Choice 5 for July

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Choice 5 for July 17

Modern Rock Review’s Choice 5 for July 2017 features five American artists including Sam Arnold and the Secret Keepers, Esquela, The Psyatics, The Ragbirds, and Whiskey Kiss.   Canis Majoris by Esquela Bovina, New York is home to Esquela,  a group that delivers simple but strong old-fashioned Americana style music on Canis Majoris. This album’s … Read more

20th Briggs Farm Blues Fest

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Briggs from stage

The 20th annual Brigg’s Farm Blues Festival is nearly here. While this festival happens once a year over what amounts to a long weekend in July, extensive preparations have been happening almost non-stop since the inaugural festival back in 1998. The festival has grown from hosting about 800 people a day in that initial year … Read more

Beautiful Mire by The River Jesters

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Beautiful Mire by The River Jesters

On their debut album Beautiful Mire, New Zealand based rock band The River Jesters offer entertaining and dynamic performances that are executed with fine musicianship. They have come to be known as “psychedelic folk & blues rock gypsies”, which may cover some of their musical expanse but may also fall just short of their total … Read more

Choice 5 for June

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Choice 5 for June 2017

Modern Rock Review’s Choice 5 for June 2017 features albums and EPs by artists around the world, including Funk You, Port Juvee, Chris Timms, Wishing Well and World at Large.   Apparitions by Funk You Augusta, Georgia is home to Funk You, a band with big sounds that finds the space where prog rock meets … Read more

Color/Sound/Renew/Revive by Cranford Hollow

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Cranford Hollow

With their fifth studio album, Cranford Hollow has broken into new musical territory. On Color/Sound/Renew/Revive, the Hilton Head Island, South Carolina based group builds soundscapes with their Southern rock roots but then voyages towards rock sub-genres and styles which are highly unique but yet still result in pleasantly crafted music. This group, then known as … Read more