From the AltWire Archives: Artists To Watch

Grammy Winner Young Fyre Is Building the eSports of Beatmaking, and It’s Only the Beginning
Raj Thomas
Raj Thomas sits down with Grammy-winning producer Young Fyre to discuss Audeobox, the world's biggest beat battle platform.
Artists To Watch – Kruel Summer
Omayra Lopez
Kruel Summer is a rising alternative reggae-rock band from San Jose, California. They are comprised of Clev Stiles (Former DJ and manager of The Holdup), Ben Dimmit, Shane Billings, and Chris Reed. Since 2019, ...

Taller Tales Releases Awesome New Track “Serendipity”
Omayra Lopez
Baltimore, Maryland-based Alt Rock band Taller Tales has released its latest single, Serendipity. Serendipity is a great track to listen to when you’re reflecting on life and moments that result in what the title ...

Dub-321 – I Don’t Care Too Much for Reggae
Omayra Lopez
It’s been over 2 years since Dub-321‘s frontman Miles Galli has made his comeback. Not even a global pandemic has stopped him from pushing forward. Miles took the time to share some of the ...

E N Young – Queendom: Empowering Female Anthem
Omayra Lopez
California reggae artist, E N Young just released his latest single, Queendom, dedicated to the unsung (s)heroes of reggae, the female supporters and artists. This track is very empowering as he addresses women on ...

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 ...

Amadians – Young Hearts Fail [AltWire Review]
Al Gibson
It’s so refreshing to hear a feel good song about young love in 2019. Too often, we hear about the woes of young love, and how we should all avoid it at all costs. ...

Last Disciple: Artists to Watch
Omayra Lopez
Meet East Coast native, Brad Brandt, publicly known as Last Disciple. Having grown up in the Carolinas, Florida, and California skateboarding and traveling, he was exposed to all kinds of music and cultures early ...

Leilani Wolfgramm at Celery City Craft 01/26/19
Omayra Lopez
Whether she’s at the recording studio, an amphitheater in front of thousands, or a simple acoustic session in her hometown, Leilani Wolfgramm always pours her heart and soul into her music. Since 2014, the ...

Behind The EP: Track by Track with Release(r)’s “(R)etox”
Derek Oswald
AltWire family: we are excited to introduce to you an exciting new band called Release(r), a melodic post-punk group from Chicago, IL fresh off the release of their debut EP (R)etox. Stemming from personal ...

Artist Spotlight: Brother Mikey
Omayra Lopez
Michael Reyes, known artistically as Brother Mikey is a singer/songwriter Born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and raised in the Bronx, N.Y. Currently living in Orlando Florida, he’s dedicated his music to help heal others ...

[AltWire Interview] Alton Wahlberg
M. Stoneman
I had the pleasure of meeting English singer-songwriter Alton Wahlberg during a live evening in Norwich, UK at Epic Studios. Mixing classic acoustic rock elements with a truly honest lyrical perspective, Alton Wahlberg‘s style ...

[Artists To Watch] The Anix
M. Stoneman
Hailing from Los Angeles, The Anix is the electronic rock concoction of producer Brandon Smith. Having been recently signed to FiXT Music, an independent Detroit based label known for its association with popular artists ...

Artists We Like: Sleeping At Last
Altwire Staff
Producer, composer, and singer-songwriter Ryan O’Neal shares his creations with the world under the name Sleeping At Last. Though a fairly unknown artist, his songs have been featured on popular shows and movies, such ...

[AltWire Interview] State Disco
Altwire Staff
Indietronic dance rock band, State Disco, was conceived in a dream about an imagined European realm where people rave at government-sponsored dance parties. One listen, and you’ll lose yourself in driving, urgent beats, melodic ...

[Artists To Watch] Propaganjah
Omayra Lopez
Since early 2016, Propaganjah, founded by Rob Burr Jr. and Garrett “Ginjah” Riggio, have brought high energy, one-drop reggae music back to the reggae world and into Florida’s already growing reggae scene. As a ...

Artist To Watch: PVMNTS
Altwire Staff
So who are PVMNTS? The three-piece pop-punk outfit hail from Los Angeles and are made up of Tyler Posey, Freddy Ramirez and Nick Guzman. Posey and Ramirez previously played with Lost in Kostko, a ...

Hey Violet: Sublime Pop-Rock
Altwire Staff
Hey Violet didn’t always start off as the successful rock-pop group they are now. Originally, lead vocalist Rena Lovelis, drummer Nia Lovelis, and ex-keyboardist Miranda Miller were in a band called Cherri Bomb, who ...

Perfect By Tomorrow: A Chat With Drummer Justin Dobbelaar
Altwire Staff
We all know the story. A few kids from a small town, all musically apt and naturally gifted join forces and take over the world. This just might be the case for the four ...

Artists We Like: The Wombats
Altwire Staff
London-based indie-rock trio The Wombats first formed in Liverpool in 2003 when lead vocalist and guitarist Matthew Murphy, drummer Dan Haggis, and bassist Tord Øverland-Knudsen were attending the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. Before ...