Author: Geoff Parachin - Music Director

Hard rock group, The Sword, just released their fifth studio album called High Country. Although it’s receiving great reviews from both music critics and fans, many die hard supporters of the group are not happy with their latest effort.  In 2003, vocalist and guitarist John D. Cronise formed The Sword in Austin, TX. He and other eventual band members sought to create a heavy metal group that drew on the inspiration of influential metal pioneers like Black Sabbath and Slayer. It was in 2005, after a show of theirs at the South by…continue reading →

Indie rock musician, Mac DeMarco, who currently hails from the Queens borough of New York City, shows that he is quite the talented solo act with the recent release of his album, Another One.  In a musical era where indie rock has become known more as a sub genre of rock rather than referring to artists who are independent, it is refreshing to find musicians who stray away from the major labels. This is true with DeMarco’s latest effort, Another One, just as it was with his previous four albums.  In between heavy…continue reading →

The annual Will Rogers & Wiley Post Fly-in begins at 8:30 am on Saturday, August 15th at Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch in Oologah, Oklahoma.  The National Day of Remembrance is put on by the staff of the Will Rogers Memorial Museums, located in Claremore and Oologah. In particular, this is a special year for the event because it marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Oklahoma’s favorite son, Will Rogers, by way of plane crash. Over 100 private planes will be participating in the fly-in by landing on a grass field located at…continue reading →

The Australian group, Tame Impala, have just released their latest album, Currents, and, as expected, it’s receiving high praise from those in the music industry for its evolutionary sound of the psychedelic pop rock genre.Make no mistake about it, however, Tame Impala is a vehicle driven by the 29 year old, Kevin Parker, who grew up in Perth, Australia. Parker writes, records and produces all the music for the Tame Impala albums. A highly sought out band for shows and festivals around the world, when the group is touring, Parker employs a crew…continue reading →

The hottest newcomers to college music radio are a group of early twenty somethings from Kentucky who go the by the name of White Reaper. Their debut LP, White Reaper Does It Again, is available to the public on July 17th, 2015.  In late 2013, Tony Esposito (guitarist/singer), Sam Wilkerson (bassist), Nick Wilkerson (drummer) and Ryan Hater (keyboardist) formed White Reaper in their hometown of Louisville, KY. The group found a following in the summer of 2014 when they released an EP. Since then, they went from unknown local band, playing shows at…continue reading →

There’s a new rhythm and blues presence causing a stir in college music radio and it comes by way of singer, songwriter and guitarist, Leon Bridges, whose debut album, Coming Home, just hit airwaves to critical acclaim. Bridges, who was born in Athens, Georgia and grew up in Texas, draws many comparisons to iconic soul musicians Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. In addition to his smooth voice, he can play guitar and write melodies that compare strikingly. The twenty-five year old cites these two rhythm and blues pioneers as some of his greatest…continue reading →

Mavis Staples, the iconic rhythm and blues singer and civil rights activist, is to be awarded the annual Woody Guthrie Prize on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, California.  Staples will be the second recipient of the prestigious award that is given to artists who best exemplify the spirit and life work of Woody Guthrie by using their art form to speak up for the less fortunate and evoke social change in America. Pete Seeger, the American folk singer and activist, was posthumously honored with the prize in…continue reading →

Indie rock group Yukon Blonde is looking to make an impact on college music radio in the coming weeks with the release of their third full length album, On Blond. Working out of Vancouver, Canada, the group consists of Jeff Innes, Brandon Scott, Graham Jones and James Younger. Their confidence is currently at an all time high. Recently, the band was nominated for a Juno Award, which is the Canadian equivalent to our Grammy’s, for Breakthrough Group of the Year for their work on their 2013 album, Tiger Talk.  On Blonde is a…continue reading →

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In early 2014, Holychild released their debut EP, Mindspeak, leaving college music radio stations across the nation salivating at what was to come from the talented indie pop duo. This week, the Los Angeles based musicians have fed those appetites with the release of their first full length album, The Shape of Brat Pop To Come.  Brat pop is a sub genre of pop that the two members of Holychild have coined and are beginning to define with their music. Loud and coarse, yet catchy due to clever lyrics and beats, brat pop…continue reading →