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Sunny State Releases New Video And Single: “Solutions”
Omayra Lopez
Sunny State is bringing on the California vibes and a fresh reggae/island rock style with their debut release, “Solutions”. Lead Chris “Cristo” Reed described the single as follows: “As I was writing, I thought ...
HIRIE Releases New Album – Dreamer
Omayra Lopez
California based reggae/tropical-pop band, HIRIE has just released their latest album, Dreamer, written with the collaboration of The Drive—a.k.a. songwriters Mark Merthe and Nate Evans, and majorly inspired by the book, Women Who Run ...
Fear Inoculum Review: A New Twist For Tool
Altwire Staff
After 13 long years, the wait is finally over… but was it worth it? We review Tool’s Fear Inoculum. Tool’s newest album Fear Inoculum just came out on Friday, August 30. Upon first listening, it ...
Sublime With Rome – St. Augustine Amphitheater
Omayra Lopez
Sublime With Rome has wrapped up their summer tour after the successful release of their latest album, Blessings. The tour kicked off earlier this summer along with SOJA, Common Kings, and Seranation and sold ...
Single Review: Tow’rs – Water Under The Bridge
Omayra Lopez
Flagstaff, Arizona-based Folk band Tow’rs brings a mellow style that’s great for reflecting on life. Musical storytelling is the theme in their lyrics, and their latest single, “Water Under The Bridge”, has the listener reminiscing ...
[AltWire Interview] Grassy Dread
Omayra Lopez
The East Coast meets the Pacific Coast with reggae duo, Grassy Dread, comprised of Rob Burns (New York) and Amren Acree (Hawaii). Currently, in the process of releasing a full-length album, they’ve taken the ...
Lewis Capaldi Interview: UK’s Most Brilliant New Artist
Altwire Staff
Since the release of his brilliant breakthrough single “Someone You Loved”, Lewis Capaldi has been an absolute tour de force in the UK, spending seven weeks atop the UK Singles Chart, and scoring a ...
[AltWire Interview] The Bergamot
Omayra Lopez
New York-based Indie Duo, The Bergamot comprised of Jillian Speece and Nathan Hoff has a conscious, thought-provoking mellow music style. Their segment on the Grotto Network “Trailblazers: The Bergamot” recently won them the Daytime ...
Sublime with Rome “Blessings” album and Tour
Omayra Lopez
Sublime with Rome have kicked off their summer with the release of their latest full-length album, Blessings, and a nationwide tour that was joined by SOJA, Common Kings, and Florida reggae rising stars, Seranation. ...
Calgary Stampede: Day 7 – Octi-Lollipops
Ceilidh McQuillan
On July 10, 2019 individuals from all over the world headed over to day 7 of the Calgary Stampede to eat a variety of unique foods such as the Octi-Lollipop, an octopus tentacle on ...
[AltWire Interview] Dub-321 On “Braving Babylon”
Omayra Lopez
After a significant hiatus, Space Coast reggae band, Dub-321 has finally released their much-anticipated comeback LP, Braving Babylon. Dub-321’s lead, Miles once again took some time to chat with our team and share with us ...
Calgary Stampede Day 6 – Rainbow Night at The Stampede
Ceilidh McQuillan
On July 9, 2019 German pop singer Bülow and Brooklyn, NY artist King Princess hit the Coca-Cola Stage. Bülow kicked off the show with a soft and mellow performance of her pop hits. The ...
Calgary Stampede Day 5 – A Rapper’s Delight
Ceilidh McQuillan
On July 8, 2019 Toronto rapper, Lil Berete and Florida rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer T-Pain headed to the Calgary Stampede’s Coca-Cola Stage to perform their biggest hits. This was by far the ...
The Epitome – Still Trill: Explosive Hip-Hop
Al Gibson
The Epitome obviously has beef with all of us. The Kansas City native and frequent Ish1da collaborator just dropped a Super Spirit Bomb onto the favorite platforms of every music streamer. I challenge you ...
Calgary Stampede Day 4 – Indie Rock
Ceilidh McQuillan
On July 7, 2019 Brampton, Ontario-based band Moneen and Nashville based band Dashboard Confessional took to the Coca-Cola Stage at the Calgary Stampede. The atmosphere of the Stampede completely changed the night of the ...
The Debut of Seranation – Sweet Temptation
Omayra Lopez
Seranation has held a special place in my heart since the first time I saw them perform at a small local venue in the north Orlando area back in 2017. Their years of building ...
Calgary Stampede: Day 3 – Sunny Days
Ceilidh McQuillan
Day 3 of the Calgary Stampede has so far been the best day yet with performances by Dear Rouge and Bishop Briggs. The afternoon started off with a thunderstorm but quickly turned into a ...
Calgary Stampede: Day 2 – Kicking Off The Stampede
Ceilidh McQuillan
On July 5, 2015, Orville Peck and Feist headed to the Coca-Cola stage at Calgary stampede to perform a mix of upbeat songs you can get up and dance to and raw acoustic intimate songs. ...
Calgary Stampede: Day 1 – A Sneak Peek Into Calgary Stampede
Ceilidh McQuillan
On Thursday, July 4, 2019, Calgary Stampede (https://www.calgarystampede.com/) hosted a small “Sneak Peek” night at 5 pm for anyone who was too excited to wait until morning to start their Stampede fun. This sneak peek ...
Slightly Stoopid – How I Spent My Summer
Omayra Lopez
Slightly Stoopid recently kicked off their Summer Tour, starting in Florida and our team caught them at the Space Coast, with guests; Tribal Seeds, Matysiahu, and Hirie. The sunshine state did not live up ...
