annoyed with how things were going … Continue reading The Get Up Kids STWHA 25th Anniversary at Danforth Music Hall

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folk, punk rock

Kryzys? Jaki Kryzys? Oh! To album polskiego zespołu Disgrace.

Okay, okay, okay everyone settle down and I’ll explain. In an effort to connect further to our Polish crooked forest tree roots, we’ve been working on our Polish and listening to more Polish bands… like this one! We came across Polish folk-punk/folkcore band Hańba! (which translates to Disgrace if we’re to believe Google Translate; We’re all learning something new today and I think that’s nice) … Continue reading Kryzys? Jaki Kryzys? Oh! To album polskiego zespołu Disgrace.

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Music, rock

Sun’s out, Funzo. The Get Alongs Release Their Debut LP ‘Weather Permitting’

They’re coming in about as close to the wire you can get to make a play for best release of 2023 with the unveiling of their debut LP Weather Permitting (streaming today). The band announced the record earlier today on their Instagram page and we hopped right over to give it a listen. We were 3 songs deep into the record before we solidified the … Continue reading Sun’s out, Funzo. The Get Alongs Release Their Debut LP ‘Weather Permitting’

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Music Reviews

Starve away your biggest fears with Dan Krochmal’s soothing “Fomo”

Like a light cool breeze on the first hot summer day, Dan Krochmal’s “Fomo” hits the sweet spot in the first few seconds of this contemporary pop-rock track. Before hearing a single word it brings you into the early days of the Gin Blossoms or Goo Goo Dolls with brilliant clean guitar lines and a rhythm section that knows how to settle right into the … Continue reading Starve away your biggest fears with Dan Krochmal’s soothing “Fomo”

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Music

Music Monday: The Arkut Brothers – “The Arkut Brothers”

Morning! To help you kick off your week, today we want to recommend to you The Arkut Brothers self-titled debut album. For fans of country & singer-songwriter. Available wherever you stream stuff. To purchase the album or learn more about the duo, check out their website below. Website: https://www.arkut.uk/ And in case you missed it, check out our interview with the brothers below! Continue reading Music Monday: The Arkut Brothers – “The Arkut Brothers”

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Blog

Static Unveiled – S2 E2: Hear You Me

This episode addresses depression and suicide so heads up if you’re not in the head space for it. Listen to the episode now on Spotify or read on for the official transcript below: Official Transcript: This week on Static Unveiled I’m revisiting Hear You Me. So far this cover is the one I’ve spent the most time with. It’s gone through a couple different iterations … Continue reading Static Unveiled – S2 E2: Hear You Me

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Music Reviews

CHOZE exemplifies self-empowerment with “D.I.Y”

From the depths of the London underground comes CHOZE, an unbridled rapper who’s prepared to set the hip hop world on fire. With the voracious tenacity only present in hungry overachieving indie artists, his 11-track debut album “D.I.Y” arrived July 2021 and if it set out to prove that CHOZE isn’t one to sleep on, then consider our beds made. “D.I.Y” kicks off with “BADDERZ” … Continue reading CHOZE exemplifies self-empowerment with “D.I.Y”

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Music

Crooked Forest’s Indie Music Round-Up: 2022 Edition

Showcasing what we believe are some of the best indie releases of 2022 as submitted by YOU to our twitter feed. Most submissions were Spotify links but some came through as Bandcamp – we’re running with what we were given. The lists are broken down by general genre so you can quickly jump to what you’re looking for. Let’s get to it! Light Rock/Easy-Listening/Pop RW … Continue reading Crooked Forest’s Indie Music Round-Up: 2022 Edition

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Lyrics, throughfare

Throughfare EP Breakdown: Under/Over

This post is part of the ongoing blog breakdown series where I dive into the official lyrics, stories and thoughts that inspired the lyrics for the recently released Throughfare EP. If you haven’t yet, give the record a spin on bandcamp and jump back to the first blog on this record by clicking this handy link. Today we’re talking about track 2 on the record: Under/Over. … Continue reading Throughfare EP Breakdown: Under/Over

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Music, Resources

So You Want To Release A Cover Song?

It should be no secret that I release an unusually high volume of cover songs and that’s not about to slow down anytime soon. Music distributers have slowly begun to address the issue of how to handle cover song releases by indie artists who have otherwise been pretty free to go ahead and do whatever they want at this point. It’s been important to me … Continue reading So You Want To Release A Cover Song?

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