Ric Albano 
Modern Rock Review’s very first feature, published on the day we launched (October 10, 2010), was an extensive profile that celebrated the career of Pennsylvania based rock band, The Badlees. We have since updated this 7-part “Badlees Story” to reflect recent events by the group. Original Intro, October 10, 2010 Today marks the 20th anniversary … Read more
Piano aficionado Victor Wainwright, Jr. has made his mark as a boogie-woogie style performer and songwriter with a style that fuses rock, blues and just a touch of jazz. One of the two current groups that Wainwright currently tours with nationally and internationally is called The Train, Formed in 2017, the groups released their debut … Read more
Buy The Optimist The Optimist is the debut solo album by Eric Bazilian, released in 2000. It is kind of odd to consider that this artist’s “debut” anything would come at the dawn of his fourth decade of professionally performing, writing, recording, and producing. But all of the previous recordings by Bazilian were done for … Read more
Released in June, Follow is the fourth overall album by Minnesota-based artist Molly Maher. This unique and organic sounding album features all original compositions, was co-produced by Maher and Erik Koskinen and it ends a nearly nine-year gap since her last release, Merry Come Up, in October 2011. The Follow album blends a country/Americana style … Read more
Oceans is the 2019 third album by Pennsylvania-based singer/songwriter Shannon Marsyada. With all songs composed by Shannon, the album features a fine mix of piano ballads and richly produced pop tracks. These were recorded by an ensemble of talented producers and musicians at various locations which range from Nashville to Germany to the home studio … Read more
Social Media Anxiety Disorder is the latest album by Minnesota folk rocker and composer Dan Israel. Released in October 2019, this is the 15th overall studio album by Israel. Thematically, it tackles prominent cultural issues in the modern world, in particular, social media channels that once promised better connectivity but instead often cause anxiety and … Read more
Released: May 13, 2019 Produced by: Harris London & Suzanne Lavine Track Listing Hangin’ Around Hurry Up and Kiss Me Crystal Clear Bridges Comfortable Chair Lucky Charm Primary Musicians Suzanne Lavine – Lead Vocals, Guitars Cliff Hillis – Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals Marc Seligman – Bass Seth Baer – Drums Crystal Clear is the debut release … Read more
Buy Chills & Fever Buy Belle of the West A dynamic and versatile talent, Samantha Fish has vastly expanded her musical reach in the past year by releasing two albums with strong musical themes. Fish’s 2017 releases of Chills & Fever and Belle of the West have displayed the guitarist and vocalist’s talents of delivering … Read more
Quickly becoming known as the hardest working group in Pennsylvania, the blues/rock power trio Dustin Douglas & the Electric Gentlemen have returned with a solid sophomore LP. Released on June 1, 2018, Break It Down follows the group’s 2016 self-titled debut album and a 2017 EP called Blues 1. The group is led by guitarist … Read more