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Showcasing music that makes you feel something, without regard to boundaries of genre, because music that fails to stir emotion is nothing more than noise and there are already far too many labels in this world.

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By Travis Erwin - May 18, 2018

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Shut Up and Sing (Op Ed)

By Travis Erwin - April 08, 2019

We listen to music that brings out our emotions and puts into words how we feel. And we do this at least partly, because we can't always express ourselves. We stare at art that inspires. We read words that teach, transport, and enlighten. We watch movies that make us laugh, cry, hope, and wonder. And the songwriters, artists, authors, actors, producers, screenwriters that give us these treasures are very all very gifted and talented when it comes to tapping into our emotions.They combine great intelligence, hard work, talent, and a heightened sense of em pathy to pour their souls out. And while taste is subjective, all of us have our favorite singers, songwriters, authors, painters, sculptors, poets, actors, etc ... that we believe speak for a generation or a culture. We pay money to feel alive, or included, or to simply feel we are not all alone in this crazy, screwed up world. We admire, love, and long to hear and see these artists because frankly, the...

Fly Bird Fly

By Travis Erwin - October 13, 2017

So I had this gig writing for a music magazine. It was fun while it lasted, but we mutually parted ways after having a deep philosophical divide about the musical influence of the late great Waylon Jennings, compared to the bro country babble of one Luke Bryan. I was hired as the Indie music contrarian and they want to now go more mainstream which is certainly their prerogative, but my musical tastes are not in line with that vision and faking articles I am passionate about, is not why I write. I am proud of some of the stuff I wrote including a few articles that were rejected as too far off the mainstream path. Today I am sharing one such article about a band called the Thieving Birds. TAKING FLIGHT by Travis Erwin From small towns to big cities, they are all the same … A scratched, dented bar. Stools to perch on. Not too comfortable, but sturdy and more than adequate to take a load off. Off in the corner, the golf video game replays glory shots of games pas...

Sean McConnell [Concert Review] - Secondhand Smoke [Album Review]

By Travis Erwin - April 12, 2019

I am fresh out of stones so I'll throw one post at two birds. Or something like that. I've wanted to review this album for a while and since I had the privilege of catching Sean McConnell open for a band Called NeedToBreath the other night, I decided to tack on a concert review. I will admit I went specifically to see Sean and knew next to nothing about the headliner. My appreciation for Sean McConnell began in 2012 with the release of his album Midland . The Fox Theater in Riverside, California is a nice venue with comfortable seating and ample leg room. One of those places that doesn’t offer a bad seat. Capacity is 1600, but the space feels much more intimate than that. There is power in a talented singer/songwriter standing below the lights with only his guitar. McConnell wielded this power well. The emotion and history of every lyric floated straight from the stage into the listening crowd. Despite the sold out show, I suspect very few attendees ha...